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HealthNewsDigest.com
... emergency department can be difficult, said senior author Chadwick Miller, MD, MS, an assistant professor of surgical sciences and emergency medicine. ...
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Ha'aretz
The new instructions were formulated by a committee of specialists from the association in cooperation with the Israeli Association for Emergency Medicine ...
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PR Newswire (press release)
In the Focus Program's Emergency Medicine course, offered to kids entering grades 6 and 7 at the St. Mark's School, students will spend time inside ...
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Reader's Digest
-David Newman, MD, director of clinical research, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York City 9. ...
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Healthcanal.com
... MD, research director for the LIJ Medical Center Emergency Department, associate professor of emergency medicine at the Albert Einstein College of ...
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![]() Docs using scribes to ease EHR transition
ModernHealthcare.com
“The word is biblical,” said Linda Pierog, practice manager for Emergency Medicine Services of Orange County, or EMSOC, and its ScribeMD service, ...
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![]() Building Haiti's Health Care System
KCRG
A group of emergency medicine physicians from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics say they're determined to help rebuild a better Haiti - one ...
Nightmares, hope in HaitiIowa City Press Citizen
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Mirror
The special program was pioneered by Dr. Brian Kim, who chairs the Emergency Medicine Department at Garden City Hospital. “Previously, only one Garden City ...
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![]() Guest column: Take action to provide all Americans health cares
DesMoinesRegister.com
Western medicine can take pride in surgical care, emergency medicine and diagnostics. But has it helped the quality of life we have come to expect? ...
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![]() Ohio Health System Posting ED Wait Times on Web Site, Billboards
iHealthBeat
Some physicians who practice emergency medicine are concerned that publicizing wait times could have dangerous consequences by encouraging people with ...
Ohio Hospitals Advertise ER Wait Times On Billboards, InternetMedical News Today (press release)
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![]() Recommendations for fire and emergency medical services in Washoe County:
Reno Gazette Journal
The current franchise agreement for ambulance services provides little flexibility for fire agencies to have a say in emergency medicine even though they ...
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Medical News Today (press release)
... of ultrasound systems in the markets of emergency medicine, GP practices, rheumatology, orthopaedics, acute medicine, chest medicine and anaesthetics. ...
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![]() End to 'shameful' overcrowding in A&E could save up to 400 lives
Sunday Business Post
In a scathing attack on health minister Mary Harney, the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine (IAEM) said that ''shameful new records'' in emergency ...
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![]() Nobelmen: The brains behind the discovery of blood groups
Varsity
Modern surgery, emergency medicine, and the treatment of blood disorders are all dependent on blood and blood products. Transfusions between two people turn ...
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![]() Reaching out to Haiti
Worcester Telegram
Dr. Katherine Harrison, an emergency medicine physician at UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus, cradles 6-year-old Cassandra in Port-au-Prince ...
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![]() MVTHS first responder class under way
Mt. Vernon Register-News
“First responders will never intubate, but with this practice the kids are saying I want to go into emergency medicine or there might be some who say I ...
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![]() Huddersfield medical pair save thousands of lives in Haiti
Huddersfield Examiner
Accident and emergency manager Craig Wood and emergency medicine consultant Amjid Mohammed were part of team who carried out emergency surgery on countless ...
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![]() Emergency medicine research lands award
Vanderbilt University News
1/29/2010 - Tyler Barrett, MD, assistant professor of Emergency Medicine, has received the 2009 Emergency Medicine Foundation Young Investigator award. ...
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![]() Simple, Quick Test Can Send Patient Safely Home from ER After Chest Pain
Newswise (press release)
Mahmarian's research, which was published online today in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, shows that patients with a coronary artery calcium score of zero ...
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![]() Baylor study doubts neck brace standard
Seattle Post Intelligencer
... most people who suffer high neck injuries die immediately," said Dr. Tom Scaletta, the past president of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. ...
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![]() Dr. Frank McGeorge
WDIV
He trained in emergency medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit where, he said, "It really was like the show 'ER.' Every day was a crazy drama by itself. ...
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Ann Emerg Med
Exploring emergency physician-hospitalist handoff interactions: development of the Handoff Communication Assessment.
(Feb 2010)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Interruptions With Use of a Load-Distributing Band Device During Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest.
(Feb 2010)
Acad Emerg Med
Variation in the type, rate, and selection of patients for out-of-hospital airway procedures among injured children and adults.
(Dec 2009)
Does the early administration of beta-blockers improve the in-hospital mortality rate of patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome?
(Jan 2010)
Emerg Med Clin North Am
Caring for patients with malignancy in the emergency department: patient-provider interactions.
(May 2009)
Neutropenic enterocolitis.
(Aug 2009)
Am J Emerg Med
Ischemic stroke after administration of fibrinolytics in a patient with a ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
(Nov 2009)
Valproic acid intoxication imitating brain death.
(Nov 2009)
Pediatr Emerg Care
Procalcitonin as a marker of severe bacterial infection in children in the emergency department.
(Jan 2010)
Anaphylaxis Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Opportunities for Improvement.
