"Emergency Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The branch of medicine concerned with the evaluation and initial treatment of urgent and emergent medical problems, such as those caused by accidents, trauma, sudden illness, poisoning, or disasters. Emergency medical care can be provided at the hospital or at sites outside the medical facility.
| Descriptor ID |
D004635
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.250
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Emergency Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Emergency Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Emergency Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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A Double-Edged Sword: A Qualitative Study of the Minority Tax in Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Feb; 33(2):e70186.
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Emergency Physician Versus Telemedicine Psychiatrist Impression of Patient Need for Inpatient Psychiatric Care. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Jan; 33(1):e70162.
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Remimazolam: A Novel Frontier in Procedural Sedation for Emergency Medicine. J Emerg Med. 2025 Dec; 79:545-550.
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Assessing the impact of emergency medicine pharmacists on fibrinolytic door-to-needle times in acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Pharmacist-assisted Stroke Treatments I (PhAST-1)). Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Dec; 98:57-64.
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Physician Perceptions of the Evaluation and Management of Incarcerated Patients in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med. 2025 Nov; 78:42-48.
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Emergency Physician Versus Telemedicine Neurologist Assessment for Thrombolytic Indication in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS). Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Jan; 33(1):e70096.
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Hyperangulated video laryngoscopy in the emergency department: An analysis of errors and factors leading to prolonged apnea time. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Sep; 95:153-158.
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A scoping review of geriatric emergency medicine research transparency in diversity, equity, and inclusion reporting. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Nov; 72(11):3551-3566.
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Authenticity: Protection against Burnout and depression in emergency medicine physicians. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 09; 83:138-141.
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Recall for the gender of the emergency physician by hispanic vs. non-hispanic patients. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 09; 83:159-160.