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• • ·ACEP Research Forum title page

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• • ·Research Forum Educational Program

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• • ·Index of Presenters

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• • ·Validated physiologic scoring systems are inadequate for predicting in-hospital mortality among critically ill emergency department patients

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    M.T. Fitch, A.E. Jones, J.A. Kline

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• • ·Analysis of acute coronary ischemia–time insensitive predictive instrument (ACI-TIPI) as a clinical prediction rule in emergency department chest pain protocol patients undergoing stress testing

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    D.D. Moyer-Diener, M. Mikhail, S. Fredricksen

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• • ·Derivation and validation of a bayesian network to predict pretest probability of venous thromboembolism

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    J.A. Kline, A.J. Novobilski, C. Kabrhel, D.M. Courtney

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• • ·Randomized clinical trial of point-of-care, limited ultrasonography for trauma in the emergency department: Sonography outcomes assessment program (SOAP)-1 trial

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    L.A. Melniker, M.G. McKenney, E. Liebner, W.M. Briggs

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• • ·β-Adrenergic receptor blockade mimics ischemic preconditioning in protecting against myocardial sympathetic activity during global ischemia

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    C.B. Cairns, R. Kubista, X. Meng, A. Banerjee

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• • ·γ-Aminobutyric acid, but not opiate receptor agonists attenuate organophosphate-induced central respiratory depression

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    J. Lo, S.B. Bird, R.J. Gaspari, E.W. Dickson

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• • ·The inhibition of apoptosis in swine brain by hyperbaric oxygen therapy following cardiopulmonary arrest

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    B.M. Cordes, J. Moises, K.W. Meter, N. Bazan

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• • ·The effect of age on outpatient uropathogen antibiotic resistance

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    D.J. Blehar, R. Gaspari, S. Bird

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• • ·Negative association between ethanol intoxication and myocardial infarction in patients with chest pain

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    S.W. Smith, M. Swanson

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• • ·Can low-risk chest pain patients with two or more cardiac risk factors be safely admitted to an emergency department observation unit?

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    M.K. Pearlman, D.B. Stone, P. Tanabe, S. Frankl, D. Zull

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• • ·Characteristics and admission patterns of patients presenting with syncope to us emergency departments, 1992-2000

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    B.C. Sun, J. Emond, C.A. Camargo

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• • ·Syncope in patients older than 65: do they all require admission?

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    T.P. Coon, M.M. Patel, S.R. Subramanian, M. Miller

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• • ·Epidemiology of heart failure in the emergency department

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    T.P. Coon, M.M. Patel, S.R. Pitts, M. Miller

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• • ·Computerized detection of third heart sounds improves sensitivity for the emergency department diagnosis of heart failure

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    A.B. Storrow, C.J. Lindsell, W. Peacock, S.P. Collins

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• • ·Disposition of patients with established heart failure: A closer look at telemetry

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    H.M. Prendergast, J. Jean-Baptiste, E.P. Sloan, A.B. Schlichting

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• • ·Recidivism in hypertensive patients in the emergency department

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    J.J. Cienki, L.A. Robinson, M.G. Greenberg

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• • ·Assessment of the standardized reporting guidelines electrocardiogram classification system: The presenting electrocardiogram predicts 30-day outcomes

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    R.S. Forest, F.S. Shofer, K.L. Sease, J.E. Hollander

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• • ·Emergency department observation of heart failure is safe and cost-effective

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    A.B. Storrow, C.J. Lindsell, S.P. Collins, M.S. Lyons, W.B. Gibler

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• • ·The association between emergency department crowding and time to antibiotic administration

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    U. Hwang, L. Graff, M.J. Radford, H.M. Krumholz

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• • ·Oregon health plan cutbacks and access to care: A survey of emergency department patients

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    B. Ertz-Berger, T. Edlund, H. Brooks, R.A. Lowe

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• • ·Emergency department treatment of community-acquired pneumonia decreases hospital length of stay

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    S.C. Stone, A. Nawathe

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• • ·The effect of transitions in insurance on emergency department utilization: A national perspective for the years 1996-2001

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    J.H. Tamayo-Sarver, R.K. Cydulka

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• • ·Effect of increased icu capacity on length of stay in the emergency department

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    K.J. McConnell, C.F. Richards, M.R. Daya, R.A. Lowe

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• • ·Comparison of the quality of emergency care delivered by resident and attending emergency physicians for patients with acute myocardial infarction

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    T.M. Vlugt, D.J. Magid, D.R. Vinson, T.G. Padgett, A.S. Go, J.S. Rumsfeld, F.A. Masoudi, A.J. Tricomi, L. Crounse, E.E. Lyons, P.M. Ho, D.W. Brand

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• • ·Taking the hard line approach to hypertension education: do emergency department patients prefer it?

