African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of African Journal of Emergency Medicine is 3. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region29
Emergency centre patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Some epidemiological and clinical aspects at Beni General Referral Hospital27
Acute organophosphorus toxicity in a regional hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa: A retrospective chart review19
Emergency preparedness capacity of a university hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study17
Non-specialist emergency medicine qualifications in Africa: Lessons from the South African Diploma in Primary Emergency Care13
Implementation of a fast triage score for patients arriving to a low resource hospital in Uganda13
Pre-course online cases for the world health organization's basic emergency care course in Uganda: A mixed methods analysis13
Workplace violence against nurses in the Emergency Department in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital12
Training and certification in first responder care among mountaineering practitioners in east Africa11
Effectiveness of the South African Triage Scale in improving patient outcomes: a qualitative exploration of Ghanian nurses' experiences11
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
Massive influx of victims: staff preparedness and facility readiness of Tunisian general University Hospitals.11
The assessment and management of acute trauma pain in a Cape Town, South Africa Emergency Centre: A retrospective chart review11
Accuracy of focused cardiac ultrasound interpretation among emergency and critical care medicine residents in Ethiopia: A multi-center cross-sectional study11
Climate change and emergency care in Africa: A scoping review11
Awareness, attitude and perceived knowledge regarding First Aid in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional household survey11
Bedside colorimetric reagent dipstick in the diagnosis of meningitis in low– and middle–income countries: A prospective, international blinded comparison with laboratory analysis10
Artificial intelligence in clinical toxicology in Africa: Emerging applications and barriers10
South African palliative care provider perspectives on emergency medical services in palliative situations10
An observational simulation-based study of the accuracy of intercostal drain placement and factors influencing placement10
Financial medicine as a source of moral distress: An unrecognised pathway to moral injury in the South African EMS systems10
Barriers to accessing appendectomy in the public sector health system in the Western Cape Province, South Africa10
Level of emergency and disaster preparedness of public hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study9
Experiences of injured patients referred to higher levels of care after initial assessment and management at non-tertiary hospitals in Ghana9
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
Global Health research abstracts: Jul ‘249
Systematic Review of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage tool's utility in predicting mortality and critical care unit admission in Emergency Departments9
Global Health research abstracts: October ‘258
Financial burden associated with attendance at a public hospital emergency department in Johannesburg8
Chest trauma epidemiology and emergency department management in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kigali, Rwanda8
A descriptive analysis of the casemix presenting to a tertiary hospital emergency centre in East London, South Africa8
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: April ‘238
Disaster response readiness assessment of public hospitals in Addis Ababa City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia8
Nurses and emergency nursing care in Botswana8
Implementing the Safe Airway Checklist (SAC) at the emergency department of a major teaching hospital in Rwanda: A pre- and post-intervention study7
Catheterized chicken for training on ultrasound-guided vascular access: A simple, cost-effective, and effective model7
Prognostic accuracy of eight triage scores in suspected COVID-19 in an Emergency Department low-income setting: An observational cohort study7
Global health research abstracts: December ‘247
The new injury severity score underestimates true injury severity in a resource-constrained setting7
Global health research abstracts: February ‘247
Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency care providers on obstetric haemorrhage in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A cross-sectional study6
Time delays in emergency stroke care in a low-resource referral hospital in Ghana6
Physical restraint within the prehospital Emergency Medical Care Environment: A scoping review6
Quality of systematic reviews in African emergency medicine: a cross-sectional methodological study6
Emergency laparotomy for peritonitis in the elderly: A Multicentre observational study of outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa6
Disaster preparedness knowledge, attitude, and practice among Emergency Department staff in Ethiopian Hospitals6
Computed tomography benefits and cost in hemodynamically stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma at an Egyptian University Hospital6
Emergency clinician output in a district hospital emergency centre: a cross-sectional analysis5
Access to acute stroke care: A retrospective descriptive analysis of stroke patients’ journey to a district hospital5
Global Health research abstracts: March ‘245
