Ultrasound detection of ventricular fibrillation disguised as asystole.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:A 2-hour accelerated diagnostic pathway based on the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction score, ECG, and troponin measures (ADAPT-ADP) increased early discharge of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction presenting to the emergency department compared with standard care (from 11% to 19.3%)...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Than MP,Pickering JW,Aldous SJ,Cullen L,Frampton CM,Peacock WF,Jaffe AS,Goodacre SW,Richards AM,Ardagh MW,Deely JM,Florkowski CM,George P,Hamilton GJ,Jardine DL,Troughton RW,van Wyk P,Young JM,Bannister L,Lord SJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) with an oxygenated fluorocarbon emulsion, with and without aortic arch epinephrine during cardiac arrest. METHODS:This randomized, controlled study, undertaken at a university research laboratory, involved 15 mixed-breed dogs. After 10 minutes of ventr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Manning JE,Batson DN,Payne FB,Adam N,Murphy CA,Perretta SG,Norfleet EA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare the association between barriers to timely primary care and emergency department (ED) utilization among adults with Medicaid versus private insurance. METHODS:We analyzed 230,258 adult participants of the 1999 to 2009 National Health Interview Survey. We evaluated the association between 5 s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cheung PT,Wiler JL,Lowe RA,Ginde AA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency and variability. Measures of central tendency include mean, median, and mode. The mean is the arithmetic average of data from interval or ratio scales. The median reflects the 50th percentile score. The mode is the most frequently occurring value of a data di...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gaddis GM,Gaddis ML

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the presence of cocaethylene, an active metabolite of the combination of cocaine and ethanol, among trauma patients who test positive for cocaine. METHODS:We assembled a case series of 416 consecutive urban trauma center patients with major trauma. Urine was tested for the presence of the ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brookoff D,Rotondo MF,Shaw LM,Campbell EA,Fields L

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted bowel and rectal diseases are common in gay men and are caused by a wide variety of infectious agents. Each of the entities implicated in the gay bowel syndrome is considered separately and epidemiologic considerations responsible for the appearance of such a syndrome are examined. The emergency p...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heller M

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of delay in diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture and herniation in a pregnant 25-year-old woman. The diaphragmatic rupture was secondary to trauma sustained five months prior to presentation. Subsequent to her accident, she was provided medical care on multiple occasions for symptoms of intractable nau...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Henzler M,Martin ML,Young J

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Cancer immunotherapy is evolving rapidly and is transforming cancer care. During the last decade, immune checkpoint therapies have been developed to enhance the immune response; however, specific adverse effects related to autoimmunity are increasingly apparent. This study aims to fill the knowledge gap...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： El Majzoub I,Qdaisat A,Thein KZ,Win MA,Han MM,Jacobson K,Chaftari PS,Prejean M,Reyes-Gibby C,Yeung SJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of traumatic arterial hemorrhage from the posterior urethral artery, refractory to traditional hemostatic technique, and successfully managed with intraurethral thrombin hemostatic matrix (FloSeal [Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, Illinois, US]). We believe that this demonstrates a safe, effe...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Park BR,Kuehl DR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drinking increases motor vehicle crash likelihood starting at blood alcohol levels as low as .02 mmol/L. Clinical experience tells us that drunken drivers "cycle through" the system many times, presenting opportunities for intervention. We describe the drunken driver's risk of occurrence at each juncture in the cycle ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Madden C,Cole TB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:In patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with an initial diagnostic impression of noncardiac chest pain, we determine the 30-day incidence of adverse cardiac events and characteristics associated with those events. METHODS:The multicenter, prospectively collected Internet Tracking Regist...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Miller CD,Lindsell CJ,Khandelwal S,Chandra A,Pollack CV,Tiffany BR,Hollander JE,Gibler WB,Hoekstra JW

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important responsibility of emergency departments is the management of injuries sustained in assaults. Most assaults, including many causing serious injury, are not reported and not recorded by the police. This is important because police investigation and the conviction of offenders has a substantial deterrent eff...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shepherd JP

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:News media are used for community education and notification in exception from informed consent clinical trials, yet their effectiveness as an added safeguard in such research remains unknown. We assessed the number of callers requesting opt-out bracelets after each local media report and described the ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nelson MJ,DeIorio NM,Schmidt T,Griffiths D,Daya M,Haywood L,Zive D,Newgard CD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of an organized filing system for referencing articles pertinent to emergency medicine is presented. This simple and flexible system allows for modification for the individual needs of the emergency physician. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McMicken D

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Immobility predisposes to venous thromboembolism, but this risk may vary, depending on the underlying cause of immobility. METHODS:This was a prospective, longitudinal outcome study of self-presenting emergency department (ED) patients who were from 12 hospitals and had suspected venous thromboembolism...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Beam DM,Courtney DM,Kabrhel C,Moore CL,Richman PB,Kline JA

