Experience with a mobile coronary care unit in Brisbane.

abstract：:Little has been reported in the literature on the characteristics of existing and planned emergency medicine fellowships. To help answer important questions about fellowships, a 28-question survey was developed by representatives from the University Association for Emergency Medicine education and fellowship committee...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Podolsky SM,Woodburn JD,Murphy J,Stair T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lisfranc fracture-dislocations are rare, and their correct diagnosis is important. Misdiagnosis is common and can lead to grave, chronic disability. We present two cases of Lisfranc fracture-dislocation to highlight the mechanisms of injury, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Accurate diagnosis by emerge...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Englanoff G,Anglin D,Hutson HR

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred twenty-five pediatric emergency department patients were studied prospectively to determine whether any findings on the physical examination were predictive of abnormalities seen on chest radiograph. We attempted to find possible correlations between such clinical examination findings, recorded prior to ra...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zukin DD,Hoffman JR,Cleveland RH,Kushner DC,Herman TE

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We examine whether a specific educational effort reduces emergency department violence in the short term and quantify the amount of violence in the ED. METHODS:Cross-sectional prospective surveys were conducted at a tertiary referral center at baseline (1998) and at 3 and 6 months (1999) after the Prev...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fernandes CM,Raboud JM,Christenson JM,Bouthillette F,Bullock L,Ouellet L,Moore C,Violoence in the Emergency Department Study (VITES) Group.

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:Garter snake bites are generally innocuous to human beings. We report a case of human envenomation from the Wandering Garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans). The patient, who was bitten on his right third fingertip, rapidly developed local edema, ecchymosis, and hemorrhagic vesicles. Systemic signs and symptoms did...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gomez HF,Davis M,Phillips S,McKinney P,Brent J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To characterize the role of emergency medicine residency programs in determining emergency medicine career choice among medical students. DESIGN:Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study. Information on student career choice was obtained through a targeted query of the National Resident Matchin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gallagher EJ,Goldfrank LR,Anderson GV Jr,Barsan WG,Levy RC,Sanders AB,Strange GR,Trott AT

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：:Acid-base changes occurring during cardiac arrest and subsequent CPR are related to a complex low-perfusion state characterized clinically by venous and tissue hypercarbic and metabolic (lactic) acidosis. This low-flow state is a dynamic process dependent on the time intervals between onset of arrest, initiation of CP...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： von Planta M,Bar-Joseph G,Wiklund L,Bircher NG,Falk JL,Abramson NS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Hospital-based emergency departments (EDs) are the gateway to hospital admissions for many Americans. Approximately half of all US hospital admissions originate from EDs, and more than 3 in 4 are among Medicare beneficiaries. Recent literature has demonstrated nearly 2-fold variation in both physician- ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Caines K,Shoff C,Bott DM,Pines JM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY PURPOSE:To determine the ability of clinicians to predict the results of emergency head computed tomography (CT) scans. METHODS:Clinicians requesting cranial CT scans from the emergency department prospectively filled out a form detailing their patients' complaints, possible diagnoses, and the likelihood of find...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Reinus WR,Zwemer FL Jr

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Training physicians in new skills through classroom-based teaching has inherent cost and time constraints. We seek to evaluate whether Web-based didactics result in similar knowledge improvement and retention of basic ultrasonographic principles and the Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Tr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Platz E,Goldflam K,Mennicke M,Parisini E,Christ M,Hohenstein C

更新日期：2010-12-01 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:We describe and analyze the effectiveness and safety of etomidate for procedural sedation and evaluate the patient's perspective on effectiveness, side effects, and satisfaction. METHODS:We conducted an observational retrospective study of all patients who received etomidate for procedural sedation ove...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vinson DR,Bradbury DR

更新日期：2002-06-01 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：:In a traditional clinical trial, a fixed number of patients are evaluated before the data are analyzed. This has the disadvantage that more patients may be enrolled than are necessary to achieve a statistically significant result. Sequential statistical techniques provide a method for the analysis of clinical trials s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lewis RJ,Bessen HA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We perform a videographic analysis of external laryngeal manipulation (ELM) by novice intubators using a direct laryngoscopic imaging system and a validated means of assessing laryngeal view (percentage of glottic opening [POGO] score). METHODS:Nine first-year emergency medicine residents performed a t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Levitan RM,Mickler T,Hollander JE

更新日期：2002-07-01 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:To examine the spectrum of electrical injuries and develop guidelines for management. DESIGN:Retrospective review of charts compiled during a 6-year period (1988 through 1993). SETTING:Pediatric emergency department. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-eight patients seen for electrical injuries. RESULTS:Fifty-fou...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Garcia CT,Smith GA,Cohen DM,Fernandez K

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The foundation of safe care for patients with confirmed or suspected Ebola virus disease is effective infection control practice, which requires implementation of appropriate administrative policies, work practices, and environmental controls, accompanied by focused education, training, and supervision. In 2002, Emory...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Isakov A,Miles W,Gibbs S,Lowe J,Jamison A,Swansiger R

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Acoustic otoscopy detects middle ear pathology by measuring the ability of the tympanic membrane to reflect sound. Fluid or thickening of the tympanic membrane increases sound reflection. We conducted a study to compare acoustic otoscopy with pneumatic otoscopy in identifying middle ear pathology in 80 children (160 e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jehle D,Cottington E

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in the development of the specialty of emergency medicine and of emergency health care systems has greatly increased worldwide in the last few years. The guidelines in this article were developed in an effort to assist others in design and evaluation of all types of emergency medicine projects. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Holliman CJ,Kirsch TD,Green GB,Wolfson AB,Tom PA

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We hypothesize that emergency department (ED) volume and increased patient complexity are associated with lower quality of care, as measured by time to antibiotics for patients being admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study at a university tertiary care hospi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fee C,Weber EJ,Maak CA,Bacchetti P

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of discontinuation of base hospital participation, paramedics in a large urban zone of a California emergency medical services (EMS) system serving 1.1 million persons went on emergency standing orders for nearly all calls requiring advanced life support. Subsequently, the base hospital resumed medical control...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pointer JE,Osur MA

更新日期：1989-10-01 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：:The cases of three patients with spinal cord compression who presented with acute urinary retention are discussed. Two patients had previously diagnosed carcinoma; in one, acute urinary retention was the first sign of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Two patients had a history compatible with prostatic hypertrophy. Al...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Tintinalli JE

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that intersystem variation in initial rhythm among EMS-witnessed arrests is of sufficient magnitude to warrant standardization of survival by creation of an Utstein-style denominator of EMS-witnessed ventricular fibrillation (VF). METHODS:We conducted a planned subset analysis of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gallagher EJ,Lombardi G,Gennis P

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of near-fatal intoxication following accidental exposure to 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane in a child. This solvent, generally safe, is widely used to 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane in a child. This solvent, generally safe, is widely used in industrial and domestic preparations. Exposure to high levels ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerace RV

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00