"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 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Emergency Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Disposition at Equipoise: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Physicians' Decision-Making About Hospitalizing People With Dementia. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 03; 33(3):e70272.
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Emergency radiology subspeciality: thematic analysis & future perspective. Emerg Radiol. 2026 Apr; 33(2):311-318.
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Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Participation in Time to Oral Anticoagulation Reversal: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2026 Feb; 9(2):e70156.
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A Double-Edged Sword: A Qualitative Study of the Minority Tax in Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 02; 33(2):e70186.
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Emergency Physician Versus Telemedicine Psychiatrist Impression of Patient Need for Inpatient Psychiatric Care. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 01; 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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Association Between Operator Experience and Procedural Outcomes of Tracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department and ICU. Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Mar; 87(3):321-327.
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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 12; 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 01; 33(1):e70096.