109 Social Emergency Medicine: Pakistan Perspective

Research in emergency medicine in Pakistan: a local perspective.

Emergency medicine simulation: a resident's perspective.

a p p s m y s p e l b INTRODUCTION Stepping into the emergency department (ED) resuscitation room, the emergency medicine resident is immediately confronted with the noise and commotion that often accompany a coding patient. The nurse shuttles around the room grabbing supplies and attaches the monitor leads to the patient. The patient continues to cough and mumble incomprehensible sounds as his...

Diagnostic testing: an emergency medicine perspective.

Emergency physicians use diagnostic tests extensively, and the ability to order and interpret test results appropriately is a critical skill. An understanding of sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and likelihood ratios, as well as an awareness of the importance of pre-test probability, is essential. The purpose of this article is to explain, in a straightforward and clinically applicab...

Collaboration between family medicine and emergency medicine for integrated care in Pakistan.

Suicide and attempted suicide trends in Mianwali, Pakistan: social perspective.

This study aimed to examine the epidemiology and potential causes of suicides and attempted suicide cases that were reported to Rescue 1122 Mianwali in Pakistan. The data were collected prospectively for 2011. One hundred and eight suicides were reported during the study period. Four (4%) victims were found dead at the scene and 104 (96%) were taken to hospital. There were 84(78%) men and 24(22...