tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34775682.post-70454222162421146522007-11-06T13:32:00.000-08:002007-11-06T14:53:40.191-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/emergency_room/uploaded_images/emergency_sign-768406.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/emergency_room/uploaded_images/emergency_sign-768399.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Welcome to the inaugural issue of <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/cprof_2777.html">the Trauma Center</a>, a blog carnival covering emergency medicine. I received an overwhelming number of submissions for our first time out and would like to thank everyone who sent in a submission. So without further ado, I bring you...<br /><br /><a href="http://fatdoctor.org">Fat Doctor</a> gives us a crash course in Japanese in this moving <a href="http://fatdoctor.org/2007/10/22/domo-arigoto-mr-roboto/">post</a> about the benefits and limitations of <a href="http://fatdoctor.org/2007/10/22/domo-arigoto-mr-roboto/">virtual critical care</a>.<br /><br />Our own <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/emergency_room/">Sean Donahue, DO</a> shares his experience treating Frank, <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/emergency_room/2007/10/where-do-we-go-from-here.html">an uninsured patient</a>, who is a <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/emergency_room/2007/10/part-ii-where-do-we-go-from-here.html">frequent visitor</a> to the Stanford Emergency Department.<br /><br />"<a href="http://ernursey.blogspot.com/2007/10/boarding-patients-in-er.html">Boarding patients</a> in the ER is a problem, a big problem," says <a href="http://ernursey.blogspot.com">ERnursery</a>. Find out more in this <a href="http://ernursey.blogspot.com/2007/10/boarding-patients-in-er.html">insightful post</a>.<br /><br />Healthline blogger <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/teen_health/">Dr. Nancy Brown</a> describes how important it is to a family emergency plan in her post <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/teen_health/2007/11/in-case-of-emergency-ice.html">In Case of Emergency</a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://alexandracandler.com">Alexandra</a> shares her personal experience with a <a href="http://alexandracandler.com/2007/10/23/staff-infections/">staph infection</a> in 2006.<br /><br />Do you know how to <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/outdoor_health/2007/10/surviving-wildfire.html">survive a wildfire</a>? Healthline blogger <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/outdoor_health/2007/10/surviving-wildfire.html">Dr. Paul Auerbach</a> tells us how in this informative post.<br /><br /><a href="http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com">TherapyDoc</a> at Everyone Needs Therapy separates fact from misconception in his post <a href="http://everyoneneedstherapy.blogspot.com/2007/10/borderline-personality-disorder-and-dsm.html">Borderline Personality Disorder and the DSM</a>.<br /><br />Natural disasters and other emergencies can be especially difficult for individuals with chronic illnesses. Healthline blogger and nurse <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/healthline_connects/">JC Jones</a> <a href="http://www.healthline.com/blogs/healthline_connects/2007/11/attention-diabetics-be-prepared-for.html">reminds diabetics to be prepared for emergencies</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mrclear-acne-reviews.com/acne-blog.html">Davex</a> presents discusses many <a href="http://philosophervet.com/homemade-remedies-for-acne-scars/">potential treatments for acne scars</a>.<br /><br />That's it for this time. The next issue of <a href="http://blogcarnival.com/bc/cprof_2777.html">the Trauma Center</a> will come out on Tuesday, November 20th. Thanks for your support.Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15145106418271453744noreply@blogger.com