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    S.L. Schabowski, D. Sciacca, H. Tran, R.R. Roberts

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• • ·Three brief tools for identification of male intimate partner violence in the emergency department

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    J. Avegno, N. Harrison, T.J. Mills, L.D. Mills

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• • ·Bicycle-Related traumatic brain injury in children seen in a pediatric emergency department: 1997-2003

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    M.J. Mello, S.A. Meyer, J. Baird, T.D. Nirenberg

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• • ·All-Terrain vehicle injuries: Bad but not worse

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    J. Axelband, C. Stromski, N. McQuay, J. Reed

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• • ·Impact of emergency department–Based intimate partner violence intervention

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    J.J. Casaletto, J. MacLaughlin, M.T. Pelucio

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• • ·Errors in emergency department prescriptions resulting in pharmacy call backs

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    J. Abdelshehid, G. Guldner

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• • ·Increasing fluoroquinolone use for the emergency department treatment of community-acquired pneumonia

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    D.R. Martin, A.K. Lombardi, F. Soledad

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• • ·Value of the leukocyte count in predicting mortality of patients with community-acquired bacteremia

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    S.E. Beekman, D.J. Diekema, E.W. Dickson, G.V. Doern

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• • ·Utility of blood cultures in pneumonia patients admitted through the emergency department

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    R.S. Benenson, A.M. Kepner, D.N. Pyle

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• • ·Do emergency department blood cultures change practice in patients with pneumonia?

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    M. Kennedy, S. Wright, R. Ruiz, N.I. Shapiro

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• • ·Characterization and clinical assessment of 571 febrile intravenous drug users at risk for infective endocarditis presenting to an urban emergency department

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    G.K. Ho, M.D. Majmudar, J. Brill, R.E. Rothman

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• • ·Characterization of medical errors in initiation of postexposure prophylaxis in sexual assault victims in the emergency department

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    B.N. Corwell, K. Brouhard, C.D. Tibbles

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• • ·Pharyngitis treatment by emergency physicians from 1995 to 2001: do our antibiotic choices conform to national guidelines?

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    P.N. Salen, J. Reed, J. Schultz

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• • ·Shock index combined with focused abdominal sonography for trauma examination as a predictor for therapeutic laparotomy in blunt trauma

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    J.A. Nielson, T.L. Allen, K.M. Gilmore, K.J. Chan, G.L. Snow, M.H. Stevens

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• • ·Antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates of haemophilus influenzae in the United States

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    K.P. Heilmann, S.E. Beekman, E.W. Dickson, G.V. Doern

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• • ·The effect of ethanol intoxication on the response to uncontrolled hemorrhage in a rodent model

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    R. Sinert, R. Tillotson, E. Adar, J. Peng

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• • ·Sonographic scoring for operating room triage in trauma

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    M.E. Takacs, M. Manka, R. Moscati, K. Raghavendran

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• • ·An experimental multifaceted traumatic brain injury model

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    J. Moises, A.W. Amessoudji, J. Ramirez, E. Turco, V. Marcheselli, K. VanMeter, N. Bazan

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• • ·Bispectral analysis in trauma patients: An observational study

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    J.S. Holger, J.D. Fuerstenberg, S.K. O'Keefe

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• • ·Derivation of a preliminary clinical decision rule to guide the interhospital transfer of patients with traumatic brain injury using a resource utilization outcome

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    C.D. Newgard, J.R. Hedges, J. Stone, R. Mullins

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• • ·Barotrauma during hyperbaric therapy: Can we predict patients who are predisposed based on diagnosis?

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    F.W. Fiesseler, M.E. Silverman

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• • ·Leukotriene b4, acute abdominal familial mediterranean fever and acute abdominal pain from other etiologies

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    A.G. Bentancur, A. Livneh, N. Naveh, B. Sela

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• • ·Evaluation of d-Dimer for the exclusion of myocardial infarction in conjunction with troponin I in an emergency department

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    B. Nsiri, C. Mazigh, N. Barakett, A. Balma

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• • ·Feasibility and utility of infrared thermography to distinguish between acute presentations of cellulitis and deep venous thrombosis in the emergency department

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    T.L. Allen, D.N. Lee, S.C. Gardner, B.J. Allen, G.L. Snow

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• • ·Deep venous thrombosis caused by iliac vein compression syndrome

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    M.R. Kim, Y. Kwak, S. Jung, G. Suh

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• • ·Concordance between emergency department and discharge diagnoses in patients admitted with right lower quadrant abdominal pain

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    T.J. Milling, A. Lazarides, T. Gaeta, R. Birkhahn

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• • ·Procedural proficiency in the placement of a word catheter: a resident training model

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    J. Koza, J.W. Owen, T. Shiblee, M.F. Cabbad

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• • ·Is liver function testing necessary prior to methotrexate treatment for ectopic pregnancy?

