ATLS: a foundation for trauma training.

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：:Ultrasonography in the emergency department is being used for many purposes, including the evaluation of patients with cardiac arrest. Ultrasound testing has been shown to be useful in such patients in determining the presence of true electromechanical dissociation and pericardial effusions. We report a case of ventri...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Amaya SC,Langsam A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians addresses key issues in opioid management in adult patients presenting to the emergency department. A writing subcommittee conducted a systematic review of the literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to answer the following clinical que...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Opioids.,Hatten BW,Cantrill SV,Dubin JS,Ketcham EM,Runde DP,Wall SP,Wolf SJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare laryngoscopy performance and overall intubation success in trauma airways when primary airway management alternated between emergency medicine and anesthesia residents on an every-other-day basis. METHODS:Data on all trauma intubations during approximately 3 years were prospectively collecte...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Levitan RM,Rosenblatt B,Meiner EM,Reilly PM,Hollander JE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Controversy surrounds the linkage of prevention counseling with emergency department (ED)-based HIV testing. Further, the effectiveness and feasibility of prevention counseling in the ED setting is unknown. We investigate these issues by conducting a preliminarily exploration of several related aspects of our...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sitlinger AP,Lindsell CJ,Ruffner AH,Wayne DB,Hart KW,Trott AT,Fichtenbaum CJ,Lyons MS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Buffered lidocaine was compared with plain lidocaine as a local anesthetic for simple lacerations. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, prospective clinical trial. SETTING:Urban emergency department. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-one adult patients with simple linear lacerations were enrolled. Patients wit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bartfield JM,Gennis P,Barbera J,Breuer B,Gallagher EJ

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique of direct mechanical ventricular assistance (DMVA) has been available since 1966. Ventricular assistance is provided by a glass cup lined with a Silastic diaphragm. It is held on the cardiac ventricles by suction. Alternating positive and negative pressure in the space between the cup and the diaphragm pro...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McCabe JB,Ventriglia WJ,Anstadt GL,Nolan DJ

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of dyspepsia in the emergency department often consists of antacid in combination with viscous lidocaine, even though the specific etiology of the pain is frequently unknown. The efficacy of lidocaine as a component of symptomatic therapy was evaluated in a randomized, patient-blinded protocol. Patients ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Welling LR,Watson WA

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Measurement of interval data is important in the accurate recording of events that occur in an emergency medical services system. Measurement of intervals should be a simple task. However, when two separate clocks are needed to record the beginning and end of an interval, accurate measurement may be dif...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Campbell JP,Gridley TS,Muelleman RL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1995 to 2000, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sponsored an initiative to create and operate an Automatic Collision Notification (ACN) system on a demonstration basis in a rural area to provide faster and smarter emergency medical responses and in an attempt to save lives and reduce disa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： National Highway Safety Administration.

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the potential usefulness of external cardiac pacing for the termination of sustained ventricular tachycardia in the emergency department setting. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:Five men and one woman (mean age, 57 years) who presented to the ED with a wide-complex, hemodynamically stable tachycardia...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Grubb BP,Temesy-Armos P,Hahn H,Elliott L

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We measure the rate of emergency department (ED) specimen processing error reduction after implementation of an electronic physician order entry system paired with a bar-coded specimen labeling process. METHODS:A cohort pre- and postintervention study was conducted in the ED during a 61-month period en...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hill PM,Mareiniss D,Murphy P,Gardner H,Hsieh YH,Levy F,Kelen GD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is general agreement that physical examination alone is inadequate for abdominal evaluation in the multiply injured blunt trauma patient; but controversy exists regarding the preferred method of detecting intraabdominal injuries requiring celiotomy. Both peritoneal lavage and the newer computed tomography imagin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kearney PA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We examine how dedicated methodology and statistical review affects the quality of manuscripts published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. DESIGN:The dedicated reviewers developed a manuscript scoring form based on previously used instruments. The form contained 84 unique elements. Eight items sought th...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schriger DL,Cooper RJ,Wears RL,Waeckerle JF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate associations between pairs of discordant cardiac biomarkers (positive MB band of creatine kinase [CKMB] with negative creatine kinase, positive CKMB with negative cardiac troponin, and positive troponin with negative CKMB) and the presence of acute coronary syndromes in emergency department ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Storrow AB,Lindsell CJ,Han JH,Slovis CM,Miller KF,Gibler WB,Hoekstra JW,Peacock WF,Hollander JE,Pollack CV Jr,EMCREG-i*trACS Investigators.

