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Use of a limited lights and siren protocol in the prehospital setting vs standard usage
13 May 2011
Abstract: Objective: Our objective was to determine if implementing a standard lights and sirens (L&S) protocol would reduce their use and if this had any effect on patient disposition. Methods: I...
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Mark A. Merlin,
Kimberly T. Baldino,
David P. Lehrfeld,
Matt Linger,
Eliyahu Lustiger,
Anthony Cascio,
Pamela Ohman-Strickland,
Frank DosSantos
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519-525
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Factors associated with law enforcement–related use-of-force injury
16 March 2011
Abstract: Objective: Use-of-force (UOF) techniques are used by law enforcement to gain control of noncompliant subjects. The purpose of this study was to assess factors associated with subject and dep...
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Edward M. Castillo,
Nitin Prabhakar,
Bethi Luu
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526-531
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Operational and financial impact of physician screening in the ED
21 March 2011
Abstract: Background: Physician screening is one of many front-end interventions being implemented to improve emergency department (ED) efficiency. Study objective: We aimed to quantify the operationa...
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Olanrewaju A. Soremekun,
Paul D. Biddinger,
Benjamin A. White,
Julia R. Sinclair,
Yuchiao Chang,
Sarah B. Carignan,
David F.M. Brown
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532-539
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Is urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid helpful for early diagnosis of acute appendicitis?
30 March 2011
Abstract: Objective: Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency in children and young adults. There are a lot of serotonin-containing cells in the appendix, which release serotonin into...
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Ali Jangjoo,
Abdol-Reza Varasteh,
Mostafa Mehrabi Bahar,
Naser Tayyebi Meibodi,
Habibollah Esmaili,
Narges Nazeri,
Mohsen Aliakbarian,
Shahriar H. Azizi
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540-544
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Ischemic-appearing electrocardiographic changes predict myocardial injury in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
30 March 2011
Abstract: Objectives: Myocardial injury is common among patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). However, it is challenging for emergency physicians to recognize acute myocardial injury in this p...
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Kohei Hasegawa,
Megan L. Fix,
Lauren Wendell,
Kristin Schwab,
Hakan Ay,
Eric E. Smith,
Steven M. Greenberg,
Jonathan Rosand,
Joshua N. Goldstein,
David F.M. Brown
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545-552
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Prospective study of the elder self-neglect and ED use in a community population
16 March 2011
Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to quantify the relation between elder self-neglect and rate of emergency department utilization in a community-dwelling population. Methods: A prospective populatio...
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XinQi Dong,
Melissa A. Simon,
Denis Evans
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553-561
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Pitfalls in using serum C-reactive protein to predict bacteremia in febrile adults in the ED
25 April 2011
Abstract: Objectives: The diagnostic performance of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) in prediction of bacteremia among febrile patients visiting an emergency department (ED) was analyzed. Methods: Durin...
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Ching-Chi Lee,
Ming-Yuan Hong,
Nan-Yao Lee,
Po-Lin Chen,
Chia-Ming Chang,
Wen-Chien Ko
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562-569
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Hollow organ perforation in blunt abdominal trauma: the role of diagnostic peritoneal lavage
13 May 2011
Abstract: Background: With recent advances in radiologic diagnostic procedures, the use of diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) has markedly declined. In this study, we reviewed data to reevaluate the r...
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Yu-Chun Wang,
Chi-Hsun Hsieh,
Chih-Yuan Fu,
Chun-Chieh Yeh,
Shih-Chi Wu,
Ray-Jade Chen
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570-573
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Rate of intra-abdominal injury after a normal abdominal computed tomographic scan in adults with blunt trauma
06 June 2011
Abstract: Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the rate of intra-abdominal injury (IAI) in adults with blunt abdominal trauma after a normal abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scan....
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James F. Holmes,
John P. McGahan,
David H. Wisner
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574-579
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Incidence and predictors of ventricular arrhythmias after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
13 May 2011
Abstract: Background: Sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VA) complicate 7% to 20% of acute myocardial infarctions. We hypothesized that primary angioplasty (percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]) a...
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Marc-Alexander Ohlow,
J. Christoph Geller,
Stefan Richter,
Ahmed Farah,
Stefan Müller,
Jörg T. Fuhrmann,
Bernward Lauer
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580-586
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ED patients with vertigo: can we identify clinical factors associated with acute stroke?
29 April 2011
Abstract: Background: Vertigo is a common emergency department (ED) complaint with benign and serious etiologies with overlapping features. Misdiagnosis of acute stroke may result in significant morbi...
