BMC Emergency Medicine

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• Identical Fracture Patterns in Combat Vehicle Blast Injuries Due to Improvised Explosive Devices
  These interesting cases demonstrate that occupants in the same vehicle sustain similar injuries after a combat vehicle blast.

  January 27, 2013

• Clinical Validation of S100B Use in Management of Mild Head Injury
  Serum S100B levels can be an effective biomarker in mild head injury. What are its implications in managing these patients?

  January 20, 2013

• 613 Cases of Splenic Rupture Without Risk Factors or Previously Diagnosed Disease
  Which factors may contribute to splenic ruptures when trauma or an underlying disease are not evident?

  January 13, 2013

• Sternoclavicular Joint Septic Arthritis Following Paraspinal Muscle Abscess and Septic Lumbar Spondylodiscitis With Epidural Abscess in a Patient With Diabetes
  This interesting report describes a rare case of septic arthritis of the sternoclavicular joint following spondylodiscitis in a diabetic patient. What was the cause?

  November 21, 2012

• An Automated CPR Device Compared With Standard Chest Compressions for Out-of-Hospital Resuscitation
  Is an automated CPR device a viable option to conventional CPR for out-of-hospital resuscitation?

  November 07, 2012

• Test-Retest Reliability of Multidimensional Dyspnea Profile Recall Ratings in the Emergency Department
  How reliable are symptom questionnaires in recalling dyspnea during an ED visit?

  October 31, 2012

• Avoidable Mortality From Giving Tranexamic Acid to Bleeding Trauma Patients
  Treating traumatic bleeding with tranexamic acid can prevent premature deaths -- but how early should it be given?

  October 17, 2012

• A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial of Immediate Total-Body CT Scanning in Trauma Patients (REACT-2)
  How beneficial is immediate total-body CT scanning in severely injured trauma patients? The REACT-2 trial investigates.

  October 03, 2012

• Factors Influencing Injury Severity Score Regarding Thai Military Personnel Injured in Mass Casualty Incident April 10, 2010
  Which factors most influenced Injury Severity Score among Thai military personnel injured in mass casualty?

  September 19, 2012

• Impact of the ABCDE Triage in Primary Care Emergency Department on the Number of Patient Visits to Different Parts of the Health Care System in Espoo City
  What is the ABCDE-triage system -- and how does it affect patient flow in combined EDs?

  September 19, 2012