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    W. Satz, P. Torres, J.W. Ufberg

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• • ·Classifying patients suspected of appendicitis with regard to likelihood

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    R.H. Birkhahn, T.J. Gaeta, S.K. Deusen, W.M. Briggs

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• • ·Digital photoplethysmography to detect deep venous thrombosis in the emergency department

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    C.M. Mager, S. Jwayyed, S.T. Wilber, K. Stiffler

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• • ·The measurement of productivity in an emergency medicine group practice

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    D.M. Schreck, J. Rothman

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• • ·A patient education intervention does not improve satisfaction with emergency care

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    B.C. Sun, J. Morrissey, P. Rice, T. Stair

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• • ·Is there a doctor in the house? Comparing attendings, residents, and midlevel providers to increase clinician staffing in an academic emergency department: A cost-efficiency analysis

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    D.A. Harris, J.P. Vernon, R.D. Sidman, A. Sucov, C. Aarbelaez, A. Monks

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• • ·Health care provider complaints to the emergency department: a preliminary report on a novel quality improvement instrument

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    R.T. Griffey, J. Bohan

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• • ·Hourly emergency department census: A simple measure of crowding

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    D.A. Waxman, G. Husk, S. Akhtar, C. Krishnamurthy

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• • ·The effect of performance incentives on resident documentation in an emergency medicine residency program

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    J.M. Pines, R.C. Reiser, S.A. Braithwaite, W.J. Brady, C.A. Ghaemmaghami, K. Cardella, A. Rochman, M.L. Martin

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• • ·Emergency department complaints: A 12-Year study in a university hospital

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    A. Salazar, B. Ortiga, J. Escarrabill, X. Corbella

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• • ·Neuron-Specific enolase as a marker for acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review

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    N. Anand, L.G. Stead

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• • ·Ambulance diversion reduction: The sacramento solution

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    P.B. Patel, R.W. Derlet, D.R. Vinson, M. Williams

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• • ·Does the incidence of headaches and migraines in the emergency department vary with day of week or month of year?

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    F.Y. Khan, F. Fiessler, D. Cochrane, B. Eskin, J.R. Allegra

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• • ·Does emergency department blood pressure influence hospital length of stay for transient ischemic attack?

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    B. Peake, S.N. Ganti, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

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• • ·Characteristics of patients presenting to the emergency department with headache

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    C. Blackburn, B.W. Osborne, W. Triner, J. Sortres

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• • ·The incidence of acute ischemic cerebral events in relation to environmental factors, pollution, and time

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    D.E. Stuhlmiller, Y.Y. Chan, H. Shahidi, S.N. Zinzuwadia, A. Rosania, A.I. Qureshi, A. Safdar, J.F. Kirmani, M.A. Sayed, S. Ahmed, R.B. Low

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• • ·Prevalence and outcomes of occult suicidality in a multiethnic emergency department population

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    G.L. Larkin, C. Claassen

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• • ·Intramuscular ziprasidone in agitated patients with bipolar diagnoses

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    D.G. Daniel, S. Brook, L. Warrington, A. Loebel, S. Murray

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• • ·Ziprasidone versus haloperidol for the treatment of agitation

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    L. Citrome, S. Brook, L. Warrington, A. Loebel, F.S. Mandel

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• • ·Intramuscular ziprasidone in the psychiatric emergency department: expanded sample

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    A. Francis, H. Preval, S.G. Klotz, R. Southard

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• • ·Depressive symptoms and suicidality in women experiencing intimate partner violence

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    D. Houry, N.J. Kaslow, M.P. Thompson

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• • ·Depacon in the acute treatment of mania

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    E.C. O'Bryan, F.H. Veser, B. Veser, J. McMullan, J. Limehouse

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• • ·Impact of depressive illness on emergency department recidivism: a new approach to the “frequent flyer”

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    A. Lora, M. Simpson, M. Freed, D. Milzman

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• • ·Ziprasidone in bipolar mania: efficacy across patient subgroups

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    S.G. Potkin, P. Keck, E. Giller, K. Ice, L. Warrington, F.S. Mandel

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• • ·“Fill ‘Er Up!” in the pharmacy of last resort: predictors of refill-seeking behavior in the emergency department

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    A.H. Miller, G.L. Larkin, C.H. Jimenez

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• • ·Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation program for high school students (PROCES): Results from the pilot program

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    M. Sanchez, S. Jimenez, N. Diaz, O. Miro

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• • ·Are there differences between households with children and without children regarding the degree of household preparedness for a disaster such as fire, flood, earthquake, blackout or devastating act such as a terrorist attack in the community?

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    I.A. Barata, I. Llovera, M. Ward, D. Miele, A. Sama, S. Falitz, A. Rapaport, J. Ayan

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• • ·Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation program for high school students (PROCES): How many concepts and skills remain one year later?

