Browsing Research Articles (Forensic Medicine) by Subject "South Africa (SA)"

Browsing Research Articles (Forensic Medicine) by Subject "South Africa (SA)"

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  • Discrepancies between clinical diagnoses and autopsy findings : a comparative study conducted in South Africa 
    Joubert, Doret M.; Rossouw, Servaas Hofmeyr; Solomon, C.; Meyer, Pieter Willem Adriaan (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2022-11)
    BACKGROUND. The anatomical pathology autopsy serves several purposes, notably as a quality management tool for evaluation of accuracy in clinical diagnosis. Despite its value, for various reasons there has been an ...
  • Drugged driving in South Africa 
    Liebenberg, Jade; Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine; Saayman, Gert; Steenkamp, Vanessa (Institute for Security Studies, 2019-03)
    Driving under the influence is a major threat to road safety in South Africa. Various psychoactive substances (both licit and illicit) have the potential to adversely affect driving performance and increase the probability ...
  • A follow-up study of a large group of children struck by lightning 
    Silva, L.M.A.; Cooper, M.A.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Pliskin, N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-09)
    BACKGROUND. On 11 November 1994, 26 preadolescent girls, 2 adult supervisors and 7 dogs were sleeping in a tent in rural South Africa when the tent was struck by lightning. Four of the girls and 4 of the dogs were killed. ...
  • Medicolegal perspectives of interpersonal violence : a review of first-contact clinical notes 
    Loots, Donovan P.; Saayman, Gert (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-10)
    BACKGROUND. South Africa has one of the highest rates of interpersonal violence (IPV), in all its forms, in the world. Incidents of assault are largely under-reported and place an immense burden on the healthcare, fiscal ...
  • Sudden and unexpected childhood deaths investigated at the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory, South Africa, 2007-2011 
    Van Deventer, Barbara Stroh; Rossouw, Servaas Hofmeyr; Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-10)
    BACKGROUND. Sudden and unexpected death is well known to occur in infants, and although sudden deaths are less frequent after the first birthday, they still account for a significant proportion of childhood deaths. In ...
  • Suicide in Pretoria : a retrospective review, 2007 - 2010 
    Engelbrecht, C.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Morris, Neil Kenneth; Saayman, Gert (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-08)
    BACKGROUND : The World Health Organization has declared suicide a global health crisis, predicting that ~1.53 million people will commit suicide annually by 2020. OBJECTIVE : A study from South Africa reviewed 1 018 ...
  • Thermal fatalities in Pretoria : a 5-year retrospective review 
    Morobadi, Kenalemang; Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert (Elsevier, 2019-11)
    In South Africa, research on burn mortality has emanated primarily from specialised burn centres and has focused on specific age groups and hospital-based fatalities. This study describes the demographic profile and the ...