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient who developed severe acute respiratory failure during therapy for salicylate intoxication is described. The individual with aspirin overdose is at risk for this complication because of the potential for treatment modalities to cause or worsen lung edema initiated by the effects of salicylates on ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zimmerman GA,Clemmer TP

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assess the utility of the peripheral blood WBC count as a screen for lumbar puncture among young infants evaluated for serious bacterial infections. METHODS:We performed logistic regression modeling and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of peripheral blood WBC count and cerebrospinal ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bonsu BK,Harper MB

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insurance market is evolving, with increased emphasis on plans with high deductibles and a large degree of coinsurance. This article serves as an introduction to the defining characteristics of consumer-driven health care plans and their associated health savings accounts. We discuss the most recent evidence on th...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McConnell KJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare test characteristics of abdominal computed tomography (CT) with and without oral contrast for identifying intra-abdominal injuries. METHODS:This was a planned subanalysis of a prospective, multicenter study of children (<18 years) with blunt torso trauma. Children imaged in the emergency dep...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ellison AM,Quayle KS,Bonsu B,Garcia M,Blumberg S,Rogers A,Wootton-Gorges SL,Kerrey BT,Cook LJ,Cooper A,Kuppermann N,Holmes JF,Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN).,Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of HIV disease has evolved into a complicated and sophisticated subspecialty in recent years. Fourteen drugs, in various combinations, are being used in increasingly complex treatment regimens. The side effects of some of these drugs, as well as certain drug-drug interactions may mimic signs and symptom...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hovanessian HC

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:First-aid guidelines recommend the administration of cool running water in the early management of thermal injury. Our objective is to analyze the associations between first aid and skin-grafting requirements in children with burns. METHODS:This cohort study used a prospectively collected registry of p...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Griffin BR,Frear CC,Babl F,Oakley E,Kimble RM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Peripheral intravenous catheters are the most common invasive device in health care yet have very high failure rates. We investigate whether the failure rate could be reduced by the addition of skin glue to standard peripheral intravenous catheter care. METHODS:We conducted a single-site, 2-arm, nonbli...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bugden S,Shean K,Scott M,Mihala G,Clark S,Johnstone C,Fraser JF,Rickard CM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TSS is a recently described acute febrile illness characterized by hypotension, rash, desquamation, and multisystemic involvement. While most common in menstruating women, TSS also occurs in men and non-menstruating women. It is now known that the disease is caused by one or more toxins produced by the S aureus organi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wright SW,Trott AT

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with symptoms of acute knifelike chest pain and was discharged with a diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain syndrome. One day later, she returned with a complaint of persistent chest pain. Physical examination disclosed meningismus, this led to a lumbar puncture an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Barton CW

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Intraosseous access is widely used in pediatric and adult resuscitations when vascular access cannot be promptly established. Confirmation of intraosseous needle placement has traditionally relied on the ability to aspirate blood or marrow or infuse crystalloid easily. This study's aim is to determine t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stone MB,Teismann NA,Wang R

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:In recent years, air transport of patients has been associated with disproportionate increases in crashes and deaths. We identify factors related to fatal outcome in air medical helicopter crashes and suggest preventive measures. METHODS:This was a retrospective study using National Transportation Safe...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baker SP,Grabowski JG,Dodd RS,Shanahan DF,Lamb MW,Li GH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of a new rapid creatine kinase-MB (R-CK-MB) assay compared with a standard CK-MB (S-CK-MB) assay and to determine its potential use in the evaluation of emergency department patients with possible myocardial infarction. DESIGN:Retrospect...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Green GB,Hansen KN,Chan DW,Guerci AD,Fleetwood DH,Sivertson KT,Kelen GD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Data on poisoning with MCPA (4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxyacetic acid) are limited to 6 case reports. Our objective is to describe outcomes from intentional self-poisoning with MCPA in a prospective case series of 181 patients presenting to hospitals in Sri Lanka. METHODS:Patient information was collected ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Roberts DM,Seneviratne R,Mohammed F,Patel R,Senarathna L,Hittarage A,Buckley NA,Dawson AH,Eddleston M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway compromise is the most common cause of death and severe morbidity in acutely ill and injured children. Rapid-sequence intubation (RSI) is a technique for emergency airway control designed to maximize successful endotracheal intubation while minimizing the adverse physiologic effects of this procedure. RSI requi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerardi MJ,Sacchetti AD,Cantor RM,Santamaria JP,Gausche M,Lucid W,Foltin GL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of Pap screening and follow-up of urban emergency department patients and the prevalence of cervical dysplasia and carcinoma in this group. DESIGN:During a four-month period, Pap smears were added to pelvic examinations performed in the ED. Follow-up, including repeat Pap ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hogness CG,Engelstad LP,Linck LM,Schorr KA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00