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    M. Sanchez, S. Jimenez, N. Diaz, O. Miro

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• • ·Student-run medical clinics in the United States: A national survey

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    D. Lung, C. Marco

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• • ·Validation of a regional immunization registry utilized in a pediatric emergency department

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    D.B. Reed, S. Wojcik, K. Reed, C. O'Connor

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• • ·Multicenter study of health education in the emergency department

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    K.J. Bos, G.C. Hunter, C.A. Camargo

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• • ·Compliance with recommended cancer screenings among emergency department patients assessed by college research associates

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    L.A. Rush, F. Illuzzi, K. Bradley

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• • ·A survey of oregon emergency physicians' reporting patterns of intoxicated drivers in the state of oregon

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    J.G. McManus, N. Margaret, J.R. Hedges, N.B. Rayner, M.M. Rice

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• • ·Evaluation of an unrestrained cardiopulmonary resuscitation method in microgravity

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    P.H. Lee, R.H. Jajoo, M. Garcia, S. Hwang

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• • ·Effect of standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation on cerebral blood flow and coronary perfusion pressure in the canine model of simulated ventricular tachycardia

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    S.O. Hwang, Y. Jang, H. Kim, S. Oh

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• • ·Clinical implications of elevated plasma b-type natriuretic peptide in cardiac arrest

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    S.O. Hwang, K. Cha, H. Kim, K. Lee

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• • ·Effects of compression rate and compression/Relaxation ratio on the hemodynamics of simultaneous sterno-thoracic cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the canine model of cardiac arrest

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    S.O. Hwang, S. Lee, H. Kim, K. Cha

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• • ·Update of cerebral oximetry in critically ill patients

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    I. Khan, A. Bastani, J. Neumann, B. O'Neill, A. Ryder

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• • ·Providing mobile phones to emergency medicine residents: perceived effects on physician communication and work

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    M.M. Le, F.L. Zwemer, V.J. Dickerson, S. Paris

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• • ·Emergency department crowding: A national perspective

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    S. Akhtar, G. Husk, D. Waxman, P. Sonara

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• • ·Decreasing emergency department wait times for available inpatient beds by removing artificial variation

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    A. Marsh, W. Anderson, A. Bastani, A. Bastani

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• • ·Effect of the elective surgical schedule on daily emergency department throughput time

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    N.K. Rathlev, J. Chessare, J. Olshaker, D. Obendorfer

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• • ·Predictive validity comparison of two five-level triage acuity scales

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    A. Worster, C.M. Fernandes, N. Gilboy, K. Eva

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• • ·The probability of emergency department diversion status as a function of inpatient occupancy

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    N.K. Rathlev, J. Chessare, J. Olshaker, D. Obendorfer

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• • ·Does the presence of a patient advocate in the emergency department influence outpatient satisfaction? A quality improvement initiative

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    M.F. Ward, J. Ayan, A.E. Sama, D. Miele, S.M. Falitz, M. Lukin, A. Rapaport, J. Furst, M. DelPizzo, G. Fisch

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• • ·The effect of physician order entry and computerized nursing documentation on how emergency department providers spend their time

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    P.V. Asaro, G.A. Banet

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• • ·Prevalence of hip fractures in emergency department patients with blunt trauma and negative initial plain-film radiographs

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    S. Dominguez, P. Liu, M. Mandell, P. Richamn, C. Roberts

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• • ·The role of bedside ultrasonography, urinalysis, and computed tomography in the diagnostic evaluation of flank pain

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    R.J. Gaspari, K. Malsnee, K. Horst

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• • ·The utilization of computed tomography in the emergency department and appropriateness as determined by the american college of radiology appropriateness criteria: 2000 versus 2003

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    D.J. Peter, C.S. Fouss, J.E. Duldner

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• • ·Feasibility and utility of infrared thermography to identify acute appendicitis

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    T.L. Allen, D.N. Lee, K.J. Chan, G.L. Snow

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• • ·Access to ultrasonography by other specialists and performance of ultrasonography by emergency physicians in community emergency departments

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    C.L. Moore, H. Lin, A. Molina

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• • ·Computed tomography scan use in the emergency department evaluation of patients with nonspecific abdominal pain is increasing despite decreased patient acuity

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    J. Brown, R. Shesser

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• • ·Kappa values for focused abdominal sonography for trauma examination interrater reliability based on anatomic view and focused abdominal sonography for trauma experience level

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    O.J. Ma, G.M. Gaddis, L. Robinson

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• • ·Computed tomography scan use is rising faster than other investigational modalities in the emergency department evaluation of patients

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    J. Brown, R. Shesser

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• • ·Hospital disaster preparedness in Los Angeles County, California

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    A.H. Kaji, R.J. Lewis

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• • ·Simple triage and rapid treatment: Does it predict transportation and referral needs in patients evaluated by disaster medical assistance teams?

