Cervical cancer screening in an urban emergency department.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the availability and use of premixed activated charcoal in sorbitol preparations during multiple-dose activated charcoal therapy in the emergency department. DESIGN AND SETTING:A prospective telephone survey of all 911 receiving hospitals within the catchment area of one poison center. T...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wax PM,Wang RY,Hoffman RS,Mercurio M,Howland MA,Goldfrank LR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the emergency IV contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) scanning was evaluated in 90 pediatric patients sustaining blunt abdominal trauma. Medical records, CT scans, and operative and postmortem reports, when applicable, were reviewed retrospectively. By identifying the organs of injury, CT sc...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Haftel AJ,Lev R,Mahour GH,Senac M,Akhtar Shah SI

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to public pressure for greater accountability from the medical profession, a transformation is occurring in the approach to medical education and assessment of physician competency. Over the past 5 years, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has implemented the Outcomes and Gene...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chapman DM,Hayden S,Sanders AB,Binder LS,Chinnis A,Corrigan K,LaDuca T,Dyne P,Perina DG,Smith-Coggins R,Sulton L,Swing S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported are two cases of metallic constricting devices presenting to our emergency department. A 40-year-old man was unable to remove a steel ring from his engorged penile shaft after autostimulation, and a 22-year-old man riveted a metallic nut onto his right index finger proximal to his distal interphalangeal joint...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Greenspan L

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To develop a practical procedure for producing a nomogram describing the relationship between the osmolality gap and serum ethanol concentrations that is appropriate for the formulas and analytical methodologies in use at any laboratory. DESIGN:Retrospective review of serum sodium, glucose, urea nitro...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Galvan LA,Watts MT

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Machine-learning algorithms allow improved prediction of sepsis syndromes in the emergency department (ED), using data from electronic medical records. Transfer learning, a new subfield of machine learning, allows generalizability of an algorithm across clinical sites. We aim to validate the Artificial ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wardi G,Carlile M,Holder A,Shashikumar S,Hayden SR,Nemati S

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of a patient who survived a large propranolol overdose, as documented by toxic blood levels. The signs and symptoms were those of profound inotropic and moderate chronotropic cardiotoxicity which failed to respond to parasympatholytics or catecholamines, but subsequently reversed coincident with the a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Salzberg MR,Gallagher EJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effects of acute alcohol intoxication on serum amylase and isoamylase levels, 58 clinically intoxicated patients with blood alcohol levels greater than 100 mg/dL were studied. Comparisons were made to normal control and a sober chronic alcoholic group. Admitting serum isoamylase levels were determined ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bloch RS,Weaver DW,Bouwman DL

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cases of three patients with residual symptoms from diving decompression sickness, each of whom presented to a recompression chamber three to seven days following original exposure. All three had complete resolution of symptomatology despite the delayed treatment. The late resolution of symptoms is evide...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Myers RA,Bray P

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the clinical circumstances of femoral fractures in children. The study was a retrospective investigation of 117 consecutive patients with femoral fractures admitted to The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, from December 1975 to September 1979. Of the 117 patients....

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Anderson WA

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under normal conditions a linear relationship exists between venous and arterial pH values. However, with severe metabolic and hemodynamic stress this correlation has not been established. To evaluate this relationship, nine dogs were subjected to 60 minutes of hemorrhagic shock at a mean arterial pressure of 30 mm Hg...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Moore EE,Good JT

