Zigadenus poisoning.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Newer combination HIV antigen-antibody tests allow detection of HIV sooner after infection than previous antibody-only immunoassays because, in addition to HIV-1 and -2 antibodies, they detect the HIV-1 p24 antigen, which appears before antibodies develop. We determine the yield of screening with HIV an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： White DAE,Giordano TP,Pasalar S,Jacobson KR,Glick NR,Sha BE,Mammen PE,Hunt BR,Todorovic T,Moreno-Walton L,Adomolga V,Feaster DJ,Branson BM

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of emergency health care providers and patients to demonstrate the proper use of metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Five Midwestern community teaching hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred eighty-five health care providers, comprisin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jones JS,Holstege CP,Riekse R,White L,Bergquist T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Dabigatran is a reversible direct thrombin inhibitor recently approved for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. An increasing number of patients receiving dabigatran present to the emergency department (ED) with bleeding complications. Unlike vitamin K antagonists, there are no accept...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Berger R,Salhanick SD,Chase M,Ganetsky M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Tetanus antibody levels have been shown to be inadequate in 50% of patients older than 65 years. Although immunization recommendations have been made for this age group, the efficacy of this intervention has not been well documented. We sought to determine the difference in tetanus antibody levels after...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Alagappan K,Rennie W,Narang V,Auerbach C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway compromise is the most common cause of death and severe morbidity in acutely ill and injured children. Rapid-sequence intubation (RSI) is a technique for emergency airway control designed to maximize successful endotracheal intubation while minimizing the adverse physiologic effects of this procedure. RSI requi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerardi MJ,Sacchetti AD,Cantor RM,Santamaria JP,Gausche M,Lucid W,Foltin GL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is intimately related to the time from cardiovascular collapse to the initiation of CPR, or downtime. Furthermore, the reperfusion technique that optimizes coronary and cerebral blood flow after cardiac arrest may also be dependent on downtime. Peak blood lactate levels ha...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Carden DL,Martin GB,Nowak RM,Foreback CC,Tomlanovich MC

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rescue medicine, a suction apparatus must function in a variety of environmental conditions. To find an appropriate device for the Swedish Air Force air rescue service the Laerdal suction device 790,000 was selected for further testing according to international standards for aviation safety. Tests showed that vibr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dahlgren BE,Nilsson H,Bjorn P,Skedevik C

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Crisis resource management skills are integral to leading the resuscitation of a critically ill patient. Despite their importance, crisis resource management skills (and their associated cognitive processes) have traditionally been difficult to study in the real world. The objective of this study was to...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： White MR,Braund H,Howes D,Egan R,Gegenfurtner A,van Merrienboer JJG,Szulewski A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of near-fatal intoxication following accidental exposure to 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane in a child. This solvent, generally safe, is widely used to 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane in a child. This solvent, generally safe, is widely used in industrial and domestic preparations. Exposure to high levels ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerace RV

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the interrater reliability of previously defined risk criteria for cervical spine injury. METHODS:Two emergency physicians independently evaluated patients with blunt trauma to determine whether they exhibited any of four risk criteria: (1) altered neurologic function; (2) evidence of into...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mahadevan S,Mower WR,Hoffman JR,Peeples N,Goldberg W,Sonner R

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloid cyst of the third ventricle, although a benign lesion, carries with it high mortality and morbidity if not diagnosed in time. The most common presenting symptom is headache. A 31-year-old man with a history of intermittent, throbbing, unilateral headache and nausea was admitted because of exacerbation of his h...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Weisz RR,Fazal M

更新日期：1983-12-01 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：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：:A young woman presented with acute abdominal pain, anemia, and a positive pregnancy test. At surgery a large retroperitoneal hematoma secondary to a ruptured right kidney was found. Pathological examination revealed a hematogenic necrosis of a choriocarcinoma of the kidney. The patient tolerated subsequent chemotherap...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Plaus WJ

