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Developing and Implementing a Pediatric Emergency Care Curriculum for Providers at District Level Hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study in Kenya

11 December, 201712 July, 2019 emkfoundation

Developing and Implementing a Pediatric Emergency Care Curriculum for Providers at DistrictLevel Hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study in Kenya.

Fant CD, Schwartz KR, Patel H, Fredricks K, Nelson BD, Ouma K, Burke TF.

Front Public Health. 2017 Dec 11;5:322. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00322. eCollection 2017.

Nine-point plan to improve care of the injured patient: A case study from Kenya

16 October, 201712 July, 2019 emkfoundation

Nine-point plan to improve care of the injured patient: A case study from Kenya.

Bachani AM, Botchey I, Paruk F, Wako D, Saidi H, Aliwa B, Kibias S, Hyder AA.

2017 Oct 16. pii: S0039-6060(17)30389-6. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.05.020. [Epub ahead of print]

Patient characteristics of the Accident and Emergency Department of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional, prospective analysis

11 October, 201712 July, 2019 emkfoundation

Patient characteristics of the Accident and Emergency Department of Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional, prospective analysis.

Myers JG, Hunold KM, Ekernas K, Wangara A, Maingi A, Mutiso V, Dunlop S, Martin IBK.

2017 Oct 11;7(10):e014974. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014974.

Emergency medical services (EMS) training in Kenya: Findings and recommendations from an educational assessment

12 August, 201712 August, 2017 emkfoundation

Emergency medical services (EMS) training in Kenya: Findings and recommendations from an educational assessment

Nicholson B, McCollough C, Wachira B, Mould-Millman NK.

Afr J Emerg Med. 2017;[Epub ahead of print]

Understanding patterns of injury in Kenya: Analysis of a trauma registry data from a National Referral Hospital

30 April, 20174 August, 2017 emkfoundation

Understanding patterns of injury in Kenya: Analysis of a trauma registry data from a NationalReferral Hospital

Botchey IM Jr, Hung YW, Bachani AM, Saidi H, Paruk F, Hyder AA.

2017 Apr 21. pii: S0039-6060(17)30158-7. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.02.016. [Epub ahead of print]

A pilot training program for point-of-care ultrasound in Kenya

30 September, 201625 May, 2017 emkfoundation

A pilot training program for point-of-care ultrasound in Kenya

Bell G, Wachira B, Denning G.

Afr J Emerg Med. 2016;6(3):132-7

Perceptions of emergency care in Kenyan communities lacking access to formalised emergency medical systems: a qualitative study

30 November, 201517 January, 2017 emkfoundation

Perceptions of emergency care in Kenyan communities lacking access to formalised emergency medical systems: a qualitative study.

Broccoli MC, Calvello EJ, Skog AP, Wachira B, Wallis LA.

BMJ Open. 2015 Nov 19;5(11):e009208

No One Shall Be ‘Denied Emergency Medical Treatment’ in Kenya: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies

28 September, 201521 May, 2019 emkfoundation

No One Shall Be ‘Denied Emergency Medical Treatment’ in Kenya: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies

Odundo Collins Odhiambo

Social Science Electronic Publishing, Inc

Characterization of in-hospital cardiac arrest in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya

1 June, 201525 May, 2017 emkfoundation

Characterization of in-hospital cardiac arrest in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya

Wachira, Benjamin W. et al.

Afr J Emerg Med. 2015 Jun;5(2):70–74