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Accurate and timely diagnosis of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is difficult because of nonspecific symptoms. Multiwave pulse oximetry might facilitate the screening for occult poisoning by noninvasive measurement of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), but its reliability is still unknown. We assess bias and prec...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Roth D,Herkner H,Schreiber W,Hubmann N,Gamper G,Laggner AN,Havel C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Abdominal compressions can be interposed between the thoracic compressions of standard CPR (SCPR). The resulting interposed abdominal compression CPR (IAC-CPR) may increase blood pressures and patient survival, particularly if applied as a primary technique after in-hospital cardiac arrest. We used a pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hoekstra OS,van Lambalgen AA,Groeneveld AB,van den Bos GC,Thijs LG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assess the prevalences of bacterial meningitis and herpes simplex virus meningoencephalitis (HSV-ME) in children with a complex febrile seizure and determine these prevalences in the subgroup of children with a clinical examination result not suggestive of meningitis or encephalitis. METHODS:This mu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Guedj R,Chappuy H,Titomanlio L,De Pontual L,Biscardi S,Nissack-Obiketeki G,Pellegrino B,Charara O,Angoulvant F,Denis J,Levy C,Cohen R,Loschi S,Leger PL,Carbajal R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is the case of a man who had localized depigmentation after local injection of triamcinolone diacetate. Search of the literature indicates that this is a rare complication of such therapy. Localized depigmentation may have important cultural implications for dark-skinned patients. There is some experimental ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stapczynski JS

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if hypertonic saline/dextran (HSD) is effective in treating hemorrhage in the presence of dehydration. DESIGN:After surgical preparation, swine were euhydrated or dehydrated for 24 or 48 hours. Animals were bled 25 mL/kg over 60 minutes and treated with HSD. SETTING:Laboratory. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wade CE,Tillman FJ,Loveday JA,Blackmon A,Potanko E,Hunt MM,Hannon JP

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Availability of timely follow-up care is essential in emergency medicine. We describe nonprice barriers to care experienced by callers reporting to be emergency department (ED) patients in need of follow-up care. METHODS:This was a secondary analysis of data collected during a survey of ambulatory clin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vieth TL,Rhodes KV

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:[Parkhurst DC: Shift change. Ann Emerg Med June 1998;31:785-788.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Parkhurst DC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To study the efficacy of intravenous ketorolac, morphine, and both drugs in combination in reducing pain in acute renal colic. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial in an urban, teaching emergency department. Patients aged 18 to 55 years and with a clinical dia...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Safdar B,Degutis LC,Landry K,Vedere SR,Moscovitz HC,D'Onofrio G

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single dose of hyoscyamine sulfate in combination with ketorolac tromethamine for the reduction of pain in emergency department patients with ureteral colic. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind study at 2 EDs with residency programs in e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jones JB,Giles BK,Brizendine EJ,Cordell WH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare the efficacy of intranasal fentanyl versus intravenous morphine in a pediatric population presenting to an emergency department (ED) with acute long-bone fractures. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial in a tertiary pediatric ED bet...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Borland M,Jacobs I,King B,O'Brien D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curricula in pediatric resuscitation must be based on adult learning principles. The Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support Courses (PBLS, PALS) should use educational strategies fostering positive interactions between the instructor and learners and should take into consideration the learner's motivation for takin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Seidel JS,Henderson DP,Spencer PE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Although the addition of H(2) blockers to H(1) antagonists has been promoted for use in anaphylaxis, there have been no large studies establishing the advantage of this approach in treating acute allergic syndromes. In this study we tested the hypothesis that combined H(1) and H(2) blockage results in i...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lin RY,Curry A,Pesola GR,Knight RJ,Lee HS,Bakalchuk L,Tenenbaum C,Westfal RE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Test strips recently have become available to measure theophylline levels. One such test strip (AccuLevel) had not been tested in an actual clinical situation with nontechnician personnel. We prospectively evaluated the test strip on consecutive emergency department patients, comparing it with the agglutination inhibi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hurley WT,Saglio SD,Henley CE,Gatrell CB

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous bolus adenosine was given to four pediatric patients aged 1 month to 8 years who had paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia that had not responded to conventional medical therapy. Adenosine (one to three doses) was successful in converting the arrhythmia to normal sinus rhythm in all four cases, and no si...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Reyes G,Stanton R,Galvis AG

更新日期：1992-12-01 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:Studies of travel-related mortality and morbidity have been limited to nonfatal events. Causes of travel-related mortality may differ significantly from morbidity and thus have different prevention strategies. DESIGN:We examined the overseas fatalities of US citizen travelers for the years 1975 and 198...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hargarten SW,Baker TD,Guptill K

更新日期：1991-06-01 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