title: International emergency medicine: a review of the literature from 2008.
abstract: As the specialty of emergency medicine (EM) continues to evolve in countries around the world, and as interest in international emergency medicine (IEM) continues to grow within the United States, the IEM Literature Review Group recognizes a need for a high-quality, consolidated, and easily accessible evidence base of literature. In response to that need, the group created an annual publication that strives to provide readers with access to the highest quality and most relevant IEM research. This publication represents our fourth annual review, covering the top 26 IEM research articles published in 2008. Articles were selected for the review according to explicit, predetermined criteria that include both methodologic quality and perceived impact of the research. It is our hope that this annual review will act as a forum for disseminating best practices while also stimulating further research in the field of IEM.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (SL), Oakland, CA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (ACL, MF, SR), Boston, MA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University (JB), New Haven, CT; and ArLac Health Services (KA), Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lippert
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (SL), Oakland, CA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (ACL, MF, SR), Boston, MA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University (JB), New Haven, CT; and ArLac Health Services (KA), Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (SL), Oakland, CA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (ACL, MF, SR), Boston, MA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University (JB), New Haven, CT; and ArLac Health Services (KA), Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (SL), Oakland, CA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (ACL, MF, SR), Boston, MA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University (JB), New Haven, CT; and ArLac Health Services (KA), Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foran
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (SL), Oakland, CA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (ACL, MF, SR), Boston, MA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University (JB), New Haven, CT; and ArLac Health Services (KA), Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosborough
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (SL), Oakland, CA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (ACL, MF, SR), Boston, MA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University (JB), New Haven, CT; and ArLac Health Services (KA), Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center (SL), Oakland, CA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (ACL, MF, SR), Boston, MA; the Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University (JB), New Haven, CT; and ArLac Health Services (KA), Boston, MA.
mesh_terms: D004635:Emergency Medicine; D032984:Ethics, Research; D055416:Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D012107:Research Design