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Maureen Chase,
Nina R. Joyce,
Erin Carney,
Justin D. Salciccioli,
Deborah Vinton,
Michael W. Donnino,
Jonathan A. Edlow
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587-591
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Tumescent technique in digits: a subcutaneous single-injection digital block
30 March 2011
Abstract: Background: A modified subcutaneous single-injection approach to achieve digital block using a tumescent technique is described. Method: A convenient sample of patients requiring digital ane...
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Yuan-Sheng Tzeng,
Shyi-Gen Chen
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592-596
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Implications of 25% to 50% coronary stenosis with cardiac computed tomographic angiography in ED patients
29 April 2011
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to determine if patients presenting with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome and found to have 25% to 50% diameter reduction with coronary computed tomog...
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Chadwick D. Miller,
Harold I. Litt,
Kim Askew,
Daniel Entrikin,
J. Jeffrey Carr,
Anna Marie Chang,
Jane Kilkenny,
Benjamin Weisenthal,
Judd E. Hollander
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597-605
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The orthopedic literature 2010
25 April 2011
A. Vander Have KL, Perdue AM, Caird MS, Farley FA. Operative versus nonoperative treatment of midshaft clavicle fractures in adolescents. J Pediatr Orthop 2010;30:307-312.
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Michael C. Bond,
Daniel L. Lemkin,
William J. Brady
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606-614
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The cardiac literature 2010
02 May 2011
A. Pokorna M, Necas E, Kratochvil J, et al. A sudden increase in partial pressure end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2) at the moment of return of spontaneous circulation. J Emerg Med 2010;38:614-621.
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Amal Mattu,
Michael C. Bond,
Semhar Z. Tewelde,
William J. Brady
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615-625
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Another use of the ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in the ED
10 February 2012
We read with interest the article published by Herring et al , describing the interest of the transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for analgesia in emergency situations.
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Christian Landy,
David Plancade,
Ingrid Millot,
Nicolas Gagnon,
Julien Nadaud,
Jean-Christophe Favier
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626-627
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QT interval—what is normal? Comment on “Single-dose ziprasidone associated with QT interval prolongation”
10 February 2012
I read with interest the case presented by Witsil et al recently published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. They have reported a 47-year-old male patient who had presented to the emerge...
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Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh
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627
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Atropine dosage in patients with severe organophosphate pesticide poisoning
10 February 2012
I would like to address the article published in the February 2011 issue on pages 244.e1-244.e2, titled “The efficacy of obidoxime 72 hours after intoxication by organophosphates.” The authors have pr...
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Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh
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628
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A mission statement for Emergency Medicine
10 February 2012
Bring us your ill, your injured, your wheezing children yearning to breath free. Send us the sickest, the traumatized, to see. To heal, to help, relieve, restore. We lift our lamp, Healthcare's front ...
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Scott A. Syverud
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628
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Noninvasive Doppler ultrasound cardiac output monitor for the differential diagnosis of shock
02 March 2012
The evaluation of a patient in clinical shock or hypotensive states is often challenging. Recently, our emergency department (ED) has started using a noninvasive cardiac output Doppler ultrasound moni...
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Stewart Siu-Wa Chan,
Nandini Agarwal,
Sangeeta Narain,
Mandy Man Tse,
Cangel Pui-yee Chan,
Grace Yung-lam Ho,
Colin Alexander Graham,
Timothy Hudson Rainer
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629-630
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Hematogenous septic arthritis of the hip in adult patients
10 February 2012
Septic arthritis of the hip is a severe infection and relatively infrequent in the general population. The aim of the present study was to review our experience in septic arthritis of naive hips for t...
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Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud,
Miquel Pons,
Alfredo Matamala,
Rafael Tibau,
Lluis Puig,
Jose Cordero-Ampuero,
Sebastián García
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630-631
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Comment on “A novel approach to confirming nasogastric tube placement in the ED”
02 March 2012
We read with interest the recently published case report by Nguyen et al regarding a novel approach to confirming nasogastric tube placement in the emergency department (ED) using ultrasound of the s...
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Franck Petitpas,
Thomas Kerforne,
Corentin Lacroix,
Olivier Mimoz
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631-632
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Posterior urethral valves diagnosed by bedside ultrasound in the ED
16 March 2011
Posterior urethral valves are the most common cause of urinary obstruction in male children. Presentations of posterior urethral valves beyond the neonatal period include urinary tract infection, abdo...
