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  1. 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:

  2. 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:

  3. 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:

  4. 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
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  5. 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:

  6. 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:

  7. 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:

  8. 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:

  9. 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:

  10. 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:

  11. 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:

  12. 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:

  13. 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:

  14. 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
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  15. 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:

  16. 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
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  17. 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:

  18. Research on incidence and characteristics of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in the Middle East is limited. We assessed the incidence, prehospital characteristics, and outcomes of OHCA in Qatar, a Middle...

    Authors: Emad Awad, Hassan Farhat, Rakan Shami, Nooreh Gholami, Bothina Mortada, Niki Rumbolt, Adnaan Azizurrahman, Abdul Rahman Arabi and Guillaume Alinier
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:105
    Content type: Research Published on:

  19. The recent guidelines recommend delaying elective non-neurological surgery after an index stroke, but there is a lack of consensus regarding emergency surgery in patients with a recent stroke. Impaired cerebra...

    Authors: Asish Subedi and Ashok Gautam
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:104
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  20. Supraventricular tachycardia is the most common dysrhythmia in children. Initial vagal maneuvers are successful less than half of the time. Adenosine, a potent AV nodal blocker with a short half-life, is recom...

    Authors: Melanie M. Randall, Tristen Burt, Scott Cruise, Michael K. Mesisca and Thomas Minahan
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:103
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  21. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) is a recognized alternative treatment to surgery for patients with dysfunctional right ventricular outflow tracts. Patient selection is essential to avoid serio...

    Authors: Hojjat Mortezaeian, Ata Firouzi, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohsen Anafje, Peyman Bashghareh, Phuoc Doung and Shakeel Qureshi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:102
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  22. In sepsis, the relationship between lymphocyte counts and patient outcomes is complex. Lymphocytopenia and lymphocytosis significantly influence survival, illustrating the dual functionality of lymphocytes in ...

    Authors: Guyu Zhang, Tao Wang, Le An, ChenChen Hang, XingSheng Wang, Fei Shao, Rui Shao and Ziren Tang
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:101
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  23. The indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence test has become a standard test in surgical procedures, facilitating the assessment of blood perfusion in real-time. While its utility in emergency surgeries for evalua...

    Authors: Ze-Rui Li, Yi-Chiao Cheng and Zhi-Jie Hong
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:100
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  24. Mass casualty incidents (MCI) are unforeseeable and complex events that occur worldwide, therefore enhancing the training that medical first responders (MFRs) receive is fundamental to strengthening disaster p...

    Authors: María del Carmen Cardós-Alonso, Lucía Otero-Varela, María Redondo, Miriam Uzuriaga, Myriam González, Tatiana Vazquez, Alberto Blanco, Salvador Espinosa and Ana María Cintora-Sanz
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:99
    Content type: Review Published on:

  25. The International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) published its model curriculum for medical student education in emergency medicine in 2009. Because of the evolving principles of emergency medicine a...

    Authors: Arif Alper Cevik, Elif Dilek Cakal, James Kwan, Simon Chu, Sithembile Mtombeni, Venkataraman Anantharaman, Nicholas Jouriles, David Teng Kuan Peng, Andrew Singer, Peter Cameron, James Ducharme, Abraham Wai, David Edwin Manthey, Cherri Hobgood, Terrence Mulligan, Edgardo Menendez…
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:98
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  26. The recent global pandemic due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 resulted in a high rate of multi-organ failure and mortality in a large patient population across the world. As such, a possibl...

    Authors: Nina Fischer, Xinfei Miao, Danielle Weck, Jacob Matalon, Cameron C. Neeki, Troy Pennington, Fanglong Dong, Sarkis Arabian and Michael M. Neeki
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:97
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. Acute circulatory shock is a life-threatening emergency requiring an efficient and timely management plan, which varies according to shock etiology and pathophysiology. Specific guidelines have been developed ...

    Authors: Ahmed Hasanin, Filippo Sanfilippo, Martin W Dünser, Hassan M Ahmed, Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Sheila Nainan Myatra and Maha Mostafa
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:96
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. Trauma and emergency surgery are major causes of morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine whether serum levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine are associated with aging and morta...

    Authors: João Isuk Suh, Daiane Leite da Roza, Filipe Matheus Cadamuro, Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson, Talita Rojas Sanches and Lúcia Andrade
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:95
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe hypersensitivity reaction characterized by cutaneous rash, lymphadenopathy, fever, eosinophilia, leukocytosis, and life-threatening org...

    Authors: Natalija Aleksandrova, Jonas De Rop, Frederic Camu, Ives Hubloue and Katleen Devue
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:94
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  30. Disaster preparedness is one of the critical strategies for effectively managing disasters and has been an area of high focus in the healthcare sector over the past few decades. The current Indian medical unde...

    Authors: Vimal Krishnan S, Aaditya Katyal, Soumya S Nair and Kirtana Raghurama Nayak
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:93
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  31. Iliacus muscle abscess is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening condition that can present with nonspecific symptoms, posing diagnostic challenges. This case report highlights the importance of consider...

    Authors: Caleb Weihao Huang and Mathew Yi Wen Yeo
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:92
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  32. Dabigatran is an oral anticoagulant that is mainly renally excreted. Despite its efficacy in preventing thromboembolic events, concerns arise regarding bleeding complications in patients with acute kidney inju...

    Authors: Rafik Matbouli, Olivier Pantet, Julien Castioni, Nima Vakilzadeh, Lorenzo Alberio and Olivier Hugli
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:91
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  33. Dengue is the most common arboviral illness reported globally, endemic to most tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Dengue Shock Syndrome is a rare complication of severe Dengue infection resulting ...

