SMJ Article | Letter to the Editor

Is It Time to Expand the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program to Address the Rural Emergency Medicine Physician Shortage?

To the Editor: Recently, the number of total Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians has risen, and a future oversupply of EM physicians is expected. Despite this increase, the number of EM physicians practicing in rural areas has paradoxically declined because of a multitude of factors.1

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SMJ Article | Original Article

Changes in Proportions of Emergency Department Patients with Mental Illness Noted in the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2012–2015

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether there was a change in the rate and types of patients with psychiatric illnesses being seen in the emergency department (ED) from 2012 to 2015 using the National Ambulatory Care Survey. A secondary objective was to determine what if...

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SMJ Article | Original Article

Increasing Comfort with Sensory Processing Difficulties in the Prehospital Setting: Pre-Post Study of Education and Sensory Tools in EMS Providers

Objectives: Interfacing with patients with sensory processing difficulties is challenging to healthcare providers and even more problematic for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in the acute care setting. Sensory training may be an effective nonpharmacologic method to deal with these patient populations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate...

Posted in: Emergency & Disaster Medicine5

SMJ Article | Original Article

CME Article: Assessment of the Need for Immediate Trauma Team Presence for Infants Presenting in Cardiac Arrest

Objectives: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is rare in infants, with the cause of arrest often unknown upon presentation. Nonaccidental trauma is a potential etiology of OHCA among infants, but its occult presentation makes this etiology challenging to diagnose. In the absence of apparent injuries, identifying the need for trauma team...

Posted in: Emergency & Disaster Medicine5

SMJ Article | Original Article

Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Retained Bullet Fragments and Need for Follow-Up Blood Lead Monitoring

Objectives: Multiple case reports of lead toxicity related to retained bullet fragments in pediatric patients sustaining gunshot wound have been published. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the demographic and clinical characteristics of gunshot wounds (GSWs) could be classified high/low risk and whether routine blood lead...

Posted in: Emergency & Disaster Medicine5
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