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  1. 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
    Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine Published on:

  2. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  3. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  4. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  5. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  6. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  7. 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
    Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine Published on:

  8. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  9. 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
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  10. 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
    Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine Published on:

  11. 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
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  12. 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
    Content type: Review Published on:

  13. 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
    Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine Published on:

  14. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  15. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  16. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  17. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  18. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  19. 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 Alshehri and Nawfal Al Jerian
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:14
    Content type: Educational advances in emergency medicine Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:56

  20. 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
    Content type: Correction Published on:

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

  21. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  22. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  23. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  24. 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
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  25. The purpose of our study is to investigate rates of individual procedures performed by residents in our emergency medicine (EM) residency program. Different programs expose residents to different training envi...

    Authors: Joshua T. Bucher, Christopher Bryczkowski, Grant Wei, Renee L. Riggs, Anoop Kotwal, Brian Sumner and Jonathan V. McCoy
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:7
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  26. Clinical care review is the process of retrospectively examining potential errors or gaps in medical care, aiming for future practice improvement. The objective of our systematic review is to identify the curr...

    Authors: Laura E. Walker, David M. Nestler, Torrey A. Laack, Casey M. Clements, Patricia J. Erwin, Lori Scanlan-Hanson and M. Fernanda Bellolio
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:6
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  27. Previous studies have demonstrated that patients have poor understanding of the discharge instructions provided from the emergency department (ED). The aims of this study are to determine if patient factors, s...

    Authors: Hasan Sheikh, Aleksandar Brezar, Agata Dzwonek, Lawrence Yau and Lisa A. Calder
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:5
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  28. It has been more than a decade since emergency medicine became recognized as a specialty in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In the last fifteen years emergency medicine has widely established itself and developed rapi...

    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 11:4
    Content type: State of International Emergency medicine Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:13

  29. Emergency department (ED) triage is performed to prioritize care for patients with critical and time-sensitive illness. Triage errors create opportunity for increased morbidity and mortality. Here, we sought t...

    Authors: Jeremiah S. Hinson, Diego A. Martinez, Paulo S. K. Schmitz, Matthew Toerper, Danieli Radu, James Scheulen, Sarah A. Stewart de Ramirez and Scott Levin
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:3
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  30. When we established an emergency department-based telemedicine program, we assumed that many older patients would be skeptical of the new technology and choose not to participate. Our assumption was incorrect....

    Authors: Peter Greenwald, Michael Ethan Stern, Sunday Clark and Rahul Sharma
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:2
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  31. This study aimed to compare the epidemiology, clinical presentations, management, and outcomes of renal colic presentations in two major academic centers from geographically diverse populations: Qatar (a count...

    Authors: Sameer A. Pathan, Biswadev Mitra, Zain A. Bhutta, Isma Qureshi, Elle Spencer, Asmaa A. Hameed, Sana Nadeem, Ramsha Tahir, Shahzad Anjum and Peter A. Cameron
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2018 11:1
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  32. Several efforts have been made to assure and to improve the quality of procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) performed by emergency physicians (EPs) in The Netherlands. This study investigated the current PS...

    Authors: Maybritt I. Kuypers, Gaël J. P. Smits, Suzanne C. Valkenet, Wendy A. M. H. Thijssen and Frans B. Plötz
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:33
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  33. Clinical decision makings according studies result require the valid and correct data collection, andanalysis. However, there are some common methodological and statistical issues which may ignore by authors. ...

    Authors: Manoochehr Karami and Salman Khazaei
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:32
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  34. Very frequent outpatient emergency department (ED) use—so called “superutilization”—at the state level is not well-studied. To address this gap, we examined frequent ED utilization in the largest state Medicai...

    Authors: Chris Delcher, Chengliang Yang, Sanjay Ranka, Joseph Adrian Tyndall, Bruce Vogel and Elizabeth Shenkman
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:31
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  35. A report of loss of consciousness (LOC) is frequently considered reason enough to obtain a computed tomography (CT) scan in the evaluation of head trauma. We conducted this study to reduce exposure to radiatio...

    Authors: Muhammad Waseem, Patrick Iyahen Jr, Hilary Bryan Anderson, Kevin Kapoor, Ramnath Kapoor and Mark Leber
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:30
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  36. The safe and effective administration of fluids and medications during the management of medical emergencies in children depends on an appropriately determined dose, based on body weight. Weight can often not ...

    Authors: Mike Wells, Lara Nicole Goldstein and Alison Bentley
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:29
    Content type: Review Published on:

  37. Although human and equipment resources, proper training, and the verification of endotracheal intubation are vital elements of difficult airway management (DAM), their availability in Japanese emergency depart...

