"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 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Emergency Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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Research priorities for pediatric pain management in emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 06; 32(6):688-698.
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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.
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Differences in code status practice patterns among emergency clinicians working in Japan and the United States. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 Nov; 128:108368.
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EDucated: The emergency medicine pharmacotherapy literature of 2023. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 08; 82:166-173.
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Consensus-Driven Recommendations to Support Physician Pregnancy, Adoption, Surrogacy, Parental Leave, and Lactation in Emergency Medicine. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Jun; 83(6):585-597.
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Gender and emergency physicians' experiences of leading decision making about restraint use: A qualitative study. Acad Emerg Med. 2024 07; 31(7):707-709.