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  1. Supraventricular tachycardia is the most common dysrhythmia in children. Initial vagal maneuvers are successful less than half of the time. Adenosine, a potent AV nodal blocker with a short half-life, is recom...

    Authors: Melanie M. Randall, Tristen Burt, Scott Cruise, Michael K. Mesisca and Thomas Minahan
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:103
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  2. Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) is a recognized alternative treatment to surgery for patients with dysfunctional right ventricular outflow tracts. Patient selection is essential to avoid serio...

    Authors: Hojjat Mortezaeian, Ata Firouzi, Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohsen Anafje, Peyman Bashghareh, Phuoc Doung and Shakeel Qureshi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:102
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  3. In sepsis, the relationship between lymphocyte counts and patient outcomes is complex. Lymphocytopenia and lymphocytosis significantly influence survival, illustrating the dual functionality of lymphocytes in ...

    Authors: Guyu Zhang, Tao Wang, Le An, ChenChen Hang, XingSheng Wang, Fei Shao, Rui Shao and Ziren Tang
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:101
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  4. The indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence test has become a standard test in surgical procedures, facilitating the assessment of blood perfusion in real-time. While its utility in emergency surgeries for evalua...

    Authors: Ze-Rui Li, Yi-Chiao Cheng and Zhi-Jie Hong
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:100
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  5. Mass casualty incidents (MCI) are unforeseeable and complex events that occur worldwide, therefore enhancing the training that medical first responders (MFRs) receive is fundamental to strengthening disaster p...

    Authors: María del Carmen Cardós-Alonso, Lucía Otero-Varela, María Redondo, Miriam Uzuriaga, Myriam González, Tatiana Vazquez, Alberto Blanco, Salvador Espinosa and Ana María Cintora-Sanz
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:99
    Content type: Review Published on:

  6. The International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) published its model curriculum for medical student education in emergency medicine in 2009. Because of the evolving principles of emergency medicine a...

    Authors: Arif Alper Cevik, Elif Dilek Cakal, James Kwan, Simon Chu, Sithembile Mtombeni, Venkataraman Anantharaman, Nicholas Jouriles, David Teng Kuan Peng, Andrew Singer, Peter Cameron, James Ducharme, Abraham Wai, David Edwin Manthey, Cherri Hobgood, Terrence Mulligan, Edgardo Menendez…
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:98
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  7. The recent global pandemic due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 resulted in a high rate of multi-organ failure and mortality in a large patient population across the world. As such, a possibl...

    Authors: Nina Fischer, Xinfei Miao, Danielle Weck, Jacob Matalon, Cameron C. Neeki, Troy Pennington, Fanglong Dong, Sarkis Arabian and Michael M. Neeki
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:97
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  8. Acute circulatory shock is a life-threatening emergency requiring an efficient and timely management plan, which varies according to shock etiology and pathophysiology. Specific guidelines have been developed ...

    Authors: Ahmed Hasanin, Filippo Sanfilippo, Martin W Dünser, Hassan M Ahmed, Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Sheila Nainan Myatra and Maha Mostafa
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:96
    Content type: Review Published on:

  9. Trauma and emergency surgery are major causes of morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to determine whether serum levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine are associated with aging and morta...

    Authors: João Isuk Suh, Daiane Leite da Roza, Filipe Matheus Cadamuro, Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson, Talita Rojas Sanches and Lúcia Andrade
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:95
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  10. Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) is a severe hypersensitivity reaction characterized by cutaneous rash, lymphadenopathy, fever, eosinophilia, leukocytosis, and life-threatening org...

    Authors: Natalija Aleksandrova, Jonas De Rop, Frederic Camu, Ives Hubloue and Katleen Devue
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:94
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  11. Disaster preparedness is one of the critical strategies for effectively managing disasters and has been an area of high focus in the healthcare sector over the past few decades. The current Indian medical unde...

