Objective: In our study, we wanted emergency medicine physicians who were working in several cities in our country to investigate the number, time, variety, and content of compulsory rotations of emergency medicine physician student (EMPS) education. We aimed to find out the beneficial factors about rotations in EMPS education. Material and Methods:A questionnaire form (28 questions) was applied to emergency physicians about rotations of EMPS. Results:We included 294 physicians into the study. We found that time period of all rotations except cardiology and radiology should stay the same; the time period of these two rotations should be longer. When we asked if 'this rotation should be removed or elective?' , participants' answers were chest disease, neurology, gynecology, surgery, and anesthesiology consecutively. Conclusion:For reaching the real aims of rotations, suitable rotations should be provided to emergency residents, and they should be able to improve themselves at the educational point. (JAEM 2014; 13: 75-81)

Dyspnea due to thyroid storm in an emergency service Thyroid storm (TS) is a metabolic condition which is usually seen in patients with undiagnosed or poorly-treated hyperthyroid diseases. Although this condition is a common metabolic condition, the incidence of TS in emergency services is rare. Even though there has been advancement in treatment modalities, TS still has a mortality rate of 20-40%. This high mortality and morbidity rate could be reduced by early diagnosis and treatment. Here in we present a TS patient admitted to our emergency service due to dyspnea. (JAEM 2012; 11: 128-9) Özet Tiroid fırtınası klasik olarak öncesinde tanı konmamış veya kötü tedavi edilmiş hipertiroidik hastalarda görülen, yaşamı tehdit eden, hipermetabolik durumdur. Tiroid fırtınası sık tartışılan bir konu olmakla beraber acil serviste görülme sıklığı nadirdir. Tedaviye rağmen mortalite halen %20-40 civarındadır.Ancak erken tanı ve tedavi ile mortalite ve morbiditenin azaltılabileceği belirtilmektedir. Biz acil servise solunum sıkıntısı şikayeti ile gelen ve tiroid fırtınası tanısı konulan bir olguyu sunduk. (JAEM 2012; 11: 128-9) Anahtar kelimeler: Tiroid fırtınası, solunum sıkıntısı