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  1. Convexity subarachnoid hemorrhage (cSAH) is an uncommon presentation of subarachnoid bleeding, referring to bleeding more localized to the convexities of the brain. The diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus throm...

    Authors: Ali Abasi, Asra Moradkhani, Shiva Rahimi and Hannah Magrouni
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:155
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  2. The ‘shark-fin’ ECG-sign is a rare electrocardiographic pattern seen in ACS, typically associated with poor prognosis. However, its manifestation in acute aortic syndromes remains largely unexplored. Here, we ...

    Authors: Alessio Caccioppola, Filippo Maria Russo, Enrico Molho, Lorenzo Fargione, Alessandro Guareschi, Federico Colombo and Alessandro Jachetti
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:154
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. Trauma is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Kenya. This study evaluates the impact of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) training on 30-day m...

    Authors: Charbel Kamau, Idris Chikophe, Abdulkarim Abdallah and Edwin Mogere
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:153
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. Overcrowding is a worldwide problem, and long waiting times are associated with increased morbidity and even mortality of patients regardless of triage classification. Although there are many tools published i...

    Authors: German Devia Jaramillo, Nathalia Esmeral Zuluaga, Viviana Andrea Velandia Avellaneda, Salvador Menendez Ramirez, Fernando Jose Pimienta Neira, Angie Paola Lopez Contador and Juan Pablo Vargas Gallo
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:152
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  5. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a prevalent condition with high mortality and poor outcomes even in settings where extensive emergency care resources are available. Interventions to address OHCA have ...

    Authors: Kalin Werner, Sarah Hirner, O. Agatha Offorjebe, Edouard Hosten, Julian Gordon, Heike Geduld, Lee A. Wallis and Nicholas Risko
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:151
    Content type: Review Published on:

  6. The increasing frequency of heat waves worldwide is a major challenge for emergency care providers worldwide. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical features, treatment options, and early outcomes o...

    Authors: Kornél Ádám, Tamás Berényi, Dóra Melicher, Bánk G. Fenyves, Szabolcs Gaál and Csaba Varga
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:150
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  8. Patients presenting to the emergency department with recent palpitations are a diagnostic challenge when the arrhythmia and its symptoms have resolved prior to arrival. Newer smart watch technology, adept at d...

    Authors: Grace V. Heringer and David R. Vinson
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:148
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  10. The subarachnoid space in the brain contains crucial blood vessels and cerebrospinal fluid. Aneurysms in these vessels can lead to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a serious stroke subtype with high morbidity an...

    Authors: Krish Patel, Sanjana Konda, Latha Ganti, Anjali Banerjee and Paul Banerjee
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:146
    Content type: Practice Innovations in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  11. Central venous catheterization, crucial for device insertion, monitoring, medication, and fluid resuscitation, commonly uses the subclavian, internal jugular, and femoral veins. Despite its general safety, com...

    Authors: Haihui Deng, Bin Chen, Deti Peng and Fuwen Pang
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:145
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  12. Lateral Medullary Syndrome (LMS) is a posterior circulation stroke (PCS) that has a broad array of manifestations but most classically presents with Horner’s syndrome, ipsilateral ataxia, and ipsilateral hyper...

    Authors: Jose Ernesto Gomez and Eric Justin Ho
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:144
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  13. Differences in 30-day survival between males and females following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are well documented. Biological sex does not appear to be responsible for this survival gap independentl...

    Authors: Laura A. E. Bijman, Sarah H. Wild, Gareth Clegg and Nynke Halbesma
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:143
    Content type: Research Published on:

  14. The dynamic environment of the emergency department (ED) poses unique challenges to the execution of well-designed research. There is limited investigation into the viability of studies conducted in the ED. Th...

    Authors: Claire Shubeck, Hans Reyes Garay, Bret P. Nelson, Marcee Wilder, Aleksandra Degtyar, Megan Lukas, Lauren Gordon, George T. Loo, Bernice Coleman, Lynne D. Richardson and Kimberly Souffront
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:142
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. High-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) assessments are routinely conducted in German emergency departments (EDs). However, data describing a large number of ED patients with pathological hs-cTnT levels an...

    Authors: Finn Syryca, Bernhard Haller, Lisa Schmid, Christiane Kallweit, Philipp Nicol, Teresa Trenkwalder, Karl-Georg Kanz, Anja Haas and Michael Dommasch
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:141
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. Acute flank pain is a common presentation in the Emergency Department (ED). Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) has emerged as an invaluable tool in the evaluation of acute flank pain and provides real-time image...

    Authors: Noman Ali, Max Mudrik and Jordan Chenkin
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:140
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  17. Stroke is a life-threatening condition that increasingly damages cerebral tissue over time and can lead to serious post-effects, including depression, which can hinder a patient’s recovery from stroke and redu...

    Authors: Dehao Zheng, Sydney Vaughn, Murdoc Gould and Latha Ganti
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:139
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. Super-absorbent polymers (SAPs) possess the ability to absorb large amounts of water and are widely used in medical settings. Commonly used in vomit bags to contain fluids, reduce spillage, and enhance bedside...

