Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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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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An Update on the Emergency Department Management of Asthma Part I: Pathophysiology and Management Strategies
In the United States during 2002, asthma accounted for 12.7 million physician visits; 1.9 million emergency department (ED) visits; 484,000 hospitalizations; and 4,261 deaths. The prevalence of asthma in our society has led it to be the eleventh most common diagnosis in the ED. The direct and indirect costs of the disease are estimated to exceed $14 billion annually in the United States alone. -
Full February 6, 2006 issue in PDF
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Full January 23, 2006 Issue in PDF