MAST usage in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

abstract：:To help establish a rational approach to the initial management of Clinitest tablet ingestion, we investigated the effect of number of tablets, volume of diluent, and type of diluent on dissolution time (TD), temperature generation (delta T), and pH. Dissolution time was independent of the number of tablets and the vo...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lacouture PG,Gaudreault P,Lovejoy FH Jr

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Buffered lidocaine was compared with plain lidocaine as a local anesthetic for simple lacerations. DESIGN:Randomized, double-blind, prospective clinical trial. SETTING:Urban emergency department. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:Ninety-one adult patients with simple linear lacerations were enrolled. Patients wit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bartfield JM,Gennis P,Barbera J,Breuer B,Gallagher EJ

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The use of the International Classification of Diseases system to describe emergency department (ED) case mix has disadvantages. We therefore developed computer algorithms that recognize a combination of words, word fragments, and word patterns to link free-text complaint fields to 20 reason-for-visit c...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Day FC,Schriger DL,La M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To confirm the ability of the esophageal detector device (EDD) to indicate positioning of endotracheal tubes (ETTs) in patients intubated under emergency conditions and to compare the performance of the EDD with that of end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2). METHODS:This single-subject study comprising a p...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bozeman WP,Hexter D,Liang HK,Kelen GD

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We identify the incidence and predictors of missed fracture and characterize patterns of radiography performance in children with a diagnosis of radial head subluxation in the emergency department (ED) setting. METHODS:We queried the Pediatric Health Information System database for visits by children y...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Genadry KC,Monuteaux MC,Neuman MI,Lipsett SC

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining an unobstructed airway and providing adequate oxygenation and CO2 elimination, by artificial means if necessary, are among the highest priorities in all life-threatening circumstances. How this goal can best be met in the prehospital setting has become a controversial issue. The esophageal obturator airway...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： White RD

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garter snake bites are generally innocuous to human beings. We report a case of human envenomation from the Wandering Garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans). The patient, who was bitten on his right third fingertip, rapidly developed local edema, ecchymosis, and hemorrhagic vesicles. Systemic signs and symptoms did...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gomez HF,Davis M,Phillips S,McKinney P,Brent J

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P) units to become and remain proficient in the performance of the intraosseous infusion procedure. DESIGN AND SETTING:Descriptive nonrandomized trial open to all patients meeting protocol criteria over a five-year period; prehospit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Glaeser PW,Hellmich TR,Szewczuga D,Losek JD,Smith DS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[American College of Emergency Physicians. Hospital, medical staff, and payer responsibility for emergency department patients. Ann Emerg Med. February 2000;35:210-211.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors：

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The relationship between tiredness and medical errors is now commonly accepted. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the cognitive performance of emergency physicians after a night shift of 14 hours (H14) and after a work shift of 24 hours (H24) and to compare it with tests performed after a ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Persico N,Maltese F,Ferrigno C,Bablon A,Marmillot C,Papazian L,Roch A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid expansion of cost-consciousness and managed care into the medical marketplace has challenged the autonomy of physicians and patients. These challenges have taken a variety of forms, including limitations on reimbursement and restrictions on the amount and type of emergency care patients may receive. Challeng...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Larkin GL,Adams JG,Derse AR,Iserson KV,Gotthold WE

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest vary widely among locations. We surveyed the definitions used in published studies of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Data from 74 studies involving 36 communities showed survival rates ranging from 2% to 44%. There were five different case definitions and 11 different...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Eisenberg MS,Cummins RO,Damon S,Larsen MP,Hearne TR

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety of lidocaine in the setting of cocaine-induced myocardial infarction (MI). DESIGN:A retrospective, multicenter study. SETTING:Twenty-nine university, university-affiliated, or community hospitals during a 6-year period (total of 117 cumulative hospital-years). PARTICIPANTS:Pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shih RD,Hollander JE,Burstein JL,Nelson LS,Hoffman RS,Quick AM