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety of lidocaine in the setting of cocaine-induced myocardial infarction (MI). DESIGN:A retrospective, multicenter study. SETTING:Twenty-nine university, university-affiliated, or community hospitals during a 6-year period (total of 117 cumulative hospital-years). PARTICIPANTS:Pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shih RD,Hollander JE,Burstein JL,Nelson LS,Hoffman RS,Quick AM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual presentation of solvent abuse. A 17-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department after he inhaled fumes from a rag soaked with a carburetor cleaner containing toluene, methylene chloride, and methanol. Considered to be intoxicated from the acute effects of sniffing toluene or methylene chl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McCormick MJ,Mogabgab E,Adams SL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The objective was to quantify the analgesic effect of a dose of intravenous morphine, 0.1 mg/kg, to emergency department (ED) patients presenting in acute, severe pain. METHODS:This was a prospective convenience cohort of patients aged 21 to 65 years and presenting to an academic urban ED with acute, s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bijur PE,Kenny MK,Gallagher EJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maprotiline, a new tetracyclic antidepressant, has a pattern of toxicity that is different from that of tricyclics. Maprotiline overdosage appears more likely to cause seizures but less likely to cause the peripheral autonomic and cardiac manifestations seen with tricyclics. Two cases of maprotiline overdose resulting...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Northup L,Reed G,McAnalley B,Anderson RJ

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Coronary computed tomographic (CT) angiography has excellent performance characteristics relative to coronary angiography and exercise or pharmacologic stress testing. We hypothesize that coronary CT angiography can identify a cohort of emergency department (ED) patients with a potential acute coronary ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hollander JE,Chang AM,Shofer FS,McCusker CM,Baxt WG,Litt HI

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Emergency department (ED) patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter are at risk of stroke, and guidelines recommend anticoagulation for patients with increased cardiovascular risk. Emergency physicians have a unique opportunity to provide appropriate anticoagulation for such patients, and we wished t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Scheuermeyer FX,Innes G,Pourvali R,Dewitt C,Grafstein E,Heslop C,MacPhee J,Ward J,Heilbron B,McGrath L,Christenson J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed all patients admitted to nine community hospital coronary care units to determine what proportion could be candidates for thrombolytic therapy. During the 12-month study period, there were 4,115 admissions for possible acute myocardial infarction, and 1,076 (26%) had a discharge diagnosis of myocardial inf...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Eisenberg MS,Ho MT,Schaeffer S,Litwin P,Larsen MP,Hallstrom AP,Weaver DW

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of managing patients with acute pyelonephritis as outpatients after initial treatment with IV antibiotics in an emergency department observation unit. DESIGN:Prospective and uncontrolled. SETTING:ED observation unit. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:Nonpregnant female patients 14 yea...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ward G,Jorden RC,Severance HW

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study III (ECASS III) showed that recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) administered 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke led to improvement in patient disability versus placebo. We evaluate the long-term incremental cost-effectiveness of rtPA admini...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Boudreau DM,Guzauskas G,Villa KF,Fagan SC,Veenstra DL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether emergency medical services (EMS) run reports adequately document vehicle damage when compared with vehicle photographs by using a traffic accident scoring system. DESIGN:A prospective study consisting of three phases: photographing motor vehicle collisions and collecting their resp...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hunt RC,Brown RL,Cline KA,Krohmer JR,McCabe JB,Whitley TW

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if intramedullary aspirate from intraosseous needle placement can be used as a source for evaluating blood compatibility. DESIGN:A prospective, nonrandomized, crossover study. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS:Patients admitted to the hematology/oncology service undergoing bone marrow aspiration for m...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brickman KR,Krupp K,Rega P,Alexander J,Guinness M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Epinephrine autoinjector use for anaphylaxis is increasing. There are reports of digit injections because of incorrect autoinjector use, but no previous reports of lacerations, to our knowledge. We report complications of epinephrine autoinjector use in children and discuss features of these devices, an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brown JC,Tuuri RE,Akhter S,Guerra LD,Goodman IS,Myers SR,Nozicka C,Manzi S,Long K,Turner T,Conners GP,Thompson RW,Park E

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential for cardiovascular toxicity from severe oral phenytoin overdose. STUDY POPULATION:Fifty-seven patients admitted during a two-year period to an inner-city hospital for severe oral phenytoin overdose, which is defined as a peak level of 40 micrograms/mL or more. METHODS:Case re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wyte CD,Berk WA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the usefulness of the lumbar spine x-ray series in the emergency department and to generate clinical criteria for optimizing its application, we retrospectively studied 552 consecutive emergency department patients for whom lumbar spine x-rays were ordered. Patients were divided into traumatic (47.6%) and no...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Patrick JD,Doris PE,Mills ML,Friedman J,Johnston C

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strokes in the vertebrobasilar arterial distribution may result in a variety of physical findings and can be challenging to diagnose. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with infarction of the left midbrain, right pons, and bilateral thalami with physical findings resembling transtentorial herniation. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lipinski CA,Swanson ER

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00