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  2. Undiagnosed cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection result in significant morbidity and mortality, further transmission, and increased public health costs. Testing in emergency departments (EDs) is an oppor...

    Authors: Maria Buti, Inês Vaz-Pinto, Vítor Magno Pereira, Marta Casado, Jordi Llaneras, Ana Barreira, Catarina Esteves, Mafalda Guimarães, Ana Gorgulho, Tomás Mourão, Elisa Xavier, Luís Jasmins, Ana Paula Reis, Nancy Faria, Bruno Freitas, Graça Andrade…
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:5
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  3. The aim of our research was to design and evaluate an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model using a systemic grid search for the early prediction of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among patients presentin...

    Authors: Ahmed Raheem, Shahan Waheed, Musa Karim, Nadeem Ullah Khan and Rida Jawed
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:4
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  5. Black rock, Kala Pathar or ParaPhenyleneDiamine (PPD), is an aromatic amine widely used as a hair dye ingredient and is also used in textile industries. However, when ingested, PPD is highly toxic resulting in...

    Authors: Aml Ahmed Sayed, Abdelrahman Hamdy Abdelrahman, Zein Elabdeen Ahmed Sayed and Marwa Ahmed Abdelhameid
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:2
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  6. Black widows, one of the few spiders that can sting humans with poison, are members of the spider genus Latrodectus and are well-known for the extraordinary potency of their neurotoxic venom. Latrodectism, a s...

    Authors: Shimelis Korbu, Mosisa Olika and Getu Alemayehu
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:1
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  7. Antiphospholipid syndrome causes systemic arterial and venous thromboses due to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Adrenal insufficiency is a rare complication of antiphospholipid syndrome that may r...

    Authors: Yoshihito Iijima, Masahito Ishikawa, Nozomu Motono and Hidetaka Uramoto
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:93
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  8. Klebsiella pneumoniae invasion syndrome (KPIS) is a severe multi-site infection that is usually caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae. The bacteria are relatively common in Asian diabetics and can cause o...

    Authors: Yunhao Luo, Wen Hu, Lingna Wu, Shijie Duan and Xingmei Zhong
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:92
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  9. Facial gunshot wounds present a complex challenge to both medical professionals and victims with significant physical, psychological, and economic implications for those who suffer these types of injuries. Rec...

    Authors: Luca Tomassini, Giuliano Ascani, Paolo Mancini, Claudio Cacaci and Roberto Scendoni
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:90
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  10. Urinoma, a rare condition resulting from urine leakage due to trauma to the kidney, bladder, or urethra, is typically diagnosed using enhanced computed tomography urogram with delayed imaging. This report pres...

    Authors: Asra Moradkhani, Mona Zangi, Mobin Azami, Mohammad Ghasemi-Rad and Abdolghader Pakniyat
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:91
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  11. The role of the clinical pharmacist in medication reconciliation is well established. Upon patients’ admission, the reconciliation service mainly focuses on achieving an accurate and full drug history. This wi...

    Authors: Heba Othman Shaker, Ahmed Abdel Fattah Sabry, Asmaa Salah, Gilan Mohamed Ragab, Nahla Ahmed Sedik, Zahraa Ali, Doha Magdy and Asmaa Mohamed Alkafafy
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:89
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  12. Endotracheal intubation (ETI) in critically ill patients is a high-risk procedure due to the increased risk of cardiac arrest, and several factors may predict poor outcomes in these patients. The aim of this s...

    Authors: Mehdi Torabi, Ghazal Soleimani Mahani and Moghaddameh Mirzaee
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:88
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  13. The use of intravenous fluid therapy in patients with major trauma in prehospital settings is still controversial. We conducted an umbrella review to evaluate which is the best volume expansion in the resuscit...

    Authors: Silvia Gianola, Greta Castellini, Annalisa Biffi, Gloria Porcu, Antonello Napoletano, Daniela Coclite, Daniela D’Angelo, Marco Di Nitto, Alice Josephine Fauci, Ornella Punzo, Primiano Iannone and Osvaldo Chiara
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:87
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  14. Self-discharge is a risk factor for readmission and excess mortality. We assess the rate of self-discharge from the emergency department (ED) among presentations for acute recreational drug toxicity and identi...

