Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Association between the D-dimer to fibrinogen ratio and neurological outcomes in patients with witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated with targeted temperature management
Objective: During cardiac arrest and after cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a lack of pulsatile blood flow promotes rapid clot formation. After the return of spontaneous circulation, the clot burden dissipates throughout the vasculature and vital organs. Recently, the D-dimer to f...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Preperitoneal pelvic packing for initial management of hemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective: This study compared the effects of preperitoneal pelvic packing (PPP) versus resuscitation alone, angioembolization, PPP with pelvic stabilization, resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) with PPP, pelvic stabilization, and REBOA. Methods: A...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Investigating the trends and types of electric scooter accidents related to alcohol use in South Korea: a retrospective observational study
Objective: This study analyzed the characteristics and accident patterns of electric scooter accidents using in-depth survey data from 23 hospital emergency rooms (ER) in Korea. The characteristics of accident types were examined depending on alcohol consumption. Methods: An in...