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Hands-Only CPR – Videos

16 October, 202216 October, 2022 EMKF

On October 16th, the world is once again coming together to celebrate World Restart a Heart Day. It is an opportunity to emphasize the importance of bystander CPR. We at EMKF invite you to be part of this global campaign! Join us and our global partners in sharing a crucial message: Anyone can do basic CPR and that if done within the first minutes of a cardiac arrest, it double someone’s chances of survival.

If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, hands-only CPR is the recommended form of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It not only increases the likelihood of surviving breathing and cardiac emergencies that occur outside of medical settings, but it’s simple to learn and easy to remember.

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Pigtail Catheter Insertion for Pneumothoraxes and Simple Pleural Effusions

26 January, 20224 January, 2022 EMKF

While rapid tube thoracostomy is still preferred in an unstable patient, pigtail catheters with Heimlich valves are increasingly preferred to large bore chest tubes in the treatment of pneumothoraxes and simple pleural effusions due to their less traumatic less painful insertion and lower cost. They also offer decreased risk of haemorrhage in anticoagulated patients or those with bleeding diathesis.

Administration of Supplemental Oxygen

14 January, 20224 January, 2022 EMKF

Supplemental oxygen is commonly used in modern medicine and is fundamental to the treatment of hypoxemia. This print supplement and the related video focus on the administration of supplemental oxygen in adult patients in an acute care setting

If only a condom was used initially…

10 October, 202129 December, 2021 EMKF

Now the same condom will save this mother’s life from Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) (a leading cause of maternal mortality)

How to set up an Emergency Department: Practical Considerations

20 September, 202120 September, 2021 EMKF

The Emergency Department in a hospital is open and staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week to handle patients who present without prior appointment with a mix of injuries and acute illnesses either by their own means or by that of an ambulance. Check out our resources page for more ED Resources.

A swallowed ‘timely’ emergency

31 August, 20212 September, 2021 EMKF

A swallowed watch (button) battery can cause fatal perforation with mediastinitis if lodged in the oesophagus. The need to removed urgently under general anaesthesia makes this a ‘timely’ emergency.

Adult First Aid Advice & Training

30 August, 20212 September, 2021 EMKF

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Paediatric First Aid Advice & Training

25 August, 202120 September, 2021 EMKF

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When an accident happens

21 August, 20212 September, 2021 EMKF

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Machakos County: A Model for Emergency Care in the Counties

12 March, 202124 May, 2021 EMKF

Machakos County is currently leading in the adoption of the Kenya Emergency Medical Care Policy 2020-2030 developed by the Ministry of Health. Based on the WHO Emergency Care Systems Framework, the Machakos County Emergency Medical Care System is proof that we can have a functioning emergency care system across the different Counties and across the Country.