Since the beginning of mankind, medical emergencies have existed. However, only in the last several decades has the specialty of emergency medicine developed. The United States and the United Kingdom were probably the first to recognize the need for a physician to be properly trained in this discipline. It quickly became evident that many lives could be saved by physicians trained in this art. Now is an exciting time for the field, as more and more countries have recognized this and are developing training programs in emergency medicine. This book is based upon a course in emergency medicine that was held in Ireland in the fall of 2001 and on several other lectures given that year. The course was held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and was a joint effort of faculty comprised from the Brown University program in Emergency Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. The goals of the course were to introduce the basic principles and practice of emergency medicine, to present some cutting edge topics, and to help encourage an interest in developing an academic training program in emergency medicine in Ireland. I hope that this collection of papers will be enjoyed by: medical students, residents, attending physicians, and by all who pursue an interest in emergency medicine. It is not intended to be a comprehensive text on emergency medicine. The purpose is to present some pertinent topics and observations from experienced physicians in a scientific and evidence-based fashion.

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Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, USA

John D. Cahill

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Dr. John Cahill, MD, a specialist in tropical medicine and international health, currently works as an assistant professor in community health at Brown Medical School in Providence, RI, and as a lecturer at the Royal College of Surgeons, Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine, Ireland. He is an attending physician in the Rhode Island Hospital's Department of Emergency Medicine in Providence and at The Miriam Hospital's Department of Infectious Diseases, also in Providence. A consultant to the United Nations, Dr. Cahill volunteers to provide medical expertise in remote regions of Africa and has served as physician and advisor to medical institutions in Ireland, Iceland, Kenya, Thailand, India, Costa Rica and Argentina. Dr. Cahill is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA.

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Book Title: Updates in Emergency Medicine
Editors: John D. Cahill
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0155-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-47713-3Published: 31 January 2003
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0155-8Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 140
Topics: Emergency Medicine, Public Health, General Practice / Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

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