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• • ·Editorial Board

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• • ·Table of Contents

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• • ·Information for Authors

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• Original Contributions

  • ·Stress testing in young low-risk patients with potential acute coronary syndromes

    Pagina :639-642

    Baker Hamilton, Frances S. Shofer, Kristy M. Walsh, Christopher S. Decker, Mary Calderone, Jeffrey A. Le, Judd E. Hollander

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  • ·Rapid induction of hypothermia with a small volume aortic flush during cardiac arrest in pigs

    Pagina :643-650

    Wolfgang Weihs, Danica Krizanac, Fritz Sterz, Gerald Hlavin, Andreas Janata, Wolfgang Sipos, Michael Holzer, Udo M. Losert, Wilhelm Behringer

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  • ·Depressed sympathovagal balance predicts mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage

    Pagina :651-656

    Te-Fa Chiu, Chien-Cheng Huang, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Wei-Lung Chen

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  • ·Hospital burden of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States, 2007

    Pagina :657-664

    Shahed Iqbal, Huay-Zong Law, Jacquelyn H. Clower, Fuyuen Y. Yip, Anne Elixhauser

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  • ·Practice variation in neuroimaging to evaluate dizziness in the ED

    Pagina :665-672

    Anthony S. Kim, Stephen Sidney, Jeffrey G. Klingman, S. Claiborne Johnston

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  • ·External validation of the Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score and the Rockall Score in the US setting

    Pagina :673-679

    Subhash Chandra, Erik P. Hess, Dipti Agarwal, David M. Nestler, Victor M. Montori, Louis M. Wong Kee Song, George A. Wells, Ian G. Stiell

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  • ·Cardioprotective effect of glucose-insulin on acute propafenone toxicity in rat

    Pagina :680-689

    Hwa-Yeon Yi, Jang-Young Lee, Seung Yun Lee, Sung-Youp Hong, Young-Mo Yang, Gyeong-Nam Park

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  • ·Outcome analysis of cardiac arrest due to hanging injury

    Pagina :690-694

    Jung Hee Wee, Kyu Nam Park, Sang Hoon Oh, Chun Song Youn, Han Joon Kim, Seung Pill Choi

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  • ·Acute heart failure registry from high-volume university hospital ED: comparing European and US data

    Pagina :695-705

    Jiri Karasek, Petr Widimsky, Petr Ostadal, Hana Hrabakova, Martin Penicka

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  • ·Procedural sedation with propofol: a retrospective review of the experiences of an emergency medicine residency program 2005 to 2010

    Pagina :706-711

    Owen McGrane, Gerald Hopkins, Adam Nielson, Christopher Kang

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  • ·Standard-length catheters vs long catheters in ultrasound-guided peripheral vein cannulation

    Pagina :712-716

    Fabrizio Elia, Giovanni Ferrari, Paola Molino, Marcella Converso, Giovanna De Filippi, Alberto Milan, Franco Aprà

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  • ·On-site pharmacists in the ED improve medical errors

    Pagina :717-725

    Amy A. Ernst, Steven J. Weiss, Arthur Sullivan, Dusadee Sarangarm, Shannon Rankin, Martha Fees, Preeyaporn Sarangarm

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  • ·Medication prescribing errors in the prehospital setting and in the ED

    Pagina :726-731

    Adi Einan Lifshitz, Lee Hilary Goldstein, Moshe Sharist, Refael Strugo, Einav Asulin, Shmuael Bar Haim, Zvi Feigenberg, Matitiahu Berkovitch, Eran Kozer

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  • ·The 12-lead electrocardiogram in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: early risk prognostication

    Pagina :732-736

    Chien-Cheng Huang, Chi-Hung Huang, Hung-Yi Kuo, Chia-Meng Chan, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Wei-Lung Chen

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  • ·Morbidly obese patients receive delayed ED care: body mass index greater than 40 kg/m² have longer disposition times

    Pagina :737-740

    Jerry Ray Baskerville, Robert K. Moore

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  • ·Serum sodium abnormalities during nonexertional heatstroke: incidence and prognostic values

    Pagina :741-748

    Pierre Hausfater, Bruno Mégarbane, Laurent Fabricatore, Sandrine Dautheville, Anabela Patzak, Marc Andronikof, Aline Santin, Gérald Kierzek, Benoît Doumenc, Christophe Leroy, Jafar Manamani, Florence Peviriéri, Bruno Riou

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  • ·Comparison of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scoring system, and Trauma and Injury Severity Score method for predicting the outcomes of intensive care unit trauma patients

    Pagina :749-753

    Seong Youn Hwang, Jun Ho Lee, Young Hwan Lee, Chong Kun Hong, Ae Jin Sung, Young Cheol Choi

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• Brief Reports

  • ·Trends in diabetes-related visits to US EDs from 1997 to 2007

    Pagina :754-758

    Michael D. Menchine, Warren Wiechmann, Anne L. Peters, Sanjay Arora

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  • ·Ultrasound-guided abdominal wall nerve blocks in the ED

    Pagina :759-764

    Andrew A. Herring, Michael B. Stone, Arun D. Nagdev

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  • ·Noninvasive ventilation use in French out-of-hospital settings: a preliminary national survey

    Pagina :765-769

    François Templier, Laetitia Labastire, Philippe Pes, Frédéric Berthier, Philippe Le Conte, Frédéric Thys

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  • ·Relationship between the hemoglobin level at hospital arrival and post–cardiac arrest neurologic outcome

    Pagina :770-774

    SOS-KANTO study group ?