    Authors: Andreas Stalder, Youcef Guechi, Claire-Lise Bonnemain and Thomas Schmutz
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:137
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  20. What are the current barriers and facilitators to the role of ED physiotherapists? How do ED physiotherapists believe their role may be optimised within the context of the ED?

    Authors: Tina Vickery, Lindsey Brett and Taryn Jones
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:136
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. The use of portable ultrasound equipment in emergency medicine has shown the capacity to greatly improve patient care in the swiftly changing field. This research evaluates the influence of the Butterfly POCUS...

    Authors: Ihab Alasasfeh, Yousef Almashakbeh, Shadin Jwaifel, Farah AlSheikh, Hiba Mihyar and Nansi M. Abdelrahim
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:135
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  22. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia(CDH) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by herniation of abdominal contents into thoracic cavity through a defect in diaphragm. While commonly diagnosed prenatally or in...

    Authors: Ashagre Gebremichael and Wintana Tesfaye
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:134
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Penetrating aortic ulcers (PAU) are life-threatening conditions which derive from severely advanced atherosclerotic lesions of the aorta. The clinical course is unpredictable; thus clinical vigilance should be...

    Authors: Victoria Al Karaki and Aed Saab
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:132
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  25. The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM) is a bi-institutional partnership between the University of Toronto (UofT) and Addis Ababa University (AAU) focused on addressing...

    Authors: Anna Nowacki, Sofia Kebede, Margaret Thompson, Alexandra McKnight, Aklilu Azazh and Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:131
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  26. The authors present the case of a patient experiencing frontoparietal intraparenchymal hemorrhage. With a history of a mechanical heart valve due to rheumatic disease, the patient was on warfarin and experienc...

    Authors: Savitra Ward, Benjamin Colaco Jamal and Latha Ganti
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:130
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  27. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is commonly considered a safe drug to mitigate bleeding during and after various surgical settings among adults and children. In recent decades, anaphylaxis induced by TXA has been increa...

    Authors: Nazanin Zibanejad, Nikta Nouri and Sharareh Babaie
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:129
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  28. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions are essential for many patients admitted to emergency departments (ED). However, accessibility to red cell transfusions is often limited, especially in low-income countries su...

    Authors: Flawendjee Djaweelentz Jacques, Samentha Cyndie Julmisse, Ange Cindy Laurore, Ralph Mackenson Lefruit, Maurice Junior Chery and Kobel Dubique
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:128
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. With increasing rates of patient conveyances from nursing homes to emergency departments worldwide, we aim to examine factors causing high rates of conveyances from nursing homes to the emergency department (E...

    Authors: Keerthana, Yee Har Liew, Mui Hua Jean Lee and Chong Yau Ong
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:127
    Content type: Research Published on:

  30. The accurate prediction of COVID-19 mortality risk, considering influencing factors, is crucial in guiding effective public policies to alleviate the strain on the healthcare system. As such, this study aimed ...

    Authors: Zahra Mohammadi-Pirouz, Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki, Mahmoud Sadeghi Haddat-Zavareh, Abazar Amoozadeh and Shabnam Bahrami
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:126
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  31. The teaching and assessment of clinical-practical skills in medical education face challenges in adequately preparing students for professional practice, especially in handling emergency situations. This study...

    Authors: Franca Keicher, Joy Backhaus, Sarah König and Tobias Mühling
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:125
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. Abdominal cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) is characterized by severe, mostly refractory, chronic pain due to the entrapment of the cutaneous branches of the lower torso intercostal nerves at the la...

    Authors: Melaku Tsediew Berhanu, Molla Asnake Kebede, Adamu Tigabu Tessfaw, Alemayehu Beharu Tekle, Anteneh Messele Birhanu and Meron Teka Deresa
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:124
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  33. A wide variation of emergency medical system configurations across countries has limited the value of comparison of quality and performance measures in the past. Furthermore, lack of quantitative data on EDs p...

    Authors: Bas de Groot, Nicoline T. C. Meijs, Michelle Moscova, Wouter Raven, Menno I. Gaakeer, Wendy A. M. H. Thijssen, Heleen Lameijer, Amith Shetty and Annmarie T. Lassen
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:123
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. Star anise fruit has been used in spice in Asian cuisine, ingredient for traditional medicines, component for antiviral drugs and as parts of tea and beverage across the globe. Toxicity from these plants has b...

    Authors: Sherab Wangdi, Jurmi Wangdi and Nima Wangchuk
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:122
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  35. Increasing numbers of patients treated in the emergency departments pose challenges to delivering timely and high-quality care. Particularly, the presentation of patients with low-urgency complaints consumes r...

    Authors: Leo Benning, Nora Köhne, Hans-Jörg Busch and Felix Patricius Hans
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:121
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. Classic heat stroke is a severe trauma which can lead to multi-organ dysfunctions and is associated with a high mortality.

