Fatal systemic fluorosis due to hydrofluoric acid burns.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Emergency department records are an important source of injury surveillance data. However, documentation regarding intentional assault has not been studied and may be suboptimal. The purpose of this study was to analyze physician documentation of assailant, site, and object used in intentional assault. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Houry D,Feldhaus KM,Nyquist SR,Abbott J,Pons PT

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to develop and validate standardized clinical criteria to identify patients presenting to the emergency department whose care may be safely deferred to a later date in a nonemergency setting. METHODS:Using a modified Delphi process, a 17-member multidisciplinary physician panel developed expl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Washington DL,Stevens CD,Shekelle PG,Baker DW,Fink A,Brook RH

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a study to assess the efficacy of the dipstick leukocyte esterase test (LET) in the detection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leukocytosis as a quick screen for bacterial meningitis. Nine hundred forty-two CSF samples were collected from 800 patients. The LET was compared in a double-blinded fashion with rou...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： DeLozier JS,Auerbach PS

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We explore what emergency physicians with access to health information exchange have to say about it and strive to better understand the factors affecting their use of it. METHODS:A qualitative study using grounded theory principles was conducted in 4 urban emergency departments that had health informa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Thorn SA,Carter MA,Bailey JE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of electronic control devices has expanded worldwide during the last few years, the most widely used model being the Taser. However, the scientific knowledge about electronic control devices remains limited. We reviewed the medical literature to examine the potential implications of electronic devices in terms...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pasquier M,Carron PN,Vallotton L,Yersin B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[Parkhurst DC: Shift change. Ann Emerg Med June 1998;31:785-788.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Parkhurst DC

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：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:Urinary catheters are often placed in the emergency department (ED) and are associated with an increased safety risk for hospitalized patients. We evaluate the effect of an intervention to reduce unnecessary placement of urinary catheters in the ED. METHODS:Eighteen EDs from 1 health system underwent t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fakih MG,Heavens M,Grotemeyer J,Szpunar SM,Groves C,Hendrich A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old white man with a core temperature of 60.8 F (16 C) and ventricular fibrillation was successfullly resuscitated using active core and external rewarming techniques. Rectal temperature at the time of reestablished electromechanical cardiac activity was 68 F (20 C), a temperature previously thought to be in...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： DaVee TS,Reineberg EJ

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective chart review to determine whether the treatment of uncomplicated convulsions in emergency department patients with a history of epilepsy complied with a clinical standard and whether the degree of compliance with the standard was related to the treating physician's specialty or postgraduat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baraff LJ,Schriger DL,Starkman S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have demonstrated that a single episode of acute kidney injury from a number of causes can increase the risk of severe long-term outcomes, including major cardiovascular events and death. We tested the hypothesis that patients who develop acute kidney injury consistent with contrast-induc...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mitchell AM,Kline JA,Jones AE,Tumlin JA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

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：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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To compare three different methods of teaching CPR to parents of infants at high risk for sudden cardiopulmonary arrest and to identify characteristics that predict difficulty in learning CPR. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, multicenter clinical trial of 480 parents and other infant caretakers. Su...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dracup K,Moser DK,Doering LV,Guzy PM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rescue medicine, a suction apparatus must function in a variety of environmental conditions. To find an appropriate device for the Swedish Air Force air rescue service the Laerdal suction device 790,000 was selected for further testing according to international standards for aviation safety. Tests showed that vibr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dahlgren BE,Nilsson H,Bjorn P,Skedevik C

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism, although uncommon in children, occurs in as many as 104 per 100,000 pediatric patients. Undiagnosed and untreated pulmonary embolism has a high mortality rate; thus, a high index of clinical suspicion and reliable diagnostic modalities are necessary to ensure prompt and accurate diagnosis. We repor...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hackbarth R,Kuhns L,Sarnaik A

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Newer combination HIV antigen-antibody tests allow detection of HIV sooner after infection than previous antibody-only immunoassays because, in addition to HIV-1 and -2 antibodies, they detect the HIV-1 p24 antigen, which appears before antibodies develop. We determine the yield of screening with HIV an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： White DAE,Giordano TP,Pasalar S,Jacobson KR,Glick NR,Sha BE,Mammen PE,Hunt BR,Todorovic T,Moreno-Walton L,Adomolga V,Feaster DJ,Branson BM

更新日期：2018-07-01 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 OBJECTIVE:To determine whether physicians blinded to the serum potassium level can predict hyperkalemia (potassium concentration of more than 5.0 mmol/L) from the ECG. DESIGN:ECGs of patients at high risk for hyperkalemia were interpreted retrospectively by two physicians blinded not only to the specific clinica...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wrenn KD,Slovis CM,Slovis BS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The use of nonprescription cough and cold medicines is widespread, but their use has been sporadically associated with severe toxicity and death. We evaluate the role of these medications in pediatric fatalities and identified factors that contributed to the death. METHODS:Fatalities that involved a ch...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dart RC,Paul IM,Bond GR,Winston DC,Manoguerra AS,Palmer RB,Kauffman RE,Banner W,Green JL,Rumack BH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, thousands of ill and injured evacuees were transported to Houston, TX. Houston's regional disaster plan was quickly implemented, leading to the activation of the Regional Hospital Preparedness Council's Catastrophic Medical Operations Center and the rapid ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hamilton DR,Gavagan TF,Smart KT,Upton LA,Havron DA,Weller NF,Shah UA,Fishkind A,Persse D,Shank P,Mattox K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketamine produces rapid and consistent pediatric sedation with a predictable onset and recovery time. A wide margin of safety is afforded without the respiratory and cardiovascular depression commonly seen with alternative agents. The efficacy of ketamine is well established in anesthesia and dentistry and has extensi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Green SM,Johnson NE

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:For an emergency medicine pharmacist to become a well-integrated multidisciplinary team member, his or her services need to be accepted by the emergency department (ED) staff. There have been 2 published studies attesting the value of the emergency medicine pharmacist by ED staff: at an academic medical...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Splawski J,Horner D,Tao K

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite 3 decades of scientific progress, rates of survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remain low. The Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) was created to provide communities with a means to identify cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, measure how well emergency medical services (EMS) perf...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McNally B,Stokes A,Crouch A,Kellermann AL,CARES Surveillance Group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study explored how a variety of demographic and illness-related factors were associated with telephone follow-up among patients visiting the emergency department for acute asthma. METHODS:We performed a prospective cohort study as part of the Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration (MARC). The s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Boudreaux ED,Clark S,Camargo CA Jr,MARC Investigators.

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare the performance of a wrist blood pressure oscillometer with the mercury standard in the triage process of an emergency department (ED) and evaluate the impact of wrist blood pressure measurement on triage decision. METHODS:Blood pressure was successively measured with the standard mercury sp...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rutschmann OT,Sarasin FP,Simon J,Vermeulen B,Riberdy L,Pechere-Bertschi A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to characterize the clinical manifestations, outcome, and etiology of inadvertent ketamine overdose in the emergency department. METHODS:We investigated cases of inadvertent ketamine overdose in children seen in the ED solicited through electronic mail subscription lists or reported to the In...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Green SM,Clark R,Hostetler MA,Cohen M,Carlson D,Rothrock SG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Dabigatran is a reversible direct thrombin inhibitor recently approved for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. An increasing number of patients receiving dabigatran present to the emergency department (ED) with bleeding complications. Unlike vitamin K antagonists, there are no accept...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Berger R,Salhanick SD,Chase M,Ganetsky M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00