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Diaphragmatic Rupture Secondary to Blunt Thoracic Trauma

Author Affiliation Alexander J. Scumpia, DO, MSc  Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Miami, Florida Daniel A. Aronovich, DO  Mount Sinai Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Miami, Florida Loredana Roman, BS  Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Medicine, Timisoara, Romania Vanitha Vasudevan, MD  Ryder Trauma Center, Department of Surgery, […]

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Parenteral Hydrocarbon Injection and Associated Toxicities: Two Case Reports

Author Affiliation Michael E. Nelson, MD, MS John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois Toxikon Consortium, Illinois Poison Control Center, Chicago, Illinois Isam Nasr, MD John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois Westlake Hospital, Melrose Park, Illinois Introduction Case reports Discussion Conclusion INTRODUCTION Many cases of hydrocarbon toxicity occur annually due […]

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Pylephlebitis in a Previously Healthy Emergency Department Patient with Appendicitis

Author Affiliation Christopher J. Coyne, MD  Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California Ashokokkumar Jain, MD, MPH  Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Health Network, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California Case report Discussion ABSTRACT Pylephlebitis is a septic thrombophlebitis of the […]

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“I Can’t Walk!” Acute Thrombosis of Descending Aorta Causing Paraplegia

Author Affiliation Matthew L. Mitchell, MD  Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Elif Yucebey, MD  Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Mitchell R. Weaver, MD  Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, Michigan A. Kathrin Jaehne, MD  Henry Ford Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Detroit, Michigan Emanuel P. […]

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Early Presentation of Buried Bumper Syndrome

Author Affiliation Walter Geer, DO  St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Rebecca Jeanmonod, MD  St. Luke’s University Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Case Discussion Conclusion ABSTRACT Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a relatively safe and effective method of providing nutrition to patients with neurologic deficits or proximal gastrointestinal pathology. Complications that follow this common procedure include dislodgement, […]

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Cephalohematoma in a Patient with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Author Affiliation Brent M. Felton, DO  McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lansing, Michigan Michigan State University, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan Josh M. White, MD  McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lansing, Michigan Michigan State University, Department of Emergency Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan Ryan A. Jones, MD  McLaren […]

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Appendicitis Diagnosed by Emergency Physician Performed Point-of-Care Transvaginal Ultrasound: Case Series

Author Affiliation Robert Bramante, MD  North Shore University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Manhasset, New York Marek Radomski, DO  North Shore University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Manhasset, New York Mathew Nelson, DO  North Shore University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Manhasset, New York Christopher Raio, MD  North Shore University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, […]

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Bronchopleural Fistula

A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with diffuse swelling and crepitus of his face, chest, and extremities due to subcutaneous air

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Emergency Medicine is a specialty which closely reflects societal challenges and consequences of public policy decisions. The emergency department specifically deals with social injustice, health and economic disparities, violence, substance abuse, and disaster preparedness and response. This journal focuses on how emergency care affects the health of the community and population, and conversely, how these societal challenges affect the composition of the patient population who seek care in the emergency department. The development of better systems to provide emergency care, including technology solutions, is critical to enhancing population health.