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Closed head injuries
Guest edited by Endre Czeiter and Arian Zaboli.
Stroke management
Guest edited by Jason Philip Appleton and Jessalyn K Holodinsky.
Pediatric emergency medicine
Guest edited by Stephen Hearps and Sriram Ramgopal.
Editors' picks
Articles
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Comparing NEWS2, TRISS, and RTS in predicting mortality rate in trauma patients based on prehospital data set: a diagnostic study
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Violent encounters on the front line: Sequential explanatory mixed-methods investigation of physical violence factors in the prehospital setting
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Place of telemedicine in the organization of emergency care: feasibility and benefits
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Exploring the challenges of emergency medical service providers in the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative content analysis
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A pilot study of 17 wrist-cutting suicide injuries in single institution: perspectives from a hand surgeon
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Emergency department triage: an ethical analysis
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ABCDE cognitive aid tool in patient assessment – development and validation in a multicenter pilot simulation study
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Unified treatment algorithm for the management of crotaline snakebite in the United States: results of an evidence-informed consensus workshop
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Is the APLS formula used to calculate weight-for-age applicable to a Trinidadian population?
Aims and scope
BMC Emergency Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all urgent and emergency aspects of medicine, in both practice and basic research. In addition, the journal covers aspects of disaster medicine and medicine in special locations, such as conflict areas and military medicine, together with articles concerning healthcare services in the emergency departments.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 2.3
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.5
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.936
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.745
Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 14
Submission to acceptance (median days): 164
Usage 2023
Downloads: 1,251,999
Altmetric mentions: 586
Peer-review Terminology
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication