The Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse: an EMS-based disaster response.

abstract：:We present a framework for understanding calculations of continuous infusions of vasoactive substances. Several simplified methods for establishing initial concentrations and infusion rates of drug are derived, their applicability is discussed, and examples are given. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Tilden S,Hopkins RL

更新日期：1983-11-01 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：:Many patients seeking care in the modern emergency center are capable of participating in treatment decision making. In the traditional emergency center consent process, the patient or a surrogate is asked to sign a general consent form purporting to authorize any treatment the emergency physician deems necessary. We ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Boisaubin EV,Dresser R

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The literature suggests that the d -dimer is useful in patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism and who have a low pretest probability of disease. A previously defined clinical decision rule, the Wells Criteria, may provide a reliable and reproducible means of determining this pretest probability...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolf SJ,McCubbin TR,Feldhaus KM,Faragher JP,Adcock DM

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to compare the clinical and spirometric effects of continuous and intermittent nebulization of salbutamol in acute severe asthma. METHODS:Forty-two consecutive patients presenting to the emergency department for acute severe asthma (peak expiratory flow [PEF] mean+/-SD, 24%+/-1...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Besbes-Ouanes L,Nouira S,Elatrous S,Knani J,Boussarsar M,Abroug F

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is general agreement that physical examination alone is inadequate for abdominal evaluation in the multiply injured blunt trauma patient; but controversy exists regarding the preferred method of detecting intraabdominal injuries requiring celiotomy. Both peritoneal lavage and the newer computed tomography imagin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kearney PA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sudden emergence of 2009 H1N1 influenza in the spring of that year sparked a surge in visits to emergency departments in New York City and other communities. A larger, second wave of cases was anticipated the following autumn. To reduce a potential surge of health system utilization without denying needed care, we...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kellermann AL,Isakov AP,Parker R,Handrigan MT,Foldy S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To document prehospital and inhospital time intervals from stroke onset to emergency department evaluation and to identify factors associated with presentation to the ED within 3 hours of symptom onset, the current time window for thrombolytic therapy. METHODS:Patients admitted through the ED with a di...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kothari R,Jauch E,Broderick J,Brott T,Sauerbeck L,Khoury J,Liu T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A team of missionary doctors from Ecuador recently described striking success in the treatment of venomous snakebites with a series of brief, high-voltage, low-current electric shocks applied to the bit site. We designed a randomized, controlled, blinded test of their methods in laboratory rats. Venom of the fer-de-la...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Howe NR,Meisenheimer JL Jr

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with primary axillary vein thrombosis was treated successfully in the emergency department with a single IV bolus of anistrepalase followed by continuous IV heparin. The patient's symptoms resolved quickly, and a repeat venogram 16 hours later showed near-complete resolution of the venous obstruction. We dis...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pires LA,Jay G

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The esophageal obturator airway (EOA) is in common use throughout the country. This report outlines an unexpected and serious complication: gastric rupture due to overinsufflation. A survey of the literature revealed that most of the known complications involve direct trauma to the esophagus or trachea. In our case, t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Crippen D,Olvey S,Graffis R

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We present our experience with a novel technique for the reduction of acute hip dislocation in the emergency department (ED). METHODS:We searched the medical records of all patients with a hip dislocation treated in our ED during a 4-year period. We recorded patient demographics, reduction technique, o...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hendey GW,Avila A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine emergency department patients' behaviors during informed consent for an intimate partner violence survey. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study during administration of informed consent. Research assistants recorded whether informed consent was read, time spent reading it, whether q...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baren J,Campbell CF,Schears RM,Shofer FS,Datner EM,Hollander JE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resuscitation of a patient with failure of a permanent artificial pacemaker is described. A mechanically inactive heart showed a variety of ineffective rhythms, and dissociation could not be overcome by drug therapy. The urgent need for artificial pacing presented problems that eventually were overcome. The time r...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McNeil EL

