Back ground:HIV associated medical emergencies are common emergency departmentrnpresentations in high-prevalence settings. Diagnosis and management of HIV infected patients whornvisit Emergency clinic recently require knowledge of the disease‘s pattern and the life threateningrnConclusion:...
Background; employingstandard precautions means taking precautions with everybody. Ifrnprecautions are taken with everyone, health care workers do not have to make assumptions aboutrnpeople's lifestyles and risk of infection.rnObjectives: The main objective of the study is to assess the knowledge,...
Neurological emergencies are a frequent presentations and often times with devastatingrnshort and long term consequences. Neurological disorders are increasingly prevalent in Sub-rnSaharan Africa with the paucity of data on adult neurological emergencies in the region. Thernobjective of the study...
Background: Preeclampsia refers to a syndrome characterized by the new onset ofrnhypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation in previously normotensive women.rnEclampsia refers to the development of grandmal seizures orcoma in a woman with gestationalrnhypertension or...
Hypertension is a growing public health problem in many developing countries includingrnEthiopia and if left untreated can cause a major risk factor for heart failure, renal failure, strokernand even death. However, its prevention and control has not yet established payable attention.rnThe aim of...
BackgroundrnThe intensive care unit (ICU) is a health caredelivery service for patients who are very sickrnWithpotentially recoverablediseases. Theycan benefit from more detailed observation,rnMonitoring and treatment than is generallyavailable in the standard lying-in ward...
BACKGROUNDrnIn Ethiopia traumatic injuries are one cause of morbidity and mortality. The largest proportionrnof serious injuries in Ethiopia comes from road traffic accidents; they have become one of thernmajor national health burdens. According to our observation in Ethiopia most of the...
INTRODUCTION: In the referral process, referral papers are the standard and typically the solernmethod of communicating information between general practitioners and hospital specialists.rnSub-optimal referral letter can be a source of poor continuity of care (delayed diagnosis,...
Background: Accidents occurring in most industries in Ethiopia are a source of worry torneveryone. Most employers fail to use adequate health and safety measures in place at theirrnworkplace to safeguard not only the employees and management but also clients and otherrnstakeholders who might have...
Background; Emergency Department triage is a small but vital part of health care. It is therninitial phase of Emergency patient care, regardless of mode of arrival and point of care wherernthe triggers make independent decisions regarding patients that have limited information. Theserndecisions...
Introduction: Neonatal resuscitation is an intervention performed to a new born baby who hasrndifficulty in air way breathing and circulation. As the first few moments of a newborn's life is thernmost critical time, it needs effective emergency care to prevent lifelong consequences. Thernquality of...
Background: In neonatal period, babies are very susceptible for many disease conditions. Thisrnsusceptibility will double in neonates who are preterm or low-birth weight. Even if it is so, most ofrnthe causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality are avoidable.rnObjective: To assess pattern of...
Background: Ocular injury is one of the major causes of monocular visual impairment andrnblindness worldwide with significant socioeconomic impact.rnObjective: To evaluate the incidence, causes and visual acuity at presentation of ocular traumarncases presented to Menelik II Hospital over two...
Background: Critically ill patients are usually treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) where the hospitalrnhighest mortality rates occur. Even though, few studies which had been conducted on specific singlerndiseases indicated that the magnitude and causes of ICU mortality in developed and rarely...
Background: Pressure ulcer is localized tissue necrosis that commonly develops on a bonyrnprominence areas when soft tissue compressed for prolonged period of time. Critically illrnpatients are considered to be at greatest risk for pressure ulcer development. So that, nurses arernthe first line...
Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices among health carernworkers on needle stick injuries.rnMethods:rnHospital based cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among HCWs in army forcernreferral and teaching hospital AA, Ethiopia. Pre tested structured...
Back ground: First aid is the initial treatment or help given to sick particularly injuredrnindividual before professional medical care becomes available with the materials at hand. Suchrnintervention aims in reducing the situations that threaten the victim until a professional arrives orrnthe sick...
Back Ground: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) continues to be the leading direct cause ofrnmaternal mortality worldwide.rnObjective: To determine maternal and perinatal outcomes in mothers who had postpartumrnhemorrhage.rnMethods: A facility based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on all...
Background: The lifetime incidence of suicide for patients with schizophrenia is 10%rnto 13% compared to a general population estimate of about 1%.Suicidal ideation is anrnimportant phase in the suicidal process, preceding suicide attempts and completedrnsuicide. Suicide and suicide attempts among...
Background: Trauma, especially head trauma, is an expanding major public health problem andrnthe leading cause of death of the young and productive part of the world’s population. Globally,rnhead injury is a substantial cause of mortality and morbidity across all age groups, with...