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The Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 355-470 (November 2009)

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Contents
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Original Contributions

Contraindications to Phenytoin in Emergency Department Patients with Seizures, 07 March 2008
Robert Murphy, Jill Daugherty, Debra Houry
pages 355-358
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Emergency Department Children Are Not as Sick as Adults: Implications for Critical Care Skills Retention in an Exclusively Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, 19 November 2007
Steven M. Green, Jason Ruben
pages 359-368
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Nitroglycerin and Epinephrine Improve Coronary Perfusion Pressure in a Porcine Model of Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest: A Pilot Study, 22 December 2008
Vassiliki Kitsou, Theodoros Xanthos, Konstantinos Stroumpoulis, George Rokas, Dimitrios Papadimitriou, Ioannis Serpetinis, Ismene Dontas, Despina Perrea, Evangelia Kouskouni
pages 369-375
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Early Norepinephrine Infusion Delays Cardiac Arrest After Hemorrhagic Shock in Rats, 22 December 2008
Jae Hyuk Lee, Kyuseok Kim, You Hwan Jo, Kyung Su Kim, Christopher C. Lee, Woon Yong Kwon, Joong Eui Rhee, Gil Joon Suh, Adam J. Singer
pages 376-382
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Clinical Communications: Adults

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Sepsis Presenting with Septic Pulmonary Emboli, 26 August 2008
Brian T. Kruse, Tyler F. Vadeboncoeur
pages 383-385
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Spontaneous Bladder Rupture in Association with Alcoholic Binge: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, 30 August 2007
Hilary Parker, Wirachin Hoonpongsimanont, Federico Vaca, Shahram Lotfipour
pages 386-389
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Clinical Communications: Pediatrics

Pediatric Retinal Detachment Due to Coats' Disease Diagnosed with Bedside Emergency Department Ultrasound, 29 January 2008
Aaron K. Buzzard, Derek R. Linklater
pages 390-392
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Clinical Communications: OB/GYN

Maternal Death After Uterine Rupture in an Unscarred Uterus: A Case Report, 02 April 2008
Banu Dane, Cem Dane
pages 393-395
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Selected Topics: Toxicology

Pattern of Orlistat Exposures in Children Aged 5 Years Or Less, 11 April 2008
Mathias B. Forrester
pages 396-399
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Selected Topics: Sports Medicine

Chin-Up-Induced Bilateral Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Case Report, 08 December 2008
Howard Felderman, Richard Shih, Victor Maroun
pages 400-402
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Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine

The Oblique View: An Alternative Approach for Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Placement, 02 October 2008
Michael Phelan, Daniel Hagerty
pages 403-408
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Techniques and Procedures

Large-Volume Paracentesis: A Fast, Convenient, and Safe Technique, 27 January 2009
Faried Banimahd, Irene M. Spinello
pages 409-410
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Case Presentations of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residencies

Foreign Body Aspiration After High-Velocity Trauma, 19 October 2009
Susan R. Wilcox, Christian Arbelaez, Eric S. Nadel, David F.M. Brown
pages 411-414
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Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine

Diagnosis of Retinal Detachment in the ED with Ultrasonography, 12 June 2008
James Elia, Rodney Borger
pages 415-416
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Scalp Swelling in a 6-Year-Old, 16 June 2008
Raemma Paredes Luck, Sandi Verbin
pages 417-418
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Letters to the Editor

Ultrasound-Guided Venous Access with a Single Lumen Catheter into the Internal Jugular Vein, 16 June 2008
Siamak Moayedi
page 419
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Why are Strategies for Improving Emergency Department Effectiveness So Volatile?, 24 June 2008
Òscar Miró, Emilio Salgado, Miquel Sánchez
pages 419-420
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Bacteriology and Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections, 05 June 2009
Iain J. Abbott, Denis Spelman
pages 420-421
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Reply to Drs. Abbott and Spelman, 18 June 2009
Carlos J. Roldan
pages 421-422
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Reply to Abbott and Spelman Letter, 05 June 2009
Bradley W. Frazee, Christopher Fee, Jeremy Lynn, Ralph Wang
page 422
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Re: Delays in Transferring Elderly Trauma Patients, 13 July 2009
Andrew Inglis, Richard Price
pages 422-423
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Reply to Letter from Inglis and Price, 13 July 2009
Garth H. Utter, David H. Wisner, Gregory P. Victorino
pages 423-424
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Education

