Management of Rodenticide Poisoning Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoids.

Synthetic cannabinoids may be adulterated with potent vitamin K antagonists, which should be considered if a patient presents with unexplained coagulopathy, widespread bleeding, and a history of synthetic cannabinoid use.

Staffing of the ED by non-emergency medicine-trained personnel: the VA experience.

Study Objective: VA (Veteran's Affairs) emergency departments (EDs) are generally staffed with physicians trained in internal medicine (IM), although recently, a movement has begun toward hiring emergency medicine (EM)-trained staff. At our institution, the ED is staffed by physicians of both specialties. This study examines the frequency of unscheduled return visits to the ED in an effort to compare the quality of emergency care given by physicians trained in IM and EM.

A descriptive analysis of 1251 solid organ transplant visits to the emergency department.

Background: As solid organ transplants become more common, recipients present more frequently to the emergency department (ED) for care.

Methods: We performed a retrospective medical record review of ED visits of all patients who received an organ transplant at our medical center from 2000-2004, and included all visits following the patients' transplant surgery through December 2005 or until failed graft, lost to follow up, or death. Clinically relevant demographic variables, confounding and outcome variables were recorded.