    Authors: Vimal Krishnan S, Aaditya Katyal, Soumya S Nair and Kirtana Raghurama Nayak
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:93
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  12. Iliacus muscle abscess is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening condition that can present with nonspecific symptoms, posing diagnostic challenges. This case report highlights the importance of consider...

    Authors: Caleb Weihao Huang and Mathew Yi Wen Yeo
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:92
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  13. Dabigatran is an oral anticoagulant that is mainly renally excreted. Despite its efficacy in preventing thromboembolic events, concerns arise regarding bleeding complications in patients with acute kidney inju...

    Authors: Rafik Matbouli, Olivier Pantet, Julien Castioni, Nima Vakilzadeh, Lorenzo Alberio and Olivier Hugli
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:91
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  14. Dengue is the most common arboviral illness reported globally, endemic to most tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Dengue Shock Syndrome is a rare complication of severe Dengue infection resulting ...

    Authors: Bui Hai Hoang, Thomas Vu Tang, Nguyen Dai Nghia Phan, Anh Dung Nguyen and Michael Minh Quoc Dinh
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:90
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  15. Compartment syndrome commonly occurs in patients with forearm and lower leg fractures. Compartment syndromes of the gluteal and thigh muscles are less common. It is imperative that compartment syndrome be diag...

    Authors: Tomotaka Miura, Takahito Miyake, Hideshi Okada, Hideaki Oiwa, Yosuke Mizuno, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Tetsuya Fukuta, Haruka Okamoto, Masato Shiba, Norihide Kanda, Takahiro Yoshida, Shozo Yoshida and Shinji Ogura
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:89
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  16. Ingestion of magnets carries risks for significant morbidity. We propose a new protocol designed to reduce the need for surgery, shorten length of stay, and decrease morbidity.

    Authors: Ortal Schaffer, Adi Kenoshi and Osnat Zmora
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:88
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  17. Blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI) is the second leading cause of death due to traumas in young patients. The primary presentation might be chest or interscapular pain, difficulty in breathing, and, in sever...

    Authors: Mohammad Sadeghian, Pouya Ebrahimi, Parnian Soltani, Massoud Ghasemi, Homa Taheri and Maryam Mehrpooya
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:87
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  18. In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a major cause of mortality globally, and over 50% of the survivors will require institutional care as a result of poor neurological outcome. It is important that physicians...

    Authors: David Olukolade Alao, Snaha Abraham, Emad Dababneh, Roxanne Roby, Mohammed Farid, Nada Mohammed, Natalia Rojas-Perilla and Arif Alper Cevik
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:86
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  19. Severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and severe dengue are challenging to identify during the COVID-19 pandemic in dengue-endemic areas. Fever, multiorgan involvement, and shock charact...

    Authors: Anggraini Alam, Fina Meilyana Andriyani and Stanza Uga Peryoga
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:85
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  20. The allocation of resident physicians to clinical rotations presents a complex challenge that requires balancing multiple objectives with the goals of providing optimal patient care, maintaining adequate depar...

    Authors: Rawan Eskandarani, Ahmed Almuhainy and Abdulrahman Alzahrani
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:84
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  21. Workplace violence (WPV) in Emergency Departments (EDs) is an increasingly recognized challenge healthcare providers face in low-resource settings. While studies have highlighted the increased prevalence of WP...

    Authors: Tania Ahluwalia, Sukhpreet Singh, Navvin Gandhi, Serkan Toy, Katherine Douglass, Janice Blanchard and Kevin Davey
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:83
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  24. The presentation of acute aortic dissection can pose a challenge for emergency physicians, as it may occur without pain. Atypical presentations can lead to significant delays in diagnosis and increased mortali...

    Authors: Viviane Donner, Hadrien Beuret, Simon Savoy, Vincent Ribordy and Christine D. Sadeghi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:80
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  25. Mesenteric arterial thrombosis is an extremely rare thrombotic event, especially during pregnancy, that can cause rapid fatal consequences unless the patient receives early definitive treatment.

