Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Medicine Practices

Abstract

Annotated Bibliographies- Emergency Medicine. Introduction. Emergency medicine is a medical speciality dedicated to unforeseen illnesses to help patients with urgent healthcare needs. The case of Emergency medicine was evident after the recent onset of the Covid 19 pandemic prompting research on the development of Emergency medicine. This research is based on articles covering various sectors that confer emergency medicine. Covid 19 pandemic has stirred mixed reactions on the development of emergency medicine to curb it. Three articles of this research base their research on covid 19 with one poor performance of emergency medicine in Iran. The search for journal articles was a very tedious procedure since recently, little has been done regarding emergency medicine issues. The articles on scrutiny are mainly from a reputable source- Pub Med and within the past five years (2017-2022). 'Emergency Medicine' was the keyword used in search of various articles related to it. This discussion entails four annotated bibliographies on Emergency Medicine, giving an insight into information in Medical Science. Bobrow, Bentley J et al. “Emergency medicine: the finest hour in our time.” Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open, vol. 1,3 242–243. 12 May. 2020, doi:10.1002/emp2.12088 The authors of this article talk about the Covid 19 pandemic as the primary proof that we are one people around the globe and medicine is called to witness its finest hour’ and responses are escalating with the United States trying its best searching for suitable interventions. The authors made various proposals regarding the manufacturing and distribution of PPE. they promoted the call out for interest groups to support the health sector, provide efficient services to Covid 19 patients, and a commission group to check on the Covid 19 emergency medicine. The authors shed light on optimism in the United States' fight against this pandemic. "The federal government and states struggle to optimize and continually update varied interventions. SARS‐CoV‐2, the novel coronavirus at the root of COVID‐19, has affected a wide swath of the population, severely impacting the elderly and those with comorbidities.” The three authors of this article belong to the Department of Emergency Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, [City, State], USA; this shows they are credible authors dealing with Emergency medicine, alluding that they have the required knowledge will contribute to the development of Covid 19 medicine. This source is from the NCBI database proving its credibility. The article is short and easy to read and understand with well-researched information involving statistics. It is a well-focused discussion. However, the research has limitations since it does not encompass previous studies and is subject to bias. Erenler, Ali Kemal, and Ahmet Baydin. “Comparison of performances of top emergency medicine journals in terms of COVID-19 publications in 2020.” The American journal of emergency medicine vol. 46 (2021): 132-136. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.03.003 The authors of this journal compare Emergency journals in enhancing Covid 19 literature.” According to Impact Factor, among 18 EM journals, Resuscitation ranked in the first place, and American Journal of Emergency Medicine ranked in the last place.” Literature on Covid 19 has been performed adversely, and comparing the publications gives the researchers insight on aspects concerning Emergency Medicine. The two authors are from different universities; Hitit University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Çorum and Samsun Ondokuzmayıs University, Department of Emergency...