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    M.E. Richards, K.E. Nufer

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• • ·Different medical needs between hurricane and earthquake victims

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    K.E. Nufer, M.E. Richards

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• • ·Willingness to respond: A survey of emergency department personnel and their predicted participation in mass casualty terrorist events

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    C. Steffen, L. Masterson, S. Christos, M. Kordick

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• • ·Public concern for exposure to agents of bioterrorism leading to emergency department visits in New Jersey, 2001

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    P.C. Allegra, D.G. Cochrane, J.R. Allegra

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• • ·An analysis of disaster medical assistance team deployments in the United States

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    S.E. Mace, J. Jones

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• • ·Needs assessment of current pediatric guidelines for use by disaster medical assistance teams members in response to disasters and shelter care

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    S.E. Mace, A.I. Bern

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• • ·Utility of ultrasonography in the triage of patients in the disaster setting: A preliminary study

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    M.D. Sztajnkrycer, A.A. Baez, A. Luke

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• • ·Pulmonary embolism in younger adults: Clinical presentation and comparison of two scoring systems used to estimate pretest probability of disease in the emergency department

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    N. Parenti, A. Berti, S. Bonarelli, A. Fanciulli

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• • ·The use of peak flow during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the emergency department

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    K.E. Orio, J. Veesart, R. Westermeyer

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• • ·The effects of weather on pneumonia incidence

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    T.A. Haspil-Corgan, M. Tewari, R.B. Low, W.R. Gauff

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• • ·Pulmonary embolism: Is it truly missed in the emergency department?

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    S.O. Henderson, K.K. Calder, M. Herbert

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• • ·Clinical gestalt and the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: Does experience matter?

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    C. Kabrhel, C.A. Camargo, S.Z. Goldharber

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• • ·Nebulized magnesium sulfate and salbutamol combination compared to salbutamol alone in the treatment of acute bronchial asthma: A randomized study

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    P. Aggarwal, S. Dwivedi, R. Handa

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• • ·Emergency department discharge asthma action plans improve controller medication compliance in persistent asthmatics

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    R.B. Boychuk, L.G. Yamamoto, C.J. Demesa, K.M. Kiyabu

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• • ·The risk of recurrent emergency department visits or hospitalization in asthmatic children given different asthma medications

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    P.A. Patel, C.A. Camargo, T. McLaughlin, C. Leibman

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• • ·Sports injuries, a common pediatric problem

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    I.A. Llovera, M.F. Ward, S. Falitz, D. Miele, A. Sama, T. Trimarco, M. Lukin, S. Yaghoubian, C. Sison

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• • ·Does the WBC count, age, or sex predict which febrile children from 90 days to 36 months of age will have a positive urine culture?

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    J.G. Ryan, I. Barata, M.F. Ward, S. Hormozdi, A. Shenkman, A.E. Sama, Z. Roit

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• • ·Effects of initial pain treatment on sedation recovery time in a pediatric emergency department

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    J.D. Losek, S.R. Reid

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Impact of a new booster seat law

    Page :S39

    G.M. Vilke, P. Murrin, L. Gardina, L. Upledger Ray, B. Stepanski, T.C. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Intussusception incidence relative to rotavirus vaccine use in Honolulu

    Page :S40

    Y.Y. Lee, R. Lee, L.G. Yamamoto

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Clarifying needs of the pediatric disaster patient: A descriptive analysis of pediatric patient encounters from four disaster medical assistance team deployments

    Page :S40

    K.E. Nufer, K. Gnauck

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Relationship of incidence of otitis media to weather, air pollutants, airborne allergens, and upper respiratory tract infection incidence

    Page :S40

    H. Shahidi, M. Rickerhauser-Krall, R. Barricella, Y.Y. Chan, S.N. Zinzuwadia, R.B. Low

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency medical services for children assessment of all-terrain vehicle–related injuries in Illinois

    Page :S41

    D. Weinstein, B. Probst, E. Lyons, D. Leonard

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Effectiveness and safety of an emergency department short-stay unit as an alternative to standard inpatient hospitalization

    Page :S41

    X. Corbella, A. Salazar, A. Juan, L. Garcia

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Does utilization of physician extenders reduce emergency department length of stay while maintaining patient satisfaction scores?

    Page :S41

    M.E. Silverman, F.W. Fiesseler, J.R. Peters, J. Rothman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Practice parameters between emergency physicians and pediatricians: The case of upper respiratory infection

    Page :S42

    N. Colucci, M. Kordick, S.B. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Team assignment system: Expediting emergency department care

    Page :S42

    P.B. Patel, D.R. Vinson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·English language competency of self-declared English-speaking Hispanic patients

    Page :S42

    L.S. Zun, T. Sadoun, L. Downey

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·An academic emergency department experience with prosthetic hip dislocation: A five-year retrospective study

    Page :S43

    C.A. Germann, A.D. Perron

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Cardiac arrest and bedside ultrasonography: A survey of practicing emergency physicians

    Page :S43

    J.M. Shoenberger, K.M. Sartor, S.O. Henderson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Orthopedic fast track: An efficient patient-care service

    Page :S43

    F. chik Loon, E. Seow

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Management of epistaxis and complications associated with anterior nasal packing

    Page :S43

    C.A. Germann, J.C. Southall

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Automating revenue reconciliation through development of an open-source tool

    Page :S44

    J.A. Nielson, E.D. Barton, T. Leiker

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Use of aspirin and heparin for treatment of stroke in a tertiary hospital emergency department in the 21st century