Global Health abstracts5
Determining the research priorities for emergency care within the Western Cape province of South Africa: A consensus study5
Evaluation des connaissances théoriques des étudiants en médecine sur les gestes de premiers secours en République Démocratique du Congo5
Examining the burden of unintentional injuries in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis5
Comparison of inferior vena cava collapsibility and central venous pressure in assessing volume status in shocked patients5
Analysis of risk factors for wound infection after extremity fracture caused by machete cut in a resource-limited setting5
Global Health research abstracts: September ‘245
Critical care transfers of ventilator-dependent patients from operating theatres to Critical Care Units in a South African Metropole5
Ketamine as adjunctive or monotherapy for post-intubation sedation in patients with trauma on mechanical ventilation: A rapid review5
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
Thoracic trauma in national hospital Abuja, Nigeria: The epidemiology, injury severity and initial management options4
A systematic review and meta-analysis of noradrenaline compared to adrenaline in the management of septic shock4
A 12-month retrospective descriptive analysis of a single helicopter emergency medical service operator in four South African provinces4
Knowledge and practice of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation among nurses in the Emergency Department of a tertiary hospital in Ghana4
A comparison of the effectiveness of QCPR and conventional CPR training in final-year medical students at a South African university4
Essential human and material resources for emergency care in the district hospitals of Burundi4
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
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the utilization of emergency medical services in Nairobi, Kenya4
A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to emergency care delays in Northern Tanzania through the Three Delays4
Global health research abstracts: January ‘244
Global Health research abstracts: November ‘254
Prehospital care utilization and associated factors among trauma patients during armed conflict: A mixed-methods study in west Amhara, Ethiopia referral hospitals4
The views and experiences of candidates and graduates from a South African emergency medicine doctoral programme4
Utilisation of WhatsApp for Emergency Medical Services in Garissa, Kenya3
The knowledge level of nurses managing critically-ill and injured patients in Ashanti Region of Ghana3
Improving the time to pain relief in the emergency department through triage nurse-initiated analgesia - a quasi-experimental study from Ethiopia3
Who is the emergency care community? A qualitative exploration of stakeholder roles and relationships in engaged research within a South African provincial emergency care system3
A descriptive study of trauma patients transported by helicopter emergency medical services to a level one trauma centre3
Antivenom supply and demand: An analysis of antivenom availability and utilization in South Africa3
Performance of the South African triage score among HIV positive individuals presenting to an emergency department3
Exploring the knowledge and practice of calcium channel blocker overdose management among South African Emergency Medicine doctors3
Acute trauma care training in undergraduate medical education programs in Uganda; A cross-sectional survey of final year medical students3
Data completeness and quality of emergency triage in Ethiopian public tertiary hospitals: A multicenter study3
A consensus-based tool for capability benchmarking of emergency medical services in South Africa3
Analysing research trends: A descriptive study of abstracts submitted to the African Conference on Emergency Medicine 20243
Advanced responder training priorities in Kenya: A Delphi study with implications for low- and middle- income countries3
Comparative study of National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) chest algorithm and extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (E-FAST) in the early detection of blunt ches3
A scoping review of global approaches to education in adult critical care retrieval3
Factors influencing willingness to intervene as bystanders among adult residents living in crash-prone areas in the Ashanti region of Ghana3
Assessment of Sydney Triage to Admission Risk Tool (START) on Egyptian Emergency Department performance3
“More fun than studying or reading a textbook” – Perceptions of a boardgame intervention on toxicology education3
Knowledge and practices of epistaxis in Eastern Tanzania: A cross-sectional study of an emergency in otorhinolaryngology3
Developing an Emergency Medicine assessment tool for medical interns within the South African context – A Modified Delphi Study3
Utilisation of peripheral vasopressor medications and extravasation events among critically ill patients in Rwanda: A prospective cohort study3
Clinical profile and outcome of patients with acute kidney injury in the Emergency Department of a teaching hospital in Ethiopia3
Vehicle extrication in road traffic crashes: a descriptive analysis of an advanced medical rescue service in South Africa3
Global Health research abstracts: September ‘253
The role of emergency medicine interest groups in the development of emergency medicine: A case of Mbarara University of Science and Technology—Emergency Medicine Interest Group (MUST-EMIG) in Uganda3
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