更新日期：1995-12-01 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：:The prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) in 232 sexual assault victims who presented for examinations between August 1, 1987, and July 31, 1988, was determined. Results are reported for cervical, rectal, and oropharyngeal NG cultures and for cervical and rectal CT smears. Results fro...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sturm JT,Carr ME,Luxenberg MG,Swoyer JK,Cicero JJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a systematic evaluation and triage strategy including immediate resting myocardial perfusion imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain of possible ischemic origin. METHODS:We conducted an observational study of 1,187 consecutive pa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Tatum JL,Jesse RL,Kontos MC,Nicholson CS,Schmidt KL,Roberts CS,Ornato JP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injury severity determination serves multiple purposes in trauma care systems by aiding prehospital triage, assisting clinical management, and facilitating outcome evaluation. Numerous authors have described methods for quantifying injury severity, most of which use physiologic status or anatomic injury. For prehospit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cales RH

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inconsistency in contacting the families of acutely ill patients can negatively affect relatives and induce stress in emergency department staff. Role clarification and performance guidelines are discussed in the context of a telephone notification of relatives checklist, with staff advised in six specific interventio...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Robinson MA

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontraumatic gas gangrene is extremely rare. It usually occurs following ulceration or perforation of an abdominal or pelvic viscus in persons having impaired host immune defenses. A fatal case of nontraumatic Clostridium septicum septicemia and myonecrosis in an elderly diabetic man with a perforated colon carcinoma ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kizer KW,Ogle LC

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the performance of a hospital-based mobile coronary care unit staffed by emergency physicians, coronary care nurses, and ambulance personnel in a metropolitan setting (Brisbane, Australia). Our unit attended 2,260 calls during 18 months of operation. Standard dispatched ambulances arrived first to 78% of t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bett JH

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Although adjunctive intravenous bicarbonate therapy is commonly recommended for children with severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), no studies assessing clinical outcome with this therapy have ever been performed. Our objective was to determine whether bicarbonate therapy influenced outcome for pediatric ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Green SM,Rothrock SG,Ho JD,Gallant RD,Borger R,Thomas TL,Zimmerman GJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomized study of 500 consecutive emergency department patients with traumatic lacerations requiring sutures was performed comparing use of topical 1% povidone-iodine (Betadine) and scrubbing with wound management by irrigation with normal saline without scrubbing. A 60-second wound irrigation and scr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gravett A,Sterner S,Clinton JE,Ruiz E

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Influenza has been linked to emergency department (ED) crowding, yet few studies have examined this association. We describe the relationship between ED crowding and influenza outbreaks. METHODS:A retrospective time series analysis was conducted in Toronto from January 1996 to April 1999 (n=170 weeks)....

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schull MJ,Mamdani MM,Fang J

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The objective was to quantify the analgesic effect of a dose of intravenous morphine, 0.1 mg/kg, to emergency department (ED) patients presenting in acute, severe pain. METHODS:This was a prospective convenience cohort of patients aged 21 to 65 years and presenting to an academic urban ED with acute, s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bijur PE,Kenny MK,Gallagher EJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind, randomized study was performed to determine the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in acute asthma patients treated with epinephrine, aminophylline, or both in combination. Sixty patients were studied with Holter monitoring during the 90-minute study period. There was no statistical difference among...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Emerman CL,Crafford WA,Vrobel TR

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effects of acute alcohol intoxication on serum amylase and isoamylase levels, 58 clinically intoxicated patients with blood alcohol levels greater than 100 mg/dL were studied. Comparisons were made to normal control and a sober chronic alcoholic group. Admitting serum isoamylase levels were determined ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bloch RS,Weaver DW,Bouwman DL

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis are to appraise the evidence in regard to the diagnostic accuracy of a low-risk History, ECG, Age, Risk Factors, and Troponin (HEART) score for prediction of major adverse cardiac events in emergency department (ED) patients. These included 4 su...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Laureano-Phillips J,Robinson RD,Aryal S,Blair S,Wilson D,Boyd K,Schrader CD,Zenarosa NR,Wang H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimental animal studies, opiate receptor antagonists (such as naloxone) and physiological opiate antagonists (thyrotropin-releasing hormone [TRH] have been used with some success to improve outcome and physiological variables following traumatic shock associated with hypovolemia, spinal cord trauma, and head in...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McIntosh TK,Faden AI

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00