Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine

EDITORIAL Pre-hospital Korean Triage and Acuity Scale: the development background and core contents
The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS) Committee under the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine developed a Korean pre-hospital emergency patient classification tool (Pre-hospital Korean Triage and Acuity Scale [Pre-KTAS]) under contract from the Ministry of Health and Welfar...

EDITORIAL Pre-hospital Korean Triage and Acuity Scale: the results of first and second pilot projects
While the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS) was introduced in 2016 as a tool to identify patients at risk of catastrophic events, including death in the ED, the triage system for the pre-hospital stage still lacks evidence. The pre-hospital stage is characterized by time-sen...

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Effect of a new handover system for 119 transfer patients in a single emergency medical center
Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy and effectiveness of a new patient handover system developed for better handover in a metropolitan emergency department (ED). Methods: A retrospective observational study was designed to evaluate the appropriateness and satisfaction ...

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Comparison of Methazolamide and Acetazolamide for Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness in Adolescents ( 6419 times )

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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine. 2011;22(5):523-530.

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Young Gil Ko, Byeong Wook Lee, Ki Seog Lee, Kwang Je Baek, Jun Sig Kim, Young Up Cho, Kee Chun Hong, Kyung Rae Kim

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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine. 2004;15(3):156-160.

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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine. 2006;17(1):1-7.

Analysis of QTc Prolongation Related to Arrhythmia in Patients with Aconitine Intoxication ( 3422 times )

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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine. 2013;24(5):548-556.

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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine. 2014;25(5):542-549.

Validation of the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale Compare to Triage by Emergency Severity Index for Emergency Adult Patient: Preliminary Study in a Tertiary Hospital Emergency Medical Center ( 3270 times )

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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine. 2016;27(5):436-441. Published online October 30, 2016

Analysis of Differential factors for Detecting Surgical Acute Abdomen in Women of Childbearing Age Presenting to the Emergency Department with Non-traumatic Abdominal Pain in the Absence of Laboratory Abnormalities ( 3248 times )

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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine. 2017;28(6):665-675. Published online December 31, 2017