{"title":"Acute hemorrhagic shock from vaginal laceration during intercourse requiring operative management.","authors":"Sean Patrick Nordt, Bryan Pham","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vaginal laceration during consensual intercourse is a rare cause of acute vaginal bleeding. Most coital injuries are minor, although may result in acute hemorrhage and hemodynamic instability. A 30-year-old G3P2012 otherwise healthy woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute vaginal bleeding immediately during consensual intercourse. She was initially well-appearing then developed hemorrhagic shock in the ED from ongoing vaginal exsanguination. The bleeding source could not be visualized on speculum examination. She was resuscitated with tranexamic acid, crystalloid, and two units of unmatched whole blood and taken emergently to the operating room. Examination under anesthesia after evacuation identified a horizontal posterior vaginal wall laceration. The laceration was repaired transvaginally with hemostasis, and the patient recovered uneventfully. A vaginal laceration during intercourse may cause acute life-threatening hemorrhage. Bleeding is often occult on speculum examinations although may progress rapidly to shock. Emergency clinicians should exclude pregnancy, initiate early resuscitation, and urgently consult gynecology for examination under anesthesia and repair when indicated.</p>","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"110 ","pages":"589-591"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149186324","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reconsidering the emergency department's role in evaluating sexually transmitted infections and HIV during pregnancy.","authors":"Rachel E Solnick, Michael Gottlieb","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149247576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reader Comment: Can point-of-care high sensitivity troponin improve efficiency: a multisite US study.","authors":"Chang Liu, Lu Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.058","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149186416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Steven G Schauer, Julie A Rizzo, Susannah E Nicholson, Franklin L Wright, Michael D April, Brit J Long
{"title":"Response to correspondence on prehospital calcium administration.","authors":"Steven G Schauer, Julie A Rizzo, Susannah E Nicholson, Franklin L Wright, Michael D April, Brit J Long","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149186328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reader comment regarding \"Prehospital factors associated with calcium derangements upon arrival to the trauma center from scene - a subanalysis of a multicenter prospective study\".","authors":"Owen Hibberd","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149139478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simon A Mahler, Nicklaus P Ashburn, Akalya Villenthi, David A Pearson, Hannah D Pugh, Benjamin T Hutchison, Michael W Supples, Anna C Snavely
{"title":"Author Response: Can point-of-care high sensitivity troponin improve efficiency: a multisite US study.","authors":"Simon A Mahler, Nicklaus P Ashburn, Akalya Villenthi, David A Pearson, Hannah D Pugh, Benjamin T Hutchison, Michael W Supples, Anna C Snavely","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.059","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149247657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A review and updates for the emergency physician\" [Am. J. Emerg. Med. volume 110 (2026) 54-61].","authors":"Lucille Martin, Michele Callahan, Jennifer Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149119083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified vs. reverse Valsalva maneuver for cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia: A randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Şervan Kurt, Abdullah Algın, Serdar Özdemir","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.056","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149139452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Catherine A Marco, Marissa Lippinkhof, Evan Nelson
{"title":"Trauma injuries: association of time of day and outcomes.","authors":"Catherine A Marco, Marissa Lippinkhof, Evan Nelson","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.055","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149139529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}