Clinical safety of lidocaine in patients with cocaine-associated myocardial infarction.

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 OBJECTIVES:To survey faculty attrition in emergency medicine and compare it with faculty attrition in the specialties of orthopedic surgery and cardiology. DESIGN:Chairmen of the three departments were surveyed regarding faculty attrition, work hours, and motivation for leaving. Those emergency physicians having...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Thomas H Jr,Moorhead J,Magnusson AR,Schwartz E

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:We examined the hemodynamic effects of congesting cuffs (rotating tourniquets) in 12 patients with first acute myocardial infarction and new onset of congestive heart failure 24 to 48 hours after admission. Congesting cuffs were applied for two periods of 15 minutes each, 15 minutes apart, and inflated to 30 mm Hg and...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Roth A,Hochenberg M,Keren G,Terdiman R,Laniado S

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lisfranc fracture-dislocations are rare, and their correct diagnosis is important. Misdiagnosis is common and can lead to grave, chronic disability. We present two cases of Lisfranc fracture-dislocation to highlight the mechanisms of injury, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment. Accurate diagnosis by emerge...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Englanoff G,Anglin D,Hutson HR

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：:A 39-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with symptoms of acute knifelike chest pain and was discharged with a diagnosis of musculoskeletal pain syndrome. One day later, she returned with a complaint of persistent chest pain. Physical examination disclosed meningismus, this led to a lumbar puncture an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Barton CW

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a severe lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by arterioenteric fistula formation in a pancreas transplant patient. A rare but potentially deadly complication of pancreas transplant surgery, arterioenteric fistulas should be considered in every transplant patient presenting with voluminous gast...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McBeth BD,Stern SA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether working 5 serial night shifts in the emergency department results in a decline in physician performance as measured with an intelligence test. METHODS:This study compared the cognitive functioning of emergency physicians who worked the day shift (7 AM to 5 pm) with those ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dula DJ,Dula NL,Hamrick C,Wood GC

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model for tissue thermodilution was developed to study cerebral cortical perfusion before and after controlled perfusion arrest. Cerebral cortical perfusion rates are readily determined by this method. A thermistor was introduced into the subdural space and secured in direct contact with the frontal cor...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hoehner PJ,Krause GS,White BC,Gadzinski DS

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：:To study factors that cause or prevent injuries, it can be efficient to use a case-control study design and select both cases and controls from patients seen in the ED. Bias in case ascertainment can be reduced by studying exposures that, aside from their influence on the risk of injury, are unrelated to the use of em...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cummings P,Koepsell TD,Weiss NS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to a miscommunication during the process of transferring this manuscript from our editorial team to Production, the Members of the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Committee (Oversight Committee) were not properly indexed in PubMed. This has now been corrected online. The publisher would ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolf SJ,Maloney GE,Shih RD,Shy BD,Brown MD,American College of Emergency Physicians.

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic injury after blunt abdominal trauma can be subtle and delayed in its onset. We present a 24-year-old man who became jaundiced 16 days after he experienced blunt trauma. He was found to have an isolated pancreatic contusion. We discuss the initial evaluation for blunt pancreatic injury, the differential diag...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Emmick RH Jr,Petersen SR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in the development of the specialty of emergency medicine and of emergency health care systems has greatly increased worldwide in the last few years. The guidelines in this article were developed in an effort to assist others in design and evaluation of all types of emergency medicine projects. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Holliman CJ,Kirsch TD,Green GB,Wolfson AB,Tom PA

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated charcoal is a safe, effective, inexpensive adjunct in the management of most toxic ingestions. It has the ability to adsorb a wide variety of drugs and chemicals, one of which is acetaminophen. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is the specific antidote available for serious overdoses of acetaminophen. Current managemen...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Renzi FP,Donovan JW,Martin TG,Morgan L,Harrison EF

