Primary survey:Highlights from this issue

In putting together April’s Primary Survey, it struck me how wonderfully wide-ranging emergency medicine practice is. This month’s offerings include studies regarding pregnancy, trauma, airway management, and cardiac arrest; studies regarding older and paediatric patients, as well the benefits of technology. A microcosm of our professional lives. This month’s Editor’s Choice by Srajer et al examines how gender of the treating doctor may play a role in the way in which pregnancy loss is handled in the emergency department (ED). This multicentre retrospective study from Canada determined the frequency with which emergency physicians obtained ob-gyn consults for pregnant women with vaginal bleeding and potential (or completed) miscarriage. The authors found that women emergency medicine physicians were more likely to consult, and as a result, their patients underwent more procedures at the time of the ED visit, although ultimately the proportion of women who underwent procedures was similar for patients...
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Highlights from this issue Source Type: research