Efficacy and safety of out-of-hospital intravenous metoprolol administration in anterior ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: insights from the METOCARD-CNIC trial.

abstract：:The use of electronic control devices has expanded worldwide during the last few years, the most widely used model being the Taser. However, the scientific knowledge about electronic control devices remains limited. We reviewed the medical literature to examine the potential implications of electronic devices in terms...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pasquier M,Carron PN,Vallotton L,Yersin B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Assembly 2007 Resolution 60.22 tasked the global health community to address the lack of emergency care in low- and middle-income countries. Little progress has yet been made in integrating emergency care into most low- and middle-income-country health systems. At a rural Ugandan district hospital, ho...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hammerstedt H,Maling S,Kasyaba R,Dreifuss B,Chamberlain S,Nelson S,Bisanzo M,Ezati I

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We determine whether children with immediate posttraumatic seizures require hospitalization for observation of possible neurologic complications. METHODS:This was a prospective observational cohort study of children younger than 18 years with blunt head trauma resulting in immediate posttraumatic seizu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Holmes JF,Palchak MJ,Conklin MJ,Kuppermann N

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Annually, 38 million people are evaluated for trauma, the leading cause of death in persons younger than 45 years. The primary objective is to assess whether using a protocol inclusive of point-of-care, limited ultrasonography (PLUS), compared to usual care (control), among patients presenting to the em...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Melniker LA,Leibner E,McKenney MG,Lopez P,Briggs WM,Mancuso CA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published emergency department (ED) timeliness measures. These data show substantial variation in hospital performance and suggest the need for process improvement initiatives. However, the CMS measures are not risk adjusted and may provide mis...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sun BC,Laurie A,Prewitt L,Fu R,Chang AM,Augustine J,Reese C 4th,McConnell KJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since September 11, 2001, concern about potential terrorist attacks has increased in the United States. To reduce morbidity and mortality from outbreaks of illness from the intentional release of chemical agents, we examine data from the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS). TESS, a national system for timely col...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolkin AF,Patel M,Watson W,Belson M,Rubin C,Schier J,Kilbourne EM,Crawford CG,Wattigney W,Litovitz T

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Recent animal and clinical data require a reevaluation of the traditional approach to the patient exposed to carbon monoxide. Unfortunately, these new data are inconclusive and generate controversies regarding the indications and value of neuropsychologic testing, cause of carbon monoxide toxicity, and indications (if...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Seger D,Welch L

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One vital aspect of emergency medicine management is communication after episodes of care to improve future performance through group reflection on the shared experience. This reflective activity in teams is known as debriefing, and despite supportive evidence highlighting its benefits, many practitioners experience b...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kessler DO,Cheng A,Mullan PC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 3 to 5 years have witnessed a tremendous change in direction for the academic health center. The major trends in this regard are increased importance of managed care, cost consciousness, development of a clinical system, pressure to downsize graduate medical education, and increased competition. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McCabe JB

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:Breath alcohol analyzers are used to detect ethanol in motorists and others suspected of public intoxication. One concern is their ability to detect interfering substances that may falsely increase the ethanol reading. A 47-year-old-man was found in a public park, acting intoxicated. A breath analyzer test (Intoxilyze...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Caravati EM,Anderson KT

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:Colchicine overdose is an uncommon but serious problem that may be missed or ignored unless the physician is aware of the significant potential for, and the various stages of, toxicity. We report two fatal cases in which the potential for lethal complications was not initially realized. Both patients developed multipl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stapczynski JS,Rothstein RJ,Gaye WA,Niemann JT

更新日期：1981-07-01 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：:A retrospective review of all patients admitted to an urban teaching hospital emergency department with the complaint of overdose, poisoning, or ingestion during a 10-month period was conducted. Analysis of these 82 episodes involving 69 individuals revealed: 1) a preponderance of women in the 20- to 40-year old range...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Soslow AR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incarcerated rectal prolapse is a potential surgical emergency. We report a case in which a simple but effective technique involving the desiccating effect of granulated sugar (sucrose) was used to aid the manual reduction of prolapsed but viable rectal tissue. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Coburn WM 3rd,Russell MA,Hofstetter WL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many infectious causes of fatigue, sore throat, and fever, including mononucleosis and toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasma antibody testing is rarely performed in most emergency departments; as a result, toxoplasmosis is diagnosed infrequently. We obtained Toxoplasma IgG IFA titers on ED patients who had mononucleosis...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sayre MR,Jehle D

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Patients who leave before being seen by a physician represent a significant problem for many emergency departments (EDs). We sought to determine the effect of a new ED rapid entry and accelerated care at triage (REACT) process on the frequency of patients who leave before being seen. METHODS:We conduct...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chan TC,Killeen JP,Kelly D,Guss DA

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is diagnosed 120,000 times yearly in the United States and contributes to 30,000 deaths. This probably represents an underestimate of incidence because massive acute pulmonary embolism may often result in rapid and therefore unexplained death in the absence of autopsy confirmation. The innovative an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kessler CM,Druy E,Goldhaber SZ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomized, blinded study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of standard compared with high-dose epinephrine in cardiac arrest in dogs. Twenty-five mongrel dogs were anesthetized and monitored by central venous catheter, intra-arterial catheter, and ECG. A left lateral thoracotomy was performed, and...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brunette DD,Jameson SJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latex allergy, an IgE-mediated reaction to proteins retained in finished natural rubber latex products, has become one of the most pervasive problems in medicine. Latex allergy has resulted in death, progressive asthma, severe food allergy from cross-reactivity, and disability of health care professionals with the acc...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kelly KJ,Walsh-Kelly CM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We followed serial plasma baclofen concentrations in a woman who ingested more than 2 g of baclofen in a suicide attempt, the largest ingestion of baclofen reported to date. The plasma clearance of baclofen was characterized by first-order elimination kinetics with a half-life of 8.6 hours. The persistent central nerv...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerkin R,Curry SC,Vance MV,Sankowski PW,Meinhart RD

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical and cellular changes of bone through the rapid growth phase of development after intraosseous infusion of hypertonic or isotonic solutions at slow or fast infusion rates in a pig model. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized, partially blinded, comparative study using a porcine...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brickman KR,Rega P,Schoolfield L,Harkins K,Weisbrode SE,Reynolds G

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the influence of home visiting on the risk for medically attended unintentional injury during home visiting (0 to 3 years) and subsequent to home visiting (3 to 5 years). METHODS:A retrospective, quasi-experimental study was conducted in a cohort of mother-child pairs in Hamilton County, O...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Folger AT,Bowers KA,Dexheimer JW,Sa T,Hall ES,Van Ginkel JB,Ammerman RT

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Recent interest in civilian trauma as a public health problem dates from the National Academy of Sciences white paper in 1966. Civilian trauma patterns vary depending on locale--blunt trauma predominates in rural and smaller urban areas (65% to 80% of hospital admissions); penetrating trauma in larger urban areas outw...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baker CC

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is presented for reviewing the taped radio-telemetry records of paramedic calls managed by hospital-based emergency medicine residents. All paramedic calls to the LAC/USC base station are reviewed by an emergency medicine resident using a special tape review form which focuses on communication skills, initial...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rottman SJ,FitzGerald-Westby K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Ultrasonographically guided intravenous peripheral catheters have dismal dwell time, with most intravenous lines failing before completion of therapy. Catheter length in the vein is directly related to catheter longevity. We investigate the survival of an ultralong ultrasonographically guided intravenou...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bahl A,Hijazi M,Chen NW,Lachapelle-Clavette L,Price J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00