Angiotensin II effects in a swine model of cardiac arrest.

abstract：:Although all emergency physicians are familiar with catastrophic causes of free intraperitoneal air, we describe the case of a healthy 26-year-old woman who presented to our emergency department (ED) with a nonsurgical and previously unreported cause of pneumoperitoneum. The patient presented to our ED with complaints...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Frank D,Gilleran E,Hewitt K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency thoracotomy has become a mainstay in the resuscitation of patients with major thoracic injuries. It also is occasionally useful in several other life-threatening conditions. The specific indications for emergency thoracotomy are reviewed, and expeditious thoracotomy in the emergency department, when necessar...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hoffman JR

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[American College of Emergency Physicians. Hospital, medical staff, and payer responsibility for emergency department patients. Ann Emerg Med. February 2000;35:210-211.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors：

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that residency-trained emergency physicians who left the practice of emergency medicine do not differ significantly from those who continue to practice. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study using a mailed questionnaire. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:Eight hundred fifty-eight emergency med...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hall KN,Wakeman MA,Levy RC,Khoury J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:It is unclear whether laryngoscopy using a standard-geometry blade shape, able to obtain both direct and indirect views, is associated with different first-attempt success or adverse events during emergency intubation compared with using a hyperangulated blade capable of indirect laryngoscopy only. We s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Driver BE,Prekker ME,Reardon RF,Fantegrossi A,Walls RM,Brown CA 3rd

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Axial (in-line) traction is recommended as a stabilizing maneuver during orotracheal intubation of a trauma victim with a potential cervical spine injury. There are no published data demonstrating the safety of this technique in trauma patients with an unstable cervical spine. In our study, 17 victims of blunt traumat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bivins HG,Ford S,Bezmalinovic Z,Price HM,Williams JL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) has been shown to lower elevated serum lactate levels produced by hypoxia, exercise, and phenformin. We conducted a study to investigate the effect of DCA treatment on lactic acidosis following resuscitation from asphyxial cardiac arrest. Conditioned dogs were anesthetized with pentobarbit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gin-Shaw SL,Barsan WG,Eymer V,Hedges J

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Factors associated with intraosseous (IO) catheterization are not well described. Our objective is to identify factors associated with the attempt and timing of IO catheterization in a pediatric emergency department (ED) resuscitation setting. METHODS:We completed a video-based, case-control study (1:3...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lee SH,Frey M,Kerrey BT,Zhang Y,Byczkowski T,Geis GL

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:We describe the case of a 41-year-old man who suffered a bite to the tongue from the Western Diamondback rattlesnake (C atrox). Life-threatening obstruction of his upper airway secondary to massive edema of the tongue and other soft tissue structures quickly followed envenomation. Nasotracheal intubation, IV antivenin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerkin R,Sergent KC,Curry SC,Vance M,Nielsen DR,Kazan A

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an X-linked inherited disease and the most common inborn error in urea synthesis in human patients. In adult heterozygous patients, OTCD can be responsible for life-threatening hyperammonemic coma. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman admitted to our hospital with s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gaspari R,Arcangeli A,Mensi S,Wismayer DS,Tartaglione T,Antuzzi D,Conti G,Proietti R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The situational crisis is a period of acute disorganization of affective cognitive and behavioral function precipitated by a traumatic life experience. We review the clinical features of a situational crisis and the four phases of the crisis sequence. Special emphasis is placed on the practical principles of treatment...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rabin PL,Hussain G

更新日期：1983-05-01 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：: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 OBJECTIVES:We sought to compare triage designations derived from in-person and telephone interviews and systematically examine the effect of visual cues, vital signs, and complaint-based protocols on the triage process. METHODS:We conducted a 2-phase, prospective, observational study employing a randomized, cros...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Salk ED,Schriger DL,Hubbell KA,Schwartz BL

更新日期：1998-12-01 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 OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of a new rapid creatine kinase-MB (R-CK-MB) assay compared with a standard CK-MB (S-CK-MB) assay and to determine its potential use in the evaluation of emergency department patients with possible myocardial infarction. DESIGN:Retrospect...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Green GB,Hansen KN,Chan DW,Guerci AD,Fleetwood DH,Sivertson KT,Kelen GD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine compliance with advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines among ACLS-certified and non-ACLS-certified physicians. DESIGN:Retrospective review of consecutive cardiac arrests between July 1989 and June 1990, including assessment of the resuscitation leaders' ACLS certification. SETTIN...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cline DM,Welch KJ,Cline LS,Brown CK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid-base changes occurring during cardiac arrest and subsequent CPR are related to a complex low-perfusion state characterized clinically by venous and tissue hypercarbic and metabolic (lactic) acidosis. This low-flow state is a dynamic process dependent on the time intervals between onset of arrest, initiation of CP...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： von Planta M,Bar-Joseph G,Wiklund L,Bircher NG,Falk JL,Abramson NS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[Parkhurst DC: Shift change. Ann Emerg Med June 1998;31:785-788.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Parkhurst DC

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：:Acute ischemic stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of adult disability. The direct and indirect costs of stroke care exceed $51 billion annually. In 1996, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for acute ischemic stroke, intravenous tissue pla...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lewandowski C,Barsan W

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of dyspepsia in the emergency department often consists of antacid in combination with viscous lidocaine, even though the specific etiology of the pain is frequently unknown. The efficacy of lidocaine as a component of symptomatic therapy was evaluated in a randomized, patient-blinded protocol. Patients ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Welling LR,Watson WA

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that a complete and rapid clinical history can be obtained using a self-administered, bilingual questionnaire. DESIGN:A post-test experimental design was used to evaluate time spent obtaining the history and information completeness for the two groups. SETTING:Urban county emergency dep...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nasr I,Cordero M,Houmes B,Fagan J,Rydman R,Green C

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sound scientific information with which to determine the true efficacy of zidovudine for prophylaxis will probably not be available soon. Physicians should educate themselves thoroughly on the issues. It is highly recommended that thoughtful discussions of the issue of transmission of HIV from health personnel to pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Callaham ML

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study III (ECASS III) showed that recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) administered 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke led to improvement in patient disability versus placebo. We evaluate the long-term incremental cost-effectiveness of rtPA admini...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Boudreau DM,Guzauskas G,Villa KF,Fagan SC,Veenstra DL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assessed the independent relationship between age and the quality of medical care provided to patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:We conducted a 2-year retrospective cohort study of 2,216 acute myocardial infarction patients presenting urgen...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Magid DJ,Masoudi FA,Vinson DR,van der Vlugt TM,Padgett TG,Tricomi AJ,Lyons EE,Crounse L,Brand DW,Go AS,Ho PM,Rumsfeld JS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to blood and body fluids that may be contaminated with infectious agents is a common occupational hazard for health care workers. Health care workers in the emergency department or out-of-hospital setting are at especially high risk for exposure to blood or body fluids. Nonemergency health care workers are fr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Moran GJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperkalemia is a life-threatening electrolyte disturbance. The clinical presentation is most commonly related to its effects on cardiac conductivity and contractility, although weakness and respiratory compromise may occur. We describe what we believe to be the first reported case of life-threatening hyperkalemia pre...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McCarty M,Jagoda A,Fairweather P

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00