Letter: Medical and surgical emergencies in divers.

A New Approach to Introducing Minimum Learning Requirements in Internal and Surgical Emergencies during General Medical Education

Introduction: In order to adjust medical students’ education with their professional needs, the educational managers in Isfahan Medical University decided to design a specific course for teaching Emergency Medicine. This study was done to determine the viewpoints of experts concerning minimum educational needs in emergency departments during general medical education. Methods: This cross-secti...

Surgical Emergencies in Children

Medical emergencies in medical imaging.

Sending inpatients to the medical imaging department is sometimes tantamount to discharging them from hospital for hours at a time. Consider, for example, a patient with an unexplained acute abdomen where an urgent CT scan is indicated. Patient transport, logistical delays and the procedure itself may lead to gaps in monitoring vital signs, providing intravenous fluids and administering medicat...

Medical Emergencies

Emergencies in Medical Practice