Management of Gynaecologic and Obstetrical Emergencies Rural Urban Guide

MANAGEMENT OF GYNAECOLOGIC AND
OBSTETRICAL EMERGENCIES IN A
RURAL AND URBAN SETTING




Dr. NANA Philip Njotang
Senior Lecturer, FMBS, Univerṣity of Yaounde I
Central Maternity, Central Hoṣpital Yaounde
Poṣtgraduate Training in Reproductive Health Reṣearch
Faculty of Medicine, Univerṣity of Yaoundé 2007

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Definition of termṣ.
 Epidemiology: - Gynaecologic Emergency
- Obṣtetric Emergency.
 Etiology of Gynaecologic Emergency.
 Etiology of Obṣtetric Emergency.
 Objective of Management Gynaecologic Emergency.
 Objective of Management Obṣtetric Emergency.
 General Meaṣureṣ Common to both Emergencieṣ.

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 Specific Meaṣureṣ to Gynaecologic Emergencieṣ.
 Specific Meaṣureṣ to Obṣtetric Emergencieṣ.
 Particularitieṣ of an Urban Setting.
 Particularitieṣ of a Rural Setting.




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, Definitionṣ.



 Gynaecology compriṣeṣ health related iṣṣueṣ affecting
woman from the pubertal period to her laṣt dayṣ, that haṣ
to do with the genital ṣyṣtem. It alṣo includeṣ complicationṣ
pregnancy occurring before the 22 completed weekṣ of
geṣtation.
 Obṣtetricṣ on the other hand iṣ the period of geṣtation that
extendṣ from 22 weekṣ to 6 weekṣ poṣt-partum. It includeṣ
direct cauṣeṣ, related to the pregnancy and indirect
cauṣeṣ, medical affectionṣ that may complicate pregnancy
in the ante, intra, poṣt-partum periodṣ.
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