Two separate unintentional fatalities with the same revolver.

abstract：:Although we commonly assume that because residents spend a given number of months in the emergency department they achieve adequate exposure to all necessary clinical entities, this has never been shown. We suspect, rather, that great variability exists among residents in the number and variety of patients they see; a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Langdorf MI,Strange G,Macneil P

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Video imaging of intubation as seen by the laryngoscopist has not been a part of traditional instruction methods, and its potential impact on novice intubation success rates has not been evaluated. METHODS:We prospectively tracked the success rates of novice intubators in paramedic classes who were req...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Levitan RM,Goldman TS,Bryan DA,Shofer F,Herlich A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Antithrombins are among standard treatment agents for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. We aimed to determine the association between time from emergency department (ED) presentation to treatment with an antithrombin and adverse cardiac events. METHODS:The study cohort wa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Diercks DB,Pollack CV Jr,Hollander JE,Blomkalns AL,Emerman CL,Rokos IC,Larson DM,Hoekstra JW,Mehran R,Stone GW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the urine ketone dip test as a screening test for ketonemia in hyperglycemic patients and to compare the performance of the urine ketone dip test with the anion gap and serum bicarbonate level. METHODS:This was a prospective study conducted in an urban, ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schwab TM,Hendey GW,Soliz TC

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness and incidence of adverse reactions with three treatment regimens for asthma in adults in the prehospital setting. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized clinical study. SETTING:Inner-city emergency medical service system providing basic and advanced life support and transport to 1...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Quadrel M,Lavery RF,Jaker M,Atkin S,Tortella BJ,Cody RP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old man who attempted suicide by ingesting approximately 600 mg fluoxetine (Prozac) and 140 mg loxapine (Loxitane) had two episodes of atrial flutter shortly thereafter. Admission serum fluoxetine, norfluoxetine, and loxapine levels were 1,053 ng/mL, 702 ng/mL, and 40 ng/mL, respectively. This case of atrial...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Roberge RJ,Martin TG

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assessed the independent relationship between age and the quality of medical care provided to patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:We conducted a 2-year retrospective cohort study of 2,216 acute myocardial infarction patients presenting urgen...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Magid DJ,Masoudi FA,Vinson DR,van der Vlugt TM,Padgett TG,Tricomi AJ,Lyons EE,Crounse L,Brand DW,Go AS,Ho PM,Rumsfeld JS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To simulate the effect of sublingual injections on pediatric patients, open-chested kid goats were injected sublingually or peripherally with Cardio-Green while being supported by internal cardiac massage. Our study demonstrates that there is statistically a ten-fold lower central blood level after sublingual injectio...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ordog GJ,Wasserberger J,Jones J,Rouzier R,Elstin D,Balasubramaniam S

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sudden emergence of 2009 H1N1 influenza in the spring of that year sparked a surge in visits to emergency departments in New York City and other communities. A larger, second wave of cases was anticipated the following autumn. To reduce a potential surge of health system utilization without denying needed care, we...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kellermann AL,Isakov AP,Parker R,Handrigan MT,Foldy S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the sciences of emergency medicine and acute care medicine develop, it becomes imperative for researchers in these fields to accurately and completely report the methodology of their investigations. It is only through complete reporting that other investigators can critically examine, replicate, or expand on the re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brown CG,Kelen GD,Moser M,Moeschberger ML,Rund DA

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare patient and practitioner assessments of pain associated with commonly performed emergency department procedures and use of anesthetics before these procedures. METHODS:This was a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study conducted at a university-based ED with a convenience sample of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Singer AJ,Richman PB,Kowalska A,Thode HC Jr

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To characterize the attendance at and presenters of conferences given to emergency medicine residents and to determine the ability of emergency medicine residents to attend conferences while working in the emergency department and on off-service rotations. DESIGN:Descriptive study of an anonymous mail...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Austin PE,Brown CK,Dunn KA

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:The American College of Emergency Physicians algorithm project was a pilot study designed to identify a method for evaluating algorithms by peer review and field test. The intent of the pilot project was to make recommendations which would permit a more extensive evaluation of the logic, usefulness, and safety of vari...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Podgorny G

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Hospital-based emergency departments (EDs) are the gateway to hospital admissions for many Americans. Approximately half of all US hospital admissions originate from EDs, and more than 3 in 4 are among Medicare beneficiaries. Recent literature has demonstrated nearly 2-fold variation in both physician- ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Caines K,Shoff C,Bott DM,Pines JM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporary ventricular pacing was successfully employed in two patients suffering refractory bradycardia following traumatic cardiac arrest. The hemodynamic response to pacing was dramatic and both patients eventually recovered fully from an apparent moribund state. Cardiac pacing may be an effective adjuvant in the ea...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Millikan JS,Moore EE,Dunn EL,Van Way CW 3rd,Hopeman AR

