The effect of Hurricane Ivan on Emergency Department operations at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

Citizens’ Educational Needs in an at-Risk Environment in Trinidad, West Indies

Trinidad is a small island developing state caught between the need to engage rapid development while respecting and preserving the environment. This study assessed citizens' education needs related to the environmental laws of Trinidad and Tobago. It focused on a densely populated, at- risk area of the country referred to as the East-West (E-W) corridor. Two hundred (200) persons living along ...

Nosocomial Infections: A 360-degree Review

It has been shown that nosocomial infections or hospital acquired infections are recurrent problems, identified chiefly in intensive care facilities, surgical, and medical wards. In Trinidad and Tobago information on nosocomial infections are lacking. Within the period 1992-1995, 7,158 nosocomial infections were documented from 72,532 patients (10.0/100 admissions). In Europe, incidences vary f...

Twenty-four hour trauma team at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica--the time is now.

Oesophageal foreign bodies at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

A retrospective study was conducted of 97 patients with oesophageal foreign bodies (EFB). The patients were admitted to assess characteristics of EFB, modes of presentation and radiological and endoscopic findings. The patients were from the University Hospital of the West Indies and most (42%) were over the fourth decade of life. The commonest EFB were bones. A negative radiological finding wa...

Surgery in Jamaica.

Tertiary health care in Jamaica is provided largely by the government. There are 23 government (public) hospitals and 10 private hospitals. Some of the public hospitals have small private wings attached. The government hospitals are classified as types A, B, C, and specialist. There are 3 type A hospitals: the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), loc...