A 40-year-old man, Yaw, is reviewed in the general surgical outpatient clinic at a district hospital in the Upper East Region. He has a 6 cm raised scar over his right deltoid region following a road …
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Abena, a 19-year-old student, presents to Korle Bu plastic surgery clinic with bilateral earlobe keloids following ear piercing performed 14 months ago. Each lesion measures approximately 3 cm and has…
Kofi, a 35-year-old man with known keloid tendency, was referred to the Komfo Anokye surgical outpatient clinic with a 4 cm × 3 cm keloid over the right deltoid region following a BCG vaccination scar…
Adwoa, a 19-year-old student, presents to the surgical outpatient clinic at a district hospital in the Upper East Region with a 3 cm keloid over the left deltoid region, which developed six months aft…
Kwabena, a 40-year-old farmer from the Ashanti Region, is reviewed in the Komfo Anokye plastic surgery clinic with a 6 cm × 4 cm keloid over his anterior chest wall following a traditional scarificati…
Kofi, a 45-year-old market trader, presents to the Korle Bu plastic surgery unit with a 4 cm × 3 cm keloid over the presternal region that has been enlarging for three years following a minor lacerati…
Yaw, a 40-year-old teacher, presents to the plastic surgery unit at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital with a large, symptomatic keloid over the presternal region measuring 8 cm × 5 cm. The lesion developed f…
Kwabena, a 32-year-old secondary school teacher, attends the Komfo Anokye surgical outpatient clinic with a 4 cm pruritic keloid over the presternal region, which developed following a minor burn inju…
Yaw, a 40-year-old cocoa farmer from the Western Region, is referred to the regional hospital surgical clinic with a large, lobulated keloid over the left deltoid region following a BCG vaccination sc…
A 68-year-old woman, Akua, is admitted to the Komfo Anokye surgical unit with a 4-day history of absolute constipation, progressive abdominal distension, and colicky pain. She has a background of hype…
A 55-year-old woman, Ama, is seen in the Korle Bu colorectal outpatient clinic. She was admitted 3 weeks ago with acute large bowel obstruction secondary to an obstructing sigmoid carcinoma and underw…
Mohammed, a 70-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease on aspirin and a history of previous myocardial infarction, is admitted to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 7-day history of absolute …
Mohammed, a 55-year-old man, is seen in the Komfo Anokye ED for suturing of a 6 cm scalp laceration after a road traffic collision. He is alert and cooperative. BP 138/88 mmHg, HR 96 bpm. The registra…
Mohammed, a 55-year-old trader, presents to Tamale Teaching Hospital ED after a road traffic collision. He sustained a deep laceration to the anterior aspect of his left thigh, approximately 10 cm lon…
A 42-year-old man, Yaw, presents to the Korle Bu general surgical unit with a 6-day history of right lower molar extraction at a community dental clinic, followed by worsening bilateral neck swelling,…
A 55-year-old man, Mensah, with known HIV infection (CD4 count 88 cells/microlitre, not yet on antiretroviral therapy) is admitted to the Korle Bu surgical unit with a 7-day history of worsening bilat…
A fuel tanker overturns on the Accra–Kumasi highway near Nkawkaw, exploding and engulfing three minibuses. Police count approximately 55 casualties scattered across 200 metres of road. A team of two d…
A ferry capsizes on the Volta Lake near Yeji. NADMO (National Disaster Management Organisation) activates a regional response. The Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital ED medical director is designated as th…
A chemical tanker explodes on the Tema Industrial Area, releasing an unknown vapour. Forty-three workers are brought to the Tema General Hospital ED. Several patients have pinpoint pupils, profuse sec…
A stampede at a music festival in Accra injures 60 people. NADMO has activated a multi-agency response involving Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, and Ghana Red Cross. The scene comma…
A gas cylinder explosion at a market in Tamale injures 35 people. The Medical Incident Commander at scene uses the SALT triage method. A 45-year-old man, Yaw, is found with a penetrating abdominal wou…
A 7-year-old girl, Akua, is brought to the triage point following a coach crash on the Accra-Kumasi road. She is not walking. On assessment, she has no spontaneous respirations; the first aider reposi…
A building collapse in Tamale following heavy rains traps multiple construction workers. Ghana Fire Service, Ghana Police Service, and ambulance crews from Tamale Teaching Hospital are all on scene si…
A building collapses during the rainy season in Kumasi, trapping 40 construction workers. Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital activates its hospital disaster plan. The hospital incident commander assigns t…
A building collapse occurs at a construction site in Tamale. The Tamale Teaching Hospital emergency centre activates its mass casualty plan. Among the 40 casualties brought in over 90 minutes, a 9-yea…
A road traffic crash involving a loaded commercial bus occurs on the N10 highway near Techiman. Forty-one people are injured; 8 are dead at scene. NADMO activates the district mass casualty response a…
A major road traffic collision on the Cape Coast highway involves two commercial buses and a petrol tanker. Sixty-two casualties are reported. The first structured communication from the scene to Komf…
Abena, a 17-year-old girl, presents to Komfo Anokye ED after a football struck her directly in the right eye. She complains of eye pain and haematopsia (blood in vision). Visual acuity is 6/24 on the …
A 19-year-old woman, Abena, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED after being involved in a road traffic collision. She was a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. She is alert with GCS 15. Vital signs: BP 110/…
A 28-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED following a high-speed road traffic collision. He was an unrestrained passenger. On arrival he is unconscious with a GCS of 7 (E2V2M3). Vita…