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A seven-year-old boy ingested 3,000 mg (125 mg/kg) of isoniazid. Initial blood levels of isoniazid were 250 micrograms/mL approximately six hours after ingestion. Despite IV treatment in the emergency department with 3,000 mg pyridoxine and a repeat of the same antidote one hour later in the intensive care unit, the h...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Orlowski JP,Paganini EP,Pippenger CE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Transgender, transsexual, or transitioned (trans) people have reported avoiding medical care because of negative experiences or fear of such experiences. The extent of trans-specific negative emergency department (ED) experiences, and of ED avoidance, has not been documented. METHODS:The Trans PULSE Pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bauer GR,Scheim AI,Deutsch MB,Massarella C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional use of the throat culture to guide treatment of potential streptococcal pharyngitis recently has been questioned because of the following facts: antibiotic therapy within the first 48 hours of illness reduces the severity and symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis; more rapid treatment of streptococcal ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hedges JR,Lowe RA

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

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 OBJECTIVES:This study measures the effect of meeting emergency department (ED) patients' expectations for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions on patient satisfaction. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of consecutive patients during block enrollment periods surveyed at the beginning and end of their E...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Toma G,Triner W,McNutt LA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of patients with diagnosed HIV infection are presenting to inner-city emergency departments. Unfortunately, there is little information available on the characteristics and emergency clinical problems of HIV-infected patients to guide physicians in patient care and strategies for resource use. Preli...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kelen GD,Johnson G,DiGiovanna TA,Loring K,Sivertson KT

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since September 11, 2001, concern about potential terrorist attacks has increased in the United States. To reduce morbidity and mortality from outbreaks of illness from the intentional release of chemical agents, we examine data from the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS). TESS, a national system for timely col...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolkin AF,Patel M,Watson W,Belson M,Rubin C,Schier J,Kilbourne EM,Crawford CG,Wattigney W,Litovitz T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few tools exist that are sufficiently robust to allow manipulation of key input variables to produce casualty estimates resulting from high-consequence events reflecting local or specific regions of concern. This article describes the design and utility of a computerized modeling simulation tool, Electronic Mass Casua...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Scheulen JJ,Thanner MH,Hsu EB,Latimer CK,Brown J,Kelen GD

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To examine community changes in self-reported CPR training and use from 1980-82 to 1985-87 using data obtained from the Minnesota Heart Survey. A comparative investigation of CPR training among blacks and whites in 1985-86 also was completed. DESIGN:Data were obtained in 1980-81, 1981-82, 1985-86, and ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Naughton MJ,Luepker RV,Sprafka JM,McGovern PG,Burke GL

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：: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 the relative importance of variables correlated with patient satisfaction with emergency department care and service. DESIGN:Retrospective telephone survey targeting all patients who visited the Panorama City Kaiser Permanente ED from April 4 to April 17, 1991. Patients were contacted with...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bursch B,Beezy J,Shaw R

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Glottic visualization with video is superior to direct laryngoscopy in controlled operating room studies. However, glottic exposure with video laryngoscopy has not been evaluated in the emergency department (ED) setting, where blood, secretions, poor patient positioning, and physiologic derangement can ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brown CA 3rd,Bair AE,Pallin DJ,Laurin EG,Walls RM,National Emergency Airway Registry (NEAR) Investigators.

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We describe the demographics, characteristics, treatment, and clinical course of methamphetamine body stuffers. We also determine the clinical characteristics of methamphetamine body stuffers who have severe outcomes. METHODS:A 6.5-year descriptive nonconcurrent observational case series evaluated meth...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： West PL,McKeown NJ,Hendrickson RG

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fatal case of ascending tonic-clonic seizure (ATCS) syndrome resulted from the inadvertent, unrecognized use of a hyperosmolar ionic contrast agent during myelography. The patient presented with lower-extremity myoclonic jerking, agitation, hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Em...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dunford J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:I test the hypothesis that having a gun in the home is a risk factor for adults to be killed (homicide) or to commit suicide. METHODS:Two case-control analyses were based on national samples of subjects 18 years of age or older. Homicide and suicide case subjects were drawn from the 1993 National Morta...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wiebe DJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00