Articles: emergency-medicine.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Does exogenous melatonin improve day sleep or night alertness in emergency physicians working night shifts?
To determine whether exogenous melatonin improves day sleep or night alertness in emergency physicians working night shifts. ⋯ Exogenous melatonin may be of modest benefit to emergency physicians working night shifts.
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Review Comparative Study
A transatlantic comparison of training in emergency medicine.
The system of training in accident and emergency (A&E) medicine in the United Kingdom is at a critical and much earlier stage of development than in the United States. Transatlantic comparison offers the opportunity to explore possible ways of improving training in the United Kingdom. Comparison revealed deficiencies in the UK training system in the following: prehospital care training, formal theoretical teaching, close supervision in a clinical setting, and in-service training examinations. Implementation of measures designed to address these deficiencies would enhance UK training in A&E medicine.