    Authors: Odd Martin Vallersnes, Alison M. Dines, David M. Wood, Fridtjof Heyerdahl, Knut Erik Hovda, Christopher Yates, Isabelle Giraudon, Blazena Caganova, Alessandro Ceschi, Miguel Galicia, Evangelia Liakoni, Matthias E. Liechti, Ã’scar Miró, Roberta Noseda, Per Sverre Persett, Kristiina Põld…
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:86
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  15. Several validated decision rules are available for clinicians to guide the appropriate use of imaging for patients with musculoskeletal injuries, including the Canadian CT Head Rule, Canadian C-Spine Rule, Nat...

    Authors: Priti Kharel, Joshua R. Zadro, Zhang Chen, Madii A. Himbury, Adrian C. Traeger, James Linklater and Christopher G. Maher
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:85
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. Nowadays, we find ourselves in very unexpected and challenging circumstances facing the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the new coronavirus pandemic probably affected everyone’s mental health, and people with...

    Authors: Tarso Augusto Duenhas Accorsi, Karine De Amicis Lima, Karen Francine Köhler, Eduardo Cordioli and Carlos Henrique Sartorato Pedrotti
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:84
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  17. Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a significant public health issue and a considerable economic burden in developed countries. While the majority of non-fire-related CO poisonings are attributed to gas heating...

    Authors: Ghaith Mohsen, Michael Kemmerer and Lars Eichhorn
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:83
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  18. Lockdowns and quarantines during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced healthcare services’ usage patterns such as emergency department (ED) attendance. During the pandemic, Israel issued three lockdowns (March–May...

    Authors: Tomer Bernstine, Michael Edelstein and Danna Krupik
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:82
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  19. ECG interpretation is a life-saving skill in emergency medicine (EM), and a core competency in undergraduate medical curricula; however, confidence for residents/students is low. We developed a novel education...

    Authors: Mazen El-Baba, Jesse McLaren and Niran Argintaru
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:81
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  20. Big cat bites are highly lethal due to the enormous bite force of these animals. This article reviews the morphology of these types of injuries and key points of management through a survival case at a Japanes...

    Authors: Kouichi Fujii, Jin Kikuchi, Masatoshi Uchida, Masanari Machida, Midori Tsuchiya, Kentaro Hayashi, Nana Maekawa, Hajime Houzumi, Arata Honda and Koji Wake
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:80
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  21. Pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the practice of chest compressions combined with rescue breathing, is crucia...

    Authors: Nouf S. Almutairi, Nesrin A. Alharthy, AlAnoud M. Almaziad, AlJazi T. Alsalloum, Rozanna A. AlHarbi, Shamayel A. Almulhem, Amal Yousif and Fatmah Othman
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:76
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  22. Nepal is a landlocked country with variable topography including the world’s tallest mountains, tropical forests, and Gangetic plains. This topography leads to diverse healthcare needs, from tropical diseases ...

    Authors: Sanjeeb S. Bhandari and Subarna Adhikari
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:79
    Content type: State of International Emergency Medicine Published on:

  23. Ocular complaints, including acute or subacute vision loss, are commonly encountered in emergency departments (ED). These potentially time-sensitive complaints are difficult to diagnose and evaluate without ad...

    Authors: Christian A. Tagle, Joe W. Chen, Jamshid Mistry, Danny Fernandez, Cameron C. Neeki, Fanglong Dong and Michael M. Neeki
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:78
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  24. Door to balloon time is a crucial factor of mortality in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. However, the factors that contribute to failure of achieving door to balloon time ≤ 90 min in ...

    Authors: Atsuhito Inoue, Michiko Mizobe, Jin Takahashi and Hiraku Funakoshi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:77
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  25. The purpose of this study was to evaluate possible factors that might be accompanied by high level of human monkey pox (HMPX) knowledge and to explain the relationship between HMPX knowledge and Beliefs regard...

    Authors: Safa H. Alkalash, Marzouk M. Marzouk, Nagwa A. Farag, Fatma A. Elesrigy, Ayah M. Barakat, Faransa A. Ahmed, Rasha A. Mohamed and Abeer A. Almowafy
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:75
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  26. The use of nonionic low-osmolar contrast media has significantly reduced the risk of hypersensitivity reactions. Despite this, severe reactions continue to occur unpredictably. An ischemic stroke in the settin...

