Measuring Quality in Emergency Medical Services: A Review of Clinical Performance Indicators by Mazen J. El Sayed

“…This paper aims at introducing emergency physicians and health care providers to quality initiatives in EMS and serves as a reference for tools that EMS medical directors can use to launch new or modify existing quality control programs in their systems.…”
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Wenckebach Block due to Hyperkalemia: A Case Report by Aparajita Sohoni, Berenice Perez, Amandeep Singh

“…This paper highlights an infrequently reported dysrhythmia associated with hyperkalemia that emergency physicians should be familiar with.…”
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A Forgotten Cause of Allergy at ER That Is Still Difficult to Diagnose and Treat at Poor Resource Setting: Angioedema after Using Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors for 4 Yea... by A. A. Nilanga Nishad, K. Arulmoly, S. A. S. Priyankara, P. K. Abeysundara

“…But ACEi can induce angioedema after many years of usage as well as sometimes after stopping the drug even. Most of the emergency physicians and centers are not aware of clinical diagnosis and diagnostic criteria including available diagnostic tests and more importantly the treatment options of ACEi-AE. …”
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Acute pancreatitis mimicking myocardial ischemia: A case report and a review of the literature by Antonio Villa, Francesca Campagna, Giulia Gallotta, Riccardo Bennicelli, Paola Sartori

“…T-waves changes and ST-segment depression are common in acute pancreatitis and, therefore, emergency physicians should consider acute pancreatitis in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with chest pain and electrocardiographic changes.…”
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Analgesia in the Emergency Department for Lower Leg and Knee Injuries: A Case Report by Michael Shalaby, Yonhoon Lee, Joseph McShannic, Michael Rosselli

“…The patient did not attain analgesia with intravenous medications but did get complete anesthesia of his lower leg with a combination saphenous and popliteal sciatic nerve block. Conclusion: Emergency physicians possess the skill set required to effectively perform a saphenous and popliteal sciatic nerve block and should consider adding this procedure to their armamentarium of pain management techniques in treating injuries distal to the knee.…”
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Emergency radiological evaluation of wandering spleen volvulus and infarction: A case report and review of literature by Muataz Kashbour, MBChB, Maaly Abuhlaiga, MBChB, Muhammed Asim Awan, MD, Khalid Gashoot, MD

“…Timely use of imaging aids emergency physicians in the early detection of wandering spleen. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Genitourinary Emergencies in Patients with Cancer by Demis N. Lipe, Phillip B. Mann, Rodrick Babakhanlou, Maria T. Cruz Carreras, A. Guido Hita, Monica K. Wattana

“…Familiarization with the uniqueness of genitourinary emergencies in patients with cancer is important for emergency physicians.…”
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Varying Presentations of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Temporarily Associated with COVID-19 by Jasmina Krikilion, Lisa Nuyttens, Siel Daelemans, Karlien François, Reiner Mauel, Daniel De Wolf, Gerlant van Berlaer

“…These cases are presented to increase awareness and familiarity among paediatricians and emergency physicians with the different clinical manifestations of this syndrome. …”
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A case of silent myocardial ischemia associated with severe and prolonged hypoglycemia by Antonio Villa1, Donata Saltafossi2, Annalisa Re1, Silvia Garavaglia1

“…Hypoglycemia is a common event in patients affected by insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. The emergency physicians should be aware of aspecific or ischemic ECG alterations associated with severe hypoglycemia. …”
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The health of healthcare: Emergency department physician well-being by Martin Gagne, Adam Schwartz, Steven Zimmerman

“…We compared the self-reported incidence of known medical issues, physical and mental health symptoms, and health behaviors of Emergency Physicians (EPs) with the general public in the United States. …”
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Artery of Percheron in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Altered Mental Status by Maria Isabel Pérez Pañart, Beatriz Sierra Bergua

“…Besides, it is important for emergency physicians to enclose the Percheron syndrome in the differential diagnosis of coma in young people so that emergent treatments such as thrombolysis can be employed.…”
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Case Report: Surgery combined with extracorporeal membraneoxygenation for acute type A aortic dissection complicated with acute myocardial infarction by Jianming Xia, Yan Qiu, Shuo Chang, Ying Feng, Heng Zhang, Xiaoqi Wang

“…The 12-lead electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment depression, myocardial enzyme levels were significantly elevated. Emergency physicians diagnosed ATAAD with AMI, and emergency surgery was planned in collaboration with the cardiovascular surgery team. …”
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Physician Asthma Management Practices in Canada by Robert Jin, Bernard CK Choi, Benjamin TB Chan, Louise McRae, Felix Li, Lisa Cicutto, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Ian Mitchell, Robert Beveridge, Eric Leith

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Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Procedural Anesthesia for Pigtail Tube Thoracostomy: A Case Series by Edward Lopez, Raghav Sahni, Maxwell Cooper, Michael Shalaby

“…Introduction: Pneumothoraces are frequently treated by emergency physicians. Tube thoracostomy, the definitive treatment for a spontaneous pneumothorax, is associated with significant pain. …”
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Integrating Disaster Response Tools for Clinical Leadership by Kenneth V. Iserson

“…This cohesive strategy equips emergency physicians and incident commanders to manage both internal ED crises and broader community disasters effectively, with an emphasis on the importance of training in these frameworks to enhance the resilience of emergency medical services. …”
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Serum Ferritin and Procalcitonin as Diagnostic Biomarkers for Sepsis in an Emergency Department: A Clinical Study by Sreejith R. Nair, M. T. Manoj, Sohanlal Thiruvoth

“…Patients were categorized into sepsis and nonsepsis groups based on the clinical judgment of the emergency physicians. Statistical analyses, including the Mann–Whitney U test and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, were conducted to evaluate the diagnostic utility of these biomarkers. …”
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Prehospital management of earthquake crush injuries: A collective review by Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Kamal Idris, Arif Alper Cevik

“…Recognizing these conditions and treating them timely and properly in the field will save many patients. Majority of emergency physicians who have worked in the field of the recent Kahramanmaraş 2023, Turkey, earthquakes, have acknowledged their lack of knowledge and experience in managing earthquake crush injuries. …”
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Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and the Outcome of Treatment in Tricyclic Antidepressants Poisoned Patients with Benzodiazepine Coingestion by Ahmad Yaraghi, Nastaran Eizadi-Mood, Maryam Katani, Shadi Farsaei, Mahrang Hedaiaty, Seyyed Mohammad Mahdy Mirhosseini, Elham Beheshtian, Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee

“…Poisoning with tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) is still a major concern for emergency physicians and intensivists. Concomitant ingestion of other psychoactive drugs especially benzodiazepines with TCAs may make this clinical situation more complex. …”
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Managing the airway catastrophe: longitudinal simulation-based curriculum to teach airway management by Lily H. P. Nguyen, Ilana Bank, Rachel Fisher, Marco Mascarella, Meredith Young

“…Abstract Background A longitudinal curriculum was developed in conjunction with anesthesiologists, otolaryngologists, emergency physicians and experts in medical simulation and education. …”
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Epistaxis first-aid management: a needs assessment among healthcare providers by Leigh Sowerby, Chandheeb Rajakumar, Matthew Davis, Brian Rotenberg

“…Twenty-one percent of emergency physicians, 19% of residents, 11% of family physicians, and 4% of nurses responded correctly to both questions. …”
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