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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (8)841 The significance of clinical experience on learning outcome from resuscitation training-A randomised controlled study Resuscitation, January 22, 2009
842 Randomized Prospective Study to Evaluate Child Abuse Documentation in the Emergency Department Academic Emergency Medicine, January 22, 2009 Evidence Based Medicine
843 Extremity Injuries From Motorcycle Road Traffic Accidents: The Experience From a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Jamaica The Internet Journal of Emergency Medicine, January 21, 2009
844 The Partnership of the American Burn Association, Children's Burn Foundation, and the Pediatric Burn Team in Vellore, India-A Progress Report Journal of Burn Care & Research, January 20, 2009
845 The Standardized Live Patient and Mechanical Patient Models-Their Roles in Trauma Teaching The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, January 14, 2009
846 Emergency Preparedness Training for Veterinarians Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, January 8, 2009
847 Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Surgeons About Blood-Borne Diseases Journal of Surgical Research, January 8, 2009
848 Current status of emergency residency training programs in Turkey: after 14 years of experience European Journal of Emergency Medicine, January 8, 2009
849 Responding to suspected smallpox cases in the Los Angeles County from 2002 to 2006: identifying areas for education The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, December 31, 2008
850 Survival With Emergency Tourniquet Use to Stop Bleeding in Major Limb Trauma Annals of Surgery, December 31, 2008
851 A survey of undergraduate health science students’ views on interprofessional education and the use of educational technology: Preliminary analyses and findings Full Text Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care, December 30, 2008
852 Developing Occupational Therapy Best Practice Guidelines for Acute Medical Services Acute Medicine, December 29, 2008
853 Attrition During Graduate Medical Education Full Text JAMA Surgery, December 16, 2008
854 Emergency Medical Service Attitudes Toward Geriatric Prehospital Care and Continuing Medical Education in Geriatrics Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 16, 2008
855 Public perception of and willingness to perform bystander CPR in Japan Resuscitation, December 15, 2008
856 A survey of anesthesiologists’ knowledge of American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support Resuscitation Guidelines Resuscitation, December 15, 2008
857 How Can We Strengthen the Evidence Base in Public Health Preparedness Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 10, 2008
858 Community Planning for Pandemic Influenza: Lessons From the VA Health Care System Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, December 10, 2008
859 Advances in the Treatment of Peanut Allergy: A Case Report The Journal of Emergency Medicine, December 8, 2008
860 Do United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Scores Predict In-training Test Performance for Emergency Medicine Residents The Journal of Emergency Medicine, December 5, 2008
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 Medicine Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 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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