    Authors: Takshak Shankar, Nagasubramanyam Vempalli, Reshma Asokan, Aadya Pillai and D. J. Lalneiruol Infimate
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:74
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  27. Boarding of critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED) has long been known to compromise patient care and affect outcomes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple hospitals worldwide experienced o...

    Authors: Tharwat El Zahran, Sally Al Hassan, Victoria Al Karaki, Lina Hammoud, Christelle El Helou, Malak Khalifeh, Moustafa Al Hariri, Hani Tamim and Imad El Majzoub
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:73
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Elevated intracranial pressure is a devastating complication of catastrophic brain injury. Intracranial hypertension is commonly seen in neurologic injury secondary to traumatic brain injuries. Uncontrolled pr...

    Authors: Sima Patel, Jose Maria-Rios, Amay Parikh and Okorie Nduka Okorie
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:72
    Content type: Review Published on:

  29. Double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) has demonstrated increased survival with good neurological outcome in a recent randomized controlled trial. DSED has not been studied in patients with extracorp...

    Authors: Stephan Katzenschlager, Raphael Heck, Erik Popp, Frank Weilbacher, Markus A. Weigand, Christoph Eisner and Christopher Neuhaus
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:71
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  30. Traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) is associated with poor outcomes. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMSs) are often used to transport critically ill patients to hospitals. However, the role of HEMS in the...

    Authors: Hiroki Nagasawa, Kazuhiko Omori, Ken-ichi Muramatsu, Ikuto Takeuchi, Hiromichi Ohsaka, Kouhei Ishikawa and Youichi Yanagawa
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:70
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. In pre-hospital emergency care, decisions regarding patient non-conveyance emerged as significant determinants of healthcare outcomes and resource utilization. These complex decisions became integral to the pr...

    Authors: Hassan Farhat, Kawther El Aifa, Guillaume Alinier, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Padarath Gangaram, Moncef Khadhraoui, Loua Al-Shaikh, Imed Gargouri and James Laughton
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:69
    Content type: Review Published on:

  32. Hypertension (HTN) is a major global health problem that affects approximately 1.13 billion people worldwide, and 1–2% of this population has hypertensive crisis. Hypertensive crisis is becoming a major health...

    Authors: Hailemariam Gezie, Aklilu Azazh, Birhanu Melaku and Habtam Gelaye
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:68
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  33. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is a potentially life-saving procedure for bleeding trauma patients. Being a rare and complex procedure performed in extreme situations, repeti...

    Authors: T. Birrenbach, R. Wespi, W. E. Hautz, J. Berger, P. R. Schwab, G. Papagiannakis, A. K. Exadaktylos and T. C. Sauter
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:67
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  34. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming more prevalent in recent years for evaluating patients presenting with musculoskeletal injuries in the emergency department (ED). This imaging modality has been uti...

    Authors: Naheed Habibullah, Jamil Dayo, Salman Muhammad Soomar and Noman Ali
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:66
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  35. Thrombotic storm is a series of acute to subacute thrombotic events that evolve over a few days to weeks and result in progressive thromboses at multiple sites. There is often a predisposing event to thrombose...

    Authors: Takshak Shankar, Nagasubramanyam Vempalli and Archana Bairwa
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:65
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  36. To assess differences between patients referred to emergency departments by a primary care physician (PCP) and those presenting directly and the impact of referral on the likelihood of admission.

    Authors: Andreas Umgelter, Markus Faust, Slatomir Wenske, Katrin Umgelter, Roland M. Schmid and Georg Walter
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:64
    Content type: Research Published on:

  37. Previous studies conducted in North America, Europe, and East Asia (Liu et al., EClinicalMedicine 44:101293, 2022; Matsui et al., JAMA Netw Open 2:e195111, 2019; Awad et al., J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open 4:...

    Authors: Emad Awad, Guillaume Alinier, Hassan Farhat, Niki Rumbolt, Adnaan Azizurrahman, Buthaina Mortada and Rakan Shami
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:63
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  38. Capsular warning syndrome (CWS) is a rare clinical syndrome characterised by recurrent and transient episodes of focal neurological deficits with high risk of infarction. The exact physiological mechanism of C...

