Hyperkalemic ascending paralysis.

abstract：:Gastrointestinal obstruction is a rare complication of multiple-dose administration of activated charcoal. Previous reports deal only with obstruction after ingestion of drugs that impair gastrointestinal motility. This patient developed a small-bowel obstruction associated with the administration of multiple doses of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goulbourne KB,Cisek JE

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The use of the International Classification of Diseases system to describe emergency department (ED) case mix has disadvantages. We therefore developed computer algorithms that recognize a combination of words, word fragments, and word patterns to link free-text complaint fields to 20 reason-for-visit c...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Day FC,Schriger DL,La M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of the charts of all critically ill patients visiting our pediatric emergency department over an 18-month period was conducted to determine age, diagnosis, time of presentation to the pediatric ED, Physiologic Stability Index (PSI) and Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS) score, and eve...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kissoon N,Walia MS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Intravenous metoclopramide is effective as primary therapy for acute migraine, but the optimal dose of this medication is not yet known. The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of 3 different doses of intravenous metoclopramide for the treatment of acute migraine. METHODS:This...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Friedman BW,Mulvey L,Esses D,Solorzano C,Paternoster J,Lipton RB,Gallagher EJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Postoverdose interventions that deploy peer recovery support specialists to emergency departments (EDs) are a promising response to opioid overdoses among patients presenting in EDs. The objective of this study was to elicit patients' perspectives regarding the feasibility and acceptability of such an i...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wagner KD,Mittal ML,Harding RW,Smith KP,Dawkins AD,Wei X,Woodard S,Roget NA,Oman RF

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Lumbar puncture is a commonly performed procedure, although previous studies have documented low rates of successful completion in infants. Ultrasonography can visualize the anatomic landmarks for lumbar puncture and has been shown in some studies to reduce the failure rate of lumbar puncture in adults....

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Neal JT,Kaplan SL,Woodford AL,Desai K,Zorc JJ,Chen AE

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective chart review to determine whether the treatment of uncomplicated convulsions in emergency department patients with a history of epilepsy complied with a clinical standard and whether the degree of compliance with the standard was related to the treating physician's specialty or postgraduat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baraff LJ,Schriger DL,Starkman S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ability of emergency medical technician-paramedic (EMT-P) units to become and remain proficient in the performance of the intraosseous infusion procedure. DESIGN AND SETTING:Descriptive nonrandomized trial open to all patients meeting protocol criteria over a five-year period; prehospit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Glaeser PW,Hellmich TR,Szewczuga D,Losek JD,Smith DS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organophosphate insecticides have become increasingly popular for agricultural, industrial, and home use and represent a significant potential health risk. We have reviewed the history, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, laboratory findings, differential diagnosis, therapy, and complications of toxic exposure to ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Tafuri J,Roberts J

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid expansion of cost-consciousness and managed care into the medical marketplace has challenged the autonomy of physicians and patients. These challenges have taken a variety of forms, including limitations on reimbursement and restrictions on the amount and type of emergency care patients may receive. Challeng...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Larkin GL,Adams JG,Derse AR,Iserson KV,Gotthold WE

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Measurement of interval data is important in the accurate recording of events that occur in an emergency medical services system. Measurement of intervals should be a simple task. However, when two separate clocks are needed to record the beginning and end of an interval, accurate measurement may be dif...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Campbell JP,Gridley TS,Muelleman RL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional use of the American ED, one of unrestricted access by patients and payment for services by insurers, is being questioned in this era of health care reform. Both primary care physicians and managed care organizations have questioned the use of the ED by patients without obvious problems of an emergency ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Derlet RW,Young GP

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments, such as the bombings of the World Trade Center in 1993 and the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, the sarin attacks in Tokyo and Matsumoto, Japan, and US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, have heightened fears of terrorist attacks. Future terrorist activities...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Richards CF,Burstein JL,Waeckerle JF,Hutson HR

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:We developed a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) message that can be given via telephone by emergency dispatchers directly to an individual reporting a cardiac arrest. The message was developed and evaluated on the basis of empirical observation of CPR performance of 203 community volunteers during simulated cardiac...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Carter WB,Eisenberg MS,Hallstrom AP,Schaeffer S

