Emergency Medicine Journal
Encyclopedia
The Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ) is a British
peer-reviewed
medical journal
. It is the official journal of the College of Emergency Medicine
(formerly of the British Association for Emergency Medicine
), as well as the British Association for Immediate Care
and the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
.
The EMJ is focused on developments in the field of emergency medicine and critical care in both the hospital and pre-hospital environments, publishing original research, case report
s, review articles, letters, and best evidence topic reports ("Best BETs"). It is published monthly, with supplements covering the College of Emergency Medicine conferences.
The journal was first published in March 1984 under the title Archives of Emergency Medicine, and was renamed Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine in 1994, before getting its current title in March 2000.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
peer-reviewed
Peer review
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medical journal
Medical journal
A public health journal is a scientific journal devoted to the field of public health, including epidemiology, biostatistics, and health care . Public health journals, like most scientific journals, are peer-reviewed...
. It is the official journal of the College of Emergency Medicine
College of Emergency Medicine
The College of Emergency Medicine is an organization of emergency physicians in the United Kingdom which sets standards of training and administers examinations for emergency physicians in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Entrance criteria:...
(formerly of the British Association for Emergency Medicine
British Association for Emergency Medicine
The British Association for Emergency Medicine was the representative body for emergency physicians in the United Kingdom.-History:It was originally known as the Casualty Surgeons Association when it formed on October 12, 1967 and later the British Association for Accident and Emergency...
), as well as the British Association for Immediate Care
British Association for Immediate Care
The British Association for Immediate Care is a registered charity which aims to encourage and aid the formation and extension of Immediate Care Schemes and strengthen and develop co-operation between schemes providing Immediate Care and the statutory emergency services...
and the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh is an organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and advancement in surgical practice, through its interest in education, training and examinations, its liaison with external medical bodies and representation of the modern surgical workforce...
.
The EMJ is focused on developments in the field of emergency medicine and critical care in both the hospital and pre-hospital environments, publishing original research, case report
Case report
In medicine, a case report is a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient. Case reports may contain a demographic profile of the patient, but usually describe an unusual or novel occurrence....
s, review articles, letters, and best evidence topic reports ("Best BETs"). It is published monthly, with supplements covering the College of Emergency Medicine conferences.
The journal was first published in March 1984 under the title Archives of Emergency Medicine, and was renamed Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine in 1994, before getting its current title in March 2000.