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowships: Faculty and Resident Training Profiles, 20 March 2008
Monica L. Murray, Dale P. Woolridge, James E. Colletti
pages 425-429
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Administration of Emergency Medicine

The Care of Mental Health Patients in the Emergency Department: One Rural Hospital's Approach, 15 September 2008
Don Nielsen, Elizabeth A. Klein
pages 430-432
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Evidence-Based Medicine

Does Early Intensive Lowering of Blood Pressure Reduce Hematoma Volume and Improve Clinical Outcome After Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage?, 22 June 2009
Andrew Worster, Samuel M. Keim, Christopher R. Carpenter, Opeolu Adeoye, Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) Group
pages 433-438
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Public Health in Emergency Medicine

Influenza Vaccination in the Emergency Department: Are Our Patients at Risk?, 09 February 2009
Katherine M. Hiller, Donald Sullivan
pages 439-443
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American Academy of Emergency Medicine
pages 444-445
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Brief Reports

Beneficial Effects of Warmed Humidified Oxygen Combined with Nebulized Albuterol and Ipratropium in Pediatric Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Asthma in Winter Months, 08 December 2008
Kumara Nibhanipudi, Getaw Worku Hassen, Arthur Smith
pages 446-450
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Decreased Glasgow Coma Scale Score Does Not Mandate Endotracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department, 09 March 2009
Russell Duncan, Shobhan Thakore
pages 451-455
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Book and Other Media Reviews

02 March 2009
Edward J. Otten
page 456
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16 January 2009
Edward J. Otten
pages 456-457
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Abstracts

Health Care and Public Service Use and Costs Before and After Provision of Housing for Chronically Homeless Persons with Severe Alcohol Problems: Larimer ME, Malone DK, Garner MD, et al. JAMA 2009;301:1349–57
Colleen Foster
page 458
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Prediction of Mortality and Major Cardiac Events by Exercise Echocardiography in Patients with Normal Exercise Electrocardiographic Testing: Bouzas-Mosquera A, Peterio J, Alvarez-Garcia N, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:1981–90
Elisa M. Dannemiller
pages 458-459
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Do Presenting Symptoms Explain Sex Differences in Emergency Department Delays Among Patients with Acute Stroke? Gargano JW, Wehner S, Reeves MJ. Stroke 2009;40:1114–20
Marlow Macht
page 459
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Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in Adults: A Systematic Review: Annane D, Bellissant E, Bollaert PE, et al. JAMA 2009;301:2362–75
Margaret Sande
page 459
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Evaluation of the Accuracy of Different Methods Used to Estimate Weights in the Pediatric Population: So TY, Farrington E, Abasher RF. Pediatrics 2009;123:e1045–51
Colleen Foster
pages 459-460
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Improved Patient Survival Using a Modified Resuscitation Protocol for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Graza AG, Gratton MC, Salomone JA, et al. Circulation 2009;119:2597–604
Elisa Dannemiller
page 460
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Aspirin vs Anticoagulation in Carotid Artery Dissection: Georgiadis D, Arnold M, von Buedingen HC, et al. Neurology 2009;72:1810–5
Marlow Macht
pages 460-461
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Population-Based Study of Risk and Predictors of Stroke in the First Few Hours after a TIA: Chandratheva A, Mehta Z, Geraghty OC, et al. Neurology 2009;72:1941–7
Margaret Sande
page 461
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Utility of D-Dimer Measurement for Screening of Acute Cardiovascular Disease in the Emergency Setting: Tokia Y, Kusama Y, Kodani E, et al. J Cardiol 2009;53:334–40
Colleen Foster
pages 461-462
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Population-Based Study of Risk and Predictors of Stroke in the First Few Hours After a TIA: Chandratheva A, Mehta Z, Geraghty OC, et al. Neurology 2009;72:1941–7
Elisa M. Dannemiller
page 462
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Effect of a Housing and Case Management Program on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations among Chronically Ill Homeless Adults: A Randomized Trial: Sadowski LS, Kee RA, VanderWeele TJ, et al. JAMA 2009;301:1771–8
Marlow Macht
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Acute Stroke Symptoms: Comparing Women and Men: Lisabeth LD, Brown DL, Hughes R, Majersik JJ, Morgenstern LB. Stroke 2009;40:2031–6
Margaret Sande
pages 462-463
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Calendar of Events
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List of Reviewers for Volumes 36 and 37, 2009, 22 October 2009
pages 465-469
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Online Material

Contents Index Online Only
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Author Index Online Only
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Keyword Index Online Only
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