Academic Journal
Q1BMC Emergency Medicine
About BMC Emergency Medicine
BMC Emergency Medicine is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.845 and H-index of 56.
Coverage: 2001-2026. Research categories: Emergency Medicine (Q1).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 3.1 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Trauma and Emergency Care Studies; Emergency and Acute Care Studies; Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation; Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment; Disaster Response and Management; Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare.
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Adverse events and severity of harm during intrahospital transport from the emergency department in critically ill pediatric patients: a prospective observational study
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Keivan Babaei, Arsalan Naderipour, Mehrab Elyasi, Ali Koulani et al.
2026-10-03 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01806-2Hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio and mortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation
Y. Wang, Chi-Feng Hsu, Ching-Fang Tsai, Kuan-Chung Ting et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01803-5Effect of a medical checklist on performance in a tricyclic antidepressant poisoning scenario: a simulation-based randomized controlled trial
Malu Suzette van der Capellen, Maik Berendsen, Anouk Remkea Snik, Milan Lennaert Ridderikhof et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01794-3Factors associated with uncompleted emergency department care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Minfei Yang, Lanlan Zhang, Xiaoyue Yao, Fang Chen et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01777-4Changes in specialty-specific emergency department utilization before and after the 2024 resident physician walkout in South Korea
Mira Oh, Young Jin Huh, Eul Hee Roh, Se Hyung Kim et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01798-zPrehospital emergency medical services in Somalia: ambulance use, access barriers, and factors associated with ambulance arrival among emergency patients at a tertiary referral hospital in Mogadishu
Mohamed Mukhtar Mohamed, Hassan Adan Ali Adan, Rukia Abukar Abdi, Ahmed Ali Isak et al.
2026-09-29 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01801-7Age-stratified effectiveness of blended versus traditional Basic Life Support training: a prospective study
Ming-Fang Wang, Chien-Hsiung Huang, Chen-Bin Chen, Hsin-Tzu Yeh et al.
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01797-0Intranasal lidocaine spray during nasogastric tube placement: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Kadir Yenal, Alp Şener, Ayhan Özhasenekler, Hakan Oğuztürk et al.
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01795-2Exploring factors contributing to road traffic injury mortality across the trauma care continuum: a qualitative study
Somayeh Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Khajehaminian, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Mohammad Reza Sadeghian Tafti et al.
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01793-4Nurses’ experiences of triage in two resource-constrained facilities in Ho Municipality, Ghana: a qualitative descriptive study
Anita Fafa Dartey, John Kwasi Akortiakumah, Derrick Affrim, Princess Selasi Adoboe et al.
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01781-8Acute pharmacologic treatment versus observation for severe asymptomatic hypertension in emergency and acute care settings: a systematic review of short-term outcomes
Thanat Tangpaisarn, Wachira Wongtanasarasin, Kasidit Na Thalang, Praew Kotruchin et al.
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01786-3Low-burden identification of severe early deterioration among mid-acuity emergency department attendances initially triaged as category 3 using a retrieval-augmented large language model: a retrospective outcome-defined case-control study
Ching Yan Li, Tsz Kwan Wong, Hang Sheung Wong
2026-09-24 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01791-6Optic nerve sheath diameter for predicting neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Peng Yao Song, Shun Yi Feng, Yong Li
2026-09-23 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01790-7Incremental improvement in chest compression performance following brief BLS training after dispatcher-assisted CPR exposure
Konglar Saenpan, Piyapat Thanuk, Thanat Tangpaisarn, Pariwat Phungoen et al.
2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01792-5Clinically-guided self-refining large language model for automated diagnostic confirmation of suspected acute stroke in the emergency department: a retrospective development and internal validation study
Jihan Heo, Gil Joon Suh, Han-Yeong Jeong, Jinwook Choi et al.
2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01788-1Early hemodynamic changes after the use of push-dose noradrenaline in patients presenting to the emergency department with septic shock: a descriptive study
Atsushi Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Akita, Aya Sugiyama, Sayaka Nakahara et al.
2026-09-19 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01773-8When needs exceed systems: a mixed-methods study of clinicians’ perceptions of supportive care for older patients in emergency departments
Peiwen Zhang, Lanxin Ouyang, Ying Luo, Ren Xie et al.
2026-09-19 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01789-0Clinical characteristics and factors associated with mortality among adults with Diabetic Ketoacidosis presenting to emergency department of a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
Evelyne Godfrey Mapunda, Said Kilindimo, Hendry R. Sawe, Simon Elizeus et al.
2026-09-18 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01770-xPotential use of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest as initial strategy – a nationwide assessment
Vegard Nordviste, Ingunn Lode, Ingvild Beathe Myrhaugen Tjelmeland, Jo Kramer-Johansen et al.
2026-09-18 · DOI: 10.1186/s12873-026-01787-2Reviews
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