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  1. Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine

    The published recommendations for international emergency medicine curricula cover the content, but exclude teaching and learning methods, assessment, and evaluation. We aim to provide an overview on available...

    Authors: Arif Alper Cevik, Elif Dilek Cakal and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:31

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  2. Content type: Case report

    Migraines are a commonly seen complaint in the emergency department, but migraines with extensive skin markings have rarely been reported and so the cause is still unknown.

    Authors: Sabrina Berdouk and Sobia Khan

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:32

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  3. Content type: Original Research

    Elevated blood pressure (BP) is common among emergency department (ED) patients. While some data exist on the association between ED BP and hypertension (HTN) in the USA, little is known about this relationshi...

    Authors: Taneisha T. Wilson, Jean Williams-Johnson, Maxine Gossel-Williams, Elizabeth M. Goldberg, Rainford Wilks, Shuvra Dasgupta, Georgiana M. Gordon-Strachan, Eric W. Williams and Philip D. Levy

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:30

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  4. Content type: Original Research

    Infectious disease is the second most common cause of death in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). When presenting to the emergency department (ED) with fever, it remains a diagnostic challenge to distinguis...

    Authors: Nicholas Villalon, Neda Farzan and Kathryn Freeman

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:29

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  5. Content type: Original Research

    Free open access to medical education (FOAM, #FOAM) is the free availability of educational materials on various medicine topics. We hope to evaluate the use of social media and FOAM by emergency medical servi...

    Authors: Joshua Bucher, Colleen Donovan and Jonathan McCoy

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:27

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  6. Content type: Original Research

    In-hospital observation is typically recommended for patients who present to the emergency department with symptomatic hypoglycemia who are taking oral diabetes medications or long acting insulin. Individuals ...

    Authors: David P. Betten, David J. Castle, Mary J. Hughes and Jason N. Henney

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:28

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  7. Content type: Original Research

    Inefficient processes of care delivery during acute resuscitation can compromise the “Golden Hour,” the time when quick interventions can rapidly determine the course of the patient’s outcome. Checklists have ...

    Authors: Ronaldo Sevilla-Berrios, John C. O’Horo, Christopher N. Schmickl, Aysen Erdogan, Xiaomei Chen, Lisbeth Y. Garcia Arguello, Yue Dong, Oguz Kilickaya, Brain Pickering, Rahul Kashyap and Ognjen Gajic

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:26

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  8. Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine

    Global health research has become a priority in most international medical projects. However, it is a difficult endeavor, especially for a busy clinician. Navigating the ethics, methods, and local partnerships...

    Authors: Rasha D. Sawaya, Kristen A. Breslin, Eiman Abdulrahman, Jennifer I. Chapman, Dafina M. Good, Lili Moran, Paul C. Mullan and Oluwakemi Badaki-Makun

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:25

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  9. Content type: Original Research

    Although emergency departments provide acute care learning opportunities for medical students, student exposure to recommended curriculum presentations and procedures are limited. In this perspective, clinical...

    Authors: Arif Alper Cevik, Sami Shaban, Margret El Zubeir and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:24

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  10. Content type: Case report

    Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a severe, devastating soft tissue infection characterised by rapidly progressing tissue necrosis. This rare condition has a high mortality rate and poses diagnostic and management...

    Authors: Lekha Agarwal and Athar Yasin

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:23

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  11. Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine

    In many resource-limited settings, emergency medicine (EM) is underdeveloped and formal EM training limited. Residencies and fellowships are an ideal long-term solution but cannot meet immediate needs for emer...

    Authors: Shada A. Rouhani, Kerling Israel, Fernet Leandre, Sosthène Pierre, Brennan Bollman and Regan H. Marsh

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:22

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  12. Content type: Original research

    Diagnosis and management of patients presenting with acute dyspnea is one of the major challenges for physicians in emergency department (ED). A correct diagnosis is frequently delayed and difficult to ascerta...

    Authors: Siva Nageswara Rao Guttikonda and Kiran Vadapalli

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:21

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  13. Content type: Review

    Emergency medicine practice in the UK and Ireland offers a junior and middle grade doctor great learning opportunities that force engagement with multiple specialties, life-saving procedures, exposure to a myr...

