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ArticleInternal and emergency medicine2025

Emergency medicine: a global perspective on its past, evolution, and future.

Eric P Heymann, Rodrick Lim, James Maskalyk, Simon Pulfrey, Shannon Chun, Maxwell Osei-Ampofo, Kimberly deSouza, Megan Landes, Eddy Lang

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Article in Internal and emergency medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Emergency Medicine in South Africa: Progress, challenges, and future directions from a qualitative inquiry.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Eric P HeymannDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Neuchâtel Cantonal Hospital, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. eric.heymann@doctors.org.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3139-1222
Rodrick LimDepartment of Paediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
James MaskalykDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Simon PulfreyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Shannon ChunDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Maxwell Osei-AmpofoKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Kimberly deSouzaDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Megan LandesDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Eddy LangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emergency Medicine (EM) has continuously evolved since its origins on the battlefields of eighteenth-century Europe. Adapting to emerging challenges in healthcare, it has, in the past 70 years, developed to become a critical safety net for society. Despite its resilience and many accomplishments, EM still faces significant challenges, including workforce attrition, resource constraints, and the need for ongoing innovation. This paper explores the various adaptations EM has implemented to meet the demands of healthcare systems globally. By examining these factors and challenges, the paper outlines a future roadmap for EM, emphasizing global equity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and sustained investment to ensure that EM remains robust in addressing future healthcare challenges.

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Emergency MedicineForecastingHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansArtificial IntelligenceDevelopment of Emergency MedicineEmergency MedicineEvolutionFuturePastPresent

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