    Authors: Dóra Melicher, Szabolcs Gaál, Tamás Berényi, Bánk Gábor Fenyves, Norbert Nagy, Péter Hegedűs, András Fülöp, Attila Szijártó and Csaba Varga
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:79
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  26. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a crucial skill for emergency medical services. As high-risk-low-frequency events pose an immense mental load to providers, concepts of crew resource management, non-technical ...

    Authors: Felix Patricius Hans, Leo Benning, Jan-Steffen Pooth and Hans-Jörg Busch
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:78
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  27. Clinical criteria are essential for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) followed by urine testing, including urinalysis (UA). No study has evaluated the potential related factors that may guide the appr...

    Authors: Nada M. Alateeq, Manal B. Mohammed, Albandari T. Alsubaie, Amal A. Alshehri, Dalya Attallah, Salem Agabawi and Abrar K. Thabit
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:77
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Traumatic shock is the leading cause of preventable death with most patients dying within the first six hours from arriving to the hospital. This underscores the importance of prehospital interventions, and gr...

    Authors: Eva V. Zadorozny, Tyler Weigel, Samuel M. Galvagno Jr., Christian Martin-Gill, Joshua B. Brown and Francis X. Guyette
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:76
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. Many cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are diagnosed in the emergency department, and abbreviated lower extremity venous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has already shown an accuracy comparable to that of s...

    Authors: Soo Yeon Kang, Ik Joon Jo, Sejin Heo, Hansol Chang, Guntak Lee, Jong Eun Park, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Min Ji Kim and Hee Yoon
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:75
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  30. Sepsis remains a worldwide major cause of hospitalization, mortality, and morbidity. To enhance the identification of patients with suspected sepsis at high risk of mortality and adverse outcomes in the emerge...

    Authors: João P. M. Bidart, Regis G. Rosa, Marina Bessel, Luana G. Pedrotti and Luciano Z. Goldani
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:74
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Asia and Africa have the highest Chronic Liver Disease (CLD) mortality rate. Cirrhosis, responsible for 22.2 fatalities per 100,000 people, is India’s 10th most...

    Authors: Salva Ameena M S, Vempalli Nagasubramanyam, Anand Sharma, Nidhi Kaeley, Bharat Bhushan Bhardwaj, Poonam Arora, Althaf Assis, Takshak Shankar, Hari Prasad, Mukund Rajta and Ashwani Pundir
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:73
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  32. Falls among older individuals contribute significantly to the rise in ambulance transport use. To recognize the importance of future countermeasures, we estimated the projected number and percentage of fall-re...

    Authors: Shuji Uemura, Ryuichi Nakayama, Masayuki Koyama, Yukiko Taguchi, Naofumi Bunya, Keigo Sawamoto, Hirofumi Ohnishi and Eichi Narimatsu
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:72
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  33. Refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a very poor prognosis, with survival rates at around 10%. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients in refractory arrest, known as ECPR, aims ...

    Authors: Matthew Oliver, Andrew Coggins, Natalie Kruit, Brian Burns, Brian Plunkett, Steve Morgan, Tim J. Southwood, Richard Totaro, Paul Forrest, Saartje Berendsen Russell, Ruaidhri Carey and Mark Dennis
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:71
    Content type: Practice Innovations in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  34. This manuscript is a consensus document of an expert panel on the Evaluation and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Taking Anticoagulants Presenting to the Emergency Department, sponsored by th...

    Authors: Adam J. Singer, Neena S. Abraham, Latha Ganti, W. Frank Peacock, Janaé Dark, Hajirah Ishaq, Ana Negrete, Brandon Mount and James Neuenschwander
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:70
    Content type: Educational Advances in Emergency Medicine Published on:

  35. Emergency medicine (EM) physicians routinely care for patients with serious life-limiting illnesses. Educating EM residents to have general skills and competencies in palliative medicine is a global priority. ...

    Authors: Thana Harhara, Rasha Buhumaid, Leen Oyoun Alsoud and Halah Ibrahim
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:69
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  36. Delayed discharge from hospital to home or other care institutions is a significant problem and has been investigated in the international scientific literature for many years.

