Emergency Medicine - Education
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Simulation-based mastery learning reduces complications during central venous catheter insertion in a medical intensive care unit.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of a simulation-based mastery learning model on central venous catheter insertion skill and the prevalence of procedure-related complications in a medical intensive care unit over a 1-yr period. DESIGN: ... Read more...

An assessment of emergency medicine residents' ability to perform in a multitasking environment.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: Multitasking (MT) is a term often applied to emergency medicine (EM), but it is still poorly understood. In an effort to facilitate MT research in EM, the authors conducted this pilot study to describe EM residents' scores on a ... Read more...

The Rusch ViewMax vs Macintosh laryngoscopy in human cadavers: impoved vocal cord visualization?

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: Adequate vocal cord visualization via laryngoscopy is a key component of successful endotracheal intubation. Several tools exist to facilitate laryngoscopy in difficult airways. We compared one such device, the Rusch "ViewMax" (Rusch, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Emergency Medicine - Education'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Emergency traumatologists in trauma care. 30 Oct 2009
• Simulation-based mastery learning reduces complications during central venous catheter insertion in a medical intensive care unit. 29 Sep 2009
• Two decades of simulation-based training: have we made progress? 29 Sep 2009
• Consent in emergency and resuscitation research. 29 Sep 2009
• For whom the bell commission tolls: unintended effects of limiting residents' hours. 29 Sep 2009
• Emergency traumatologists as partners in trauma care. 30 Aug 2009
• An assessment of emergency medicine residents' ability to perform in a multitasking environment. 30 Aug 2009
• The Rusch ViewMax vs Macintosh laryngoscopy in human cadavers: impoved vocal cord visualization? 30 Aug 2009
• Stabilization and treatment of dental avulsions and fractures by emergency physicians using just-in-time training. 20 Aug 2009
• Bridging the gap: knowledge seeking and sharing in a virtual community of emergency practice. 18 Aug 2009
• Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections. 8 Aug 2009
• The Emergency Severity Index Version 4: reliability in pediatric patients. 30 Jul 2009
• The efficacy of pediatric advanced life support training in emergency medical service providers. 30 Jul 2009
• Pediatric emergency preparedness training: are we on a path toward national dissemination? 30 Jul 2009
• Before we go too far: ultrasound-guided central catheter placement. 30 Jul 2009
• An unseen danger: frequency of posterior vessel wall penetration by needles during attempts to place internal jugular vein central catheters using ultrasound guidance. 30 Jul 2009
• Use of a battery-operated needle driver for intraosseous access by novice users: skill acquisition with cadavers. 27 Jul 2009
• Emergency medicine training: a prospective, comparative study of an undergraduate clinical clerkship and an army programme. 23 Jul 2009
• Emergency medicine training: is undergraduate training sufficient for the Swiss health-care system? 23 Jul 2009
• Training for acute care common stem trainees. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Emergency Medicine'

Definition: The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.

Descriptor UI: D004635

Alternative terms: Emergency Medicine; Medicine, Emergency;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.776.200;

History Note: 77

Technical Notes: specialty; differentiate from EMERGENCIES, the patient; DF: EMERGENCY MED