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Prehospital Care in Africa

Mulinda Nyiendra discusses standardising pre-hospital care in Africa and some of the major issues experienced such as access to prehospital care services.

Edward Mott Moore (1814-1902) 680

Edward Moore

Edward Mott Moore (1814-1902) was an American Surgeon. Best known for his eponymous description of the Moore fracture in 1870

John Englebert 'Bert' Dunphy (1908-1981) 680

J. Englebert Dunphy

John Englebert Dunphy (1908-1981). Dunphy sign [*cough test for appendicitis] increased pain, localised to the right lower quadrant.

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Niels Thorkild Rovsing

Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862-1927) was a Danish surgeon Eponym linked with Rovsing sign (1907) in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis