Human factors and ergonomics in the emergency department.

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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The primary objective is to compare total sedation time when ketamine/propofol is used compared with ketamine alone for pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia. Secondary objectives include time to recovery, adverse events, efficacy, and satisfaction scores. METHODS:Children (aged 2 to 17 years) re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shah A,Mosdossy G,McLeod S,Lehnhardt K,Peddle M,Rieder M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We present our experience with a novel technique for the reduction of acute hip dislocation in the emergency department (ED). METHODS:We searched the medical records of all patients with a hip dislocation treated in our ED during a 4-year period. We recorded patient demographics, reduction technique, o...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hendey GW,Avila A

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：:A prospective study of emergency physician whole body and extremity exposure to ionizing radiation during trauma resuscitation over a three-month period was conducted. Radiation film badges and thermoluminescent dosimeter finger rings were permanently attached to leaded aprons worn by emergency medicine residents duri...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Weiss EL,Singer CM,Benedict SH,Baraff LJ

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of acquired eventration of a hemidiaphragm after insertion of a chest tube for treatment of an iatrogenic pneumothorax. Partial withdrawal of the chest tube resulted in immediate return of the hemidiaphragm to its original position. This is believed to be the first report of the resolution...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Salon JE

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent adoption of World Health Assembly Resolution 60.22, titled "Health Systems: Emergency Care Systems," has established an important health care policy tool for improving emergency care access and availability globally. The resolution highlights the role that strengthened emergency care systems can play in red...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Anderson PD,Suter RE,Mulligan T,Bodiwala G,Razzak JA,Mock C,International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) Task Force on Access and Availability of Emergency Care.

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with primary axillary vein thrombosis was treated successfully in the emergency department with a single IV bolus of anistrepalase followed by continuous IV heparin. The patient's symptoms resolved quickly, and a repeat venogram 16 hours later showed near-complete resolution of the venous obstruction. We dis...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pires LA,Jay G

更新日期：1993-04-01 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：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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of helicopter transport of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients after initiation of thrombolysis on bleeding complications through hospital discharge. DESIGN:Prospectively identified incidence (cohort) study. SETTING:Air medical service of tertiary-care teaching hospital. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fromm RE Jr,Hoskins E,Cronin L,Pratt CM,Spencer WH 3rd,Roberts R

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining an unobstructed airway and providing adequate oxygenation and CO2 elimination, by artificial means if necessary, are among the highest priorities in all life-threatening circumstances. How this goal can best be met in the prehospital setting has become a controversial issue. The esophageal obturator airway...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： White RD

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Women and students underrepresented in medicine are less likely to apply for residency in emergency medicine. The latter are from racial or ethnic populations that are underrepresented as physicians relative to the general population. The factors that result in lower application rates from women and gro...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Burkhardt J,DesJardins S,Gruppen L

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Transgender, transsexual, or transitioned (trans) people have reported avoiding medical care because of negative experiences or fear of such experiences. The extent of trans-specific negative emergency department (ED) experiences, and of ED avoidance, has not been documented. METHODS:The Trans PULSE Pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bauer GR,Scheim AI,Deutsch MB,Massarella C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 27-year-old man who sustained a minor head injury and presented with complaints of headache and vomiting. The diagnosis of vertex epidural hematoma is discussed. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Plotkin FR,Burke TF

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:For an emergency medicine pharmacist to become a well-integrated multidisciplinary team member, his or her services need to be accepted by the emergency department (ED) staff. There have been 2 published studies attesting the value of the emergency medicine pharmacist by ED staff: at an academic medical...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Splawski J,Horner D,Tao K