(Jan 2010)
Eur J Emerg Med
Instructor retraining and poster retraining are equally effective for the retention of BLS and AED skills of lifeguards.
(Nov 2009)
Cutting costs: the impact of price lists on the cost development at the emergency department.
(Jan 2010)
JAMA
An outbreak of designer drug--related deaths in Pennsylvania.
(Feb 1991)
N Engl J Med
Use of a rapid assay of subforms of creatine kinase-MB to diagnose or rule out acute myocardial infarction.
(Sep 1994)
Management of emergencies. I. Management of the unconscious patient.
(Apr 1966)
BMJ
Extracontractual referrals: safety valve or administrative paperchase?
(Jun 1995)
Complications with shunts in adults with spina bifida.
(Jul 1995)
Prehosp Emerg Care
The effect of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis and wound irrigation on penetrating combat wounds in a return-to-duty population.
(Oct-Dec 2009)
Use of pulse co-oximetry as a screening and monitoring tool in mass carbon monoxide poisoning.
(Jan-Mar 2010)
Air Med J
Sleep debt and outside employment patterns in helicopter air medical staff working 24-hour shifts.
(Jan-Feb 2007)
Young woman with severe abdominal pain: conclusion.
(Nov-Dec 2008)
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CBCED Features
Links to other web pages related to Biologic Counterterrorism and Emerging Diseases.
The Casualty Care Research Center prepared this series of real-life-based risk scenarios.
The Centers for Disease Control has established a Bioterrorism Program to ensure the rapid development of federal, state, and local capacity to address potential bioterrorism events.
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published by the Centers for Disease Control notifies clinicians of serious ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats.
The Health and Human Services Office of Emergency Preparedness is responsible for managing and coordinating Federal medical responses to major emergencies, including those resulting from terrorism.
Documents and resources to facilitate response planning for a terrorist incident
eMedicine CBRNE
An extensive list of CBRNE topics from the world's largest medical textbooks.
See complete eMedicine table of contents
Anthrax Infection
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Arsenicals, Arsine
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Biological Warfare Agents
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Botulism
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Brucellosis
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Chemical Decontamination
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Chemical Detection Equipment
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Chemical Warfare Agents
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Chemical Warfare Mass Casualty Management
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Cyanides, Cyanogen Chloride
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Cyanides, Hydrogen
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Evaluation Of A Biological Warfare Victim
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Evaluation Of A Chemical Warfare Victim
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Glanders and Melioidosis
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Incapacitating Agents, 3-quinuclidinyl Benzilate
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Incapacitating Agents, Agent 15
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Incapacitating Agents, Cannabinoids
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Incapacitating Agents, LSD
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Incendiary Agents, Magnesium and Thermite
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Incendiary Agents, Napalm
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Incendiary Agents, White Phosphorus
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Irritants: Cs, Cn, Cnc, Ca, Cr, Cnb, PS
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Lung-Damaging Agents, Chlorine
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Lung-damaging Agents, Chloropicrin
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Lung-damaging Agents, Diphosgene
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Lung-damaging Agents, Phosgene
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Lung-damaging Agents, Toxic Smokes: Nox, Hc, Rp, Fs, Fm, Sgf2, Teflon
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Nerve Agents, G-series: Tabun, Sarin, Soman
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Nerve Agents, V-series: Ve, Vg, Vm, Vx
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Plague
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Q Fever
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Ricin
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Smallpox
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B
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T-2 Mycotoxins
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Urticants, Phosgene Oxime
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Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis
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Vesicants, Mustard: Hd, Hn1-3, H
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Vesicants, Organic Arsenicals: L, ED, MD, PD, HL
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Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
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Vomiting Agents: Dm, Da, Dc
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The Ebooks Nest : Free Ebooks Download
Based on the acclaimed Manhattan Review Course and drawing on valuable insights from top New York City emergency departments, this review has everything you need to pass the Emergency Medicine written boards on your very first try. ...
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Academic Life in Emergency Medicine: Adding YouTube videos to your ...
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
I practice emergency medicine at SFGH with an academic niche in technology how it can transform the landscape of medical education. I am also a columnist for ACEP News on "Tricks of the Trade" and an active member of the Clerkship ...
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One Night, One Emergency Room | BU Today
BU Today - University Headlines
“If it can happen, we'll get it,” says Andy Ulrich, a School of Medicine associate professor of emergency medicine and executive vice chairman of the emergency medicine department. “We never know what's coming. Every day, every minute, ...
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Apple's new iPad – sorry, Apple fans, it doesn't look like it's ...
Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia
Blog to assist those working in emergency medicine in Australia. « Want a new easy way to write a medical knowledge article and have full control over it rather than use a wiki or personal website? Try a Google Knol. ...
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WDUQNews: Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Doctor Back from Haiti
WDUQNews
Earlier this week, Chip Lambert, an emergency medicine physician, returned to Pittsburgh after spending two weeks in Haiti. He works for the Medical Benevolence Foundation of the Presbyterian Church. Dr. Lambert is also medical director ...
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SHO, HO Acute Medicine Locum Job Wakefield Locum Jobs Vacancies UK ...
