Needlestick injuries and hepatitis B immunization in Florida paramedics: a statewide survey.

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：:Management of snake venom poisoning with antivenin has been the time-proven and medically accepted standard in virtually every country, including the United States. All antivenins are equine in source, and administration to patients exposes them to all the adverse effects of heterologous antisera. The purity and speci...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sullivan JB Jr

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical policy focuses on critical issues concerning the management of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acetaminophen overdose. The subcommittee reviewed the medical literature relevant to the questions posed. The critical questions are: 1. What are the indications for N-acetylcysteine (...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolf SJ,Heard K,Sloan EP,Jagoda AS,American College of Emergency Physicians.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We identify, describe, and categorize vulnerabilities in emergency department (ED) to internal medicine patient transfers. METHODS:We surveyed all emergency medicine house staff, emergency physician assistants, internal medicine house staff and hospitalists at an urban, academic medical center. Respond...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Horwitz LI,Meredith T,Schuur JD,Shah NR,Kulkarni RG,Jenq GY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiarrhythmic agents have been used to treat malignant ventricular arrhythmias in the setting of acute myocardial ischemia with proven efficacy for many years. Thus, it has been presumed that these agents would be efficacious for the treatment of cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, hard data supporting this contention are...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jaffe AS

更新日期：1993-02-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the rate of complications of adult varicella, including pneumonia, and to determine the association of such complications with pregnancy. METHODS:Retrospective, descriptive case series of consecutive adult emergency department patients with primary varicella seen over a 31-month period in an ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baren JM,Henneman PL,Lewis RJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 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:We evaluate the importance of hospital bed occupancy for 30-day mortality, inhospital mortality, readmission for inpatient care within 30 days, and revisits to the emergency department (ED) within 7 days among all adult patients visiting the ED. METHODS:This was an observational cohort study including ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Af Ugglas B,Djärv T,Ljungman PLS,Holzmann MJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate patients with shock and traumatic brain injury who were previously enrolled in an out-of-hospital clinical trial to test the association between out-of-hospital time and outcome. METHODS:This was a secondary analysis of patients with shock and traumatic brain injury who were aged 15 years o...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Newgard CD,Meier EN,Bulger EM,Buick J,Sheehan K,Lin S,Minei JP,Barnes-Mackey RA,Brasel K,ROC Investigators.

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physician assistant (PA) has become an integral part of urban health care. The roles chosen are diverse and often meet the particular needs of physicians or hospitals. We have developed a unique program in emergency services that allows for training and development of PAs in two distinctly different hospital setti...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goldfrank L,Corso T,Squillacote D

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The presence of leukocyte esterase by urine dipstick and microscopic pyuria are both indicators of possible urinary tract infection. The effect of urine concentration on the diagnostic performance of the urinalysis for pediatric urinary tract infection has not been studied. Our objective is to determine...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chaudhari PP,Monuteaux MC,Shah P,Bachur RG

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Serum markers of smooth muscle destruction have been shown to be elevated in ectopic pregnancy, but they remain of questionable clinical utility. Our goal was to determine the clinical utility of 3 markers of smooth muscle destruction: creatine phosphokinase (CPK), smooth muscle heavy-chain myosin (SMHC...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Birkhahn RH,Gaeta TJ,Paraschiv D,Bove JJ,Suzuki T,Katoh H,Nagai R

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The literature suggests that the d -dimer is useful in patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism and who have a low pretest probability of disease. A previously defined clinical decision rule, the Wells Criteria, may provide a reliable and reproducible means of determining this pretest probability...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolf SJ,McCubbin TR,Feldhaus KM,Faragher JP,Adcock DM

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:For many foodborne outbreaks, the pathogen and food vehicle never are identified. Delayed collection of epidemiologic and microbiologic information may contribute to this. We postulated that collection of this information from ill persons as they presented to the emergency department during a recent ou...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goodman LJ,Lisowski JM,Harris AA,Kerns EA,Weaver DC,Pannaralla K,Langkop CW,Biek RW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of different doses of the vasopressor angiotensin II on aortic diastolic and coronary perfusion pressures in a swine model of cardiac arrest. DESIGN:Immature swine were anesthetized and hemodynamically monitored. Ventricular fibrillation was induced; CPR was begun after ten minut...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Little CM,Hobson JL,Brown CG

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the patterns of injuries sustained by 12 consecutive fallers and jumpers in whom primary impact was onto the feet. The fall heights ranged from 20 to 100 ft. The 12 patients sustained 49 significant injuries. Skeletal injuries were most frequent and included 15 lower extremity fractures, four pelvic fractu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lowenstein SR,Yaron M,Carrero R,Devereux D,Jacobs LM

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many emergency departments have been using passive protective enclosures ("intubation boxes") during intubation. The effectiveness of these enclosures remains uncertain. We sought to quantify their ability to contain aerosols using industry standard test...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Turer DM,Good CH,Schilling BK,Turer RW,Karlowsky NR,Dvoracek LA,Ban H,Chang JS,Rubin JP

更新日期：2021-01-01 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

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Scorpion envenomation is a common life-threatening hazard in tropical and subtropical countries. Standard treatment is not clearly defined. Many therapies, such as steroids, are prescribed without experimental justification. We sought to assess the efficacy of systematic administration of intravenous hy...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Abroug F,Nouira S,Haguiga H,Elatrous S,Belghith M,Boujdaria R,Touzi N,Bouchoucha S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP) in appropriately selected patients with acute respiratory failure has been shown to reduce the need for tracheal intubation in hospital. Despite several case series, the effectiveness of out-of-hospital CPAP has not been rigorously studied. We perfo...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Thompson J,Petrie DA,Ackroyd-Stolarz S,Bardua DJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:First-responding emergency medical technicians (EMTs) trained to defibrillate have been shown to increase survival from prehospital ventricular fibrillation (VF) almost fourfold in Washington's King County. Using Nebraska ambulance rescue run data from 1982 and published information relating ambulance response time to...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ornato JP,McNeill SE,Craren EJ,Nelson NM

更新日期：1984-12-01 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：:A prospective study was conducted to determine the usefulness of clinical findings and 25-degree pronation and supination radiologic views to diagnose carpal navicular fractures. All patients presenting to the emergency department during a two-year period who fell on their outstretched hand and had pain and/or swellin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mehta M,Brautigan MW

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine use and abuse continue to overwhelm urban economic, social, and health care systems. Patients frequently present to the emergency department with life-threatening manifestations of cocaine use, including trauma, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, psychomotor agitation, and cardiovascular collapse. Adequate t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goldfrank LR,Hoffman RS

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatment protocol for patients with acute bronchospasm was introduced to an adult emergency department in an attempt to decrease treatment time and potentially decrease need for admission. The charts of all patients seen in a control year (before any protocol was in place) and the first three years of the protocol ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schneider SM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sound scientific information with which to determine the true efficacy of zidovudine for prophylaxis will probably not be available soon. Physicians should educate themselves thoroughly on the issues. It is highly recommended that thoughtful discussions of the issue of transmission of HIV from health personnel to pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Callaham ML

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that a complete and rapid clinical history can be obtained using a self-administered, bilingual questionnaire. DESIGN:A post-test experimental design was used to evaluate time spent obtaining the history and information completeness for the two groups. SETTING:Urban county emergency dep...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nasr I,Cordero M,Houmes B,Fagan J,Rydman R,Green C

更新日期：1993-05-01 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