Trauma and Critical Care at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jayamaran

Sudha Jayaraman MD MScFellow, Trauma Burns and Surgical Critical CareBrigham and Women's HospitalPictures worth a 1000 words....This is a CT scan of the chest of a young man with stab wound to the chest - he was hemodynamically stable on presentation but the location of the wound was concerning for...

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Trauma and Critical Care at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

InspirationDespite stark disparities and severe resource constraints, the people I worked with every day were an incredible source of inspiration. The faculty, trainees and students were an incredibly diverse group of people of every race, color and religion. They were collegial, thoughtful and compassionate...

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Trauma and Critical Care at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa

Disparities, conundrums and contradictionsThe most striking aspect of my visit to Joberg was the recognition of disparities on many different levels. I didn�t realize that South Africa has among the highest Gini coefficients of all the countries around the world per the World Bank but I certainly noticed it very quickly during my trip. (The Gini coefficient is a measure of income inequality with high...

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