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Amber Mehmood
Researcher at Johns Hopkins University
Publications - 53
Citations - 604
Amber Mehmood is an academic researcher from Johns Hopkins University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Injury prevention. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 42 publications receiving 463 citations. Previous affiliations of Amber Mehmood include Aga Khan University & Aga Khan University Hospital.
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A successful model of road traffic injury surveillance in a developing country: process and lessons learnt
Junaid Abdul Razzak,Muhammad Shahzad Shamim,Amber Mehmood,Syed Ameer Hussain,Mir Shabbar Ali,Rashid Jooma +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a functional RTI surveillance program can be established, and effectively managed in a developing country, despite lack of infrastructure and limitation of resources.
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Development and pilot implementation of a locally developed Trauma Registry: lessons learnt in a low-income country
TL;DR: Using existing medical records, KITR was able to enter data on most variables including mechanism of injuries, burden of severe injuries and quality indicators such as length of stay in ED, injury to arrival delay, as well as generate injury severity and survival probability but missed information such as ethnicity, ED notification.
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Assessment of pre-hospital emergency medical services in low-income settings using a health systems approach.
TL;DR: The aim was to develop a tool for assessment of the pre-hospital EMS system using the World Health Organization (WHO) health system framework and develop key recommendations for PEMS systems strengthening.
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Epidemiology and outcomes of injuries in Kenya: A multisite surveillance study.
Isaac Botchey,Yuen W. Hung,Abdulgafoor M. Bachani,Fatima Paruk,Amber Mehmood,Hassan Saidi,Adnan A. Hyder +6 more
TL;DR: Hospital‐based trauma registries can be important sources of data to study the epidemiology of injuries in low‐ and middle‐income countries and can highlight key needs and be used to design public health interventions and quality‐of‐care improvement programs.
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Missing the boat: odds for the patients who leave ED without being seen
TL;DR: The authors' study elucidates the LWBS population characteristics and identifies the risk factors for this phenomenon and recommends targeted interventions to decrease the waiting time and alternate services should be provided for high-risk patients (for LWBS) to minimize their number.