Research
Clinical Findings Children Presenting with NonaAccidental Injuries to the Trauma Unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Childrenas Hospital
This study intends to describe the patterns of Non Accidental Injury (NAI) in the population of children seen at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital trauma unit. Child abuse is a serious problem worldwide and can be difficult to detect. Children who experience the consequences of abuse in most cases end up being treated at Emergency Centres. All children between the ages of 0 – 13 years will be sampled by the use of selective selection. Trauma registers and ward registers will be used to identify children with suspected non–accidental injuries. The data will be analysed to show which types of non-accidental injuries were most prominent, what the causes were, where they happened, who the caregiver was and how long it took before presenting the child to hospital after infliction of such injury.
A Genuine Medical Discontent: A Case Report of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus in a Previously Healthy Man who Sustained 35% Total Body Surface Area Burns with Non-Inhalation Injury, and Died Due to the Complications of the Disease Process
Introduction: Shack fires are very common at the informal settlements around South Africa - leading to an increase in number of victims of burn injuries. Case History: A 32 year old with no known past medical history sustained 35% Total Body Surface Area (TBSA) partial thickness and full thickness burns to the chest, back, head and both arms due to a shack fire. Seven days after admission, the patient's developed infective endocarditis and acute aortic regurgitation. Despite the appropriate antibiotic treatment of Piptaz and cloxacillin administered for five days after the infection was detected, the patient died due to complications of the disease process
