Journal of Acute Disease (JAD), a publication of Hainan Medical University, is a bimonthly published medical journal dedicated to promoting and disseminating original, peer-reviewed work in the field of acute attack of all kinds of diseases, including pre-hospital and hospital emergency medicine, disaster medicine, critical diseases, acute diseases and related medical specialties by publishing high-quality scientific and clinical research worldwide. Original scientific researches, reviews, case reports, short communications, letter to editor related to the aim and scope of JAD are encouraged.The journal's full text is available online at http://www.jadweb.org/. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.