Optimizing emergency department front-end operations.

abstract：:Drinking increases motor vehicle crash likelihood starting at blood alcohol levels as low as .02 mmol/L. Clinical experience tells us that drunken drivers "cycle through" the system many times, presenting opportunities for intervention. We describe the drunken driver's risk of occurrence at each juncture in the cycle ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Madden C,Cole TB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy offers the promise of major therapeutic intervention in many areas as well as in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction who present to the emergency department. Infusion of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) during field transport has been proven safe, but optimal methods ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bresler MJ

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that residency-trained emergency physicians who left the practice of emergency medicine do not differ significantly from those who continue to practice. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study using a mailed questionnaire. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:Eight hundred fifty-eight emergency med...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hall KN,Wakeman MA,Levy RC,Khoury J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study seeks to examine whether the finding of an abnormal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in the emergency department (ED) was associated with acute coronary syndrome in the population of patients presenting for investigation of chest pain. METHODS:We used prospectively collected data ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Greenslade JH,Cullen L,Kalinowski L,Parsonage W,Palmer S,Aldous S,Richards M,Chu K,Brown AF,Troughton R,Pemberton C,Than M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preverbal toddler who presents with a distended abdomen can pose a difficult clinical problem. The differential diagnosis is extremely broad and consists of etiologies ranging from the benign to the life threatening. In this case report, we present 2 unusual life-threatening cases of abdominal distention in well-app...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ota FS,Maxson RT,Abramo TJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rescue medicine, a suction apparatus must function in a variety of environmental conditions. To find an appropriate device for the Swedish Air Force air rescue service the Laerdal suction device 790,000 was selected for further testing according to international standards for aviation safety. Tests showed that vibr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dahlgren BE,Nilsson H,Bjorn P,Skedevik C

更新日期：1987-12-01 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 derive a highly sensitive decision rule for the selective use of radiography in acute knee injuries. DESIGN:Prospectively administered survey. SETTING:Emergency departments of two university hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:Convenience sample of 1,047 adults with acute knee injuries. RESULTS:Attending eme...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stiell IG,Greenberg GH,Wells GA,McKnight RD,Cwinn AA,Cacciotti T,McDowell I,Smith NA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency and variability. Measures of central tendency include mean, median, and mode. The mean is the arithmetic average of data from interval or ratio scales. The median reflects the 50th percentile score. The mode is the most frequently occurring value of a data di...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gaddis GM,Gaddis ML

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ingestion of iron-containing products is a potential toxicologic emergency. The total iron binding capacity (TIBC) has been used widely as a predictor of end-organ toxicity and a guide to the need for deferoxamine therapy. When the TIBC is greater than the serum iron concentration (SIC), it is held that no free ir...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Siff JE,Meldon SW,Tomassoni AJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epiglottitis in adults, while uncommon, is certainly not rare. Despite the increasing reports of the disorder in the literature, it continues to be misdiagnosed in emergency departments. The first step in the diagnosis of acute epiglottitis is for the emergency physician to think of it. The literature concerning the e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sarant G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Influenza has been linked to emergency department (ED) crowding, yet few studies have examined this association. We describe the relationship between ED crowding and influenza outbreaks. METHODS:A retrospective time series analysis was conducted in Toronto from January 1996 to April 1999 (n=170 weeks)....

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schull MJ,Mamdani MM,Fang J

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study measures the degree to which parents of patients, in the course of evaluation and treatment in a pediatric emergency department (ED), could report what they were waiting for. METHODS:Brief in-person interviews were conducted with parents of nonemergency patients during an ED visit. After the...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cramm KJ,Dowd MD

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Cancer immunotherapy is evolving rapidly and is transforming cancer care. During the last decade, immune checkpoint therapies have been developed to enhance the immune response; however, specific adverse effects related to autoimmunity are increasingly apparent. This study aims to fill the knowledge gap...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： El Majzoub I,Qdaisat A,Thein KZ,Win MA,Han MM,Jacobson K,Chaftari PS,Prejean M,Reyes-Gibby C,Yeung SJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is part of a regular series on emerging infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the EMERGEncy ID NET, an emergency department-based and CDC-collaborative surveillance network. Important infectious disease public health information with relevance to emergency physicians is ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pollack CV Jr,Fuller J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P) units to become and remain proficient in the performance of the intraosseous infusion procedure. DESIGN AND SETTING:Descriptive nonrandomized trial open to all patients meeting protocol criteria over a five-year period; prehospit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Glaeser PW,Hellmich TR,Szewczuga D,Losek JD,Smith DS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was conducted to determine the appropriate dose of lidocaine using the larynx and to characterize the onset and duration of therapeutic serum levels. A mean dose of 5.67 +/- 1.2 mg/kg was topically administered to the subglottic region of seven comatose patients through a cricothyroid membrane puncture. Seri...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Boster SR,Danzl DF,Madden RJ,Jarboe CH

更新日期：1982-09-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare 3 methods of hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education, using performance scores. A paucity of research exists on the comparative effectiveness of different types of hands-only CPR education. This study also includes a novel kiosk approach that has not previously been studied, ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heard DG,Andresen KH,Guthmiller KM,Lucas R,Heard KJ,Blewer AL,Abella BS,Gent LM,Sasson C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pregnancy is a rare and dangerous form of ectopic pregnancy that can be mistaken for a normal intrauterine pregnancy on ultrasonography, leading to catastrophic results. Increasingly, emergency physicians are using ultrasonography to diagnose intrauterine pregnancy. Emergency physicians should be aware of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： DeWitt C,Abbott J

更新日期：2002-07-01 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:Peripheral intravenous cannulation is procedurally challenging and painful. We perform a systematic review to evaluate ultrasonographic guidance as an aid to peripheral intravenous cannulation. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nurs...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heinrichs J,Fritze Z,Vandermeer B,Klassen T,Curtis S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We identify measures of emergency department (ED) and hospital workflow that would be of value in understanding, monitoring, and managing crowding. METHODS:A national group of 74 experts developed 113 potential measures using a conceptual model of ED crowding that segmented the measures into input, thr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Solberg LI,Asplin BR,Weinick RM,Magid DJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:Ethanol disrupts the physical structure of cell membranes. The most fluid membranes, including those that are low in cholesterol, are the most easily disordered by ethanol. Although the membrane-disordering effect is small, there is pharmacological, temporal, and genetic evidence that it is important. Animals that are...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goldstein DB

更新日期：1986-09-01 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 the relationship between spinal injuries and helmet use in motorcycle trauma. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. SETTING:Twenty-eight hospitals in four midwestern states--Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin--representing urban, suburban, and rural settings. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Orsay EM,Muelleman RL,Peterson TD,Jurisic DH,Kosasih JB,Levy P

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In May 1993, the appearance of critically ill patients with unexplained respiratory distress was noted in the Four Corners area formed by New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. This epidemic was ultimately linked to a hantavirus, an emerging pathogen. The impact on the emergency department of a new infectious disease with...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brillman JC,Sklar DP,Davis KD,Beamsely A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a framework for understanding calculations of continuous infusions of vasoactive substances. Several simplified methods for establishing initial concentrations and infusion rates of drug are derived, their applicability is discussed, and examples are given. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Tilden S,Hopkins RL

更新日期：1983-11-01 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