    Authors: Sarah En Mei Tan and Kenneth Wei Jian Heng
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:62
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

    The Correspondence to this article has been published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:35

  39. Clinical attempts of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) have increased in recent years; however, it also has life-threatening complicatio...

    Authors: Gun Jik Kim, Kyoung Hoon Lim, Tak-hyuk Oh, Hyun-Joo Lee, Deokbi Hwang and Hanna Jung
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:61
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  40. The number of older adults with a high risk of frailty and severe illness continues to increase. Moreover, physiological change and multiple comorbidities are challenging to triage in geriatrics. Therefore, we...

    Authors: Praphaphorn Supatanakij, Kanruethai Imok and Karn Suttapanit
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:60
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Disaster medicine is a growing field within the specialty of emergency medicine, but educational training typically focuses on hospital drills or other educational strategies, such as didactics, simulation, or...

    Authors: Shayne Gue, Stephanie Cohen, Maria Tassone, Ayanna Walker, Andy Little, Martin Morales-Cruz, Casey McGillicuddy, David Lebowitz, Robert Pell, Ariel Vera, Steven Nazario, Darielys Mejias, Andrew Bobbett, Drake Dixon, Anines Quinones and Latha Ganti
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:59
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  42. This study examined the conflicts between different generations working in US emergency departments (ED). We sought to record generational differences involving communication preferences, perceived areas of co...

    Authors: Mindi Guptill, Ellen Reibling, Tammy Phan, Bryant Khoo, Stephen Lin, Corbin Donham, Cheryl Wang and E. Lea Walters
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:58
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. This is a cohort pilot study of senior emergency medicine residents and residency-trained emergency medicine registrars practicing in an urban tertiary academic hospital in Guyana in South America. The primary...

    Authors: Rayal Jhagru, Rajiv Singh and Jordan Rupp
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:57
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  44. E-cigarette use, or vaping, is an alternative nicotine delivery system that is becoming increasingly prevalent in adolescents and young adults. There is currently a lack of comprehensive research on the advers...

    Authors: Amir Khorrami, Mohammad Ali Khorrami and Heitham Gheriani
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:56
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  45. Authors: Anh Dinh Bao Vuong, Thanh Hai Pham, Xuan Trang Nguyen, Ngoc Bich Trinh, Phuc Nhon Nguyen and Quang Nhat Ho
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:55
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:26

  46. Traumatic brain injury causes morbidity, mortality, and at least 2,500,000 yearly emergency department visits in the USA. Computerized tomography of the head is the gold standard to detect traumatic intracrani...

    Authors: Henrik Bergenfeldt, Jakob Lundager Forberg, Riikka Lehtinen, Ebba Anefjäll and Tomas Vedin
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:54
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic and clinical processes of pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship training held by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS).

    Authors: Ahmad Khobrani, Osama Kentab, Abdulaziz Algarni, Ahmad AAl Ibrahim, Javid Ahmad Bhat, Ammar Abdulmajeed, Wafa Homaida, Sara El Basheer, Abdullah Akkam and Muna Aljahany
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:53
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  48. Severe hypocalcemia may lead to life-threatening arrhythmias. Denosumab is an effective treatment for osteoporosis that allows long intervals between doses. However, there is a risk of hypocalcemia in some pat...

    Authors: Fumito Okuno, Asami Ito-Masui, Atsuya Hane, Keiko Maeyama, Kaoru Ikejiri, Ken Ishikura, Masashi Yanagisawa, Kaoru Dohi and Kei Suzuki
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:52
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  49. Gunshot wounds injury to the thorax is common in armed conflicts or war, including the war of Russia against Ukraine. Injury to the chest is associated with a high mortality or physical disability due to damag...

    Authors: Igor Lurin, Eduard Khoroshun, Volodymyr Negoduiko, Volodymyr Makarov, Serhii Shypilov, Volodymyr Boroday, Maksym Gorobeiko and Andrii Dinets
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:51
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  50. To assess the effect of a commercial artificial intelligence (AI) solution implementation in the emergency department on clinical outcomes in a single level 1 trauma center.

    Authors: Dmitry Kotovich, Gilad Twig, Zeev Itsekson-Hayosh, Maximiliano Klug, Asaf Ben Simon, Gal Yaniv, Eli Konen, Noam Tau, Daniel Raskin, Paul J. Chang and David Orion
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 16:50
    Content type: Research Published on:
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