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the ability of 64 emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to ventilate a resuscitation manikin with a bag valve mask and with a pocket face mask to determine if their skill levels met the American Heart Association standard of 12 ventilations per minute, each with a tidal volume of 800 mL or more. All ventila...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cummins RO,Austin D,Graves JR,Litwin PE,Pierce J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The benefit of epinephrine in cardiac arrest is controversial and has not been conclusively shown in any human clinical study. We seek to assess the effect of introducing intravenous epinephrine on the survival outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in an emergency medical services (EMS) sy...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ong ME,Tan EH,Ng FS,Panchalingham A,Lim SH,Manning PG,Ong VY,Lim SH,Yap S,Tham LP,Ng KS,Venkataraman A,Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Epidemiology Study Group.

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:The goal of thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction is to reestablish permanent blood flow, salvage ischemic myocardium, and reduce mortality. If patency is achieved sufficiently early and is maintained, left ventricular function is preserved and mortality decreases. The recent experience with tissue pla...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heras M,Chesebro JH,Gersh BG,Holmes DR,Mock MB,Fuster V

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of the institution of out-of-hospital albuterol treatments for acute asthma on out-of-hospital time intervals emergency department (ED) morbidity. DESIGN:Retrospective chart and ambulance run report review. PARTICIPANTS:All patients who presented with a diagnosis of asthma on t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Weiss SJ,Anand P,Ernst AA,Orgeron D,May WL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ingestions of button batteries can have serious complications, the majority of these ingestions will be benign. Button batteries that lodge in the esophagus should be removed immediately by endoscopy. Other ingestions can be managed with observation at home unless symptoms develop. Weekly radiographic examina...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kuhns DW,Dire DJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the effectiveness and safety of an outpatient clinical care pathway for the initial treatment of acute proximal lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) managed by the emergency department of 2 affiliated community hospitals. METHODS:This observa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vinson DR,Berman DA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risperidone is an investigational antipsychotic agent currently being tested in an international multicenter drug trial. We report the first case of a risperidone overdose in an apparent suicide attempt. This was without serious clinical side effects and manifested mainly as ECG abnormalities. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brown K,Levy H,Brenner C,Leffler S,Hamburg EL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The antivenom currently available for treatment of systemic black widow envenomation (latrodectism) is composed of equine whole immunoglobin. Although considered effective, it has been associated with anaphylaxis and 2 reported fatalities. We test the efficacy and safety of new equine antivenom composed...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dart RC,Bush SP,Heard K,Arnold TC,Sutter M,Campagne D,Holstege CP,Seifert SA,Lo JCY,Quan D,Borron S,Meurer DA,Burnham RI,McNally J,Garcia-Ubbelohde W,Anderson VE

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal obstruction is a rare complication of multiple-dose administration of activated charcoal. Previous reports deal only with obstruction after ingestion of drugs that impair gastrointestinal motility. This patient developed a small-bowel obstruction associated with the administration of multiple doses of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goulbourne KB,Cisek JE

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 41-year-old man who suffered a bite to the tongue from the Western Diamondback rattlesnake (C atrox). Life-threatening obstruction of his upper airway secondary to massive edema of the tongue and other soft tissue structures quickly followed envenomation. Nasotracheal intubation, IV antivenin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerkin R,Sergent KC,Curry SC,Vance M,Nielsen DR,Kazan A

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the abilities of the Trauma Score (TS), the Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and the Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS) to retrospectively identify severely injured children. TS, RTS, and PTS were computed on admission for 1,334 consecutive blunt and penetrating trauma victims 0 to 14 years old. Injury Severity Score...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Eichelberger MR,Gotschall CS,Sacco WJ,Bowman LM,Mangubat EA,Lowenstein AD

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Older patients account for up to a quarter of all emergency department (ED) visits. Atypical clinical presentation of illness, a high prevalence of cognitive disorders, and the presence of multiple comorbidities complicate their evaluation and management. Increased frailty, delayed diagnosis, and greater illness sever...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Samaras N,Chevalley T,Samaras D,Gold G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We derive a clinical decision rule for ongoing investigation of patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain. The rule identifies patients who are at low risk of acute coronary syndrome and could be discharged without further cardiac testing. METHODS:This was a prospective obse...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Greenslade JH,Parsonage W,Than M,Scott A,Aldous S,Pickering JW,Hammett CJ,Cullen L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00