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Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
Domestic violence is a serious problem that, unfortunately, is seen all too commonly in our emergency departments. Statistics show, however, that physicians, including emergency physicians, are not good at identifying victims of domestic violence. -
Trauma Reports for November/December 2006
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Trauma Reports for November/December 2006
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Full October 16, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Rotavirus Infections in Children
In North America, rotavirus gastroenteritis is a predictable winter epidemic every year--young children presenting to emergency departments and outpatient clinics with fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and varying degrees of dehydration. -
Full October 30, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Influenza and Influenza Vaccination 2006-2007
Everyone who provides care for patients in emergency departments is well aware of the annual winter-spring spike in patient volume due to influenza disease and its complications. -
Considerations in the Management of Shock in the Pediatric Trauma Patient
In a child who is critically injured there is the potential for many serious or life-threatening injuries. The initial focus must always be to stabilize the child's airway and breathing and, then, rapidly identify shock and aggressively correct volume deficits. -
Full November 1, 2006 Issue in PDF
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Full November 1, 2006 Issue in PDF