African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of African Journal of Emergency Medicine is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region28
Emergency centre patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Some epidemiological and clinical aspects at Beni General Referral Hospital21
Acute organophosphorus toxicity in a regional hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa: A retrospective chart review14
Emergency preparedness capacity of a university hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study14
Implementation of a fast triage score for patients arriving to a low resource hospital in Uganda13
Accuracy of focused cardiac ultrasound interpretation among emergency and critical care medicine residents in Ethiopia: A multi-center cross-sectional study13
Non-specialist emergency medicine qualifications in Africa: Lessons from the South African Diploma in Primary Emergency Care13
Massive influx of victims: staff preparedness and facility readiness of Tunisian general University Hospitals.12
Effectiveness of the South African Triage Scale in improving patient outcomes: a qualitative exploration of Ghanian nurses' experiences11
The assessment and management of acute trauma pain in a Cape Town, South Africa Emergency Centre: A retrospective chart review11
Ten years of the community-based emergency first aid responder (EFAR) system in the Western Cape of South Africa: What has happened, what has changed, and what has been learned11
Barriers to accessing appendectomy in the public sector health system in the Western Cape Province, South Africa10
Bedside colorimetric reagent dipstick in the diagnosis of meningitis in low– and middle–income countries: A prospective, international blinded comparison with laboratory analysis10
An observational simulation-based study of the accuracy of intercostal drain placement and factors influencing placement10
Artificial intelligence in clinical toxicology in Africa: Emerging applications and barriers10
South African palliative care provider perspectives on emergency medical services in palliative situations10
Workplace violence against nurses in the Emergency Department in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital10
A cohort of pediatric injury patients from a hospital-based trauma registry in Northern Tanzania9
Consensus-based research priorities for post-collision care in the Western Cape province of South Africa9
Systematic Review of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage tool's utility in predicting mortality and critical care unit admission in Emergency Departments9
Financial medicine as a source of moral distress: An unrecognised pathway to moral injury in the South African EMS systems9
Global health research abstracts: April ‘239
Global Health research abstracts: Jul ‘249
Experiences of injured patients referred to higher levels of care after initial assessment and management at non-tertiary hospitals in Ghana9
Level of emergency and disaster preparedness of public hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study9
Global Health research abstracts: October ‘258
Chest trauma epidemiology and emergency department management in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kigali, Rwanda8
Catheterized chicken for training on ultrasound-guided vascular access: A simple, cost-effective, and effective model8
Incidence of mortality and predictors among patients with shock managed in the emergency room of a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia8
Current use and perceived barriers of emergency point-of-care ultrasound by African health care practitioners8
Global health research abstracts: February ‘248
Disaster response readiness assessment of public hospitals in Addis Ababa City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia8
Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana8
A descriptive analysis of the casemix presenting to a tertiary hospital emergency centre in East London, South Africa8
Computed tomography benefits and cost in hemodynamically stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma at an Egyptian University Hospital7
Emergency laparotomy for peritonitis in the elderly: A Multicentre observational study of outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa7
Prognostic accuracy of eight triage scores in suspected COVID-19 in an Emergency Department low-income setting: An observational cohort study7
Implementing the Safe Airway Checklist (SAC) at the emergency department of a major teaching hospital in Rwanda: A pre- and post-intervention study7
The new injury severity score underestimates true injury severity in a resource-constrained setting7
Global health research abstracts: December ‘247
Time delays in emergency stroke care in a low-resource referral hospital in Ghana6
Quality of systematic reviews in African emergency medicine: a cross-sectional methodological study6
Critical care transfers of ventilator-dependent patients from operating theatres to Critical Care Units in a South African Metropole6
Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care providers on obstetric haemorrhage in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A cross-sectional study6
Ketamine as adjunctive or monotherapy for post-intubation sedation in patients with trauma on mechanical ventilation: A rapid review6
Examining the burden of unintentional injuries in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis6
Physical restraint within the prehospital Emergency Medical Care Environment: A scoping review6
Evaluation des connaissances théoriques des étudiants en médecine sur les gestes de premiers secours en République Démocratique du Congo6
Emergency clinician output in a district hospital emergency centre: a cross-sectional analysis6
Global Health abstracts5
Determining the research priorities for emergency care within the Western Cape province of South Africa: A consensus study5
Disaster preparedness knowledge, attitude, and practice among Emergency Department staff in Ethiopian Hospitals5
Global Health research abstracts: September ‘245
Analysis of risk factors for wound infection after extremity fracture caused by machete cut in a resource-limited setting5
A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to emergency care delays in Northern Tanzania through the Three Delays5
Access to acute stroke care: A retrospective descriptive analysis of stroke patients’ journey to a district hospital5
The clinical characteristics and outcomes of appendicitis in a population with a high HIV-infection prevalence5
The competency requirements for emergency medical services call takers and dispatchers - a scoping review5
Comparison of inferior vena cava collapsibility and central venous pressure in assessing volume status in shocked patients5
Global Health research abstracts: March ‘245
Essential human and material resources for emergency care in the district hospitals of Burundi4
A systematic review and meta-analysis of noradrenaline compared to adrenaline in the management of septic shock4
Prehospital care utilization and associated factors among trauma patients during armed conflict: A mixed-methods study in west Amhara, Ethiopia referral hospitals4
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization of emergency medical services in Nairobi, Kenya4
Advanced responder training priorities in Kenya: A Delphi study with implications for low- and middle- income countries4
Global health research abstracts: January ‘244
Systemic emergency department performance in a low resource tertiary health facility in central Kenya: Micro level emergency care system evaluation4
Evaluate the incidence, topography, management, and outcomes in patients with polytrauma in the Suez Canal and Sinai areas4
Developing an Emergency Medicine assessment tool for medical interns within the South African context – A Modified Delphi Study4
Performance of the South African triage score among HIV positive individuals presenting to an emergency department4
Thoracic trauma in national hospital Abuja, Nigeria: The epidemiology, injury severity and initial management options4
Global Health research abstracts: November ‘254
The views and experiences of candidates and graduates from a South African emergency medicine doctoral programme4
A 12-month retrospective descriptive analysis of a single helicopter emergency medical service operator in four South African provinces4
A descriptive study of trauma patients transported by helicopter emergency medical services to a level one trauma centre4
Knowledge and practice of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation among nurses in the Emergency Department of a tertiary hospital in Ghana4
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