    Authors: Sonja Verena Schmidt, Jannik Hinzmann, Anna Stammler, Paula Wilhelms zu Bickern, Elisabete Macedo Santos, Marcus Lehnhardt and Christoph Wallner
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:120
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  37. As with many countries worldwide, Singapore is experiencing a rapidly ageing population. Presentation of older persons for urgent but non-emergent conditions to the Emergency Department (ED) represents a growi...

    Authors: Geraldine P.Y. Koo, Pei Zhen Seah, Mon Hnin Tun, Sinma Tham and Steven H.C. Lim
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:119
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an uncommon neurological disorder which is characterised by variable symptoms. The transient clinical condition may be underestimated and misdiagnosed as ...

    Authors: Anh Dinh Bao Vuong, Xuan Trang Thi Pham and Phuc Nhon Nguyen
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:118
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  39. Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances, the mortality rate in AEF patients remains high because of its fulminant course,...

    Authors: Tadayuki Hirai, Masaki Okajima, Toru Noda and Yoshikazu Goto
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:117
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  40. Simulation-based training courses have been developed and widely accepted.The use of simulators can prevent bitter consequences that may sometimes put human lives in danger. Increasing the skill of nursing stu...

    Authors: Peyman Nazari, Esmail Parsai-manesh, Zahra Kazemi, Bita Soleimani and Erfan Yarmohammadinezhad
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:116
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  41. Cervical epidural hematoma (CEH) is a rare but potentially devastating condition, characterized by the accumulation of blood within the epidural space of the cervical spine, leading to spinal cord compression ...

    Authors: Wey Ting Lee, Joan Rui Shan Fun and Yi Wen Mathew Yeo
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:115
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  42. Haemoglobin variation (ΔHb) induced by fluid transfer through the intestitium has been proposed as a useful tool for detecting hydrostatic pulmonary oedema (HPO). However, its use in the emergency department (...

    Authors: Francesco Gavelli, Luigi Mario Castello, Xavier Monnet, Danila Azzolina, Ilaria Nerici, Simona Priora, Valentina Giai Via, Matteo Bertoli, Claudia Foieni, Michela Beltrame, Mattia Bellan, Pier Paolo Sainaghi, Nello De Vita, Filippo Patrucco, Jean-Louis Teboul and Gian Carlo Avanzi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:114
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. Russo-Ukrainian war is associated with severe traumas, including injuries to the major vessels. Penetrating aortic injury remains one of the most difficult injuries; the mortality rate is 90–100% in case of gu...

    Authors: Igor Lurin, Eduard Khoroshun, Vitalii Makarov, Volodymyr Negoduiko, Serhii Shypilov, Yurii Bunin, Maksym Gorobeiko and Andrii Dinets
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:113
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  44. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are one way to assess competencies, and are designed to bridge the gap between theoretical competencies and real world clinical practice.

    Authors: Lucas Casagrande Passoni Lopes, Rafael Vasconcelos Silva Ferrazini, Kessy Costa, Winicius Loureiro de Albuquerque, Clara Carvalho, James Kwan, Teng Kuan Peng David, Simon Chu, Patricia Zen Tempski, Milton de Arruda Martins and Julio Cesar Garcia Alencar
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:112
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  45. Myocardial ischemia can occur due to several causes, which result in an imbalance between the supply and demand of oxygen to cardiac muscles. One potential reason for this condition is the overwork of the hear...

    Authors: Fatemeh Naderi, Narges Naderi, Seyedeh Maryam Mousavinezhad and Amin Zaki Zadeh
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:111
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  46. Bleeding in early pregnancy is a common emergency department (ED) presentation. Although variability in approaches has been demonstrated, research is relatively uncommon on practices and outcomes. This study i...

    Authors: Steven Fisher, Stephanie Couperthwaite, Esther H. Yang, Nana Owusu Mensah Essel and Brian H. Rowe
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:110
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. Delivering emergency care in rural areas can be challenging, but video consultation (VC) offers opportunities to make healthcare more accessible. The communication and relationship between professionals and pa...

    Authors: Lina Ärlebrant, Hanna Dubois, Johan Creutzfeldt and Anette Edin-Liljegren
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:109
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. Extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition that can be caused either by penetrating or blunt trauma, including dog bites, which is an uncommon occurrence. Together with the p...

    Authors: Ahmad Hosseinzadeh, Reza Shahriarirad, Farzad Dalfardi, Human Arianpour and Fatemeh Zarimeidani
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:108
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  49. In 2019, there was widespread presentation of respiratory distress as well as other organ system involvement in patients with a history of vaping. There continue to be reports of vaping-associated illness (VAI...

    Authors: Jonathan S. Schiffman
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:107
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is an acute systemic inflammatory syndrome characterized by fever and multiple organ failure, which is triggered by immunotherapy or certain infections. Immune checkpoint inhibi...

    Authors: Takahisa Niimoto, Takafumi Todaka, Hirofumi Kimura, Shotaro Suzuki, Shumpei Yoshino, Kosuke Hoashi and Hirotaka Yamaguchi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:106
    Content type: Case Report Published on:
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