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Coronavirus Disease 2019
This article seeks to offer lessons learned from the pandemic, summarize best evidence for current management of patients with COVID-19, and give insights into future directions with this disease. (Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America)
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - April 18, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Charlotte Page Wills, Berenice Perez, Justin Moore Source Type: research

Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Emergency Department
As the United States faces a worsening epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), emergency departments (EDs) play a critical role in identifying and treating these infections. The growing health inequities in the distribution and disproportionate impact of STIs add to the urgency of providing high-quality sexual health care through the ED. Changes in population health are reflected in the new Centers for Disease Control recommendations on screening, diagnostic testing, and treatment of STIs. This review covers common, as well as and less common or emerging STIs, and discusses the state-of-the-art guidance on test...
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - April 18, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rachel E. Solnick, Laura Hernando L ópez, Patricia Mae Martinez, Jason E. Zucker Source Type: research

Infectious Disease Emergencies
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Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - April 18, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Bradley W. Frazee, Michael S. Pulia, Christopher M. Colbert Source Type: research

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Forthcoming Issues
Environmental and Wilderness Medicine (Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America)
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Endurance Sporting Events
This article reviews the history of endurance races, reviews the most critical and common causes of cardiovascular, heat, electrolyte, and musculoskeletal injuries/illnesses, and discusses considerations for medical directors/personnel associated with such events. (Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America)
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 26, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matt Golubjatnikov, Anne Walker Source Type: research

Desert Medicine
This article will equip medical practitioners with the essential knowledge and tools to navigate these complexities, including a description of specific environmental considerations and challenges encountered while providing care in these desert locations, common conditions associated with extreme heat and solar radiation, and animal encounters. (Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America)
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 24, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Geoffrey Comp, Andrea Ferrari, Savannah Seigneur Source Type: research

Climate Change
As human-induced climate change warms the planet, its health impacts will affect all populations, but certain groups will be more vulnerable to its impacts. Given its role as a health care safety net, emergency medicine will play a crucial role in addressing these health conditions. Additionally, with its expertise in disaster medicine, interdisciplinary collaboration, and health care systems knowledge, emergency medicine has the potential to lead the health care sector's response to climate change. (Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America)
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 24, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Christopher Lemon, Nicholas Rizer, Jace Bradshaw Source Type: research

Lightning Strike Injuries
Lightning is a common environmental hazard, and is a significant cause of global injury and death. Care and evaluation should follow general trauma guidelines, but several unique aspects of lightning injuries necessitate deviations from standard care that can improve survival and overall outcomes. When evaluating lightning strike patients, some common injury patterns are pathognomonic for lightning strikes and easy to recognize, while others are subtle and require heightened awareness. While most lightning-related injuries resolve spontaneously, some may have significant long-term symptoms. Anticipatory guidance and specia...
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 21, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Eric Hawkins, Gabrielle Gostigian, Sofiya Diurba Source Type: research

Communicable Disease Screening and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention in the Emergency Department
Emergency departments (ED) provide care to populations with high rates of communicable diseases, like HIV, hepatitis C virus, and syphilis. For many patients, the ED is their sole entry point into the healthcare system and they do not routinely access screening and prevention services elsewhere. As such, the ED can serve an important public health role through communicable disease identification, treatment, and prevention. In this article, we examine national recommendations, peer-reviewed literature, and expert consensus to provide cutting edge strategies for implementing communicable infectious disease screening and prev...
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 21, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Douglas A.E. White, Rachel E. Solnick Source Type: research

Tick-Borne Illnesses in Emergency and Wilderness Medicine
This review highlights the causative organisms, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of the most common tick-borne illnesses in the United States, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, Powassan virus, and alpha-gal syndrome. Tick bite prevention strategies and some basic tick removal recommendations are also provided. (Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America)
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 21, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael D. Sullivan, Kyle Glose, Douglas Sward Source Type: research

Clinical Management of North American Snake and Marine Envenomations
Envenomations are the 23rd most common reason for calls to US poison control centers, with over 35,000 incidents reported annually. Snake bites account for over 20% of those calls, while marine envenomations are likely underreported at 3% to 4%.1 While these types of envenomations may not be encountered on a daily basis for many physicians, the different types of envenomations warrant unique management strategies based on the offending creature and symptom presentation. This text serves as a review of the epidemiology, clinical presentations, and management of endemic North American species of snakes and marine vertebrate ...
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 21, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Elaine Yu, Lauren Altschuh Source Type: research

Underwater and Scuba Diving Accidents
The evaluation and care of an injured scuba diver requires an understanding of the different types of underwater activities that may be deemed scuba diving. Such activities may range from the complex (eg, commercial or technical diving) all the way up to basic recreational scuba or snorkeling. A thorough physical examination should be completed as early as possible with a focus on specific areas at risk for injury and etiology, such as a detailed cardiopulmonary, skin, and neurologic examination. Serial reassessments and supportive care are as equally important as consultation with a dive medicine expert, especially one wi...
Source: Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America - March 15, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: David Lambert, Mark Binkley, Zachary Gaskill Source Type: research