    Authors: Yuko Ono, Koichi Tanigawa, Kazuaki Shinohara, Tetsuhiro Yano, Kotaro Sorimachi, Ryota Inokuchi and Jiro Shimada
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:28
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  38. Coins are made of metal, which is generally radiopaque, and so physicians often have the misconception that all coins are detectable by radiography. Here, we report a case of intentionally swallowed coins in t...

    Authors: Jin Takahashi, Takashi Shiga and Hiraku Funakoshi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:27
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  39. Nail abnormalities in childhood are generally uncommon. Recently, onychomadesis is described as a rare, late complication of hand-foot-mouth disease, which is a viral illness commonly seen in the pediatric age...

    Authors: Ibrahim Mortada, Rola Mortada and Mohamad Al Bazzal
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:26
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  40. The objective of this study was to determine the attitude of patients, healthcare professionals, and noninjured lay persons towards adding a video with discharge instructions to patient care for patients with ...

    Authors: Amber E. Hoek, Maaike van den Hamer, Carianne K. Deelstra, Ed F. van Beeck, Diederik W. J. Dippel, Juanita A. Haagsma and Pleunie P. M. Rood
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:25
    Content type: Brief Research Report Published on:

  41. In order to enhance patient safety during resuscitation of critically ill patients, we need to optimize team communication and enhance team situational awareness but little is known about resuscitation team co...

    Authors: Lisa Anne Calder, George Mastoras, Mitra Rahimpour, Benjamin Sohmer, Brian Weitzman, A. Adam Cwinn, Tara Hobin and Avi Parush
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:24
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  42. Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus may present repeatedly to the emergency department (ED) for management and treatment of hyperglycemic episodes, including diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmola...

    Authors: Justin W. Yan, Katherine M. Gushulak, Melanie P. Columbus, Kristine van Aarsen, Alexandra L. Hamelin, George A. Wells and Ian G. Stiell
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:23
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  43. Pesticides are identified as one of the dangerous poisons globally in children and are associated with increased short- and long-term morbidity. Pesticide poisoning is the most common method of self-poisoning ...

    Authors: Kavinda Chandimal Dayasiri, Shaluka F. Jayamanne and Chamilka Y. Jayasinghe
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:22
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  44. Innovative methods for delivering healthcare via the use of technology are rapidly growing. Despite the passage of the Affordable Care Act, emergency department visits have continued to rise nationally. Health...

    Authors: Rahul Sharma, Peter Fleischut and Daniel Barchi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:21
    Content type: Case study Published on:

  45. Mass Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training using less expensive and easily portable manikins is one way to increase the number of trained laypeople in a short time. The easy-to-carry, low-cost CPR trai...

    Authors: Shota Tanaka, Alexander E. White, Ryo Sagisaka, Guanseng Chong, Eileen Ng, Jinny Seow, Nurul Asyikin MJ, Hideharu Tanaka and Marcus Eng Hock Ong
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:20
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  46. Hospitalization and early anticoagulation therapy remain standard care for patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with pulmonary embolism (PE). For PEs discovered incidentally, however, optimal ...

    Authors: Srinivas R. Banala, Sai-Ching Jim Yeung, Terry W. Rice, Cielito C. Reyes-Gibby, Carol C. Wu, Knox H. Todd, W. Frank Peacock and Kumar Alagappan
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:19
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  47. Time is a crucial factor for the successful early management of the multi-trauma patient. Hybrid operating theaters, which support the integration of surgical treatment and interventional radiology, provide op...

    Authors: Naofumi Bunya, Keisuke Harada, Yosuke Kuroda, Tsubasa Toyohara, Takashi Toyohara, Narumi Kubota, Ryuichiro Kakizaki, Hideto Irifune, Shuji Uemura and Eichi Narimatsu
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:18
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  48. Loop diuretics are common therapy for emergency department (ED) patients with acute heart failure (AHF). Diuretic resistance (DR) is a term used to describe blunted natriuretic response to loop diuretics. It w...

    Authors: Andrew Doering, Cathy A. Jenkins, Alan B. Storrow, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Gregory J. Fermann, Karen F. Miller, Matthew Sperling and Sean P. Collins
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:17
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  49. Pain is among the most commonly treated symptoms in the emergency department, and opioids are commonly prescribed from the emergency department to treat moderate to severe pain. Prescription drug monitoring pr...

    Authors: Henry W. Young II, Joseph A. Tyndall and Linda B. Cottler
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017 10:16
    Content type: Original Research Published on:
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