Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Individual mentored career (K) awards made by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are an important way for medical researchers to develop their research skills. This study determined the number of individual mentored (K) awards awarded to emergency medicine (EM) faculty over a 6-year period and compared it with six other specialties. ⋯ Although success rates are reasonable, EM investigators submit very few individual mentored career development applications. They should take greater advantage of this mechanism to further their research training.
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There is evidence indicating that intravenous fatty emulsion (IFE) is beneficial in restoring circulatory function in certain types of drug overdose. The authors investigated the hemodynamic effects of IFE compared to epinephrine in rats treated with propranolol and clonidine. ⋯ These data demonstrate that IFE is effective for resuscitating rats overdosed on propranolol combined with clonidine. The effect of IFF is unlikely due to a direct positive inotropic or chronotropic action on the myocardium. IFE is also more effective than epinephrine treatment in this paradigm.
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Editorial Comment
Flipping the bedside: telesonography and clinical education.