Hospital, medical staff, and payer responsibility for emergency department patients.

abstract：:A team of missionary doctors from Ecuador recently described striking success in the treatment of venomous snakebites with a series of brief, high-voltage, low-current electric shocks applied to the bit site. We designed a randomized, controlled, blinded test of their methods in laboratory rats. Venom of the fer-de-la...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Howe NR,Meisenheimer JL Jr

更新日期：1988-03-01 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 determine whether reminder signs placed at the exits to parking decks increase the rate of safety belt use. METHODS:The subjects in this study were drivers of automobiles with permits to park in campus decks at a major university. Volunteer observers were positioned near the exits of 5 parking decks...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Clack ZA,Pitts SR,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2000-12-01 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 examine trends in legal handgun purchases from federally licensed dealers and specifically to describe recent changes in age and gender of purchaser and caliber of handguns purchased. METHODS:A cohort study was performed of the adult population of Washington state from 1950 through 1992 using a sta...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dowd MD,Grossman DC,Cummings P,Britt J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the addition of a single aerosolized dose of glycopyrrolate leads to a greater improvement in pulmonary function than treatment with albuterol alone for patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, blinded, cont...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cydulka RK,Emerman CL

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:There has been increasing attention to screening for health-related social needs. However, little is known about the screening practices of emergency departments (EDs). Within New England, we seek to identify the prevalence of ED screening for health-related social needs, understand the factors associat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Samuels-Kalow ME,Boggs KM,Cash RE,Herrington R,Mick NW,Rutman MS,Venkatesh AK,Zabbo CP,Sullivan AF,Hasegawa K,Zachrison KS,Camargo CA Jr

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are rare complications of athletic activity. Spontaneous pneumothorax has been reported in association with several sports, but reports of pneumothorax associated with blunt trauma sustained during sporting activity are rare. We present a case series of patients in whom pneumothorax ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Partridge RA,Coley A,Bowie R,Woolard RH

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To examine community changes in self-reported CPR training and use from 1980-82 to 1985-87 using data obtained from the Minnesota Heart Survey. A comparative investigation of CPR training among blacks and whites in 1985-86 also was completed. DESIGN:Data were obtained in 1980-81, 1981-82, 1985-86, and ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Naughton MJ,Luepker RV,Sprafka JM,McGovern PG,Burke GL

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is a case of idiopathic priapism that was successfully treated with inhalation of amyl nitrite. Routine treatment measures had failed. The same patient presented on several other occasions in a similar fashion. Each time amyl nitrite was successful. An investigation for diseases known to be associated with p...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Parrillo SJ,Manfrey S

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1976 an independent department was established for the emergency treatment of patients in the county hospital in Szolnok, Hungary. The new system changed the traditional structure of patient flow and the work plan of other departments, and it influenced the curing and nursing activities of the departments. The reor...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Csepanyi A

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A characteristic case of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection in a previously healthy, 25-year-old man is presented. The patient progressed from influenza-like symptoms to irreversible septic shock and death within 24 hours. His spleen had been removed nine years earlier because of abdominal trauma. Aggressive thera...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stryker RM,Orton DW

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gifts to physicians by the pharmaceutical industry pose numerous ethical questions. Although individual patients and physicians may benefit financially and educationally from certain gifts, the risk of bias resulting from such gifts makes them ethically challenging. After a brief description of the nature and scope of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Marco CA,Moskop JC,Solomon RC,Geiderman JM,Larkin GL

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：:Significant toxicity can result from ingestion of certain species of the Zigadenus plant, an herb occasionally confused with nontoxic wild onions. A 50-year-old man inadvertently ingested Z paniculatus and presented to the emergency department with profound gastrointestinal toxicity, hypotension, and bradycardia. The ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heilpern KL

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From October 1985 to April 1988, 297 patients with presumed unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, or permanent pacemaker failure were transferred by helicopter from community hospitals to our medical center for tertiary care. Fifty-six patients (19%) experienced treatable bradycardia (heart rate of less than 5...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vukov LF,Johnson DQ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients who suffer an in-hospital cardiac arrest represent a neglected and underutilized resource for resuscitation research. There exists an unwritten, but widely held, belief among resuscitation researchers that the in-hospital arrest population is unsuitable for resuscitation research because it is composed mostly...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jastremski MS

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leeches have been used as a medicinal remedy for years untold. Recently, there appears to have been a resurgence in the use of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. Presented is the case of a patient who called the emergency department for advice concerning the management of a bleeding leech bite. We discuss briefl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Adams SL

更新日期：1989-03-01 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：:Recent developments, such as the bombings of the World Trade Center in 1993 and the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, the sarin attacks in Tokyo and Matsumoto, Japan, and US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, have heightened fears of terrorist attacks. Future terrorist activities...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Richards CF,Burstein JL,Waeckerle JF,Hutson HR

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：: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：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the authors and editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： O'Connell NC,Woodward HA,Flores-Sanchez PL,McLaren SH,Ieni M,McKinley KW,Shen ST,Dayan PS,Tsze DS

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting early myocardial infarction in vivo after coronary artery occlusion. DESIGN:A prospective, controlled canine study using a left anterior descending coronary artery ligation model. INTERVENTIONS:After thiopental anesthesia, nine ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Angelos MG,Katz-Stein A,Leasure JE

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Pleuritic chest pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department (ED) and a symptom of pulmonary embolism. Patients with pleuritic chest pain would benefit from a simple and rapid way of screening for pulmonary embolism. The aim of this study is to assess the utility of Simplify D-dimer...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hogg K,Dawson D,Mackway-Jones K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Emergency departments (EDs) frequently refer patients for needed outpatient specialty care, but little is known about the dynamics of these referrals when patients are publicly insured. Hence, we explored factors, including the role of ED referrals, associated with specialists' willingness to accept pat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rhodes KV,Bisgaier J,Lawson CC,Soglin D,Krug S,Van Haitsma M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to examine the outcome of a subgroup of patients with extreme carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, specifically those discovered in cardiac arrest, resuscitated, and subsequently treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO(2)). Opinions of hyperbaric medicine physicians regarding the treatment of such pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hampson NB,Zmaeff JL

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously reported cases of botulism in infants have been diagnosed as infant botulism; that is, botulism caused by intestinal colonization by Clostridium botulinum with intraluminal production and absorption of toxin. Foodborne botulism is caused by ingestion of preformed toxin. We describe an unusual case of foodbo...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Armada M,Love S,Barrett E,Monroe J,Peery D,Sobel J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We determine the sensitivity, specificity, and clinical utility of the Gram's stain of peritoneal fluid in patients undergoing paracentesis. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of all peritoneal fluid analyses in a 3-year period in an urban 3-hospital system. Peritoneal dialysis and diagn...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chinnock B,Fox C,Hendey GW

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness and incidence of adverse reactions with three treatment regimens for asthma in adults in the prehospital setting. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized clinical study. SETTING:Inner-city emergency medical service system providing basic and advanced life support and transport to 1...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Quadrel M,Lavery RF,Jaker M,Atkin S,Tortella BJ,Cody RP

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00