    Authors: John Quinn, Tomas Zeleny, Venu Rajaratnam, Dan-Lucian Ghiurluc and Vladimir Bencko

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:20

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  14. Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine

    Competence in emergency airway management is key in order to improve patient safety and outcome. The scope of compulsory training for emergency physicians or paramedics is quite limited, especially in Austria....

    Authors: Helmut Trimmel, Christoph Beywinkler, Sonja Hornung, Janett Kreutziger and Wolfgang G. Voelckel

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:19

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  15. Content type: Original Research

    The actual baseline of radiation exposure used in evaluating pediatric trauma is not known and has relied on estimates in the literature that may not reflect clinical reality. Our objectives were to determine ...

    Authors: Raquel M. Schears, Zainab Farzal, Zehra Farzal and Anne C. Fischer

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:18

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  16. Content type: Original Research

    Emergency medicine is a young specialty in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although many patients seeking emergency or acute care are children, little information is available about the needs an...

    Authors: Mackensie A. Yore, Matthew C. Strehlow, Lily D. Yan, Elizabeth A. Pirrotta, Joan L. Woods, Koy Somontha, Yim Sovannra, Lauren Auerbach, Rebecca Backer, Christophe Grundmann and Swaminatha V. Mahadevan

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:17

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  17. Content type: Original Research

    The accessibility of laboratory test results is crucial to the performance of emergency departments and to the safety of patients. This study aims to develop a better understanding of which laboratory informat...

    Authors: Louis Raymond, Guy Paré, Éric Maillet, Ana Ortiz de Guinea, Marie-Claude Trudel and Josianne Marsan

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:15

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  18. Content type: Original Research

    This study aimed to describe the pathological findings and to analyze clinical predictors of abnormal imaging findings in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with syncope.

    Authors: Kerem Ozturk, Esra Soylu, Cem Bilgin, Bahattin Hakyemez and Mufit Parlak

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:16

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  19. Content type: Original Research

    Lung ultrasound is an effective tool for diagnosing pneumonia in developed countries. Diagnostic accuracy in resource-limited countries where pneumonia is the leading cause of death is unknown. The objective o...

    Authors: Yogendra Amatya, Jordan Rupp, Frances M. Russell, Jason Saunders, Brian Bales and Darlene R. House

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:8

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  20. Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine

    Choosing a medical specialty is a poorly understood process. Although studies conducted around the world have attempted to identify the factors that affect medical students’ choice of specialty, data is scarce...

    Authors: Hadeel Alkhaneen, Faisal Alhusain, Khalid Alshahri and Nawfal Al Jerian

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:14

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  21. Content type: Original Research

    Pulmonary embolism (PE) during pregnancy remains one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in the developed world. However, there is a paucity of high-quality evidence resulting in a lack o...

    Authors: Hyun Choi and Dinesh Krishnamoorthy

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:10

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  22. Content type: Correction

    Following the publication of the original article [1], it was brought to our attention that author Leena Alqasem was erroneously included as Leena Alqusem.

    Authors: Feras Abuzeyad, Leena Alqasem, Mudhaffar I. Al Farras, Shaikha S. Al Jawder, Ghada Al Qasim and Salah Alghanem

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:13

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    The original article was published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:4

  23. Content type: Original Research

    The treatment of acute pain in the emergency department is not always optimal. Peripheral nerve blocks using “blind” or nerve stimulator techniques have substantial disadvantages. Ultrasound-guided regional an...

    Authors: Rein Ketelaars, Joram T. Stollman, Evelien van Eeten, Ties Eikendal, Jörgen Bruhn and Geert-Jan van Geffen

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:12

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  24. Content type: Original Research

    Clinical ultrasound is commonly used in medical practices worldwide due to the multiple benefits the modality offers clinicians. Rigorous credentialing standards are necessary to safeguard patients against ope...

    Authors: Hein Lamprecht, Gustav Lemke, Daniel van Hoving, Thinus Kruger and Lee Wallis

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:11

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  25. Content type: Original Research

    Sudden cardiac death is one of the most frequent causes of death in Germany and the third leading cause of death in the industrialized world. Yet, the percentage of people providing first aid in the case of su...

    Authors: Manuela Malsy, Richard Leberle and Bernhard Graf

    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:9

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