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WHO Says Swine Flu is Top Flu Strain Worldwide - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LONDON - The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide. In some countries, swine flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 6, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Independent Group to Monitor H1N1 Shot Safety - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON — Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 4, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

H1N1 Vaccine Production Falling Behind - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Writer SWIFTWATER, Pa. - The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through. As nervous Americans... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - October 23, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

President Declares H1N1 a “National Emergency”Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
President Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency over the weekend, but experts in infectious disease and emergency medicine say the public should not be alarmed by the move. "This is... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - October 27, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Flu Protections Added to Contract Keep California Nurses from Striking - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
LOS ANGELES—A California nurses' union won't strike, saying swine flu protections have been written into new contracts with the state's largest hospital system. The California Nurses Association had threatened... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - November 4, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

DHS Proposes Guidance for Anthrax Responders - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
WASHINGTON - In conjunction with an interagency task force, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new proposed guidance for protecting the health of emergency... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - October 28, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

U.S. States, Counties Struggle to Deliver H1N1 ShotsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
States and counties will be struggling to vaccinate people against the swine flu pandemic well into December and January -- long after the first peak of the virus in the United States, officials said on Wednesday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - November 6, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info

H1N1 Vaccine En Route Early in USEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The chief executive officer of Sanofi-Aventis SA said on Tuesday his company has begun U.S. shipments of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine ahead of schedule. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - September 30, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: info

Winged scapula as the presenting symptom of Guillain-Barre syndromeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Emergency Medicine Journal)
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - October 22, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sivan, M, Hassan, A Tags: Haematology (incl blood transfusion), Physiotherapy, Ethics, Trauma, Recreation/Sports injury Images in emergency medicine Source Type: journals

Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysmEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Emergency Medicine Journal)
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - October 22, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kwon, O Y., Lee, K R., Kim, S W. Tags: TB and other respiratory infections, Hypertension, Radiology, Tuberculosis, Clinical diagnostic tests, Radiology (diagnostics), Ethics Images in emergency medicine Source Type: journals

Increasing cause of cough among adultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Emergency Medicine Australasia, Volume 20, Issue 3, Page 280-283, June 2008. Abstract Cough is a frequent reason for ED consultation. When one considers the epidemiological data, whooping cough must be considered in the differential of subacute cough. Clinical symptomatology is slightly different in the adult and unvaccinated ... (Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia)
Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - June 3, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: article Source Type: journals

Army Suffers First H1N1 Flu Death - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A 23-year-old soldier from Florida who was in basic training is the Army's first death from complications of swine flu, officials said Thursday. The death at Fort Jackson, the Army's... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - October 2, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Failure to Diagnosis a Complication of Acute Otitis MediaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the complications of otitis media, with an emphasis on FP and its epidemiology, pathology, clinical diagnosis, and treatment options. In addition, questions regarding current treatment of AOM are briefly addressed. (Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 31, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tinh K. Huyn, Michael Bohrn Tags: Humanities and Medicine Source Type: journals

Antiviral Treatment for Suspected H1N1 InfluenzaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
James Wilde, MD, discusses the recommendations for initiating antiviral treatment for patients with suspected H1N1 influenza. Medscape Emergency Medicine (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - November 10, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info

MedStar Considers Taxi Service Due to Surge in Flu Symptom Calls - JEMS.comEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FORT WORTH — The large number of 911 calls from people with H1N1-like symptoms may lead the city’s ambulance provider to enlist help from taxi drivers. "We are seeing a tremendous increase in the number... (Source: JEMS Latest News)
Source: JEMS Latest News - October 30, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Oxygen Therapy Relieves Headache Pain in the ED, Cuts Length of Stay, Drug UseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Giving high-flow oxygen therapy for 15 minutes to emergency department patients with headaches provides rapid relief and reduces hospital stays, use of CT scans, and headache pharmacotherapy, according to a pilot study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - October 6, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info

Point/counterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
How Should EPs Handle the Signing of Death Certificates? opening statement Signing Death Certificates Is a Simple, Final Kindness by Michael... (Source: EPMonthly.com)
Source: EPMonthly.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: info

Abbreviated emergency laparotomy in the non-trauma settingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Although the application of damage control surgery for trauma has been widely reported and defined, similar approach in non-trauma patients has not been well detailed. Methods: A retrospective analysis of data from non-trauma patients who underwent emergency laparotomy between May 2006 and December 2008. Demographics, indications for surgery and outcome of patients who had definitive laparotomies (DL) and patients who had abbreviated laparotomies (AL) were compared. Appendectomies were excluded.Results and discussionTwo-hundred ninety-one patients (55% males) were included. Thirty-one (10.7%) underwent AL (58% ...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Benjamin PersonTatiana DorfmanHany BahouthAmira OsmanAhmad AssaliaYoram Kluger Source Type: journals

Routine Screening for Asymptomatic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in High-risk Patients Is Not Recommended in Emergency Departments That Are Frequently CrowdedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Routine screening for asymptomatic AAA required substantial ED resources for a relatively low success rate of completed screens. The prevalence rate of AAA in our ED sample was not significantly different than prevalence estimates obtained from older men in the general population. ED sonographers reported benefits of screening in terms of improving the quality of emergency care and patient satisfaction, but also reported that it reduced operational efficiency. For EDs that have problems with crowding, we do not recommend implementing a routine screening program for AAA, even among high-risk patients. ACADEMIC ...
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - November 4, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Beatrice Hoffmann, Patrick Um, Edward S. Bessman, Ru Ding, Gabor D. Kelen, Melissa L. McCarthy Tags: Original Contributions Source Type: journals

Re: Infection control in burn patients: are fungal infections underestimated?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A response to Struck MF. Infection control in burn patients: are fungal infections underestimated? Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2009 Oct 9;17(1):51. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 19818134. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - October 31, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: David Dries Source Type: journals