The Global Burden of Road Injury: Its Relevance to the Emergency Physician by Sharon Chekijian, Melinda Paul, Vanessa P. Kohl, David M. Walker, Anthony J. Tomassoni, David C. Cone, Federico E. Vaca

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Epidemiological Study on the Status of Nutrition-Support Therapies by Emergency Physicians in China by Chi Niu, Wei Guo, Wei Gu

“…This study aimed to investigate the current status of nutrition-support therapies by emergency physicians in China and to provide an evidence-based case to improve the regulation of enteral and parenteral nutrition-support therapies. …”
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Awareness of hereditary angioedema among emergency physicians: a survey study by Recep Evcen, Fatih Çölkesen, Filiz Sadi Aykan, Mehmet Kılınç, Eray Yıldız, Ümmügülsüm Yılmaz Ergün, Tuğba Önalan, Selim Kahraman, Mehmet Emin Gerek, Şevket Arslan

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Emergency Physicians’ and Nurses’ Perspectives on Transgender, Intersexual, and Non-Binary Patients in Germany by Torben Brod, Carsten Stoetzer, Christoph Schroeder, Stephanie Stiel, Kambiz Afshar

“…Introduction: Providing appropriate healthcare for transgender, intersexual and non-binary (TIN) individuals remains a significant challenge, as this group experiences higher rates of health inequalities, discrimination, and barriers to accessing care. Emergency physicians (EP) often lack formal training and knowledge about caring for TIN patients, while comparatively less evidence is available for other healthcare professionals, including emergency nurses (EN). …”
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Influence of Time of Mission on Correct Diagnosis by the Prehospital Emergency Physician: A Retrospective Study by Nikolai Ramadanov, Roman Klein, Nevena Ramadanova, Wilhelm Behringer

“…The objective of this retrospective study was to examine the diagnostic matching (DM) between the prehospital diagnosis by the prehospital emergency physicians and the hospital discharge diagnosis, adjusted for time of mission. …”
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Challenges Faced by Prehospital Emergency Physicians Providing Emergency Care to Patients with Advanced Incurable Diseases by Anne Kamphausen, Hanna Roese, Karin Oechsle, Malte Issleib, Christian Zöllner, Carsten Bokemeyer, Anneke Ullrich

“…The aim of our study was to investigate challenges faced by emergency physicians (EPs) who provide prehospital emergency care to patients with advanced incurable diseases and family caregivers in their familiar home environment. …”
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Admission Decisions Made by Emergency Physicians Can Reduce the Emergency Department Length of Stay for Medical Patients by Yuri Choi, Jinwoo Jeong, Byoung-Gwon Kim

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of admission decisions by emergency physicians without consultations on the ED LOS and other quality indicators. …”
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Perceptions and barriers to the use and training of point-of-care ultrasound among Finnish emergency physicians – a nationwide survey by J. Järvinen, O. Hannula, A. Meuronen, K. Mattila

“…Results A total of 134 emergency physicians completed the survey, revealing a strong consensus among participants for several training needs. …”
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COVID-19 and its impact on healthcare professionalism: a qualitative study of behaviour among paediatric emergency physicians by Kent Mun Loh, Catrin Kar Yee Kong, Sashikumar Ganapathy

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Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Physicians and Nurses in Abha and Khamis Mushait Cities, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia by Abdulghani M. Alqahtani, Nabil J. Awadalla, Safar A. Alsaleem, Awad S. Alsamghan, Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem

“…To explore the magnitude and determinants of burnout among emergency physicians and nurses working at emergency departments of hospitals in Abha and Khamis Mushait cities. …”
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Comparison of search and rescue operations involving emergency physicians in devastating earthquakes in Turkey: a 24-year experience study by Mustafa Ferudun Celikmen, Gülbin Aydoğdu Umaç, Melih Imamoglu, Mümin Murat Yazici, Elif Çiğdem Keleş, Sarper Yilmaz

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Assessing the Role of Emergency Physicians in Medical Clearance: Predictors of Diagnosing Psychiatric Illness in the Emergency Department – A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by Ibrahim Khamis Abdullah Almamari, Darpanarayan Hazra, Awatif K. Alsarrai Al-Alawi

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Medication Appropriateness in Prehospital Care by Nikolai Ramadanov, Roman Klein, Abner Daniel Aguilar Valdez, Wilhelm Behringer

“…Incorrect diagnoses by the prehospital emergency physician seem to lead to medication errors in prehospital emergency physician deployments. …”
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Diagnostic Agreement between Prehospital Emergency and In-Hospital Physicians by Nikolai Ramadanov, Roman Klein, Fabian Laue, Wilhelm Behringer

“…The aim of the study was to determine the diagnostic agreement between the discharge diagnosis and the suspected diagnosis by the prehospital emergency physician and to run a sensitivity analysis of the most common diagnoses by the prehospital emergency physician. …”
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Ocular Ultrasonography: A Useful Instrument in Patients with Trauma Brain Injury in Emergency Service by Julie Natalie Jimenez Restrepo, Oscar Javier León, Leonardo Alexander Quevedo Florez

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Active Liver Bleed Caught During FAST Exam from Spontaneous Hemangioma Rupture: A Case Report by Raul Rodriguez, Nicole Aviles

“…During the resuscitative efforts, a FAST exam performed by the emergency physician showed grossly positive free fluid in various quadrants and active flow around the liver concerning for active bleeding. …”
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Misdiagnosis of Extensive Maxillofacial Infection and Its Relationship with Periodontal Problems and Hyperglycemia by Cristian Statkievicz, Leonardo P. Faverani, Pedro Henrique Silva Gomes-Ferreira, Gabriel Ramalho-Ferreira, Idelmo Rangel Garcia-Junior

“…The patient was then referred to oral oncology center by emergency physician with cancer suspicion. After 15 days, the patient returned to the same emergency room and was attended by the surgical and maxillofacial trauma team, presenting tachycardia, tachypnea, dysphagia, and trismus. …”
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Unveiling Wunderlich syndrome: Diagnosis and management of a rare spontaneous renal hematoma by Rebecca Merrill, Pete Jordanides, Jessica Krizo, Erin L. Simon

“…In the ED, WS can present with a variety of non-specific symptoms, making the diagnosis challenging for emergency physicians. Why should an emergency physician be aware of this?…”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“…Why  should  an  emergency  physician  be  aware  of  this?  Emergency  physicians  should  start  considering  hikikomori  as  a  risk  factor  in  the  assessment  of  malnutrition  and  anaemia,  above  all  in  young  adults.  …”
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Gastroduodenal Obstruction Secondary to Pica-associated Bezoar: A Case Report by Mariam Attia, Ashley A. Lavoie-Forrest, Phoebe Langius, Leon Melnitsky, Sandra Lopez, Eric Boccio

“…Given the patient’s known history of iron-deficiency anemia, the emergency physician inquired about ingestion of non-nutritive substances to which the patient replied that she had been consuming cotton foam. …”
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