Introduction Head injury is a leading cause of mortality in Africa. We characterise the
epidemiology and outcomes of head injury at an Ethiopian emergency centre. Methods We …

Abstract A conflict of interest is defined as “a set of conditions in which professional judgment
concerning a primary interest (such as a patient’s welfare or the validity of research) tends …

• Exposure† to an exotic mammalian pet‡ obtained on or after Apr. 15, 2003, with clinical
signs of illness (eg, conjunctivitis, respiratory symptoms and/or rash)• Exposure† to an exotic …

Background Financial conflicts of interest (fCOI) can introduce actions that bias clinical trial
results and reduce their objectivity. We obtained information from investigators about …

Background In September 2004, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
issued a Statement requiring that all clinical trials be registered at inception in a public …

Introduction Emergency centres (EC) in low- and middle-income countries often have
limited diagnostic imaging capabilities. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is used in high-income …

What to do: Much of the data obtained on grapefruit juice–drug interactions involved
measuring serum drug concentrations in small numbers of healthy volunteers. Because of the …

Results Emergency Medicine task force (EMTF) has been established in Addis Ababa
University (AAU) school of Medicine (SOM) in June 2006 and the taskforce has closely worked …

➢ IF YOU GRADUATED FROM A MEDICAL OR NURSING school before the turn of the
millennium, a single glance in a teaching hospital can tell you how things have changed. …

Introduction Traumatic spinal cord injuries can have catastrophic physical, psychological,
and social consequences, particularly in low resource settings. Since many of these injuries …