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Latest (1) Full Text Articles (20)141 Disaster Management and Physician Preparedness Southern Medical Journal, January 8, 2013
142 Psychiatry Consultation During Disaster Preparedness: Hurricane Gustav Southern Medical Journal, January 8, 2013 Review Article
143 A Cross-Sectional Study on Risk Factors of Depression Severity Among Survivors of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Community Mental Health Journal, January 7, 2013 Clinical Article
144 Clinical Skill and Knowledge Requirements of Health Care Providers Caring for Children in Disaster, Humanitarian and Civic Assistance Operations: An Integrative Review of the Literature Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, January 2, 2013
145 Ending Neglect of Older People in the Response to Humanitarian Emergencies Full Text PLoS Medicine, December 20, 2012
146 EvacuAid: A Probabilistic Model to Determine the Expected Loss of Life for Different Mass Evacuation Strategies During Flood Threats Risk Analysis, December 20, 2012
147 Dynamic Simulation as an Approach to Understanding Hurricane Risk Response: Insights from the Stormview Lab Risk Analysis, December 20, 2012
148 Pain and Natural Disaster Pain Practice, December 19, 2012
149 Catastrophe Risk Models for Evaluating Disaster Risk Reduction Investments in Developing Countries Risk Analysis, December 18, 2012
150 Crisis Communication: An Inequalities Perspective on the 2010 Boston Water Crisis Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 17, 2012
151 Critical Challenges and Impediments Affecting Rural Physicians During a Public Health Emergency Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 14, 2012
152 San Diego's Area Coordinator System: A Disaster Preparedness Model for US Nursing Homes Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 14, 2012
153 Geriatric Emergency Preparedness and Response Workshops: An Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, Intentions, and Self-Efficacy of Participants Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 13, 2012
154 Incidences, Types, and Influencing Factors of Snow Disaster–Associated Injuries in Ningbo, China, 2008 Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 13, 2012
155 Does a non-destructive earthquake cause posttraumatic stress disorder? A cross-sectional study European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, December 13, 2012
156 Planning for Baseline Medical Care Needs of a Displaced Population After a Disaster Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 13, 2012
157 Haitian Earthquake Relief: Disaster Response Aboard the USNS Comfort Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 13, 2012
158 Emergency/disaster medical support in the restoration project for the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident Emergency Medicine Journal, December 12, 2012
159 Earthquake-related crush fractures and non-earthquake-related fractures of the extremities: A comparative radiological study Emergency Medicine Australasia, December 10, 2012
160 Suicide in the Aftermath of the LAquila (Italy) Earthquake Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, December 6, 2012
Clinical Pearls in Emergency Medicine
- Appendicitis is the most common pediatric gastrointestinal surgical emergency.
- Drug-eluting stent (DES) placement improves revascularization rates without increased 3-year hazard of adverse clinical outcomes among individuals undergoing emergency primary percutaneous coronary intervention due to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs).
- Using an accelerated diagnostic protocol (ADP) with Troponin 1 as the sole biomarker may successfully identify low short-term risk of major adverse coronary event (MACE), and decrease observation time among individuals who present to the ER with chest pain.
Highlights in Emergency Medicine
Procalcitonin and CRP predict identify high-risk children with appendicitis
As published in Pediatric Emergency Care, procalcitonin and CRP levels discriminate between children admitted with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis who may require closer monitoring. The study involved 111 children who were divided into 2 groups based on intra-operative diagnoses of appendicitis (n=69) and peritonitis (n=42). Patients with peritonitis, who were more likely to have complications and require intensive care unit admission, had significantly higher procalcitonin (0.15 vs. 4.95 ng/ml) and CRP levels (3 vs. 14.3 mg/dl) on admission than patients with appendicitis. Using a cut-off procalcitonin level of 0.18 ng/ml, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for peritonitis were 97%, 80%, 72%, and 89.3%, respectively. Using a cut-off CRP level of 3 mg/dl, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for peritonitis were 95%, 74%, 68%, and 96.2%, respectively.
Read the article summaryVomiting during acute stroke increases mortality
As published in the Emergency Medicine Journal, patients who vomit during acute strokes have an increased risk of mortality (HR=5.06). Of 1968 stroke patients enrolled in the study, 1349 had cerebral infarctions, 459 had cerebral hemorrhages, and 152 had subarachnoid hemorrhages; 14.5% of all stroke patients vomited during the acute stage of the stroke (cerebral infarction, 8.7%; cerebral hemorrhage, 23.7%; and subarachnoid hemorrhage, 36.8%).
Read the article summaryAssociation between tight glycemic control and hip fracture in diabetics
As published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, patients with T2DM (mean age, 77.3 y; n=932) with a HbA1c < 6% (OR=3.01) or 6.1-7% (OR=2.34) are more likely to sustain a hip fracture than patients with a HbA1c > 8%. All patients had a HbA1c level determined within 3 months preceding the hip fracture. No differences in risk existed between patients treated with oral hypoglycemics or insulin.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Emergency Med Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Post-disaster depression and vigilance: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study Experimental Brain Research, May 7, 2013
2 An after-action review tool for EDs: learning from mass casualty incidents The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 8, 2013 Review Article
3 The injury burden of the 2010 Haiti earthquake: A stratified cluster survey Injury, May 14, 2013
4 Alcohol use disorders and drinking among survivors of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City Comprehensive Psychiatry, May 13, 2013
5 Patient influx and trauma types in a front-line hospital and a secondary referral hospital after the Wenchuan earthquake: a retrospectively comparative study European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, April 11, 2011
6 Increased incidence of escherichia coli bacteremia post-christchurch earthquake 2011: possible associations Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, May 22, 2013 Review Article
7 Risk factors predicting posttraumatic stress reactions in adolescents after 2011 Van earthquake Comprehensive Psychiatry, May 20, 2013
8 A prospective study of the impact of floods on the mental and physical health of older adults Aging and Mental Health, May 29, 2013
9 Impact of the christchurch earthquakes on hospital staff Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, May 22, 2013
10 Does a non-destructive earthquake cause posttraumatic stress disorder? A cross-sectional study European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, May 3, 2013
11 Delayed recovery of caregivers from social dysfunction and psychological distress after the Great East Japan Earthquake Journal of Affective Disorders, May 14, 2013
12 Posttraumatic stress disorder in parents and youth after health-related disasters Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, May 22, 2013
13 Level of Disaster Preparedness in Patients Visiting the Emergency Department: Results of the Civilian Assessment of Readiness for Disaster (CARD) Survey Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, March 26, 2013
14 Psychopathological chronic sequelae of the 2009 earthquake in LAquila, Italy Journal of Affective Disorders, May 15, 2013
15 Proposals for Aligning Disaster Health Competency Models Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, May 17, 2013 Review Article
16 Disease pattern and chronic illness in rural China: The Hong Kong Red Cross basic health clinic after 2008 Sichuan earthquake Emergency Medicine Australasia, May 21, 2013
17 Intention to comply with mandatory hurricane evacuation orders among persons living along a coastal area Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, May 23, 2013 Review Article
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