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Joshua Schecter,
Jennifer H. Chao
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633.e1-633.e2
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Unresponsive ventricular tachycardia associated with aluminum phosphide poisoning
16 March 2011
Inhalation or ingestion of aluminum phosphide (AP) generates phosphine gas on exposure to moisture, which, in turn, produces widespread organ toxicity primarily involving the lungs, heart, liver, and ...
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Amar P. Jadhav,
Maein B. Nusair,
Apekshe Ingole,
Martin A. Alpert
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633.e3-633.e5
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A successful treatment of cardiac tamponade due to an aortic dissection using open-chest massage
16 March 2011
An 81-year-old woman became unconsciousness after complaining of a backache, and then, an ambulance was called. She was suspected to have an aortic dissection by the emergency medical technicians and ...
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Terasumi Keiko,
Youichi Yanagawa,
Susumu Isoda
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634.e1-634.e2
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Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of acute Achilles tendon rupture in the ED
16 March 2011
Patients with acute Achilles tendon injuries from sport-related activities are frequently seen in the emergency department (ED). Missed or delayed diagnosis of an Achilles tendon rupture can result in...
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Srikar Adhikari,
Jared Marx,
Todd Crum
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634.e3-634.e4
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Rhabdomyolysis associated with kava ingestion
04 April 2011
We report a case of rhabdomyolysis temporally related to the ingestion of a large amount of kava. Kava is a naturally occurring plant used in the United States and elsewhere in the world for its sedat...
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Ryan Bodkin,
Sandra Schneider,
Donna Rekkerth,
Linda Spillane,
Michael Kamali
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635.e1-635.e3
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Successful electrical cardioversion in a massive concentric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation
25 April 2011
A 59-year-old man with a known history of nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and chronic atrial fibrillation was admitted to our clinic with weakness, palpitation, and exertional dyspnea. Elec...
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Servet Altay,
Huseyin Altug Cakmak,
Serhan Ozcan,
Erkan Ilhan,
Betul Erer
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635.e5-635.e8
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Atraumatic neck pain and rigidity: a case of calcific retropharyngeal tendonitis
25 April 2011
Neck pain with associated rigidity is a concerning clinical presentation that emergency physicians encounter regularly. We present the case of a 58-year-old man with acute neck pain, worsened by movem...
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J.L. Martindale,
E.L. Senecal
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636.e1-636.e2
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Recurrent choking as a presenting feature of aortic arch aneurysm
30 March 2011
Aortic arch aneurysm occurs more commonly in the aging population. Rapid expansion and symptomatic patients should undergo aneurysm resection regardless of size. An 87-year-old man was brought to our ...
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Ken-Hing Tan,
Sun-Li Chou,
Shih-Yu Ko
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636.e3-636.e4
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Concurrent pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome with dynamic electrocardiographic changes
30 March 2011
Concomitant occurrence of pulmonary embolism and acute coronary syndrome is rare. The early diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndrome with right ventricular myocardial ischemia during acute p...
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Ahmet Yildiz,
Cem Bostan,
Fatih Akin,
Alev Arat Ozkan,
Tevfik Gurmen
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637.e1-637.e4
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Posterior vitreal detachment in decompression illness—case report and discussion
29 April 2011
We report a case of a healthy leisure diver presenting with simultaneous unilateral posterior vitreous detachment and decompression illness. The literature is reviewed for both conditions. There are n...
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Eric Dan-Goor,
Riaz Asaria,
Bill Borthwick,
Oliver Firth,
Ian Hughes,
Darren Sheather,
Simon Wilson
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637.e5-637.e6
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Acute myocardial infarction in a 56-year-old female patient treated with sulfasalazine
25 April 2011
Drug rash, eosinophilia, and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome represents one pattern of the cutaneous involvement in type IV hypersensitivity reaction to drugs. It is a severe, delayed, idiosyncrati...
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Amin Daoulah,
Awad A.R. AlQahtani,
Sara R. Ocheltree,
Abdulkarim Alhabib,
Ali R. Ocheltree
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638.e1-638.e3
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Extreme QT prolongation during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest due to long QT syndrome
04 April 2011
During therapeutic hypothermia, QT interval is prolonged. In patients with congenital long QT syndrome (LQTs), a longer QT interval was associated with significantly increased risk of cardiac arrest (...
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Nobuhiro Nishiyama,
Toshiaki Sato,
Yoshiyasu Aizawa,
Satoshi Nakagawa,
Hideaki Kanki
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638.e5-638.e8
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