Annals of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
The Association of the Average Epinephrine Dosing Interval and Survival With Favorable Neurologic Status at Hospital Discharge in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, the recommended dosing interval of epinephrine is 3 to 5 minutes, but this recommendation is based on expert opinion without data to guide optimal management. We seek to evaluate the association between the average epinephrine dosing interval and patient outcomes. ⋯ In this out-of-hospital cardiac arrest series, a shorter average epinephrine dosing interval was associated with improved survival with favorable neurologic status.
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Multicenter Study
Diversity in Emergency Medicine: Are We Supporting a Career Interest in Emergency Medicine for Everyone?
Women and students underrepresented in medicine are less likely to apply for residency in emergency medicine. The latter are from racial or ethnic populations that are underrepresented as physicians relative to the general population. The factors that result in lower application rates from women and groups underrepresented in medicine are inadequately described in the literature. This study's objective was to test whether female students and those underrepresented in medicine have lower interest in emergency medicine even after controlling for academic ability, student indebtedness, and common career values consistent with emergency medicine career interest. ⋯ Female medical students and those underrepresented in medicine were less likely to plan for a career in emergency medicine. This correlation remained significant even when other previously identified factors that have predicted a career in emergency medicine were controlled for.