Shoulder pain and pneumoperitoneum following a diving accident.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Apnea is a known complication of pediatric seizures, but patient factors that predispose children are unclear. We seek to quantify the risk of apnea attributable to midazolam and identify additional risk factors for apnea in children transported by paramedics for out-of-hospital seizure. METHODS:This i...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bosson N,Santillanes G,Kaji AH,Fang A,Fernando T,Huang M,Lee J,Gausche-Hill M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of thrombolytic treatment in acute myocardial infarction is to reestablish permanent blood flow, salvage ischemic myocardium, and reduce mortality. If patency is achieved sufficiently early and is maintained, left ventricular function is preserved and mortality decreases. The recent experience with tissue pla...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heras M,Chesebro JH,Gersh BG,Holmes DR,Mock MB,Fuster V

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We aim to evaluate the accuracy of the broad-range 16S polymerase chain reaction test in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry, using the Medical Subject Headings terms "polym...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Srinivasan L,Pisapia JM,Shah SS,Halpern CH,Harris MC

更新日期：2012-11-01 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: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

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether pediatric patients with acute, mild to moderate acetaminophen exposures, treated with home monitoring alone, develop systemic signs of hepatic injury. METHODS:A prospective, observational study of calls to a regional poison center over a 25-month period was performed. Patients were...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mohler CR,Nordt SP,Williams SR,Manoguerra AS,Clark RF

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic toxicity after significant dermal exposure to hydrofluoric acid includes rapid development of hypocalcemia and hyperkalemia, leading to ventricular fibrillation. Similar dysrhythmias have occurred in patients after ingestion of sodium fluoride-containing compounds. Ingestion of hydrofluoric acid could induce ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stremski ES,Grande GA,Ling LJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the usefulness of the lumbar spine x-ray series in the emergency department and to generate clinical criteria for optimizing its application, we retrospectively studied 552 consecutive emergency department patients for whom lumbar spine x-rays were ordered. Patients were divided into traumatic (47.6%) and no...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Patrick JD,Doris PE,Mills ML,Friedman J,Johnston C

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the cases of three patients with skin blisters following carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Their blisters appeared to be related to the severity of the poisoning (HbCO levels of more than 40%). Two of the three patients died despite aggressive initial 100% surface oxygen followed by hyperbaric oxygen therapy....

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Myers RA,Snyder SK,Majerus TC

更新日期：1985-06-01 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：:The American College of Emergency Physicians algorithm project was a pilot study designed to identify a method for evaluating algorithms by peer review and field test. The intent of the pilot project was to make recommendations which would permit a more extensive evaluation of the logic, usefulness, and safety of vari...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Podgorny G

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We characterize repeat pediatric emergency department visits and determine the cause for such visits as an indicator of potential need for quality improvement. We hypothesized that most repeat ED visits resulting in hospitalization do not represent medical errors. METHODS:The study was performed at a l...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Depiero AD,Ochsenschlager DW,Chamberlain JM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After recent terrorist attacks, new attention has been focused on health care facility decontamination practices. This article reviews core issues related to the selection of appropriate personal protective equipment for health care facility decontamination personnel, with an emphasis on respiratory protection. Existi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hick JL,Hanfling D,Burstein JL,Markham J,Macintyre AG,Barbera JA

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the interrater reliability of previously defined risk criteria for cervical spine injury. METHODS:Two emergency physicians independently evaluated patients with blunt trauma to determine whether they exhibited any of four risk criteria: (1) altered neurologic function; (2) evidence of into...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mahadevan S,Mower WR,Hoffman JR,Peeples N,Goldberg W,Sonner R

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate the degree to which pulse oximetry overestimates actual oxyhemoglobin (O2Hb) saturation in patients with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. This phenomenon has been reported in fewer than 20 humans in the English medical literature. METHODS:A retrospective chart review of 191 patients eval...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bozeman WP,Myers RA,Barish RA

