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Assessment of the Pain Management Practice in Tash Adult Emergency Department

H/Mariam, Gelaw (Addis Ababa University, 2014-09)

Background: Up to 70% of patients who present to the emergency department (ED) have underlying pain as a reason to seek help. Knowledge on pain management practice in the ED is lacking. Objective of the Study: The general ...
One year Retrospective Review of Disease Patterns and Clinical outcomes of Patients Admitted in Intensive care units of Armed Force General Teaching Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Haile, Samuel (Addis Ababa University, 2014-12)

Background The intensive care unit (ICU) is a health caredelivery service for patients who are very sick Withpotentially recoverablediseases. Theycan benefit from more detailed observation, Monitoring and treatment than ...
Patient Stisfaction to wards Emergency Service in Hawassa University Referral Hospital

Geja, Ephrem (Addis Ababa University, 2014-12)

Background: - Ethiopia has fairly good coverage but very low utilization of health care services. Emergency medical care services require fast, correct and curious services to clients as they present with acute problems ...
Assessment of Mortality Pattern Among Patients Admitted to Medical Icu in Tash During the Last Five Years (sEP2009-aUG2014), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Getnet, Marye (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Background: Critically ill patients are usually treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) where the hospital highest mortality rates occur. Even though, few studies which had been conducted on specific single diseases ...
Assessement of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of First Aid Service Provision Associated with Road Trafic Accidents Among Taxi Drivers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Getahun, Neway (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

BACKGROUND In Ethiopia traumatic injuries are one cause of morbidity and mortality. The largest proportion of serious injuries in Ethiopia comes from road traffic accidents; they have become one of the major national ...
Assessment of Nurses Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Oxygen Therapy at Emergency Departments of One Federal and Three Regional Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Lemma, Girma (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Background - Oxygen should be regarded as a drug. It is prescribed to prevent or treat hypoxemia. The concentration of oxygen prescribed aims to bring oxygen saturation (SpO2) to normal or near normal oxygen saturation ...
Pattern and Outcome of Adult medical Emergency Department Admissions at Yekatit12 Hospital, Addis Ababa

Fitsumbirhan, Tigist (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Background Informationon pattern and outcome of adult medical ED admissions is scarce in Ethiopia. Objective The main objective of this study wasto assess the patterns and outcomes of adult emergency medical admissions ...
A Study on the Assessment of Hiv Related Emergency Visit During the Haart Era in Six Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa

Marye, Shewanesesh (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Back ground:HIV associated medical emergencies are common emergency department presentations in high-prevalence settings. Diagnosis and management of HIV infected patients who visit Emergency clinic recently require ...
Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Pregenancies Complecated by Preeclampsia/Eclampsia at Zewditu Memorial Hospital

Dufera, SelamawitT (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Background: Preeclampsia refers to a syndrome characterized by the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation in previously normotensive women. Eclampsia refers to the development of grandmal ...
Assessment of Injury Characteristics and Outcome of Fall Down Accident Among Victims at Adult Emergency Department of Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Wubetie, Andualem (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

BACK GROUND:- Fall down accident is a major public health problem worldwide. It is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death, after road traffic injuries with annual estimation of 424 000 fatal falls. Over ...
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Taxi Drivers Towards Seatbelt Use and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa

Mekonnen, Atalo (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Introduction Road traffic accident is increasing and becoming public health burden worldwide. About 1.24 million people die each year on the world's roads and between 20 and 50 million sustain non- fatal injuries. Objectives: ...
Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Associated Factors of Blood Donation Among Health Care Workers In Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital,Addis Ababa,Ethiopia

Dejen, Ambaye (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Background- Blood is a specialized body fluid in humans that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from them. Secure supply of safe blood ...
Assessment of General Approach for Appropriate Pediatrics First Aid and Associated Factors Among Primary School Teachers in Addis- Abeba, Ethiopia

Mengesha, Altayehu (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Background:Accidents and injury is the leading cause of death in children 0-14 years of age in the world. Children are prone to unintentional and intentionalinjuries (drowning, falls, burn, transport injury , choking , ...
Assessement of Prevalence and Out Come of Snake Bite Among Patients Attending at Abdurafie Town A Govrnmental Health Center and Msf (NGO‘S) North West;Gondar, Ethiopia,2014 Gc

Zewdu, Yemataw (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Background:-Snake bite is found in worldwide that environmental and occupational hazard causes a potential life threatening medical emergency and, it needs high priority assessment and treatment. It is agreater burden ...
Pattern of Head Injury Among Patients Presented to Adult Emergency Department of Jimma University Teaching Hospital, Jimma, South West Ethiopia

Ketema, Indeshaw (Addis Ababa University, 2015-07)

Background: Trauma, especially head trauma, is an expanding major public health problem and the leading cause of death of the young and productive part of the world’s population. Globally, head injury is a substantial ...
Assesment of Prevalence and Pattern of Medication Prescription for Bronchial Asthma, at Adult Emergency Department of Tikur Anbesa Specialsed Hospital

Mulat, Tadele (Addis Ababa University, 2015-07)

Background; Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. Asthma imposes a large burden on the individual and on health care systems.(1) Currently, asthma prevalence is approximately 10%-13%globaly.(1) ...
Assessment of Overall Level of Compliance Self Care and its Associate Factors to Treatment Among Heart Failure Patients in Adult Emrgency Departement and Cardiac Referal Clinic at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital Addis Ababa,Ethiopia.

Tole, Sonia (Addis Ababa University, 2015-07)

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a serious health care problem not only for patients and their family but also for society, as it contributes significantly to the enormous costs associated with the care of HF patients. ...
Road Traffic Accident Related Fatalities in Addis Ababa City,Ethiopia: An Analysis of Police Report 2013/14

Kebede, Anteneh (Addis Ababa University, 2015-07)

Introductions Road transportation provides benefits both to nations and to individuals by facilitating the movement of goods and people. It enables increased access for daily living and programs on the country at large. ...
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards The First Aid Management of Foreign Body Aspiration and Obstruction Among the Community Living in Addis Alem Town of Ejere Wereda of west Shewa Zone 2014/2015

Dula, Abera (Addis Ababa University, 2015-07)

Background: Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is one of the main causes of accidental death in childhood and foreign bodies (FBs) in the aerodigestive tract are important causes of morbidity and mortality and pose diagnostic ...
Assesment of Knowledge and Practice of Adult Intensive Care Unit Nureses and Their Barriers on Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management in Selected Public Hospitals

Gashaw, Linda (Addis Ababa University, 2017-01)

Background: Pressure ulcer is localized tissue necrosis that commonly develops on a bony prominence areas when soft tissue compressed for prolonged period of time. Critically ill patients are considered to be at greatest ...

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