Thesis (M Med (Family Medicine))-- University of Limpopo, 2010. / ABSTRACT Aim: The aim of the study was to establish the profile of patients due to alleged physical assault seen at the casualty department of Schweizer-Reneke District hospital. Objectives: To determine the characteristics of patients with injuries due to alleged physical assaults. To document the pattern of injuries due to alleged physical assaults presented at the casualty department of Schweizer-Reneke District Hospital. To determine the circumstances that influenced the alleged physical assaults on these patients. Design: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive study of victims of alleged physical assault. Setting: Schweizer Reneke District Hospital, located in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Health District, in the North West Province of South Africa. Participants: Sixty-four (64) consenting patients, who presented at the casualty of Schweizer-Reneke District Hospital with injuries due to alleged physical assault, from the 1 st of March 2010 to the 31 st of August 2010, formed the sample. Results: The main findings were: The majority of the victims were males (78%), with a mean age of 31 years. Fifty per cent of the injuries were inflicted on the head, in both male and female victims.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Queensland, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MPhysio)--University of South Australia, 1998

Thesis--Helsinki. / English summary. Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-50).

Thesis--Helsinki. / English summary. Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-50).

Thesis (D.App.Psych.)--Victoria University (Melbourne, Vic.), 2008. / Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Doctor of Applied Psychology (Sport) Includes bibliographical references.

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M.A. / The aim of this research was to explore the lived experience of three medical doctors after experiencing a needle stick injury. Needle stick injuries were defined as injuries, self-inflicted or by colleagues, where a needle punctures or lacerates the skin. There is an associated risk of HIV transmission via a needle stick injury, which prompted the exploration of the psychological aspects of the injury. The research was contextualised in terms of South Africa’s spiralling rate of HIV infection, as a result of which, it is reasonable to expect that doctors will increasingly be treating HIV positive patients. The research explored an area that has largely been untouched by researchers. The literature study showed that as regards needle stick injuries, the focus tends to be on the injury itself, the risk of HIV transmission and the causal patterns surrounding it, rather than on the psychological consequences. The research takes the form of an exploratory study and as such it applied qualitative research methodology. Semi-structured interviews were used, as it allowed for the greatest flexibility. In addition, the semi-structured interviews allowed the doctors the freedom to introduce and explore areas that were outside the questions posed by the researcher. The interviews were conducted at a place of the doctors choosing and all were recorded. For reasons of confidentiality, no names have been used and dates of qualification etc have been deliberately vague. The research found that the doctors experienced anxiety and fear after their injuries. Furthermore, it shows how friends, family and colleagues left them to deal with these feelings unaided. Broad themes of emotional deprivation, isolation, the doctor as patient and responsibility and support, were identified. Lastly the research found that the doctors learnt from their experiences and were able to demonstrate more compassion towards colleagues who had similar experiences, which they had previously been unable to show. It is hoped that this research and its findings will provide some insight onto the experiences after such an injury, and perhaps prompt further research into an area that has largely been left untouched.

M.Tech.

Study aim: to assess the role of pH measurement and the need for neutralising agents (Diphoterine®) in the initial management of chemical burns in an academic hospital Method: prospective, interventional study Results: The conjunctival pH of 18 eyes was checked and 5 eyes with an abnormal pH required irrigation with Diphoterine®. The pH using urine dipstick was equivalent to universal indicator paper. Most of the patients were young males who had been involved in domestic or occupational accidents. The majority of patients presented with mild (Grade 1) burns and had a delayed presentation to hospital Conclusion: Neutralising agents are a first aid rinsing solution and most effective immediately after injury. The use of urine dipsticks to measure the conjunctival pH of patients with chemical burns can assist in identifying patients who require irrigation and was equivalent to universal indicator paper. Of the eyes irrigated, Diphoterine® was effective in neutralising the conjunctival pH 80% of eyes.