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to evaluate the methods and accuracy of mortality data collection and summarize the injury mortality rate in one sector of the State of Olancho, Honduras, with the intent to establish a baseline of injury mortality that will identify potential areas of intervention and serve as a comparison af...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Richman M,Shayne P,Heron S,Lowery D,Todd KH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if intramedullary aspirate from intraosseous needle placement can be used as a source for evaluating blood compatibility. DESIGN:A prospective, nonrandomized, crossover study. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS:Patients admitted to the hematology/oncology service undergoing bone marrow aspiration for m...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brickman KR,Krupp K,Rega P,Alexander J,Guinness M

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to derive a clinical decision instrument with a sensitivity of at least 95% (with upper and lower bounds of the 95% confidence intervals [CIs] within a 5% range) to identify adult emergency department patients with mild traumatic intracranial hemorrhage who are at low risk...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nishijima DK,Sena M,Galante JM,Shahlaie K,London J,Melnikow J,Holmes JF

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Publication bias compromises the validity of systematic reviews. This problem can be addressed in part through searching clinical trials registries to identify unpublished studies. This study aims to determine how often systematic reviews published in emergency medicine journals include clinical trials ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Keil LG,Platts-Mills TF,Jones CW

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common practice to soak acute traumatic wounds in dilute povidone-iodine solution before definitive wound cleaning and debridement. The effectiveness of soaking wounds is unknown. Using quantitative wound bacterial counts as a measure of efficacy, we compared wounds soaked in 1% povidone-iodine solution or in no...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lammers RL,Fourré M,Callaham ML,Boone T

更新日期：1990-06-01 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:Previous studies have suggested that serum markers of smooth muscle destruction have utility in predicting ectopic pregnancy. Our goal was to determine whether a novel marker of muscle destruction, smooth muscle heavy-chain myosin (SMHC), is elevated in the serum of patients with ectopic pregnancy. MET...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Birkhahn RH,Gaeta TJ,Suzuki T,Katoh H,Nagai R,Bove J

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To characterize the role of emergency medicine residency programs in determining emergency medicine career choice among medical students. DESIGN:Observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study. Information on student career choice was obtained through a targeted query of the National Resident Matchin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gallagher EJ,Goldfrank LR,Anderson GV Jr,Barsan WG,Levy RC,Sanders AB,Strange GR,Trott AT

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We identify factors that define frequent and highly frequent emergency department (ED) users. METHODS:Administrative health care records were used to define less frequent (1 to 6 visits), frequent (7 to 17 visits), and highly frequent (≥18 visits) ED users. Analyses were conducted to determine the most...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Doupe MB,Palatnick W,Day S,Chateau D,Soodeen RA,Burchill C,Derksen S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The Utstein guidelines recommend that emergency medical services (EMS)-witnessed cardiac arrests be considered separately from other out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases. The objective of this study was to assess EMS-witnessed cardiac arrest and to determine predictors of survival in this group. METHOD...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： De Maio VJ,Stiell IG,Wells GA,Spaite DW,OPALS Study Group.

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To help establish a rational approach to the initial management of Clinitest tablet ingestion, we investigated the effect of number of tablets, volume of diluent, and type of diluent on dissolution time (TD), temperature generation (delta T), and pH. Dissolution time was independent of the number of tablets and the vo...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lacouture PG,Gaudreault P,Lovejoy FH Jr

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare the efficacy of intranasal fentanyl versus intravenous morphine in a pediatric population presenting to an emergency department (ED) with acute long-bone fractures. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial in a tertiary pediatric ED bet...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Borland M,Jacobs I,King B,O'Brien D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colchicine overdose is an uncommon but serious problem that may be missed or ignored unless the physician is aware of the significant potential for, and the various stages of, toxicity. We report two fatal cases in which the potential for lethal complications was not initially realized. Both patients developed multipl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stapczynski JS,Rothstein RJ,Gaye WA,Niemann JT

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the evaluation of a victim of a motor vehicle accident, routine radiographs of the patient's cervical spine, chest, and pelvis revealed multiple radiopaque foreign bodies along his posterior neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Repeat examination of the patient disclosed no evidence of foreign bodies. Further ques...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hollander JE,Dewitz A,Bowers S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00