Acting without asking: an ethical analysis of the Food and Drug Administration waiver of informed consent for emergency research.

abstract：:During a 3-month period, a 33-year-old man presented to the emergency department on 4 occasions with dyspnea, palpitations, and syncope. His initial presentation was accompanied by acute myocardial injury and ventricular fibrillation. An extensive evaluation spanned the 3 months and included echocardiography, cardiac ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rohr SM,Rich MW,Silver KH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) gathers extensive background information on emergency medicine-sponsored residency and fellowship programs, as well as the residents and fellows training in those programs. We present the 2018 annual report on the status of US emergency medicine training programs. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nelson LS,Keim SM,Baren JM,Beeson MS,Carius ML,Chudnofsky CR,Gausche-Hill M,Goyal DG,Kowalenko T,Marco CA,Muelleman RL,Research Committee, American Board of Emergency Medicine.,Johnston MM,Joldersma KB,American Board of Emerg

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is presented for reviewing the taped radio-telemetry records of paramedic calls managed by hospital-based emergency medicine residents. All paramedic calls to the LAC/USC base station are reviewed by an emergency medicine resident using a special tape review form which focuses on communication skills, initial...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rottman SJ,FitzGerald-Westby K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leeches have been used as a medicinal remedy for years untold. Recently, there appears to have been a resurgence in the use of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. Presented is the case of a patient who called the emergency department for advice concerning the management of a bleeding leech bite. We discuss briefl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Adams SL

更新日期：1989-03-01 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: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:Urinary catheters are often placed in the emergency department (ED) and are associated with an increased safety risk for hospitalized patients. We evaluate the effect of an intervention to reduce unnecessary placement of urinary catheters in the ED. METHODS:Eighteen EDs from 1 health system underwent t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fakih MG,Heavens M,Grotemeyer J,Szpunar SM,Groves C,Hendrich A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barium is a divalent alkaline earth metal used as the insoluble sulfate salt in contrast radiography and soluble acid salts in industry. Barium poisoning results from ingestion or inhalation of the acid salts; the most common poisoning occurs after ingestion of the rodenticide barium carbonate (BaCO3). We report seven...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Johnson CH,VanTassell VJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 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：:Prothrombin complex concentrates are frequently used to rapidly reverse anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists associated with life-threatening bleeding. We report a patient receiving warfarin who presented to the emergency department with an international normalization ratio greater than 12.8 in cardiac tamponade...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Warren O,Simon B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The potential of infectious disease spread in diseases such as tuberculosis, infectious disease epidemic such as avian flu and the threat of terrorism with agents capable of airborne transmission have focused attention on the need for increased surge capacity for patient isolation. Total negative pressu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Davis MA,Landesman R,Tadmor B,Hopmeier M,Shenhar G,Barker T,Pozner CN,Binstadt ES,Nelson S,Look R,Shubina M,Walls RM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The primary objective is to compare total sedation time when ketamine/propofol is used compared with ketamine alone for pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia. Secondary objectives include time to recovery, adverse events, efficacy, and satisfaction scores. METHODS:Children (aged 2 to 17 years) re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shah A,Mosdossy G,McLeod S,Lehnhardt K,Peddle M,Rieder M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Recent systematic reviews have noted a lack of evidence that screening for intimate partner violence does more good than harm. We assess whether patients screened for intimate partner violence on a computer kiosk in the emergency department (ED) experienced any adverse events during or subsequent to the...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Houry D,Kaslow NJ,Kemball RS,McNutt LA,Cerulli C,Straus H,Rosenberg E,Lu C,Rhodes KV

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incarcerated rectal prolapse is a potential surgical emergency. We report a case in which a simple but effective technique involving the desiccating effect of granulated sugar (sucrose) was used to aid the manual reduction of prolapsed but viable rectal tissue. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Coburn WM 3rd,Russell MA,Hofstetter WL

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Pleuritic chest pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department (ED) and a symptom of pulmonary embolism. Patients with pleuritic chest pain would benefit from a simple and rapid way of screening for pulmonary embolism. The aim of this study is to assess the utility of Simplify D-dimer...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hogg K,Dawson D,Mackway-Jones K

更新日期：2005-10-01 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: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：:There is general agreement that physical examination alone is inadequate for abdominal evaluation in the multiply injured blunt trauma patient; but controversy exists regarding the preferred method of detecting intraabdominal injuries requiring celiotomy. Both peritoneal lavage and the newer computed tomography imagin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kearney PA

更新日期：1989-12-01 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 if hypertonic saline/dextran (HSD) is effective in treating hemorrhage in the presence of dehydration. DESIGN:After surgical preparation, swine were euhydrated or dehydrated for 24 or 48 hours. Animals were bled 25 mL/kg over 60 minutes and treated with HSD. SETTING:Laboratory. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wade CE,Tillman FJ,Loveday JA,Blackmon A,Potanko E,Hunt MM,Hannon JP

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since September 11, 2001, concern about potential terrorist attacks has increased in the United States. To reduce morbidity and mortality from outbreaks of illness from the intentional release of chemical agents, we examine data from the Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS). TESS, a national system for timely col...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolkin AF,Patel M,Watson W,Belson M,Rubin C,Schier J,Kilbourne EM,Crawford CG,Wattigney W,Litovitz T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous (IV) fibrinolytic therapy, a recent area of research, has a great deal of applicability in emergency medicine. We report our experience with 30 patients treated with this method. Thirty consecutive patients in the early stages of acute evolving myocardial infarction (AMI) were assigned to receive high-dose...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mayer G,Story WE,Seco JE,Nocero MA Jr,Shaskey DJ,Black MA

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Cancer immunotherapy is evolving rapidly and is transforming cancer care. During the last decade, immune checkpoint therapies have been developed to enhance the immune response; however, specific adverse effects related to autoimmunity are increasingly apparent. This study aims to fill the knowledge gap...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： El Majzoub I,Qdaisat A,Thein KZ,Win MA,Han MM,Jacobson K,Chaftari PS,Prejean M,Reyes-Gibby C,Yeung SJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 21-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with an episode of profound weakness due to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, a syndrome of muscular weakness occurring in patients with hyperthyroidism. Prior to the diagnosis, the patient was treated with a parenteral tranquilizer. When ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bergeron L,Sternbach GL

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TSS is a recently described acute febrile illness characterized by hypotension, rash, desquamation, and multisystemic involvement. While most common in menstruating women, TSS also occurs in men and non-menstruating women. It is now known that the disease is caused by one or more toxins produced by the S aureus organi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wright SW,Trott AT

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：:Venomous bites and stings are numerous but severe local tissue damage is uncommon. Venoms may be simple substances or complex mixtures of many poorly characterized components whose interactions are still not fully understood. The best studied example of a dermonecrotic venom is that produced by the brown recluse spide...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wasserman GS

更新日期：1988-12-01 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：:A patient with primary axillary vein thrombosis was treated successfully in the emergency department with a single IV bolus of anistrepalase followed by continuous IV heparin. The patient's symptoms resolved quickly, and a repeat venogram 16 hours later showed near-complete resolution of the venous obstruction. We dis...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pires LA,Jay G

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00