South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
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Letter Case Reports
Adverse reactions possibly associated with the use of Emla cream.
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To determine the epidemiological profile of firearm-related injuries among children and adolescents in Cape Town during recent years in order to further understand the epidemic of firearm violence as a public health problem in South Africa. ⋯ These findings demonstrate the escalating epidemic of firearm-related injuries and deaths among children and adolescents in Cape Town. In addition, the study indicates the need for an integrated injury and death reporting system. Further research is needed to understand firearm-related injuries among children and adolescents in South Africa, and to develop policies and programmes for prevention that are effective in this setting.
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To report on the magnitude and distribution of registered tuberculosis (TB) mortality rates in South Africa for 1994 and 1995 in the context of changes in overall mortality registration. ⋯ The deficiencies and changes in the vital registration system make it difficult to draw firm conclusions from these data, but there is an alarming increase in TB mortality that is unlikely to be an artefact of the data alone. Some of the increase in TB mortality is likely to be due to misreporting of cause of death of AIDS patients. An audit should be conducted to investigate the enormous disparities between vital registration TB mortality, and TB deaths recorded under the TB notification system.