Browsing by Author "Cox, Megan"
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Assessment of nurses’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills within three district hospitals in Botswana
Cox, Megan; Rajeswaran, Lakshmi; Moeng, Stoffel; Tsima, Billy M. (AOSIS, www.aosis.co.za/publishing, 2018-04-12)Background: Nurses are usually the first to identify the need for and initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on patients with cardiopulmonary arrest in the hospital setting. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has been ... -
Cerebral edema during the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in an adult with new onset diabetes mellitus
Milan, Alexei Ortiz; Cox, Megan; Mirino, Carlos Medina; Fernandez, Aurelio Rodriguez; Rivera, Yordanka Pina (Sociedad Cubana de Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias, http://articulos.sld.cu/urgencia/, 2017)Cerebral edema associated with Diabetes Ketoacidosis (DKA) is a rare but frequently fatal complication typically occurring 4 to 12 hours after initiation of treatment, but it can develop any time during DKA management. ... -
Establishing a university based resuscitation training program in Botswana: progress report
Cox, Megan; Dichabeng, Mompelegi N. (Mosenodi, https://journals.ub.bw/index.php/mosenodi, 2017-09-06)The University of Botswana Resuscitation Training Project (UB RTP) was set up in 2011 to train staff, students and other health professionals in Botswana in internationally accredited courses. Initial external funding from ... -
Head injury burden in a major referral hospital emergency centre in Botswana
Cox, Megan; Becker, Timothy D.; Motsumi, Mpapho (Elsevier,https://www.elsevier.com/en-xm, 2018)Introduction: This study describes the demographics, aetiology, emergency centre diagnosis and severity indicators of patients with head injuries presenting to the largest referral hospital emergency centre in Botswana. Methods: ... -
Head trauma: a significant public health concern among young men in Botswana. Etiology referral patterns and opportunities for interventions
Cox, Megan; Becker, Timothy; Motsumi, M. (Page press, https://www.pagepress.co/, 2018-10)This study aims to present and discuss acute Head Injury (HI) presentations including etiology, referral patterns and disposition in patients presenting to a major referral hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. Cross-sectional ... -
Spontaneous splenic infarcts and rupture presenting as massive haemoperitoneum
Ayane, Negusse Gezahen; Cox, Megan; Shifa, Jemal; Kadimo, Khutsafalo (Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/pula, 2017)Spontaneous rupture of a normal spleen without a history of an evident blunt abdominal trauma is a rare clinical entity and can occur in both histologically normal and diseased spleen. Non-traumatic spontaneous splenic ...