Articles: emergency-medicine.
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Twenty-four percent of all medical care contacts are made on the telephone. Practicing pediatricians and emergency physicians often manage children's illnesses by telephone. Studies have shown that there is a need for improved communication between physicians and patients, and it is believed that quality of, and satisfaction with, health care services will improve with increased emphasis on interpersonal communication skills in medical training. ⋯ K. is outlined. Topic sessions in the pediatric emergency department and individual resident review sessions are discussed. The guidelines designed to follow the conceptual framework are presented.
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In France, emergencies are taught: to all medical students in the course of their studies; a specific emergency course being rarely given as such; to physicians who want to practice in emergency system: transport, emergency rooms, in association with intensive care medicine. The head of the emergency service should have a full time position, and whatever his original specialty, should receive a specific education in critical care medicine. Nurses who attend different congresses to complete their formation are not yet rewarded with a specific status. In addition, first aid measures should be thought to the general public, so it can help injured persons.