    Page :S44

    M. Hendrickson, M. O'Malley, K.L. Brooks

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The effect of template charting on chest pain documentation by attending physicians and physicians in training

    Page :S44

    C.B. Brooks, J.H. Wilmas, B.A. Youdelman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Risk stratification of emergency department patients with chest pain using d-dimer and high-sensivity C-reactive protein

    Page :S45

    C.L. Chong, M. Mahadevan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Older patients with acute myocardial infarction receive lower quality emergency department care

    Page :S45

    D.J. Magid, D.R. Vinson, T.M. Van der Blugt, T.G. Padgett, A.S. Go, J.S. Rumsfeld, F.A. Masoudi, A.J. Tricomi, L. Crounse, E.E. Lyons, P.M. Ho

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Early aspirin use is associated with decreased 30-day mortality in acute coronary syndromes

    Page :S45

    C.H. Redd, D.B. Diercks

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department factors that predict adherence to American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for treatment of patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: Results from the CRUSADE initiative

    Page :S46

    C.D. Miller, Y. Patel, B.L. Lytle, A.Y. Chen, W.B. Gibler, E.M. Ohman, C.V. Peterson, M.T. Roe, E.D. Peterson, J.W. Hoekstra

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Delay in diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: Increasingly common, lower quality of care

    Page :S46

    L.G. Graff, Y. Wang, J. Foody, T. Meehan, K. Tuozzo, H. Krumholz, M. Radford

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department prediction of heart failure by bedside physical examination

    Page :S47

    S.P. Collins, F.W. Peacock, A.B. Storrow

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Chest pain after recent stress test: Is there a warranty?

    Page :S47

    R.S. Engineer, M.S. Lauer, C.L. Emerman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia in Latino patients admitted to an urban cardiac observation unit

    Page :S47

    A. Conforto, S.O. Henderson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Does triage categorization influence time to initial electrocardiogram?

    Page :S47

    P. Tanabe, D. Zull, S. Frankl, M.K. Pearlman, D.B. Stone

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Ischemia modified albumin improves emergency department chest pain risk stratification process

    Page :S48

    C.V. Pollack, W.F. Peacock, R.W. Summers, D.L. Morris

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Evaluation of an emergency department trauma workshop

    Page :S48

    A.G. Bentancur, A. Ziv, D. Barsuk, A. Blumenfield

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Shift overtime among emergency medicine residents: Results of a national survey

    Page :S48

    J.W. Hafner, W.S. Boston, J.C. Aldag

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The use of a personal digital assistant Patient Encounter Log System to track procedures performed by students during a mandatory emergency medicine clerkship

    Page :S48

    B. Lopez, P.F. Kolecki, D.F. Louis, C. Rabinowitz

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Analysis of emergency medicine resident productivity by patient load, Relative value units, and level of training

    Page :S49

    N.B. Jasani, B.J. Levine, M.G. Moseley, S. Hoxhaj

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·An innovative introduction to postresidency training in emergency medicine

    Page :S49

    I. Hahn, R.E. Lewiss, E.P. Chu, R.J. Hoffman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Piloting a certification process for emergency medicine residency graduates in Kosovo

    Page :S49

    C.L. Maddow, E. Lerner, K. O'Hanlon, S. Paris

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Differences in emergency physician and nursing tobacco and alcohol screening patterns

    Page :S50

    M.R. Greenberg, A. Love, J. Li, G.M. Sierzega, C. Buckenmyer, M. Brice, M. Weinstock

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Survey of emergency medicine residents who completed a separate internship

    Page :S50

    A.M. Ray, D.J. Dula

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Global emergency medicine initiative: Advancing emergency medical care in the developing nation of Honduras

    Page :S50

    G.M. Galletta

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Permission for resident moonlighting among emergency medicine programs

    Page :S51

    C. Evans, D. Cheng

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Medical interviewing skills of fourth-year medical students encountering a simulated case of intimate partner violence

    Page :S51

    S.J. Shah, D.A. Wald, R. Lamdan, M. Curtis

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Serum levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine HMGB1 correlate with vagus nerve activity in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms

    Page :S51

    R.S. Goldstein, D.C. Lee, A. Sama, K.J. Tracey

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Cardioprotective effects of nitroparacetamol and paracetamol in myocardial infarction

    Page :S51

    C.L. Chong, Y.Z. Zhu, P.K. Moore

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Effects of 2-archidonylglycerol on left ventricular function, coronary resistance, and ischemic tolerance in the isolated rabbit heart

    Page :S52

    R.K. Werner, C.L. Ottman, N.L. Weintraub, E.W. Dickson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Effect of ischemic postconditioning on left ventricular function and infarct size

    Page :S52

    T. Brownell, M.S. Schwemm, P.S. Ludwig, E.W. Dickson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Ancient Chinese herbal medicine as a modern hope for the treatment of sepsis: Extract of Angelica sinensis as an antagonist for a newly discovered late mediator of sepsis, HMGB1