    Authors: Bui Hai Hoang, Thomas Vu Tang, Nguyen Dai Nghia Phan, Anh Dung Nguyen and Michael Minh Quoc Dinh
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:90
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  34. Compartment syndrome commonly occurs in patients with forearm and lower leg fractures. Compartment syndromes of the gluteal and thigh muscles are less common. It is imperative that compartment syndrome be diag...

    Authors: Tomotaka Miura, Takahito Miyake, Hideshi Okada, Hideaki Oiwa, Yosuke Mizuno, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Tetsuya Fukuta, Haruka Okamoto, Masato Shiba, Norihide Kanda, Takahiro Yoshida, Shozo Yoshida and Shinji Ogura
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:89
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  35. Ingestion of magnets carries risks for significant morbidity. We propose a new protocol designed to reduce the need for surgery, shorten length of stay, and decrease morbidity.

    Authors: Ortal Schaffer, Adi Kenoshi and Osnat Zmora
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:88
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  36. Blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI) is the second leading cause of death due to traumas in young patients. The primary presentation might be chest or interscapular pain, difficulty in breathing, and, in sever...

    Authors: Mohammad Sadeghian, Pouya Ebrahimi, Parnian Soltani, Massoud Ghasemi, Homa Taheri and Maryam Mehrpooya
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:87
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  37. In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a major cause of mortality globally, and over 50% of the survivors will require institutional care as a result of poor neurological outcome. It is important that physicians...

    Authors: David Olukolade Alao, Snaha Abraham, Emad Dababneh, Roxanne Roby, Mohammed Farid, Nada Mohammed, Natalia Rojas-Perilla and Arif Alper Cevik
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:86
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. Severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and severe dengue are challenging to identify during the COVID-19 pandemic in dengue-endemic areas. Fever, multiorgan involvement, and shock charact...

    Authors: Anggraini Alam, Fina Meilyana Andriyani and Stanza Uga Peryoga
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:85
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. The allocation of resident physicians to clinical rotations presents a complex challenge that requires balancing multiple objectives with the goals of providing optimal patient care, maintaining adequate depar...

    Authors: Rawan Eskandarani, Ahmed Almuhainy and Abdulrahman Alzahrani
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:84
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  40. Workplace violence (WPV) in Emergency Departments (EDs) is an increasingly recognized challenge healthcare providers face in low-resource settings. While studies have highlighted the increased prevalence of WP...

    Authors: Tania Ahluwalia, Sukhpreet Singh, Navvin Gandhi, Serkan Toy, Katherine Douglass, Janice Blanchard and Kevin Davey
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:83
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. The presentation of acute aortic dissection can pose a challenge for emergency physicians, as it may occur without pain. Atypical presentations can lead to significant delays in diagnosis and increased mortali...

    Authors: Viviane Donner, Hadrien Beuret, Simon Savoy, Vincent Ribordy and Christine D. Sadeghi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:80
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  44. Mesenteric arterial thrombosis is an extremely rare thrombotic event, especially during pregnancy, that can cause rapid fatal consequences unless the patient receives early definitive treatment.

    Authors: Dóra Melicher, Szabolcs Gaál, Tamás Berényi, Bánk Gábor Fenyves, Norbert Nagy, Péter Hegedűs, András Fülöp, Attila Szijártó and Csaba Varga
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:79
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  45. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a crucial skill for emergency medical services. As high-risk-low-frequency events pose an immense mental load to providers, concepts of crew resource management, non-technical ...

    Authors: Felix Patricius Hans, Leo Benning, Jan-Steffen Pooth and Hans-Jörg Busch
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:78
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  46. Clinical criteria are essential for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) followed by urine testing, including urinalysis (UA). No study has evaluated the potential related factors that may guide the appr...

    Authors: Nada M. Alateeq, Manal B. Mohammed, Albandari T. Alsubaie, Amal A. Alshehri, Dalya Attallah, Salem Agabawi and Abrar K. Thabit
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:77
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  47. Traumatic shock is the leading cause of preventable death with most patients dying within the first six hours from arriving to the hospital. This underscores the importance of prehospital interventions, and gr...

    Authors: Eva V. Zadorozny, Tyler Weigel, Samuel M. Galvagno Jr., Christian Martin-Gill, Joshua B. Brown and Francis X. Guyette
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:76
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  48. Many cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are diagnosed in the emergency department, and abbreviated lower extremity venous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has already shown an accuracy comparable to that of s...

    Authors: Soo Yeon Kang, Ik Joon Jo, Sejin Heo, Hansol Chang, Guntak Lee, Jong Eun Park, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Min Ji Kim and Hee Yoon
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:75
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  49. Sepsis remains a worldwide major cause of hospitalization, mortality, and morbidity. To enhance the identification of patients with suspected sepsis at high risk of mortality and adverse outcomes in the emerge...

    Authors: João P. M. Bidart, Regis G. Rosa, Marina Bessel, Luana G. Pedrotti and Luciano Z. Goldani
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:74
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  50. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Asia and Africa have the highest Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) mortality rate. Cirrhosis, responsible for 22.2 fatalities per 100,000 people, is India’s 10th most...

    Authors: Salva Ameena M S, Vempalli Nagasubramanyam, Anand Sharma, Nidhi Kaeley, Bharat Bhushan Bhardwaj, Poonam Arora, Althaf Assis, Takshak Shankar, Hari Prasad, Mukund Rajta and Ashwani Pundir
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:73
    Content type: Research Published on:
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