Articles: emergency-medicine.
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To use existing data sources to refine prior estimates of the U.S. emergency medicine (EM) workforce and to estimate effects of proposed changes in the U.S. health care system on the EM workforce. ⋯ Although the current data on EPs in practice in the United States are incomplete, the authors project a relative shortage of EPs. More accurate and complete information on the numbers and distribution of EPs in America is needed to improve workforce projections.
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Cuba is one of the poorest countries of the world. For the past 34 years the United States has maintained an economic embargo against Cuba. ⋯ Recent political developments have assured continuation of the embargo. This report describes the current state of prehospital and emergency medical care in Cuba, how the embargo has affected emergency services, and possibilities for the future.
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Historical Article
Twenty-five years of Annals of Emergency Medicine: a history.