Telephone notification of relatives of emergency and critical care patients.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess whether bystander CPR (BCPR) on collapse affects initial rhythm and outcome in patients with witnessed, unmonitored out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. Student's t test, the chi 2 test, and logistic regression were used for analysis. SETTING:Suburban emerg...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Swor RA,Jackson RE,Cynar M,Sadler E,Basse E,Boji B,Rivera-Rivera EJ,Maher A,Grubb W,Jacobson R

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Atrial flutter is a common arrhythmia seen in the emergency department (ED), yet there is little research describing its management and outcomes. We analyze the success and safety of treatment of ED patients with atrial flutter. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study obtained by searching the ED...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Scheuermeyer FX,Grafstein E,Heilbron B,Innes G

更新日期：2011-06-01 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 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：:Five cases of right-sided rupture of the diaphragm are reviewed. Orthopedic injury, head injury, and shock were the most common associated findings. Apparent elevation of the right hemidiaphragm was seen initially in all cases, but two were misdiagnosed. An algorithm that includes modified peritoneal lavage, CT scan w...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Leaman PL

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curricula in pediatric resuscitation must be based on adult learning principles. The Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support Courses (PBLS, PALS) should use educational strategies fostering positive interactions between the instructor and learners and should take into consideration the learner's motivation for takin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Seidel JS,Henderson DP,Spencer PE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important responsibility of emergency departments is the management of injuries sustained in assaults. Most assaults, including many causing serious injury, are not reported and not recorded by the police. This is important because police investigation and the conviction of offenders has a substantial deterrent eff...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shepherd JP

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the presence of cocaethylene, an active metabolite of the combination of cocaine and ethanol, among trauma patients who test positive for cocaine. METHODS:We assembled a case series of 416 consecutive urban trauma center patients with major trauma. Urine was tested for the presence of the ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brookoff D,Rotondo MF,Shaw LM,Campbell EA,Fields L

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Abdominal compressions can be interposed between the thoracic compressions of standard CPR (SCPR). The resulting interposed abdominal compression CPR (IAC-CPR) may increase blood pressures and patient survival, particularly if applied as a primary technique after in-hospital cardiac arrest. We used a pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hoekstra OS,van Lambalgen AA,Groeneveld AB,van den Bos GC,Thijs LG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of molecular biology to microbiology has led to a surge of new information about most infectious microorganisms, the pathogenesis of the infections they cause, and the specific microbial antigens involved in the immune response to these infections. The simultaneous application of the same techniques to...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Engleberg NC

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To characterize the attendance at and presenters of conferences given to emergency medicine residents and to determine the ability of emergency medicine residents to attend conferences while working in the emergency department and on off-service rotations. DESIGN:Descriptive study of an anonymous mail...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Austin PE,Brown CK,Dunn KA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To investigate the ability of laypeople to apply basic CPR techniques after recent training. DESIGN:Cross-sectional assessment of practical CPR skills. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:151 laypeople who were trained twice in the preceding 20 to 24 months. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:Practical skills were teste...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Berden HJ,Bierens JJ,Willems FF,Hendrick JM,Pijls NH,Knape JT

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical antishock trouser (MAST) has been advocated as potentially beneficial in the resuscitation of patients in cardiac arrest. Currently available data indicate that the MAST will increase the blood pressure generated by external cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In addition, there may be an increased survival of ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lilja GP,Clinton J,Mahoney B

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 deaths and 1 injury that resulted from 2 separate unintentional discharges of the same Ruger Blackhawk revolver. One discharge was a consequence of careless firearm handling combined with a slip during a decocking procedure unique to certain hammer-action firearms. The second discharge occurred when the fi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lee C,Nolte KB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We examine racial and ethnic differences in opioid prescribing and dosing for long bone fractures at emergency department (ED) discharge. METHODS:We conducted an electronic health records-based cross-sectional study of adults with long bone fractures who presented to the ED across 22 sites from a healt...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Romanelli RJ,Shen Z,Szwerinski N,Scott A,Lockhart S,Pressman AR

