Pathologic splenic rupture in a child.

abstract：:The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) gathers extensive background information on emergency medicine residency training programs and the residents in those programs. We present the 2010 annual report on the status of US emergency medicine training programs. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Task Force on Residency Training Information.,Perina DG,Collier RE,Thomas HA,Witt EA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluated a strategy to increase use of the test (Dix-Hallpike's test [DHT]) and treatment (canalith repositioning maneuver [CRM]) for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in emergency department (ED) dizziness visits. METHODS:We conducted a stepped-wedge randomized trial in 6 EDs. The population wa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kerber KA,Damschroder L,McLaughlin T,Brown DL,Burke JF,Telian SA,Tsodikov A,Fagerlin A,An LC,Morgenstern LB,Forman J,Vijan S,Rowell B,Meurer WJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of a novel antidote, insulin, with standard treatments, glucagon and epinephrine, in a canine model of acute beta-blocker toxicity. METHODS:Anesthetized dogs were fitted with instruments by means of thoracotomy and vascular cutdown for multiple cardiodynamic, hemodynamic, metabo...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kerns W 2nd,Schroeder D,Williams C,Tomaszewski C,Raymond R

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：:Nine dogs were hemorrhaged to approximately 40% of their blood volume and then were resuscitated with a crystalloid solution (Normosol) at various flow rates. Three study groups with three dogs in each group were resuscitated at 15 mL/min/kg (Group 1), 6 mL/min/kg (Group 2), and 4 mL/min/kg (Group 3). Central venous p...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dula DJ,Lutz P,Vogel MF,Weaver BN

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We characterize the quantity and quality of data tables and figures in reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) submitted to the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and published in peer-reviewed journals. We investigate how the peer review process affected table and figure quality. METHODS:We reviewed...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schriger DL,Sinha R,Schroter S,Liu PY,Altman DG

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent adoption of World Health Assembly Resolution 60.22, titled "Health Systems: Emergency Care Systems," has established an important health care policy tool for improving emergency care access and availability globally. The resolution highlights the role that strengthened emergency care systems can play in red...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Anderson PD,Suter RE,Mulligan T,Bodiwala G,Razzak JA,Mock C,International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM) Task Force on Access and Availability of Emergency Care.

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While remaining prominent in paramedic care and beneficial to some patients, out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation has not clearly improved survival or reduced morbidity from critical illness or injury when studied more broadly. Recent studies identify equivocal or unfavorable clinical effects, adverse events and er...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wang HE,Yealy DM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of discontinuation of base hospital participation, paramedics in a large urban zone of a California emergency medical services (EMS) system serving 1.1 million persons went on emergency standing orders for nearly all calls requiring advanced life support. Subsequently, the base hospital resumed medical control...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pointer JE,Osur MA

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As we mark the 25th anniversary of the clinical application of closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (SCPR), it is time to look back and analyze the progress we have made in the resuscitation of sudden death syndrome. Recent studies of SCPR's effectiveness have yielded mixed results, in comparison to early studie...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Thompson BM,Stueven HA,Mateer JR,Aprahamian CC,Tucker JF,Darin JC

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of four methods of endotracheal tube size selection in the pediatric population. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, blinded comparison. SETTING:The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred thirty-seven children aged 1 month to 9 years old undergoing elective surg...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： King BR,Baker MD,Braitman LE,Seidl-Friedman J,Schreiner MS

更新日期：1993-03-01 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：:When the abdomen is compressed manually in counterpoint to the rhythm of chest compression, in the performance of interposed abdominal compression-CPR, artificial circulation is approximately doubled in animal experiments and in electronic models of the circulatory system. These studies suggest that external manual co...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Babbs CF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication at discharge is an important part of high-quality emergency department (ED) care. This review describes the existing literature on patient understanding and implementation of discharge instructions, discusses previous interventions aimed at improving the discharge process, and recommends best practices a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Samuels-Kalow ME,Stack AM,Porter SC

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the ability of 64 emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to ventilate a resuscitation manikin with a bag valve mask and with a pocket face mask to determine if their skill levels met the American Heart Association standard of 12 ventilations per minute, each with a tidal volume of 800 mL or more. All ventila...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cummins RO,Austin D,Graves JR,Litwin PE,Pierce J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether reminder signs placed at the exits to parking decks increase the rate of safety belt use. METHODS:The subjects in this study were drivers of automobiles with permits to park in campus decks at a major university. Volunteer observers were positioned near the exits of 5 parking decks...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Clack ZA,Pitts SR,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We determine the association between use of specific cephalosporins and macrolides and hospital length of stay in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who are admitted with acute chest syndrome, and determine treatment risk factors for acute chest syndrome-related 30-day readmission. METHODS:Patient...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Badaki-Makun O,Casella JF,Tackett S,Tao X,Chamberlain JM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed all patients admitted to nine community hospital coronary care units to determine what proportion could be candidates for thrombolytic therapy. During the 12-month study period, there were 4,115 admissions for possible acute myocardial infarction, and 1,076 (26%) had a discharge diagnosis of myocardial inf...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Eisenberg MS,Ho MT,Schaeffer S,Litwin P,Larsen MP,Hallstrom AP,Weaver DW

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We describe the operators, techniques, success, and adverse event rates of adult emergency department (ED) intubation through multicenter prospective surveillance. METHODS:Eighteen EDs in the United States, Canada, and Australia recorded intubation data onto a Web-based data collection tool, with a gre...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brown CA 3rd,Bair AE,Pallin DJ,Walls RM,NEAR III Investigators.

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if there is a significant prevalence of drug or alcohol use among adolescents evaluated for significant acute trauma. DESIGN:A prospective, age-matched controlled study over a 20-month period. SETTING:Urban pediatric emergency department in a Level I pediatric trauma center. PARTICIPANTS...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Loiselle JM,Baker MD,Templeton JM Jr,Schwartz G,Drott H

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：:Descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency and variability. Measures of central tendency include mean, median, and mode. The mean is the arithmetic average of data from interval or ratio scales. The median reflects the 50th percentile score. The mode is the most frequently occurring value of a data di...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gaddis GM,Gaddis ML

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical policy focuses on critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina. A MEDLINE search for articles published between January 1993 and December 1998 was performed using combinations of the key words chest pain, acute myocardial infarction, uns...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors：

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-dural-puncture headache is a common complication after both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Prompt recognition of the clinical syndrome, followed by supportive and corrective actions, can decrease the morbidity in those afflicted. The most useful preventive measure during dural puncture in adult patients i...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Leibold RA,Yealy DM,Coppola M,Cantees KK

更新日期：1993-12-01 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：:A patient with a 70% hydrofluoric acid burn developed systemic dissemination of fluoride ion from a 9% to 10% body surface area exposure on the lower extremities. Severe hypocalcemia and intractable ventricular arrhythmias resulted. This case is the second documented occurrence of hypocalcemia from hydrofluoric acid b...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mayer TG,Gross PL

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical studies on the use of magnesium in acute myocardial infarction have yielded contradictory results. While the exact reasons for these discrepancies are unclear, it appears that the timing of magnesium administration is crucial to the success or failure of therapy. Although some studies have shown a significant...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heesch CM,Eichhorn EJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One vital aspect of emergency medicine management is communication after episodes of care to improve future performance through group reflection on the shared experience. This reflective activity in teams is known as debriefing, and despite supportive evidence highlighting its benefits, many practitioners experience b...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kessler DO,Cheng A,Mullan PC

更新日期：2015-06-01 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