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential for cardiovascular toxicity from severe oral phenytoin overdose. STUDY POPULATION:Fifty-seven patients admitted during a two-year period to an inner-city hospital for severe oral phenytoin overdose, which is defined as a peak level of 40 micrograms/mL or more. METHODS:Case re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wyte CD,Berk WA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:In 2008, a pay-for-performance program was implemented in sequential waves in Ontario emergency departments (EDs), with the aim of reducing length of stay. We seek to evaluate its effects on ED length of stay and quality of care. METHODS:This was a retrospective observational study of ED visits in Onta...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vermeulen MJ,Stukel TA,Boozary AS,Guttmann A,Schull MJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Data on poisoning with MCPA (4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxyacetic acid) are limited to 6 case reports. Our objective is to describe outcomes from intentional self-poisoning with MCPA in a prospective case series of 181 patients presenting to hospitals in Sri Lanka. METHODS:Patient information was collected ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Roberts DM,Seneviratne R,Mohammed F,Patel R,Senarathna L,Hittarage A,Buckley NA,Dawson AH,Eddleston M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Assembly 2007 Resolution 60.22 tasked the global health community to address the lack of emergency care in low- and middle-income countries. Little progress has yet been made in integrating emergency care into most low- and middle-income-country health systems. At a rural Ugandan district hospital, ho...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hammerstedt H,Maling S,Kasyaba R,Dreifuss B,Chamberlain S,Nelson S,Bisanzo M,Ezati I

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have demonstrated that a single episode of acute kidney injury from a number of causes can increase the risk of severe long-term outcomes, including major cardiovascular events and death. We tested the hypothesis that patients who develop acute kidney injury consistent with contrast-induc...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mitchell AM,Kline JA,Jones AE,Tumlin JA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians addresses key issues in opioid management in adult patients presenting to the emergency department. A writing subcommittee conducted a systematic review of the literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to answer the following clinical que...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Opioids.,Hatten BW,Cantrill SV,Dubin JS,Ketcham EM,Runde DP,Wall SP,Wolf SJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We examine whether using public National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) data with masked design variables produces different estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals (CIs) for the temporal trend of overall and injury-related emergency department (ED) visits compared with us...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zhu M,Chu H,Rice TM,Carter MW

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We study the incremental value of the ABCD2 score in predicting short-term risk of ischemic stroke after thorough emergency department (ED) evaluation of transient ischemic attack. METHODS:This was a prospective observational study of consecutive patients presenting to the ED with a transient ischemic ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stead LG,Suravaram S,Bellolio MF,Enduri S,Rabinstein A,Gilmore RM,Bhagra A,Manivannan V,Decker WW

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Irukandji syndrome is a constellation of delayed severe local and systemic symptoms occurring after a Carukia barnesi box jellyfish sting involving any exposed skin. These cases are limited to Australia, the habitat of that animal. Numerous other cases of an Irukandji-like syndrome after other small Carybdeid genus en...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Grady JD,Burnett JW

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the rate of complications of adult varicella, including pneumonia, and to determine the association of such complications with pregnancy. METHODS:Retrospective, descriptive case series of consecutive adult emergency department patients with primary varicella seen over a 31-month period in an ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baren JM,Henneman PL,Lewis RJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of a decongestant-antihistamine preparation in combination with antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media. The effectiveness of a new Dimetapp (DIM) preparation was assessed in comparison with each of its components (brompheniramine maleate [BPM] and phenylephrine h...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bhambhani K,Foulds DM,Swamy KN,Eldis FE,Fischel JE

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：: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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Adverse drug events represent the most common cause of preventable nonsurgical adverse events in medicine but may remain undetected. Our objective is to determine the proportion of drug-related visits emergency physicians attribute to medication-related problems. METHODS:This prospective observational ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hohl CM,Zed PJ,Brubacher JR,Abu-Laban RB,Loewen PS,Purssell RA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00