Articles

Assessing risk of a prolonged QT interval–a survey of emergency physicians

Although QT prolongation is associated with an increased risk of torsades de pointes (TdP), it is unclear how clinicians determine risk in individual patients with prolonged QT.

Authors: Amanda S. Y. Chan, Geoffrey K. Isbister, Carl M. J. Kirkpatrick and Stephen B. Duffull

Impact of health care system interventions on emergency department utilization and overcrowding in Singapore

Public emergency departments (EDs) in Singapore were facing increasing attendances (visits) with frequent overcrowding in the 10 years from 1975 to 1985. Over the next 12 years a series of social interventions...

Authors: V. Anantharaman

The International Journal of Emergency Medicine: a new journal for a new era

Authors: Wyatt W. Decker and Latha G. Stead