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Emergency medicine residents
and performance under pressure: learning
from elite athletes’ experience
Abstract
Objective 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
by elite athletes…
Objective 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
by elite athletes…
Evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal
bleeding in patients taking anticoagulants
presenting to the emergency department
Abstract
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 the American
College of…
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 the American
College of…
Identifying trigger cues for hospital blood transfusions based on ensemble of machine learning methods
Abstract
Background 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 growing
evidence…
Background 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 growing
evidence…
Case series: star anise toxicity presenting to the emergency department in Eastern Regional Referral Hospital in Bhutan
Abstract
Background Star anise fruit has been used in spice in Asian cuisine, ingredient for traditional medicines, component
for antiviral drugs and as parts of tea and beverage across the globe. Toxicity from these plants has been reported…
Background Star anise fruit has been used in spice in Asian cuisine, ingredient for traditional medicines, component
for antiviral drugs and as parts of tea and beverage across the globe. Toxicity from these plants has been reported…
Implementing enhanced extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for CPR (ECPR) in the emergency department
Abstract
Refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a very poor prognosis, with survival rates at around 10%. Extra-
corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients in refractory arrest, known as ECPR, aims to provide perfusion
to…
Refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a very poor prognosis, with survival rates at around 10%. Extra-
corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients in refractory arrest, known as ECPR, aims to provide perfusion
to…
Violence in the emergency department: a quantitative survey study of healthcare providers in India
Abstract
Background 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 WPV
in healthcare,…
Background 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 WPV
in healthcare,…
Prediction of the future number of fall-related emergency medical services calls in older individuals
Abstract
Background 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-
related emergency…
Background 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-
related emergency…
Mortality predictors in patients with suspected sepsis in the emergency
department of a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract
Background 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 emergency
department…
Background 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 emergency
department…
Beyond urinalysis: evaluation of various clinical and laboratory reflex criteria to warrant urine culture collection in the emergency department
Abstract
Background 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 appropriate
collection…
Background 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 appropriate
collection…
Creating a master training rotation schedule for emergency medicine residents and challenges in using artificial intelligence
Abstract
Background 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 departmental
staffing,…
Background 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 departmental
staffing,…