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:More than 1,000 patients experience sudden cardiac arrest each day. Treatment for this includes cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR_ and emergency medical services (EMS) that provide CPR-basic life support (BLS), BLS with defibrillation (BLS-D), or advanced life support (ALS). Our previous systematic rev...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nichol G,Stiell IG,Laupacis A,Pham B,Maio VJ,Wells GA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of snake venom poisoning with antivenin has been the time-proven and medically accepted standard in virtually every country, including the United States. All antivenins are equine in source, and administration to patients exposes them to all the adverse effects of heterologous antisera. The purity and speci...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sullivan JB Jr

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-dose antibiotic therapy for urinary tract infections in which no underlying structural or neurologic lesions are present holds the promise of greater patient compliance and convenience. We present the results of a study comparing a single intramuscular dose of a long-acting, third-generation cephalosporin, ceft...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rosenberg JM,Levy RC,Cicmanec JF,Hedges JR,Burke BM

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) course in a rural hospital will improve resuscitation success from cardiac arrest. DESIGN:A retrospective case review of all patients in cardiac arrest during a 13-month period before and after the institution of an ACLS training program. SE...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sanders AB,Berg RA,Burress M,Genova RT,Kern KB,Ewy GA

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:We present the case of a patient who presented with persistent hiccups induced by a hair irritating the tympanic membrane and activating the vagally mediated hiccup neural reflex arc. Commonly identified etiologies and treatments of this condition are then reviewed. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wagner MS,Stapczynski JS

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 10 seriously injured patients requiring resuscitation and definitive operative control of hemorrhage was studied. Simultaneous arterial and mixed venous blood gases were measured sequentially throughout the resuscitative and operative periods. Improvement of the mixed venous oxygen saturation was associate...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kazarian KK,Del Guercio LR

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although we commonly assume that because residents spend a given number of months in the emergency department they achieve adequate exposure to all necessary clinical entities, this has never been shown. We suspect, rather, that great variability exists among residents in the number and variety of patients they see; a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Langdorf MI,Strange G,Macneil P

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is the case of a 10-year-old child who presented in cardiopulmonary arrest from hypovolemic shock due to pathologic splenic rupture of undetermined etiology. Despite aggressive resuscitation efforts, the patient died. Although rare, pathologic rupture of an abnormal spleen must be considered in the patient w...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Keaton BF

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of pediatric fever has changed considerably during the past 2 decades with the development of vaccines against the most common bacterial pathogens causing bacteremia and meningitis. The decreasing incidence of these 2 conditions among vaccinated children has led to an emphasis on urinary tract infecti...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Newman DH,Shreves AE,Runde DP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We determine the feasibility and yield of universal opt-out HIV screening among adolescents and adults in a southeastern emergency department (ED) serving a semiurban-semirural population. METHODS:Individuals aged 13 to 64 years who visited the ED during specified hours received the OraQuick rapid HIV test (...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sattin RW,Wilde JA,Freeman AE,Miller KM,Dias JK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This multiorganizational literature review was undertaken to provide an evidence base for determining whether or not recommendations for out-of-hospital termination of resuscitation could be made for children who are victims of traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest. Although there is increasing acceptance of out-of-hospita...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.,American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee.,National Association of EMS Physicians.,American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine.,

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to observe, measure, and describe the changes in central venous oxygen saturation during CPR and immediately after return of spontaneous circulation. It also was to examine the clinical utility of continuous central venous oxygen saturation monitoring as a indicator of retu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rivers EP,Martin GB,Smithline H,Rady MY,Schultz CH,Goetting MG,Appleton TJ,Nowak RM

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of HIV disease has evolved into a complicated and sophisticated subspecialty in recent years. Fourteen drugs, in various combinations, are being used in increasingly complex treatment regimens. The side effects of some of these drugs, as well as certain drug-drug interactions may mimic signs and symptom...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hovanessian HC

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00