American Board of Emergency Medicine Report on Residency and Fellowship Training Information (2017-2018).

abstract：:A comparison of several maneuvers that are believed to increase vagal tone was made by measuring the carotid sinus with an ultrasound device. For 20 healthy volunteers the mean carotid sinus diameter was 5.7 mm supine, 6.1 mm in the Trendelenberg position, 6.5 mm after supine medical antishock trousers (MAST) inflatio...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hauswald M,Tandberg D

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three children who presented with localized vesicular rash in the diaper area were found to have primary varicella-zoster infections. Primary varicella can closely mimic genital herpes simplex virus (HSV 1 or 2), which may be an indicator of sexual abuse. To avoid unfounded investigation for sexual abuse, primary vari...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Simon HK,Steele DW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decisions about medical resource triage during disasters require a planned structured approach, with foundational elements of goals, ethical principles, concepts of operations for reactive and proactive triage, and decision tools understood by the physicians and staff before an incident. Though emergency physicians ar...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hick JL,Hanfling D,Cantrill SV

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Physicians often prescribe antibiotics to patients even when there is no clear indication for their use. Previous studies examining antibiotic use in acute bronchitis and upper respiratory infections have been conducted in primary care settings. We evaluate the factors that physicians in the emergency d...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ong S,Nakase J,Moran GJ,Karras DJ,Kuehnert MJ,Talan DA,EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent investigations suggest that increased intrathoracic pressure causing compression of the heart and great vessels in the thorax plays an important role in providing blood flow during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This communication reports the case of a four-year-old asphyxiated girl found to have a small amount...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Forney J,Ornato JP

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old man ate the liver of the toxic pufferfish (Diodron hystrix) and developed mild tetrodotoxication consisting of hyperemesis, bradycardia, hypotension, generalized numbness, and a generalized paresis. He was treated with atropine, normal saline IV infusions, nasogastric suction, and oxygen, and he recovere...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sims JK,Ostman DC

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The optimal ratio of chest compressions to ventilations during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is unknown. We determine 24-hour survival and neurologic outcome, comparing 4 different chest compression-ventilation CPR ratios in a porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest and bystander CPR. METHODS:F...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sanders AB,Kern KB,Berg RA,Hilwig RW,Heidenrich J,Ewy GA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Institute of Medicine and other national organizations have asserted that current payment policies strongly discourage emergency medical services (EMS) providers from transporting selected patients who call 911 to non-ED settings (eg, primary care clinics, mental health centers, dialysis centers) or from treating ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Morganti KG,Alpert A,Margolis G,Wasserman J,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1995 to 2000, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sponsored an initiative to create and operate an Automatic Collision Notification (ACN) system on a demonstration basis in a rural area to provide faster and smarter emergency medical responses and in an attempt to save lives and reduce disa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： National Highway Safety Administration.

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Medication history is an essential part of patient assessment in emergency care. Patient-reported medication history can be incomplete. We study whether an electronic pharmacy-sourced prescription record can supplement the patient-reported history. METHODS:In a community hospital, we compared the patie...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fung KW,Kayaalp M,Callaghan F,McDonald CJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we mark the 25th anniversary of the clinical application of closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (SCPR), it is time to look back and analyze the progress we have made in the resuscitation of sudden death syndrome. Recent studies of SCPR's effectiveness have yielded mixed results, in comparison to early studie...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Thompson BM,Stueven HA,Mateer JR,Aprahamian CC,Tucker JF,Darin JC

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY HYPOTHESIS:Risk factors associated with unintentional gunshot fatalities among children include gender and race of the decedent, type of firearm used, and whether loaded guns are stored within the home. STUDY POPULATION:All New Mexico children 0 to 14 years old unintentionally killed by a firearm between 1984 an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Martin JR,Sklar DP,McFeeley P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single dose of hyoscyamine sulfate in combination with ketorolac tromethamine for the reduction of pain in emergency department patients with ureteral colic. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind study at 2 EDs with residency programs in e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jones JB,Giles BK,Brizendine EJ,Cordell WH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual presentation of solvent abuse. A 17-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department after he inhaled fumes from a rag soaked with a carburetor cleaner containing toluene, methylene chloride, and methanol. Considered to be intoxicated from the acute effects of sniffing toluene or methylene chl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McCormick MJ,Mogabgab E,Adams SL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the emergency IV contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) scanning was evaluated in 90 pediatric patients sustaining blunt abdominal trauma. Medical records, CT scans, and operative and postmortem reports, when applicable, were reviewed retrospectively. By identifying the organs of injury, CT sc...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Haftel AJ,Lev R,Mahour GH,Senac M,Akhtar Shah SI