Locum Jobs Vacancies UK Doctors Medical NHS
Senior House Officer, Emergency Medicine Yorkshire. 02/02/2010 to. Speciality Doctor Emergency Medic... Speciality Doctor, Emergency Medicine Yorkshire. 01/02/2010 to 01/02/2011. Speciality Doctor Emergency Medic. ...
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Rosen's Emergency Medicine, Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th ...
Free Your Mind All Free Download
Rosen's Emergency Medicine continues to be the premier resource defining the field of Emergency Medicine. Though it is highly clinical, focusing on the diagnosis and management of problems encountered in Accident and Emergency, ...
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NAOMBAKAZI.COM
NAOMBAKAZI.COM
Applicants must possess a recognised Masters of Medicine in Surgery, Internal Medicine or Emergency Medicine. Current ACLS, EPLS/PALS and/or ATLS certification coupled with previous experience in a busy A & E Department will be an ...
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Atlas of Emergency Medicine
science - Ebook30.com
McGraw Hill July English CHM MB *The primary visual sourcebook for diagnosis of emergency conditions *Features high quality full color photos *Covers diagnosis and clinical features 176419.
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Pocket Mask? « The ACUTE CARE Blog: Non-Urban Emergency Medicine
The ACUTE CARE Blog: Non-Urban Emergency Medicine
The ACUTE CARE Blog: Non-Urban Emergency Medicine · Entries RSS | Comments RSS. Poll. View This Poll · polls. Flickr Photos. windom er room 2 · windom er room · windom er entrance · windom er desk · Vandalia ER Desk ...
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Emergency medicine physicians participate in suicide detection and ...
University of Colorado Denver: News Releases
Emergency room physicians are on the front lines of seeing the impact of patients who try to harm themselves with attempted suicide. Too often these patients don't get the ongoing care they need. The physicians in emergency medicine and ...
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Innovis Emergency Medicine Physicians on Safe Winter Driving ...
Inside Innovis
Innovis Emergency Medicine Physicians on Safe Winter Driving. A few rules on safe winter driving from the Emergency Medicine Physicians at Innovis Health. The winter season brings cold temperatures, snow, ice, and slippery roads. ...
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Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine by Binita R. Shah, Michael ...
Free Your Mind All Free Download
The first atlas of pediatric emergency medicine! Modeled after Atlas of Emergency Medicine by Knoop, this book uses visual cues enabling physicians to reach a quick and accurate clinical diagnosis. Concise, tightly formatted text ...
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Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th ...
Latest - Ebook30.com
CV Mosby th edition January English PDB MB ROSEN S EMERGENCY MEDICINE continues to be the premier source that defines the field of emergency medicine It describes the science of 176380.
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Tropical/WIlderness/Emergency Medicine for PAs Conference
The PA Forum
Global Health for Medical Professionals: Tropical Medicine, Infectious Disease, and Wilderness/Emergency Medicine PA Conference in NM in October 18 & 19. It sounds like a great conference. I hope to see you there.
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First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards by Barbara Blok ...
Free Your Mind All Free Download
First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Boards presents time-strapped emergency medicine residents (taking annual in-training exams or the end of residency board certification exam) and practitioners (renewing their certification) with a ...
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Atlas of Emergency Medicine: A Visual Guide to Diagnosis and ...
Free Your Mind All Free Download
It's the most thorough atlas of emergency medicine that I've read, although in comparison to others, the text information is a bit sparse, leaving me feeling that I should look up the topic elsewhere to have a thorough understanding of ...
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Bellevue Man Nearly Dies After Taking DMT « The ACUTE CARE Blog ...
The ACUTE CARE Blog: Non-Urban Emergency Medicine
The ACUTE CARE Blog: Non-Urban Emergency Medicine · Entries RSS | Comments RSS ... A Bellevue man's near-lethal dose of a psychedelic drug is raising concerns of an emergency room physician. Emergency room physician Dr. Jeff Snyder said the drug known as DMT doesn't have much of a positive use. “That's what the chemical is supposed to do, give you a near-death experience,” said Snyder. Police said that when they went to a home near 30th and Harrison streets in early ...
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Locum Jobs Vacancies UK Doctors Medical NHS
Staff Grade, Emergency Medicine North West. 08/02/2010 to. SPR Acute Medicine Locum Job Cumb... Specialist Registrar, Medicine Cumbria. 13/01/2010 to 30/04/2010. HO Acute Medicine Locum Job Cumbr... House Officer, Medicine Cumbria. ...
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If a patient is penicillin allergic, what are three CDC recommended alternative regimens for treating primary or secondary syphilis?
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Any one of the following two-week regimens is an acceptable alternative: doxycyline 100 mg po bid, tetracycline 500 mg po qid, or erythromycin base 500 mg po qid.
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Daily Aphorism
It's not possible to know what you're not seeing. You have to be a good guesser.
Daily Eponym
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Right subscapular pain due to cholelithiasis, <7% sensitive.
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Daily Phobia
Historical Terms
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Vomiting from over-eating
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Mnemonics
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Aorta and right each have 5 letters, so aorta is on the right. - Vena and cava and left each have 4 letters, so vena cava is on the left.
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