Traumatic Injury among Patients Presenting to the Department of Emergency Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre.

Introduction: The majority of trauma-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries; however, limited data exists in these settings related to injury types and severity. The prevalence of trauma similar to our setting was less estimated. This study aimed to find the prevalence of traumatic injury among patients presented to the department of emergency medicine of a tertiary care centre.

Bedside lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children presenting to an emergency department in a resource-limited setting.

Background: Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an effective tool for diagnosing pneumonia; however, this has not been well studied in resource-limited settings where pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of bedside LUS for diagnosis of pneumonia in children presenting to an emergency department (ED) in a resource-limited setting.

Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study of children presenting to an ED with respiratory complaints conducted in Nepal.

Guiding Documents for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Health Care System of Nepal.

The incidence of disaster events has increased over the years. Nepal is vulnerable to various kinds of natural disasters especially earthquakes and floods and infectious disease outbreaks like Dengue and Covid-19 pneumonia. So, it is important to review and know our existing disaster risk reduction and management plans, rules, and regulations of our country to improve disaster risk management for resilience and enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better: in recovery rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Prospective evaluation of World Health Organization guidelines for diagnosis of pneumonia in children presenting to an emergency department in a resource-limited setting.

Background: Clinicians in resource-limited settings commonly use the World Health Organization criteria to diagnose pneumonia in children.

Aim: The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the WHO criteria compared with chest radiograph for the diagnosis of pneumonia in children under 5 years of age presenting to an emergency department (ED) in Nepal.

Methods: A prospective cross-sectional study of children presenting to an ED with respiratory complaints in Nepal was conducted.