Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening, systemic allergic reaction that presents unique challenges for emergency care practitioners. Anaphylaxis occurs more frequently than previously believed. Therefore, proper knowledge regarding the epidemiology, mechanisms, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of anaphylaxis is essential. In particular, the initial treatment strategy, followed by correct diagnosis...

At this time of the morning—two, three, four o'clock—lonely people seek solace in the fl uorescent light of the emergency room. If you've been to a twenty-four-hour grocery store late at night, you may have seen the same people. Th ey hesitate, put a can of soup back on the shelf, then take it down again and put it back in the cart. Refugees from the daylight world, they move with the timidity ...

Violence in both community and county hospitals in the USA is increasing. It caused significant physical, emotional and economic hardship to many emergency department employees. We describe an incident that caused significant injury to an innocent bystander in a quiet upper-class community emergency department and outline procedures that hospitals and emergency department employees can take to ...

introduction: creating a calm and stress-free environment affects education significantly. the effects of the emergency department overcrowding (edo) on the training of emergency medicine residents (emr) is a highly debated subject. therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of edo on efficiency of emr’s education. methods: in this cross-sectional study, the effects of overcrowding on e...