BMC Emergency Medicine - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Emergency Medicine (ISSN 1471-227X) published by BioMed CentralPrevalence and demographics of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in culturable skin and soft tissue infections in an urban emergency departm- October 31, 2007 Background: The rising incidence of methicillin resistant Staph. aureus (MRSA) infections is a concern for emergency practitioners. While studies have examined MRSA in inpatients, few have focused on emergency department populations. We sought to describe predictors of MRSA skin infections in an emergency department population. Methods: This was a prospective observational cohort study conducted over three months in 2005. A convenience sample of patients with culturable skin infections...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/7/19 Cost-efficiency assessment of Advanced Life Support (ALS) courses based on the comparison of advanced simulators with conventional manikins- October 22, 2007 Background: Simulation is an essential tool in modern medical education. The object of this study was to assess, in cost-effective measures, the introduction of new generation simulators in an adult life support (ALS) education program. Methods: Two hundred fifty primary care physicians and nurses were admitted to ten ALS courses (25 students per course). Students were distributed at random in two groups (125 each). Group A candidates were trained and tested with standard ALS manikins and Group.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/7/18 |