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  • ·Serum chitotriosidase activity in acute appendicitis: preliminary results

    Pagina :775-777

    Atahan Acar, Mehmet Keskek, Ferruh Kemal I?man, Mine Kucur, Mesut Tez

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  • ·Inferior vena cava assessment in the bedside diagnosis of acute heart failure

    Pagina :778-783

    Joseph B. Miller, Ayan Sen, Seth R. Strote, Aaron J. Hegg, Sarah Farris, Abigail Brackney, David Amponsah, Usamah Mossallam

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• Reviews

  • ·Cardiocerebral resuscitation vs cardiopulmonary resuscitation for cardiac arrest: a systematic review

    Pagina :784-793

    Chen-lu Yang, Jin Wen, You-ping Li, Ying-kang Shi

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  • ·Transient ischemic attack (TIA): the initial diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma

    Pagina :794-799

    Peter D. Panagos

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  • ·Therapeutic hypothermia: a state-of-the-art emergency medicine perspective

    Pagina :800-810

    Joseph Varon, Paul E. Marik, Sharon Einav

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• Therapeutics

  • ·The “Code Drugs in Cardiac Arrest”—the use of cardioactive medications in cardiac arrest resuscitation

    Pagina :811-818

    Tanner Boyd, William Brady

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• Correspondence

  • ·The role of multidetector-row computed tomography in diagnosis of left atrial aneurysm

    Pagina :819

    Supawat Ratanapo, Narat Srivali, Promporn Suksaranjit, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

    
  • ·Twitter use during emergency medicine conferences

    Pagina :819-820

    Jason T. Nomura, Nicholas Genes, Hannah R. Bollinger, Melissa Bollinger, James F. Reed

    
  • ·A hitch in hiccups

    Pagina :820-821

    Subramanian Senthilkumaran, Ramachandran Meenakshisundaram, Ponuswamy Suresh, Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian

    
  • ·Comparison of ultrasonographic methods as a marker of blood loss

    Pagina :821-826

    Pinar Hanife Kara, Erden Erol Unluer, Onder Limon, Nergiz Vanden Berk, Ozcan Yavasi, Kamil Kayayurt, Berrin Uzun

     
  • ·What do you think about the best time for surgical intervention in patients with massive pulmonary embolism?

    Pagina :826

    Khalil Zarrabi, Hamed Ghoddusi Johari, Azimeh Azimifar

    
  • ·Color-coding triage and allergic reactions in an Italian ED

    Pagina :826-829

    Fabio Fabbian, Roberto Melandri, Gabriella Borsetti, Emanuele Micaglio, Marco Pala, Alfredo De Giorgi, Alessandra Mellozzi Menegatti, Arrigo Boccafogli, Roberto Manfredini

     
  • ·The use of i-gel extraglottic airway in a trauma patient

    Pagina :829-830

    Ruggero M. Corso, Gabriele Giovannini, Mikela Berger, Andrea Fabbri, Giorgio Gambale

     

• American Journal of Emergency Medicine Electronic-Extra Pages (Full text articles available online at www.ajemjournal.com)

  • ·Cerebral fat embolism after severe road traffic accident

    Pagina :831.e1

    Martin N. Stienen, Oliver P. Gautschi

     
  • ·Typical migraine or ophthalmologic emergency?

    Pagina :831.e3

    Michael Ybarra, Tina Rosenbaum

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  • ·Diverse presentation of spontaneous rupture of urinary bladder: review of two cases and literature

    Pagina :832.e1

    Indu Bhushan Dubey, Debajyoti Mohanty, Bhupendra Kumar Jain

     
  • ·Sepsis-associated takotsubo cardiomyopathy can be reversed with levosimendan

    Pagina :832.e5

    Marios Karvouniaris, John Papanikolaou, Demosthenes Makris, Epameinondas Zakynthinos

     
  • ·Coexistence of neuroleptic malignant syndrome and a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state

    Pagina :833.e1

    Chung-Wei Yang, Ching Lu, Chih-Cheng Wu, Szu-Chi Wen

    
  • ·Spontaneous resolution of a large traumatic pneumothorax

    Pagina :833.e3

    Mary T. Ryan, Nicholas D. Caputo, Viraj Lakdawala, Fernando Jara

     
  • ·Ebstein anomaly in an adult presenting with wide QRS tachycardia: diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas

    Pagina :834.e1

    Mamatha Punjee Raja Rao, Prashanth Panduranga, Mohammed Al-Mukhaini, Mahmood Al-Jufaili

     
  • ·Subacute anterior wall myocardial infarction complicated by intramyocardial dissection

    Pagina :834.e5

    Fatih Yilmaz, Gamze Babur Guler, Oguz Karaca, Ekrem Guler, Filiz Kizilirmak, Baris Sensoy

     
  • ·Wound irrigation before abdominal computed tomography scanning

    Pagina :835.e1

    Nikolaos Katsoulas, Senthil Ganapathi, Robert Hagger

     
  • ·Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome presenting as papilledema

    Pagina :835.e5

    Nicholas D. Caputo, Robert M. Fraser, Jumana Abdulkarim

     
  • ·Anaphylaxis to black widow spider antivenom

    Pagina :836.e1

    Christopher O. Hoyte, Tracy A. Cushing, Kennon J. Heard

    
  • ·Ischemic stroke with left hemiparesis or shock should be evaluated by computed tomography for aortic dissection

    Pagina :836.e3

    Shunsuke Tanoue, Youichi Yanagawa

     
  • ·Single-dose ziprasidone associated with QT interval prolongation

    Pagina :837.e1

    Joanne C. Witsil, Michele Zell-Kanter, Mark B. Mycyk

    
  • ·A case of rectus sheath hematoma due to Foley catheterization after acute urinary retention

    Pagina :837.e3

    Yoon Hee Choi, Duk Hee Lee, Soon Young Yun, Jae Hee Lee