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District Hospital Based Injury Data-Are They An Option In A Developing Country?, Junaid Abdul Razzak, David Marsh, S. Stansfield
District Hospital Based Injury Data-Are They An Option In A Developing Country?, Junaid Abdul Razzak, David Marsh, S. Stansfield
Department of Emergency Medicine
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A Young Girl With Missile Trauma Near The Eye, Renea L. Beckstrand, Ellen K. Sanders
A Young Girl With Missile Trauma Near The Eye, Renea L. Beckstrand, Ellen K. Sanders
Faculty Publications
A 15-year-old girl who came to the emergency department holding tissue to her right eye said that she had been shot. She had right eye pain and swelling below the eye, and she was bleeding. As the girl was getting off a school bus, a male occupant in a car that was driving past reached out of the passenger side window and shot multiple pellets at the school bus with a pellet gun. The shooter was unknown to the girl; the shooting seemed to be random. When the girl was shot she felt pain immediately in the area between her …
Differentiation And Treatment Of Anemia In Hiv Disease, Kenneth D. Phillips, M Groer
Differentiation And Treatment Of Anemia In Hiv Disease, Kenneth D. Phillips, M Groer
Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Nursing
Anemia is a frequent complication of HIV disease that contributes to decreased quality of life and increased morbidity and mortality. The three major categories of anemia in HIV disease are anemia due to impaired red blood cell production, anemia due to increased red blood cell destruction, and anemia due to increased red blood cell loss. Although anemia of chronic illness is the most common type of anemia in HIV disease, other classifications of anemia may be encountered. Understanding the pathophysiology of anemia and laboratory tests that are frequently used to establish the differential diagnosis of anemia helps to ensure that …
Incidence And Correlates Of Violence Among Hiv-Infected Women At Risk For Pregnancy In The Southeastern United States, R.L. Sowell, Kenneth D. Phillips, B. Seals, C. Murdaugh, C. Rush
Incidence And Correlates Of Violence Among Hiv-Infected Women At Risk For Pregnancy In The Southeastern United States, R.L. Sowell, Kenneth D. Phillips, B. Seals, C. Murdaugh, C. Rush
Faculty Publications and Other Works -- Nursing
To identify the incidence and correlates of physical and sexual violence among HIV-infected women at risk for pregnancy, a cross-sectional examination was conducted within a longitudinal study of reproductive decision making. Participants consisted of 275 HIVinfected women 17 to 49 years of age (mean = 30.1 years).Women were predominantly African American (87%) and single (82%), with annual incomes of $10,000 or less (66%). Overall, 68% of the women reported experiencing lifetime physical and/or sexual violence. Before becoming HIV infected, 65% of the women reported having been physically or sexually abused. After HIV diagnosis, 33% of the women reported experiencing physical …