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant toxicity can result from ingestion of certain species of the Zigadenus plant, an herb occasionally confused with nontoxic wild onions. A 50-year-old man inadvertently ingested Z paniculatus and presented to the emergency department with profound gastrointestinal toxicity, hypotension, and bradycardia. The ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heilpern KL

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ingestions of button batteries can have serious complications, the majority of these ingestions will be benign. Button batteries that lodge in the esophagus should be removed immediately by endoscopy. Other ingestions can be managed with observation at home unless symptoms develop. Weekly radiographic examina...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kuhns DW,Dire DJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of different doses of the vasopressor angiotensin II on aortic diastolic and coronary perfusion pressures in a swine model of cardiac arrest. DESIGN:Immature swine were anesthetized and hemodynamically monitored. Ventricular fibrillation was induced; CPR was begun after ten minut...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Little CM,Hobson JL,Brown CG

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Epinephrine autoinjector use for anaphylaxis is increasing. There are reports of digit injections because of incorrect autoinjector use, but no previous reports of lacerations, to our knowledge. We report complications of epinephrine autoinjector use in children and discuss features of these devices, an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brown JC,Tuuri RE,Akhter S,Guerra LD,Goodman IS,Myers SR,Nozicka C,Manzi S,Long K,Turner T,Conners GP,Thompson RW,Park E

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine antibody titers to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBsAg) among previously vaccinated emergency physicians and to assess the degree of compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) postvaccination guidelines. METHODS:A descriptive analysis was performed of anti-HBsAg t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goldberg R,Thomas H,Kuhn G,Moradzadeh D,Mody T,Boss RW,Goodman E

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Methanol poisoning outbreaks are a global public health issue, with delayed treatment causing poor outcomes. Out-of-hospital ethanol administration may improve outcome, but the difficulty of conducting research in outbreaks has meant that its effects have never been assessed. We study the effect of out-...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zakharov S,Pelclova D,Urban P,Navratil T,Nurieva O,Kotikova K,Diblik P,Kurcova I,Belacek J,Komarc M,Eddleston M,Hovda KE

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of delay in diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture and herniation in a pregnant 25-year-old woman. The diaphragmatic rupture was secondary to trauma sustained five months prior to presentation. Subsequent to her accident, she was provided medical care on multiple occasions for symptoms of intractable nau...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Henzler M,Martin ML,Young J

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the availability and use of premixed activated charcoal in sorbitol preparations during multiple-dose activated charcoal therapy in the emergency department. DESIGN AND SETTING:A prospective telephone survey of all 911 receiving hospitals within the catchment area of one poison center. T...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wax PM,Wang RY,Hoffman RS,Mercurio M,Howland MA,Goldfrank LR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether nonemergency patients can be prospectively identified by triage nurses and safely triaged out of the emergency department without treatment. METHODS:All adult patients (16 years or older) who presented to a university ED were provided an evaluation by a triage nurse. For a patient'...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Derlet RW,Kinser D,Ray L,Hamilton B,McKenzie J

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatment protocol for patients with acute bronchospasm was introduced to an adult emergency department in an attempt to decrease treatment time and potentially decrease need for admission. The charts of all patients seen in a control year (before any protocol was in place) and the first three years of the protocol ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schneider SM

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of the institution of out-of-hospital albuterol treatments for acute asthma on out-of-hospital time intervals emergency department (ED) morbidity. DESIGN:Retrospective chart and ambulance run report review. PARTICIPANTS:All patients who presented with a diagnosis of asthma on t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Weiss SJ,Anand P,Ernst AA,Orgeron D,May WL

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acoustic otoscopy detects middle ear pathology by measuring the ability of the tympanic membrane to reflect sound. Fluid or thickening of the tympanic membrane increases sound reflection. We conducted a study to compare acoustic otoscopy with pneumatic otoscopy in identifying middle ear pathology in 80 children (160 e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jehle D,Cottington E

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:The ingestion of the mushroom Amanita phalloides is associated with hepatic necrosis appearing clinically two to three days after ingestion. The mechanism of this toxicity is unknown, and no reliable antidote is available. Because of the similarity of Amanita poisoning to other toxins affecting cytochrome P450, we inv...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schneider SM,Borochovitz D,Krenzelok EP

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00