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Pauley is board certified in emergency medicine and is certified in advanced trauma life support, pediatric advanced life support and advanced cardiac life ...
Researchers Targeting Bacterial Blood Infections
Tampa Tribune, FL - Nov 18, 2008
Dr. John Younger, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the UM Medical School, says he and his colleagues are looking for "mechanical tricks" that ...
Awards In Business
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Nov 16, 2008
Tom P. Aufderheide, professor of emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, received a 2008 Award for outstanding contribution in research in ...
Emergency rooms face crisis
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"The crisis in emergency medicine and the problems of the growing uninsured population have been conflated," Dr. Manya Newton, lead author of the study and ...
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We are currently seeking a Physician Assistant with strong emergency medicine experience to join our established team of physicians, PAs and nurses to ...
Duluth tech firm attacks medical errors
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MarketWatch - Oct 30, 2008
... department quality and customer satisfaction, Dr. Justin brings with him more than thirty years of experience in the field of emergency medicine. ...
Monday Medical: Images tell the story for emergency care
Steamboat Pilot, CO - Nov 16, 2008
The diagnostic radiologist and emergency medicine physician are at Yampa Valley Medical Center. The neurosurgeon is at Denver Health Medical Center. ...
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MarketWatch - Nov 3, 2008
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The Emory Wheel - Nov 17, 2008
Stone wrote the first comprehensive textbook on the principles and practices of emergency medicine in 1978 and founded the residency program in emergency ...
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... imaging systems announced today the introduction of SonixTOUCH EMed, the Emergency Medicine-specific version of the SonixTOUCH ultrasound system. ...
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MarketWatch - Nov 11, 2008
John Younger, MD, MS, an associate professor of emergency medicine at the UM Medical School, leads the team, which includes members with training in ...
Emergency care needed
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BANGALORE: Emergency medicine is still an emerging specialty in the country. There is inadequate trauma education, shortage of medical staff and medical ...
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Medscape (registration) - Nov 13, 2008
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'Bleeding stopped at ER'
Telegraph-Journal, Canada - Nov 17, 2008
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Legal Case Study: Emergency Medicine - Failure to Properly Treat ...
InjuryBoard.com, FL - Nov 9, 2008
In this unfortunate case a 1‑month‑old child experienced a fever of 101.3 degrees. Her parents took her to a hospital emergency room where she underwent ...
Doctors, EMTs trained to respond to chemical, biological weapons
Gatorsports.com, FL - Nov 19, 2008
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Transient ischemic attack: risk stratification and treatment. (Aug 2008)
The Effect of Family Presence on the Efficiency of Pediatric Trauma Resuscitations. (Nov 2008)
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International Survey of Emergency Physicians' Awareness and Use of the Canadian Cervical-Spine Rule and the Canadian Computed Tomography Head Rule. (Oct 2008)
Hepatotoxicity Despite Early Administration of Intravenous N-Acetylcysteine for Acute Acetaminophen Overdose. (Nov 2008)
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Neurological consequences of vitamin B12 deficiency and its treatment. (Aug 2008)
Suppurative Thyroiditis in Children: A Management Algorithm. (Nov 2008)
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Direct transport versus interhospital transfer of patients with severe head injury in Norway. (Oct 2008)
Emergency department visits for nonfatal childhood injuries in Romania. (Oct 2008)
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Emergency management of blunt trauma in children. (May 1991)
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Kurt R. Denninghoff MD, University of Arizona, Department of Emergency Medicine Mervin J. Griffin MD, University of Alabama Birmingham and Injury Control Research Center Alfred A. Bartolucci PhD, University of Alabama Birmingham School ...
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Amy N. Sweigart DO and Michael J. Matteucci MD (2008) "Fever, Sacral Pain, and Pregnancy: An Incarcerated Uterus", Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Vol. 9: No. 4, Article 12. http://repositories.cdlib.org/uciem/westjem/vol9/iss4/ ...
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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John C. Stein MD, Sergio Hernandez MD, and Anke Hebig BA (2008) "Necrotizing Vasculitis as a Complication of Propylthiouracil", Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Vol. 9: No. 4, Article 6. ...
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