    Authors: Lavinia Gentile, Martina Scaramella, Giuseppe Liotta, Andrea Magrini, Maria Franca Mulas, Giuseppe Quintavalle and Leonardo Palombi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:66
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  37. Cellulitis is defined as a bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that can cause multiple complications, such as sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis. In extreme cases, it may lead to multiorgan f...

    Authors: Welawat Tienpratarn, Chaiyaporn Yuksen, Joseph Daniel Pauly, Diana Vu, Anisa Noiwong Benbourenane and Nuttamon Sangskul
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:68
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  38. The skills of coping with stress and pressure within emergency medicine are conveyed informally and inconsistently throughout residency training. This study aims to identify key psychological competencies used...

    Authors: Gabrielle Trepanier, Viviane Falardeau, Gurpreet Sohi and Veronique Richard
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:67
    Content type: Review Published on:

  39. Emergency medical services (EMS) are paramount to boosting health indices in lower-middle income countries (LMICs); however, lack of uniform data collection and analysis hinders system improvement efforts. In ...

    Authors: Ani Arzoumanian, Anya Agopian, Marine Hovhannisyan, Sharon Chekijian and Aline Baghdassarian
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:65
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decrease in emergency department (ED) visits. However, contradictory, and sparse data regarding children could not yet answer the question, how pediatric ED utilizat...

    Authors: Michael von Rhein, Aziz Chaouch, Vivian Oros, Sergio Manzano, Gianluca Gualco, Marc Sidler, Ursula Laasner, Michelle Dey, Julia Dratva and Michelle Seiler
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:64
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. Boerhaave’s syndrome, also known as spontaneous esophageal rupture, is a rare but life-threatening condition characterized by a tear in the esophagus. It is most commonly caused by a sudden increase in intraes...

    Authors: Said Kortli and Hery Andrianjafy
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:62
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  43. Emergency department (ED) crowding is a common healthcare issue with multiple causes. One important knowledge area is understanding where patients arrived from and what care they received prior to ED admission...

    Authors: Målfrid Asheim Nummedal, Sarah Elizabeth King, Oddvar Uleberg, Sindre Andre Pedersen and Lars Petter Bjørnsen
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:61
    Content type: Review Published on:

  44. Guanfacine is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist that decreases norepinephrine release and sympathetic outflow. With the increased use of guanfacine for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), reports of g...

    Authors: Ichiro Hirayama, Yoshito Kamijo, Hiroko Abe, Minaho Nonaka, Tetsuhiro Yano, Mitsuru Ishii and Yoshiteru Tominaga
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:60
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  45. Widespread vaccinations have significantly decreased the number of tetanus cases in developed countries. Today, most cases of tetanus affect the elderly and those with inadequate immunization in developed coun...

    Authors: Mitsutoshi Okuda, Atsushi Morizane, Sunao Asaba, Saika Tsurui, Ryutaro Tsuno, Mariko Hatakenaka, Tomoko Sugimura and Yuichi Saisaka
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:59
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  46. Domestic violence, including violence against women, is a global public health concern with significant implications for women’s health and well-being. Despite its prevalence, healthcare providers often face b...

    Authors: Sarah Almuammar and Wijdan Alhowig
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:58
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is an alternative method for patients with reversible causes of cardiac arrest (CA) after conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CCPR). However, cardiop...

    Authors: Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Ibrahim Fawzy Hassan, Farshid Rahimi-Bashar, Hussam Elmelliti, Anzila Akbar, Ahmed Labib Shehata, Abdulsalam Saif Ibrahim and Ali Ait Hssain
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:56
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  49. For most acute conditions, the phase prior to emergency department (ED) arrival is largely unexplored. However, this prehospital phase has proven an important part of the acute care chain (ACC) for specific ti...

    Authors: Lieke Claassen, Laura Magdalena Ritter, Gideon Hubertus Petrus Latten, Noortje Zelis, Jochen Willo Lennert Cals and Patricia Maria Stassen
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2024 17:55
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