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The Hong Kong Practitioner
VOLUME 26 / June 2004
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| What's in the web for
family physicians - emergency medicine |
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National Center for Emergency Medicine
Informatics http://ncemi.org/ |
NCEMI has a comprehensive site on Emergency
Medicine. It features weekly quizzes on x-ray, ECG, and photos relating
to common conditions found in the emergency room. Its powerful search
engine can conduct searches using keywords on eMedicine textbooks, other
eMedicine engines, Medline, Practice Guidelines, Drug information and
Medical dictionaries. Keywords like "snake bite" or "jellyfish stings"
will yield useful and handy information. |
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| 2. | Find the Pathology http://brighamrad.harvard.edu/education/online/ftp/FTP.html |
The website is a problem based exercise
on Diagnostic Imaging Strategies in the Emergency Room. Simulation cases
are put up and the user picks his choice of radiological examinations
with the aim of establishing the diagnosis and plan of management. The
ideal algorithm is then presented which emphasises on efficient and cost-effective
use of imaging investigations. |
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| 3. | Liverpool Trauma Website http://www.swsahs.nsw.gov.au/livtrauma/default.asp |
The education section of this trauma website
has very useful information on emergency medicine. The content of the
concise HANDBOOK OF TRAUMA CARE is available online. There is also a collection
of useful x-ray images for diagnostic challenges. Trauma procedures and
surgeries are also available in this section of the website. |
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| 4. | EMBBS Emergency Medicine and Primary Care
Home Page http://www.embbs.com/ |
The website features libraries of x-ray,
CT Scan, medical photos and challenges like case simulations and interesting
EKGs. Lectures on Emergency Medicine are also available at the website.
Reviews of clinical topics for emergency and primary care physicians are
available, together with interesting cases brought up for review. |
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| 5. | Jeff Mann's Guidemaps on Emergency Medicine
http://www.homestead.com/emguidemaps/JeffMannEMguidemaps.html |
Guidemaps for common conditions encountered
in the Emergency Room, including those of ECG analysis of chest pain,
nerve injuries, neuro-ophthalmological problems and toxicology workups.
Algorithms of management, common dosage of drugs and precautions in management
are highlighted. |
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| 6. | TRAUMA.ORG http://www.trauma.org/ |
The website focuses on knowledge and understanding
of trauma and its management. The TRAUMABANK is a repository covering
different aspects of trauma care, from injury prevention to trauma surgeries.
The IMAGEBANK is a structured database of images relating to trauma and
its management. The images are freely available for personal use. The
MOULAGE is a practice scenario, where simulation cases are presented for
users' assessment and management. It is helpful in testing both knowledge
and decision making ability. |
| A K Y Tang, MBBS(HK) Correspondence to : |
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Please note that this and previous editions of "What's in the Web for Family Physicians" are now on the links page of the Web site. All suggested sites are connected by hyperlinks and can be reached by a click of the mouse. |