Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine

EDITORIAL Detection of grayanotoxin with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry from Rhododendron mucronulatum

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Analysis of reasons for the termination of resuscitation in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrests before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic saw rising cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. In addition, there was an increase in the number of cardiac arrest terminations. This study analyzes the 3-year status (2018 to 2020) of out-of-hospital cardiac arres...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Multidetector computed tomography-based evaluation of gastric volumes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Objective: Resuscitation-related gastric inflation is associated with inadequate ventilation and the risk of gastric regurgitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. This study aims to estimate resuscitation-related gastric inflation values by using multi-detecto...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Comparison of early warning scores for predicting deterioration in patients with respiratory distress in alert mentality presenting to the emergency department
Objective: Early identification of patients at risk for deterioration is crucial to reduce in-hospital mortality. Various early warning scores have been widely applied in the emergency department (ED) of hospitals. This study evaluates and compares the effectiveness of three ear...