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Doctors, EMTs trained to respond to chemical, biological weapons
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John Younger, MD, MS, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the UM Medical School, leads the team, which includes members with training in ...
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Remote areas suffer most trauma deaths
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... more than four times the rate of death in major cities, according to a study by emergency medicine specialists at The University of Western Australia. ...
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... in the health-care and criminal-justice systems, according to a new study published in the November issue of The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. ...
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D-dimer as the sole screening test for acute aortic dissection: a review of the literature. (Oct 2008)
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Comparisons of High Versus Low Emergency Department Utilizers in Sickle Cell Disease. (Oct 2008)
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Acad Emerg Med
Mechanical Ventilation Was Associated with Acidemia in a Case Series of Salicylate-poisoned Patients. (Sep 2008)
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A Survey of Workplace Violence Across 65 U.S. Emergency Departments. (Oct 2008)
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Emerg Med Clin North Am
Neuro-ophthalmology. (Feb 2008)
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Pneumonia in the emergency department. (May 2008)
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Am J Emerg Med
Bedside sonography by emergency physicians for the rapid identification of landmarks relevant to cricothyrotomy. (Oct 2008)
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The influence of triage systems and triage scores on timeliness of ED analgesic administration. (Oct 2008)
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Pediatr Emerg Care
Febrile myoclonus: an underreported, benign condition in infancy often misinterpreted as febrile seizures. (Sep 2008)
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Nontraumatic Dental Complaints in a Pediatric Emergency Department. (Nov 2008)
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Eur J Emerg Med
Denture: an emergency department misadventure. (Jun 2008)
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Performance of the Wells and Revised Geneva scores for predicting pulmonary embolism. (Oct 2008)
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JAMA
Association of volume with outcome of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Scheduled vs nonscheduled operations. (Feb 1987)
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An analysis of time of presentation after stroke. (Jan 1990)
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N Engl J Med
Public Health Service study on Reye's syndrome and medications. Report of the pilot phase. (Oct 1985)
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Hepatitis B and hepatitis C in emergency department patients. (May 1992)
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BMJ
Pregnant teenagers' knowledge and use of emergency contraception. (Jun 1995)
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Call to needle times after acute myocardial infarction in urban and rural areas in northeast Scotland: prospective observational study. (Aug 1998)
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Prehosp Emerg Care
Hospital-based event medical support for the Baltimore Marathon, 2002-2005. (Jul-Sep 2008)
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The development of a national emergency medical services curriculum framework for physicians in Canada. (Jul-Sep 2008)
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Off-duty preparation for overnight work in rotor wing air medical programs. (Sep-Oct 2005)
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Critical burn patient with an unknown neuromuscular disease: conclusion. (Jul-Aug 2008)
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