1 ^st Intercontinental Emergency Medicine Congress 
                                                               
                                                                                  May 2014

This congress was first intercontinental emergency medicine congress which was held by Turkish emergency physicians association in Belek, Antalya. There were speakers from Austria,  United state, Canada, Yemen, United Arabia,  Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Spain, India, South Africa, Belgium, Cyprus, Iran.

There were presentations about Hypertension and its management, vasopressin in shock, ultrasonography in diagnosis of respiratory disease; that were welcome by participants.

Main purpose of this congress was presenting new in emergencies such as  resuscitation,   cardiovascular emergencies (step by step management of disrhythmia…..),   endocrinology for first time (diagnosis and first intervention and management of patient with endocrine problem….). Ultrasonography in diagnosis of pulmonary disease especially in emergency condition like pneumonia was welcomed by participant and they were interested them.

Relatives presence during resuscitation, possible electrolyte abnormalities such as hyperkalemia during resuscitation and administration of thrombolytic therapy in patients with suspected thromboembolic revived specially was discussed. Discussion about control of blood pressure, blood pressure and target blood pressure which is in controversy in books was presented, and emphasized that the optimal pressure is different and  depending on the patient's underlying disease and we must treat cause of hypertension instead of seeking the treatment of hypertension.

Ultrasonography topics such as the role of ultrasonography in trauma and shock assessment measure, indexed inferior vena cava, the response to hydration, the study of cardiac function, pneumothorax and hemothorax in respiratory failure and pneumonia diagnosis and ultimately cause failure in trauma patients were discussed, too.