更新日期：1985-06-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Anecdotal concerns suggest that health management organization (HMO) membership instructions may deter members from calling 911 or going to an emergency department for a perceived emergency. This study examines such instructions, specifically in regard to their definition of an emergency condition and a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Neely KW,Norton RL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of traumatic arterial hemorrhage from the posterior urethral artery, refractory to traditional hemostatic technique, and successfully managed with intraurethral thrombin hemostatic matrix (FloSeal [Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, Illinois, US]). We believe that this demonstrates a safe, effe...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Park BR,Kuehl DR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To gather preliminary data on the safety and efficacy of IV magnesium in a rat model of hydrofluoric acid burns. MODEL:Forty-seven anesthetized male rats (200 to 300 g) received a standardized burn with 52% hydrofluoric acid. INTERVENTIONS:Animals were anesthetized with 30 to 50 mg/kg ketamine IM and ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Williams JM,Hammad A,Cottington EC,Harchelroad FC

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：:We investigated prospectively the radiopacity of 312 pills found on a university hospital formulary by first radiographing them through 15 and 25 cm of water to duplicate the radiodensity of the human body. The pills that were radiodense through water were studied in a human cadaver model, and their densities were qua...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Savitt DL,Hawkins HH,Roberts JR

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) level less than 5 ng/L or less than or equal to 14 ng/L at emergency department (ED) presentation, combined with the emergency physician's assessment of history and ECG, for ruling out major adverse cardiac events wit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mokhtari A,Lindahl B,Smith JG,Holzmann MJ,Khoshnood A,Ekelund U

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the abilities of the Trauma Score (TS), the Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and the Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS) to retrospectively identify severely injured children. TS, RTS, and PTS were computed on admission for 1,334 consecutive blunt and penetrating trauma victims 0 to 14 years old. Injury Severity Score...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Eichelberger MR,Gotschall CS,Sacco WJ,Bowman LM,Mangubat EA,Lowenstein AD

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Approximately 1 in 3 computed tomography (CT) scans performed for head injury may be avoidable. We evaluate the association of implementation of the Canadian CT Head Rule on head CT imaging in community emergency departments (EDs). METHODS:We conducted an interrupted time-series analysis of encounters ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sharp AL,Huang BZ,Tang T,Shen E,Melnick ER,Venkatesh AK,Kanter MH,Gould MK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We examine the central venous catheter placement rate during the implementation of an ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous access program. METHODS:We conducted a time-series analysis of the monthly central venous catheter rate among adult emergency department (ED) patients in an academic urban ED b...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shokoohi H,Boniface K,McCarthy M,Khedir Al-tiae T,Sattarian M,Ding R,Liu YT,Pourmand A,Schoenfeld E,Scott J,Shesser R,Yadav K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent interest in civilian trauma as a public health problem dates from the National Academy of Sciences white paper in 1966. Civilian trauma patterns vary depending on locale--blunt trauma predominates in rural and smaller urban areas (65% to 80% of hospital admissions); penetrating trauma in larger urban areas outw...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baker CC

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission dynamics in the emergency department (ED) are not well defined; environmental surfaces may serve as reservoirs for transmission. This study investigates the effect of patients with a history of MRSA colonization or infection on subsequent M...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Liang SY,Jansson DR,Hogan PG,Raclin TW,Sullivan ML,Muenks CE,Munigala S,House SL,Fritz SA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Studies of travel-related mortality and morbidity have been limited to nonfatal events. Causes of travel-related mortality may differ significantly from morbidity and thus have different prevention strategies. DESIGN:We examined the overseas fatalities of US citizen travelers for the years 1975 and 198...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hargarten SW,Baker TD,Guptill K

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental data have suggested that pneumatic external counterpressure improves outcome in intra-abdominal hemorrhage by either a tamponade effect and/or elevation in central systemic blood pressure. As a result, the empiric use of the pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) has become a standard of care, even to the poi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bickell WH,Pepe PE,Bailey ML,Wyatt CH,Mattox KL

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00