The Future of Emergency Medicine: Through the Front Door and Beyond the Emergency Department
1. Introduction Emergency Medicine (EM) is a unique specialty, which is extremely dynamic and progressive. The practice of EM very much reflects the community or city where it is located. The patient andstaff profile are usually representative of the area and community. The spectrum of diagnoses too is closely linked to the incidence and prevalence of diseases in that community. Not forgetting that the culture of the institution or department where EM care is delivered does go hand in hand with local practices (culturally driven).