    Page :S52

    H. Wang, G. Ma, M. Ochani, J. Li

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·A study for ß-fibrinogen G/A-455 polymorphism in Korean ischemic stroke patients

    Page :S52

    H.J. Cho, C. Han-Jin, H. Hoon-Pyo, K. Myung-Chun, K. Young-Gwan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Feasibility and utility of infrared thermography as a thermometer: Comparison with oral and tympanic thermometry

    Page :S53

    L.A. Haldeman, T.L. Allen, K.J. Chan, G.L. Snow

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Myocardial contractile function during post-ischemic low flow reperfusion: Critical thresholds of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and oxygen Delivery

    Page :S53

    J. Stoner, M. Angelos, T. Claton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Oxygen delivery modulates intracellular hydrogen peroxide generation during initial reperfusion of the isolated ischemic rat heart

    Page :S53

    J. Stoner, M. Angelos, T. Claton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Collective behavior in populations of coupled stochastic oscillators

    Page :S53

    S.B. Roberts, G.B. Ermentrout

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Albumin cobalt binding test: A gold standard to rule out acute coronary syndrome?

    Page :S54

    J.M. Abadie, C. Blassingane, D. Bankson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Serum bicarbonate and anion gap cannot reliably predict elevated serum lactate levels

    Page :S54

    S. Spitalnic, R.D. Sidman, J. Monti

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The anion gap is not a reliable screening test for lactic acidosis in emergency department patients

    Page :S54

    T.A. Bonzani, B.A. Adams

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Should calcium and magnesium levels be checked in patients with a prolonged QTc?

    Page :S55

    K. Shah, B. Corwell, J. Edlow

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The correlation of carboxyhemoglobin levels between venous and arterial blood gas samples

    Page :S55

    C.M. Cannon, R.N. Bilkowski, S. Adhikari, I. Nasr

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Correlation between chest radiograph and B-type natriuretic peptide in congestive heart failure

    Page :S55

    M.F. Kordick, C. Aleman, S.B. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Xanthrochromia: By which method? A comparison of the visual and spectrophotometric determination of xanthrochromia

    Page :S55

    N.J. Durfey, M. Demelis, R. Sidman, G. Jay, S. Spitalnic

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Can the urinalysis predict urinary tract infection in patients with renal colic caused by kidney stones?

    Page :S56

    J. Patel, D.C. Lee, M.J. Nelson, G.C. Chrircolo

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Arterial and venous ionized calcium measurements: Is there a difference?

    Page :S56

    R.N. Bilkovski, C.M. Cannon, S. Adhikari, I. Nasr

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Influence of point-of-care rapid HIV tests and additional testing staff on ordering of HIV tests by providers in a large, urban emergency department

    Page :S56

    S. Lyss, E. Couture, K. Kroc, D. Newman, B. Branson, R.A. Weinstein

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The evaluation of arginase activity during acute vasoocclusive sickle cell crisis

    Page :S56

    D. Telem, B. Lopez

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Acute and chronic pain in the emergency department

    Page :S57

    D.E. Fosnocht, E.R. Swanson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Changing practice of emergency department pain management in sickle cell crisis: Past, present, and future

    Page :S57

    K. Banerjea

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pain assessment and initiation of pain medication in motor vehicle collisions

    Page :S57

    K.M. Takakuwa, F.S. Shofer, C. Boedec, S.B. Abbuhl

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Ketamine versus opioids and midazolam for conscious sedation in children in the emergency department

    Page :S57

    A.E. Muniz, C. Woleben, R.L. Foster, S. Bartle

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Renal colic patient pain management in the emergency department

    Page :S58

    J.M. Edwards, E.P. Sloan, S. Eder, S. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Abdominal pain patient management in the emergency department

    Page :S58

    J.M. Edwards, E.P. Sloan, S. Eder, S. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Analgesic use in emergency department patients with renal colic

    Page :S58

    J.M. Edwards, E.P. Sloan, S. Eder, S. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Analgesic use in emergency department patients with fractures

    Page :S59

    J.M. Edwards, E.P. Sloan, S. Eder, S. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Effect of a pain identification intervention on improving pain assessment and management in the pediatric emergency department

    Page :S59

    M.M. Jones, K.D. Young

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·A retrospective review of a propofol procedural sedation protocol in a community hospital

    Page :S59

    L. Cheng, A. Edwards

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Analgesic use in emergency department patients with abdominal pain

    Page :S59

    J.M. Edwards, E.P. Sloan, S. Eder, S. Chan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Metoclopramide versus hydromorphone for the emergency department treatment of migraine headaches

    Page :S60

    J.D. Griffith, M.B. Mycyk, D.N. Kyriacou

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in emergency department patients with high-risk symptoms

    Page :S60

    M.P. Phelan, C.L. Emerman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Accuracy of sonography performed by emergency medicine residents for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