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to compare warm gastric (Group 1) and closed thoracic cavity (Group 2) lavage for rewarming severely hypothermic dogs. Adult mongrel dogs were monitored by intra-arterial catheter, central venous catheter, and ECG, and by central venous, esophageal, and rectal temperature probes. Animals were ex...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brunette DD,Sterner S,Robinson EP,Ruiz E

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a severe lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by arterioenteric fistula formation in a pancreas transplant patient. A rare but potentially deadly complication of pancreas transplant surgery, arterioenteric fistulas should be considered in every transplant patient presenting with voluminous gast...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McBeth BD,Stern SA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to public pressure for greater accountability from the medical profession, a transformation is occurring in the approach to medical education and assessment of physician competency. Over the past 5 years, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has implemented the Outcomes and Gene...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chapman DM,Hayden S,Sanders AB,Binder LS,Chinnis A,Corrigan K,LaDuca T,Dyne P,Perina DG,Smith-Coggins R,Sulton L,Swing S

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:We developed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) message that can be given via telephone by emergency dispatchers directly to an individual reporting a cardiac arrest. The message was developed and evaluated on the basis of empirical observation of CPR performance of 203 community volunteers during simulated cardiac...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Carter WB,Eisenberg MS,Hallstrom AP,Schaeffer S

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Approximately 1 in 3 computed tomography (CT) scans performed for head injury may be avoidable. We evaluate the association of implementation of the Canadian CT Head Rule on head CT imaging in community emergency departments (EDs). METHODS:We conducted an interrupted time-series analysis of encounters ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sharp AL,Huang BZ,Tang T,Shen E,Melnick ER,Venkatesh AK,Kanter MH,Gould MK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse (July 17, 1981) provided the emergency medical services system of Kansas City, Missouri, with its greatest challenge ever. Utilizing an EMS-based, centralized, city-wide disaster plan, the rescue operation encountered 113 dead and 188 multiply traumatized patients. The rescue operati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Orr SM,Robinson WA

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) gathers extensive background information on emergency medicine residency training programs and the residents in those programs. We present the 2010 annual report on the status of US emergency medicine training programs. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Task Force on Residency Training Information.,Perina DG,Collier RE,Thomas HA,Witt EA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To reappraise Boehler's angle and evaluate factors, including centering of the central beam, sex of subjects, and side of the body, that may affect angle measurement. DESIGN:Retrospective clinical review. SETTING:Emergency department, Level I trauma center. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:120 consecutive patie...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chen MY,Bohrer SP,Kelley TF

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common practice to soak acute traumatic wounds in dilute povidone-iodine solution before definitive wound cleaning and debridement. The effectiveness of soaking wounds is unknown. Using quantitative wound bacterial counts as a measure of efficacy, we compared wounds soaked in 1% povidone-iodine solution or in no...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lammers RL,Fourré M,Callaham ML,Boone T

更新日期：1990-06-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Availability of timely follow-up care is essential in emergency medicine. We describe nonprice barriers to care experienced by callers reporting to be emergency department (ED) patients in need of follow-up care. METHODS:This was a secondary analysis of data collected during a survey of ambulatory clin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vieth TL,Rhodes KV

更新日期：2008-05-01 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:Antithrombins are among standard treatment agents for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. We aimed to determine the association between time from emergency department (ED) presentation to treatment with an antithrombin and adverse cardiac events. METHODS:The study cohort wa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Diercks DB,Pollack CV Jr,Hollander JE,Blomkalns AL,Emerman CL,Rokos IC,Larson DM,Hoekstra JW,Mehran R,Stone GW

更新日期：2011-03-01 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