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801 Enhancing research interest and collaboration in the interdisciplinary context of emergency care Journal of Interprofessional Care, April 7, 2009

802 Quality Indicators for Geriatric Emergency Care Academic Emergency Medicine, April 6, 2009 Evidence Based Medicine

803 Lifelong Learning in the 21st Century and Beyond Full Text RadioGraphics, April 2, 2009

804 Emergency Medicine Career Choice: A Profile of Factors and Influences from the Association of American Medical Colleges Graduation Questionnaires Academic Emergency Medicine, March 30, 2009 Evidence Based Medicine

805 RVU Ready. Preparing Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians in Documentation for an Incentive-based Work Environment Academic Emergency Medicine, March 26, 2009 Evidence Based Medicine

806 Structured training in the management of emergencies in mothers, babies and children in a poorly resourced health system: Logbooks to document skill use Resuscitation, March 20, 2009

807 Resources for education on pain and its management: A practitioners compendium Current Pain and Headache Reports, March 19, 2009

808 Pain Management in Current Combat Operations Prehospital Emergency Care, March 17, 2009 Clinical Article

809 The importance of surgical education in the accuracy of implant placement during hip fracture fixation Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, March 17, 2009

810 Effect of High-Fidelity Simulation on Pediatric Advanced Life Support Training in Pediatric House Staff Pediatric Emergency Care, March 16, 2009

811 The Academic Challenge of Teaching Psychomotor Skills for Hemostasis of Solid Organ Injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 13, 2009

812 Development and restructuring of a burn centre in an emerging nation, based on the example of Kyrgyzstan Burns, March 13, 2009

813 A prospective study of burns trauma in children in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, south–south Nigeria Burns, March 13, 2009

814 Towards a basic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in acute stroke - identification of salient findings by the inexperienced examiner Full Text BMC Medical Education, March 11, 2009

815 The Academic Challenge of Teaching Psychomotor Skills for Hemostasis of Solid Organ Injury The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 10, 2009

816 The design and pilot of a translation aid to help ED clinicians enhance communication with the Portuguese-speaking patient International Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 3, 2009

817 Introduction to the "space-control theory of paramedic scene management" Emergency Medicine Journal, February 27, 2009

818 Content prioritisation of the College of Emergency Medicine specialty curriculum: an exploratory study using a modified Delphi approach Emergency Medicine Journal, February 26, 2009

819 Bioterrorism: Evaluating the Preparedness of Pediatricians in Michigan Pediatric Emergency Care, February 23, 2009

820 Overview: Medicare Direct Graduate and Indirect Medical Education Payments Full Text AAMC Reporter, February 20, 2009

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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.

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Vomiting 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%).

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Association 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.

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1 American Board of Emergency Medicine Report on Residency Training Information (2012-2013), American Board of Emergency Medicine Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 26, 2013 Review Article

2 How emergency physicians use biomarkers: insights from a qualitative assessment of script concordance tests Emergency Medicine Journal, April 8, 2013 Review Article

3 Effects of obesity on patient experience in the emergency department Emergency Medicine Australasia, April 10, 2013

4 The Use of Delayed Telephone Informed Consent for Observational Emergency Medicine Research Is Ethical and Effective Academic Emergency Medicine, April 17, 2013

5 Guidelines for Safety of Trainees Rotating Abroad: Consensus Recommendations from the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, and the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association Academic Emergency Medicine, April 19, 2013 Review Article

6 Assessing clinical reasoning using a script concordance test with electrocardiogram in an emergency medicine clerkship rotation Emergency Medicine Journal, April 4, 2013 Review Article

7 Prehospital Sepsis Project (PSP): Knowledge and Attitudes of United States Advanced Out-of-Hospital Care Providers Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, March 27, 2013

8 Evaluation of the DAVROS (Development And Validation of Risk-adjusted Outcomes for Systems of emergency care) risk-adjustment model as a quality indicator for healthcare Emergency Medicine Journal, April 25, 2013 Review Article

9 Comparison of resident and mid-level provider productivity in a high-acuity emergency department setting Emergency Medicine Journal, February 1, 2013 Review Article

10 What Drives Frequent Emergency Department Use in an Integrated Health System? National Data From the Veterans Health Administration Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 12, 2013

11 SBAR improves nurse-physician communication and reduces unexpected death: a pre and post intervention study Resuscitation, April 3, 2013 Review Article

12 Resuscitation training in small-group setting -- gender matters Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, April 17, 2013 Free full text Review Article

13 The Effect of Computerized Provider Order Entry Systems on Clinical Care and Work Processes in Emergency Departments: A Systematic Review of the Quantitative Literature Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 2, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

14 Emergency Department Visits After Hospital Discharge: A Missing Part of the Equation Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 10, 2013

15 Correction: Unscheduled Return Visits to the Emergency Department: Consequences for Triage Academic Emergency Medicine, April 3, 2013

16 A Novel Approach to Incorporating Evidence-based Medicine Into an Emergency Medicine Clerkship Academic Emergency Medicine, March 22, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

17 Dont get sick on the weekend: an evaluation of the weekend effect on mortality for patients visiting US EDs The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 5, 2013

18 Multimedia Education Increases Elder Knowledge of Emergency Department Care Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 18, 2013 Review Article

19 Which extended paramedic skills are making an impact in emergency care and can be related to the UK paramedic system? A systematic review of the literature Emergency Medicine Journal, April 24, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

20 Methamphetamine-related Psychiatric Visits to an Urban Academic Emergency Department: An Observational Study The Journal of Emergency Medicine, April 5, 2013 Review Article

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Emergency Medicine - Academic Med/Education News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Emergency Medicine

Highlights in Emergency Medicine

Procalcitonin and CRP predict identify high-risk children with appendicitis

Vomiting during acute stroke increases mortality

Association between tight glycemic control and hip fracture in diabetics

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