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare the performance of a wrist blood pressure oscillometer with the mercury standard in the triage process of an emergency department (ED) and evaluate the impact of wrist blood pressure measurement on triage decision. METHODS:Blood pressure was successively measured with the standard mercury sp...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rutschmann OT,Sarasin FP,Simon J,Vermeulen B,Riberdy L,Pechere-Bertschi A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To document prehospital and inhospital time intervals from stroke onset to emergency department evaluation and to identify factors associated with presentation to the ED within 3 hours of symptom onset, the current time window for thrombolytic therapy. METHODS:Patients admitted through the ED with a di...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kothari R,Jauch E,Broderick J,Brott T,Sauerbeck L,Khoury J,Liu T

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Tetanus antibody levels have been shown to be inadequate in 50% of patients older than 65 years. Although immunization recommendations have been made for this age group, the efficacy of this intervention has not been well documented. We sought to determine the difference in tetanus antibody levels after...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Alagappan K,Rennie W,Narang V,Auerbach C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the sensitivity of Ohio's 2009 emergency medical services (EMS) geriatric trauma triage criteria compared with the previous adult triage criteria in identifying need for trauma center care among older adults. METHODS:We studied a retrospective cohort of injured patients aged 16 years or old...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ichwan B,Darbha S,Shah MN,Thompson L,Evans DC,Boulger CT,Caterino JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether topographic analysis of EEG mapping and technetium-99m (99mTc) hexamethylpropylenamine oxide (HMPAO) brain single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can detect cerebral anomalies in the acute phase of carbon monoxide poisoning. DESIGN:Twelve patients aged 18 to 55 years ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Denays R,Makhoul E,Dachy B,Tondeur M,Noel P,Ham HR,Mols P

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The relationship between tiredness and medical errors is now commonly accepted. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the cognitive performance of emergency physicians after a night shift of 14 hours (H14) and after a work shift of 24 hours (H24) and to compare it with tests performed after a ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Persico N,Maltese F,Ferrigno C,Bablon A,Marmillot C,Papazian L,Roch A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Crisis resource management skills are integral to leading the resuscitation of a critically ill patient. Despite their importance, crisis resource management skills (and their associated cognitive processes) have traditionally been difficult to study in the real world. The objective of this study was to...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： White MR,Braund H,Howes D,Egan R,Gegenfurtner A,van Merrienboer JJG,Szulewski A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Methanol poisoning outbreaks are a global public health issue, with delayed treatment causing poor outcomes. Out-of-hospital ethanol administration may improve outcome, but the difficulty of conducting research in outbreaks has meant that its effects have never been assessed. We study the effect of out-...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zakharov S,Pelclova D,Urban P,Navratil T,Nurieva O,Kotikova K,Diblik P,Kurcova I,Belacek J,Komarc M,Eddleston M,Hovda KE

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a one-time dose of triamcinolone diacetate, 40 mg intramuscular (i.m.), given to adult patients treated in the emergency department for mild to moderate exacerbation of asthma would decrease the rate of relapse during the following week, compared with a nontapering course of oral pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schuckman H,DeJulius DP,Blanda M,Gerson LW,DeJulius AJ,Rajaratnam M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cardiovascular effects of carbamazepine in patients presenting to the emergency department. DESIGN:A retrospective case series from February 1, 1985, to July 30, 1993. SETTING:Six urban EDs. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-two adult and pediatric patients with serum carbamazepine concentrations ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Apfelbaum JD,Caravati EM,Kerns WP 2nd,Bossart PJ,Larsen G

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We estimate the occupational fatality rate among emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in the United States. METHODS:We undertook descriptive epidemiology of occupational fatalities among EMS providers. Analysis was conducted by using data from 3 independent fatality databases: the Census of Fatal...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Maguire BJ,Hunting KL,Smith GS,Levick NR

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether water or 0.9% saline should be used as diluent for endobronchial drug administration. PARTICIPANTS:Twelve adult patients. INTERVENTIONS:Patients were endobronchially administered 2 mg/kg lidocaine as marker substance in either 10 mL 0.9% saline or 10 mL distilled water during gene...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hähnel JH,Lindner KH,Schürmann C,Prengel A,Ahnefeld FW

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00