| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveCommentary The Current Crisis in Emergency Care and the Impact on Disaster Preparedness Robert A Cherry and Marcia Trainer BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 7. Published online 2008 May 1. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-7.PMCID: PMC2386501 Research Articles Systematic review of randomized clinical trials on the use of hydroxyethyl starch for fluid management in sepsis Christian J Wiedermann BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 1. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-1.PMCID: PMC2245977 Thematic Research network for emergency and UnScheduled Treatment (TRUST): scoping the potential Julie Peconi, Helen Snooks, and Adrian Edwards BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 2. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-2.PMCID: PMC2265296 Influence of airway management strategy on "no-flow-time" during an "Advanced life support course" for intensive care nurses – A single rescuer resuscitation manikin study Christoph HR Wiese, Utz Bartels, Alexander Schultens, Tobias Steffen, Andreas Torney, Jan Bahr, and Bernhard M Graf BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 4. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-4.PMCID: PMC2324096 An evaluation of the osmole gap as a screening test for toxic alcohol poisoning Larry D Lynd, Kathryn J Richardson, Roy A Purssell, Riyad B Abu-Laban, Jeffery R Brubacher, Katherine J Lepik, and Marco LA Sivilotti BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 5. Published online 2008 April 28. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-5.PMCID: PMC2390580 Quality of care in elder emergency department patients with pneumonia: a prospective cohort study Jeffrey M Caterino, Brian C Hiestand, and Daniel R Martin BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 6. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-6.PMCID: PMC2390581 Assessing emergency medical care in low income countries: A pilot study from Pakistan Junaid A Razzak, Adnan A Hyder, Tasleem Akhtar, Mubashir Khan, and Uzma R Khan BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 8. Published online 2008 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-8.PMCID: PMC2464585 A review of patients who suddenly deteriorate in the presence of paramedics Malcolm J Boyle, Erin C Smith, and Frank Archer BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 9. Published online 2008 July 26. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-9.PMCID: PMC2516520 Emergency department physician training in Jamaica: a national public hospital survey Ivor W Crandon, Hyacinth E Harding, Shamir O Cawich, Eric W Williams, and Jean Williams-Johnson BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 11. Published online 2008 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-11.PMCID: PMC2575199 Practical examination of bystanders performing Basic Life Support in Germany: a prospective manikin study Christoph HR Wiese, Henryk Wilke, Jan Bahr, and Bernhard M Graf BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 14. Published online 2008 November 20. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-14.PMCID: PMC2600625 Pre-hospital treatment of acute poisonings in Oslo Fridtjof Heyerdahl, Knut E Hovda, Mari A Bjornaas, Anne K Nore, Jose CP Figueiredo, Oivind Ekeberg, and Dag Jacobsen BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 15. Published online 2008 November 24. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-15.PMCID: PMC2605443 Occupational stressors and its organizational and individual correlates: A nationwide study of Norwegian ambulance personnel Tom Sterud, Erlend Hem, Øivind Ekeberg, and Bjørn Lau BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 16. Published online 2008 December 2. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-16.PMCID: PMC2612695 The association of psychiatric comorbidity and use of the emergency department among persons with substance use disorders: an observational cohort study Geoffrey M Curran, Greer Sullivan, Keith Williams, Xiaotong Han, Elise Allee, and Kathryn J Kotrla BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 17. Published online 2008 December 3. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-17.PMCID: PMC2615439 Study Protocol A study to derive a clinical decision rule for triage of emergency department patients with chest pain: design and methodology Erik P Hess, George A Wells, Allan Jaffe, and Ian G Stiell BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 3. Published online 2008 February 6. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-3.PMCID: PMC2275746 An evaluation of a Shockroom located CT scanner: a randomized study of early assessment by CT scanning in trauma patients in the bi-located trauma center North-West Netherlands (REACT trial) Teun P Saltzherr, PH Ping Fung Kon Jin, Fred C Bakker, Kees J Ponsen, Jan SK Luitse, Mark Scholing, Georgios F Giannakopoulos, Ludo FM Beenen, C Pieter Henny, Ger M Koole, Hans B Reitsma, Marcel GW Dijkgraaf, Patrick MM Bossuyt, and J Carel Goslings BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 10. Published online 2008 August 22. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-10.PMCID: PMC2532999 An evaluation of 9-1-1 calls to assess the effectiveness of dispatch-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instructions: design and methodology Christian Vaillancourt, Manya L Charette, Ian G Stiell, and George A Wells BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 12. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-12.PMCID: PMC2585572 A survey of attitudes and factors associated with successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge transfer in an older population most likely to witness cardiac arrest: design and methodology Christian Vaillancourt, Jeremy Grimshaw, Jamie C Brehaut, Martin Osmond, Manya L Charette, George A Wells, and Ian G Stiell BMC Emerg Med. 2008; 8: 13. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-8-13.PMCID: PMC2585573 |