Cimetidine protection against alpha-amanitin hepatotoxicity in mice: a potential model for the treatment of Amanita phalloides poisoning.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Efficient management and allocation of scarce medical resources can improve outcomes for victims of mass casualty events. However, the effectiveness of specific strategies has never been systematically reviewed. We analyze published evidence on strategies to optimize the management and allocation of sca...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Timbie JW,Ringel JS,Fox DS,Pillemer F,Waxman DA,Moore M,Hansen CK,Knebel AR,Ricciardi R,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：: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：:Test strips recently have become available to measure theophylline levels. One such test strip (AccuLevel) had not been tested in an actual clinical situation with nontechnician personnel. We prospectively evaluated the test strip on consecutive emergency department patients, comparing it with the agglutination inhibi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hurley WT,Saglio SD,Henley CE,Gatrell CB

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of flumazenil, a benzodiazepine antagonist, was studied in two patients with coma of unknown etiology. One patient ingested 20.5 mg alprazolam before crashing his truck into parked automobiles. The patient was awakened by flumazenil administration, and the severity of his injuries was evaluated reliably. A sec...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Burkhart KK,Kulig KW

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:A 2-hour accelerated diagnostic pathway based on the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction score, ECG, and troponin measures (ADAPT-ADP) increased early discharge of patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction presenting to the emergency department compared with standard care (from 11% to 19.3%)...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Than MP,Pickering JW,Aldous SJ,Cullen L,Frampton CM,Peacock WF,Jaffe AS,Goodacre SW,Richards AM,Ardagh MW,Deely JM,Florkowski CM,George P,Hamilton GJ,Jardine DL,Troughton RW,van Wyk P,Young JM,Bannister L,Lord SJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient who developed severe acute respiratory failure during therapy for salicylate intoxication is described. The individual with aspirin overdose is at risk for this complication because of the potential for treatment modalities to cause or worsen lung edema initiated by the effects of salicylates on ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zimmerman GA,Clemmer TP

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Computed tomography (CT) is frequently used in evaluating children with blunt head trauma. Routine use of CT, however, has disadvantages. Therefore, we sought to derive a decision rule for identifying children at low risk for traumatic brain injuries. METHODS:We enrolled children with blunt head trauma...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Palchak MJ,Holmes JF,Vance CW,Gelber RE,Schauer BA,Harrison MJ,Willis-Shore J,Wootton-Gorges SL,Derlet RW,Kuppermann N

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of adenosine in the treatment of emergency department patients with unstable paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT). DESIGN:A retrospective chart review conducted over two years. SETTING:A university-affiliated hospital ED. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with unstable PSVT (syst...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Melio FR,Mallon WK,Newton E

更新日期：1993-04-01 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 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:To develop clinical rules for the safe and effective use of flumazenil in suspected benzodiazepine overdose. METHODS:We assembled a retrospective series of 35 consecutive comatose patients admitted between October 1992 and July 1993 to a toxicologic ICU with the presumptive diagnosis of drug overdose. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gueye PN,Hoffman JR,Taboulet P,Vicaut E,Baud FJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assessed the independent relationship between age and the quality of medical care provided to patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:We conducted a 2-year retrospective cohort study of 2,216 acute myocardial infarction patients presenting urgen...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Magid DJ,Masoudi FA,Vinson DR,van der Vlugt TM,Padgett TG,Tricomi AJ,Lyons EE,Crounse L,Brand DW,Go AS,Ho PM,Rumsfeld JS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Inflammation plays an important role in acute coronary syndromes, and some evidence indicates that patients with a more pronounced vascular inflammatory response have a poorer outcome. Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) is a specific marker for vascular endothelial cell activation. The ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hillis GS,Terregino C,Taggart P,Killian A,Zhao N,Kaplan J,Dalsey WC,Mangione A

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：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：: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:To evaluate the efficacy of a 4-day "burst" course of prednisone added to standard treatment with H1 antihistamines for the management of acute urticaria in outpatients. DESIGN:Prospective, randomized, double-blinded, clinical trial. SETTING:Emergency department of an urban tertiary care teaching hosp...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pollack CV Jr,Romano TJ

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with acute agitation, confusion, and tonic seizures. She had a history of drug abuse, most notably beer, which constituted her major dietary intake. The patient's seizures were at first thought to be factitious in association with an acute psychosis; however, h...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Joyce SM,Potter R

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of needlestick injury among paramedics working in Florida during 1987, to describe the circumstances surrounding such injuries, and to assess the hepatitis B vaccination status of this group. DESIGN:Survey of a systematic random sample of paramedics using a self-administered...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Klontz KC,Gunn RA,Caldwell JS

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Salicylate poisoning is a challenging clinical entity associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. The indications for extracorporeal treatments such as hemodialysis are poorly defined. We present a systematic review of the literature along with evidence- and consensus-based recommendations on t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Juurlink DN,Gosselin S,Kielstein JT,Ghannoum M,Lavergne V,Nolin TD,Hoffman RS,EXTRIP Workgroup.

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical policy focuses on critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients with seizures. The medical literature was reviewed for articles that pertained to the critical questions posed. Subcommittee members and expert peer reviewers also supplied articles with direct bearing on this policy. Th...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： ACEP Clinical Policies Committee.,Clinical Policies Subcommittee on Seizures.

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To identify the arterial and mixed venous blood gas changes caused by different ventilatory strategies during resuscitation from ventricular fibrillation in a pig model of closed-chest cardiac compression. METHODS:A prospective randomized animal study was performed using 27 domestic pigs (body weight, ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Whitehurst ME,Blount AD,Austin PE,Carroll RG

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-threatening hypothermia can be treated by active and passive rewarming techniques, the treatment of choice being partial cardiopulmonary bypass. The use of closed thoracic cavity lavage has been evaluated in animals, but no formal presentations in human beings have been reported. We report two cases in which rapi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hall KN,Syverud SA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) with an oxygenated fluorocarbon emulsion, with and without aortic arch epinephrine during cardiac arrest. METHODS:This randomized, controlled study, undertaken at a university research laboratory, involved 15 mixed-breed dogs. After 10 minutes of ventr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Manning JE,Batson DN,Payne FB,Adam N,Murphy CA,Perretta SG,Norfleet EA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assess the effectiveness of patient-controlled analgesia in the emergency department (ED). We hypothesized that decline in pain intensity from 30 to 120 minutes after initial intravenous opioid administration is greater in patients receiving morphine by patient-controlled analgesia compared with usua...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bijur PE,Mills AM,Chang AK,White D,Restivo A,Persaud S,Schechter CB,Gallagher EJ,Birnbaum AJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred twenty patients with open dog bite wounds on initial presentation to the emergency department had Gram stains, aerobic and anaerobic cultures, and antibiotic sensitivities of the bacterial isolates of each wound. Forty-eight percent of the wounds evidenced no bacterial growth. Staphylococcus epidermidis w...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ordog GJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine whether music significantly reduces the pain and anxiety associated with laceration repair in the emergency department. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING:Adult patients presenting to the ED at an urban teaching hospital for laceration repair. Exclusion criteria included patients less than 18 years...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Menegazzi JJ,Paris PM,Kersteen CH,Flynn B,Trautman DE

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00