title: International emergency medicine: a review of the literature from 2009.
abstract: As the specialty of emergency medicine evolves in countries around the world, and as interest in international emergency medicine (IEM) grows within the United States, the IEM Literature Review Group recognizes an ongoing need for a high-quality, consolidated, and easily accessible evidence base of literature. The IEM Literature Review Group produces an annual publication that strives to provide readers with access to the highest quality and most relevant IEM research from the previous year. This publication represents our fifth annual review, covering the top 24 IEM research articles published in 2009. Articles were selected for the review according to explicit, predetermined criteria that emphasize both methodologic quality and impact of the research. It is our hope that this annual review acts as a forum for disseminating best practices, while also stimulating further research in the field of IEM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. mark.foran@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foran
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lippert
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aschkenasy
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosborough
mesh_terms: D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D055416:Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality