"Emergency Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D004635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.250
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Emergency Medicine".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Emergency Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Emergency Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Emergency Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Analysis of the Highest Altmetrics-scored Articles in Emergency Medicine Journals. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 26(2):353-363.
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Emergency medicine updates: Evaluation and diagnosis of sepsis and septic shock. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Apr; 90:169-178.
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Emergency medicine updates: Management of sepsis and septic shock. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Apr; 90:179-191.
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Emergency medicine updates: Sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Apr; 90:35-40.
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Emergency Medicine Clerkship Grading Scheme, Grade, and Rank-List Distribution as Reported on Standardized Letters of Evaluation. West J Emerg Med. 2025 Jan; 26(1):66-69.
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Relationship Between Gender Identity and Underrepresented-In-Medicine Identity on Emergency Medicine Resident Feedback. J Emerg Med. 2025 May; 72:97-103.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: An Evidence-Based Primer for Emergency Physicians. J Emerg Med. 2025 Mar; 70:35-44.
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Managing Auricular Hematoma: An Emergency Medicine Narrative Review. J Emerg Med. 2025 Feb; 69:62-75.
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Emergency medicine updates: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Dec; 74:57-64.
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Distribution of emergency medicine programs by location and reproductive rights: A cross-sectional study of the 2023 Match. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 Aug; 70:175-178.