Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To determine the specialty training and responsibilities of urban U.S. emergency medical service (EMS) medical directors how these factors relate to the type of service involved (fire, hospital, private, municipal). ⋯ EMS training officers believe that urban ALS medical directors in the United States primarily provide quality assurance and educational support. With the exception of fire-based EMS systems. physicians appear to have limited involvement in other EMS administrative and executive functions.
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Case Reports
Exertional heat stroke in a young woman: gender differences in response to thermal stress.
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is an acute life-threatening emergency that necessitates the immediate institution of cooling measures. Reported here is a case of EHS in a nonacclimatized young woman who was undergoing strenuous exercise. ⋯ While EHS is relatively common in young men, the condition is rare in women. This case presentation addresses gender differences in the response to the thermal stress of intense physical activity.
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To survey emergency medicine (EM) residents regarding moonlighting practices and perceptions for clarifying: 1) resident moonlighting remuneration; 2) any association of perceived educational debt with moonlighting income and hours; and 3) perceptions related to moonlighting (including motivations, impact on resident training, and potential medicolegal difficulties). ⋯ Education about EM practice matters including the risks of moonlighting should begin early in residency, because moonlighting is widespread. Residents are vulnerable to medicolegal action while moonlighting and have insufficient knowledge of their malpractice insurance coverage. Although educational debt is perceived as a strong motivating factor for moonlighting, there is only a weak relationship between educational debt and moonlighting hours.