Over the past two decades, terrorism has exacted an enormous toll on the Republic of
Turkey, a secular democracy with a 99.8% Muslim population. From 1984 to 2000, an …

Emergency medicine is being established as a unique and independent specialty
throughout the world. Two major models of emergency care delivery exist in the world today …

A major global health problem of the second millennium is the rapid and extensive growth in
noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease and injuries [1]. Heart attack …

Objective: To assess the current level of development of emergency medicine (EM) systems
in the world. Design: Survey of EM professionals from 36 countries during a 90-day period …

In recent years, emergency physicians (EPs) have increasingly reached beyond their
national borders to influence how emergency medicine (EM) is practiced in other countries …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2010; 17: 748–757© 2010 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: The objective was to describe the …

OBJECTIVES: Publications and literature related to emergency medicine (EM) have been
consistently increasing. There are 4048 studies in total in the EM journals published until the …

Emergency medical care, both prehospital and hospital-based, is currently provided by
general practitioners in over 90% of the emergency departments in Turkey. In the early …

Changing health needs in countries experiencing economic and social growth are creating
a greater demand for all types of emergency medical services. Factors contributing to this …

Interest in international emergency medicine (EM) has grown steadily over the last ten years.
This growth has been fueled by increased demand for emergency services abroad and the …