    Page :S60

    Y.G. Min, C.C. Lee, Y.S. Bae, Y.S. Jung

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The use of cardiac ultrasonography by emergency physicians to assess hydration status in healthy volunteers

    Page :S60

    S. Davies, A.C. Furman, T.G. Constantino, W.A. Satz

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department ultrasonography for the diagnosis of maxillary sinus fluid

    Page :S61

    C.R. Widico, D. Price, R. Park, B. Frazee

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Utility of common bile duct measurements performed in right upper quadrant ultrasonography

    Page :S61

    B.L. Liu, N. Handly, T.G. Constantino, J.P. Fojtik

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Hospital preparedness analysis using the hospital emergency analysis tool (the HEAT)

    Page :S61

    N.S. Oster, M.W. Chaffee

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department use of ultrasonography to detect lateral ankle fractures

    Page :S61

    E. Trinh, D. McMillan, J.E. Gough, K.L. Brewer

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Ultrasonographic identification of anatomic structures relevant to lumbar puncture

    Page :S62

    R.M. Ferre, T.W. Sweeney

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·ABSCESS: Applied bedside sonography for convenient evaluation of superficial soft tissue infections

    Page :S62

    B. Squire, J.C. Fox, A.M. Zlidenny, G. Barajas

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Needle tip localization during pericardiocentesis with a “cardiac flush” during real time ultrasonography

    Page :S62

    R. Mital, H.K. Hsu

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Efficacy of an inflatable spine-board padding device in relieving pain during simulated spinal immobilization

    Page :S62

    S.M. Joyce, J.N. Treseder

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pain management in the out-of-hospital setting

    Page :S63

    G.M. Vilke, A. Marcotte, M. Metz, L. Ray

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Increasing cardiopulmonary resuscitation between countershocks during use of automated external defibrillators in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

    Page :S63

    S.P. Shah, T.D. Rea, M. Eisenberg

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Intracranial pressure and hemodynamic responses to esophageal tracheal combitube insertion

    Page :S63

    D.M. Kleiner, W.P. Bozeman, A. Idris, A. Gabrielli

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Prospective validation of an out-of-hospital decision rule to identify severely injured children involved in motor vehicle crashes

    Page :S64

    C.D. Newgard, S. Hui, A. Griffin, R.J. Lewis

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Experienced paramedics cannot inflate or estimate endotracheal tube cuff pressure using standard techniques

    Page :S64

    V. Parwani, I. Hahn, R.J. Hoffman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency medical services transfer of patient information to emergency department personnel

    Page :S64

    W. Brady, G. Carr, J. Ilton, K. Robbins

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest survivors: Long-Term survival and resource utilization

    Page :S65

    A. Batton, R.A. Swor, S. Compton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Laryngoscopic visualization grade predicts difficult intubations by air medical crews in the out-of-hospital setting

    Page :S65

    E.D. Barton, E.R. Swanson, K.C. Hutton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Success and failure rates of rapid sequence intubation versus non–rapid sequence intubation by air medical providers in 2,853 patients

    Page :S65

    E.D. Barton, E.R. Swanson, K.C. Hutton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Utility of difficult laryngoscopy screening methods for out-of-hospital intubation

    Page :S66

    E.R. Swanson, E.D. Barton, D.E. Fosnocht, J. Madsen

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Prediction of poor outcome in comatose survivors after cardiopulmonary resuscitation with somatosensory evoked potentials and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    Page :S66

    I. Oh, K. Park, S. Choi, S. Kim

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Decreasing the time to defibrillation: A crossover comparative study of Quik-Combo and padpro defibrillator electrodes

    Page :S66

    D.M. Easty, B.D. Adams, E. Stuffel, I. Hartman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Potential impact of a targeted cardiopulmonary resuscitation program for older adults on survival from private residence cardiac arrest

    Page :S66

    R.A. Swor, G. Fahoome, S. Compton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Should families be present during resuscitations?

    Page :S67

    J.M. Gulla, M. Twist, A.J. Singer

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Treatment of anaphylaxis with parenteral unfractionated heparin in a porcine model

    Page :S67

    C.R. Heflin, K.L. Brewer, J.B. Hack, W.J. Meggs

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Intraosseous needle preference among emergency physicians

    Page :S67

    L. Lera, A. Vasallo, C.K. Hsu

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The usefulness of abdominal computed tomography in diagnostic and disposition decisionmaking in the emergency evaluation of elderly patients with abdominal pain

    Page :S68

    L.M. Ross, G.A. Banet, S.W. Meldon, F.M. Hustey

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Advanced directives in an emergency department nonagenarian population

    Page :S68

    K.C. Vedula, S.N. Ganti, R.M. Schears

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Death trajectories of emergency department patients and palliative care service utilization

    Page :S68

    R.J. Zalenski, S. Compton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The use of a Two-Question depression screen for the detection of depression in older emergency department patients

    Page :S68

    F.M. Hustey, S.W. Meldon

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Assessing the diagnostic contribution of lumbar puncture in geriatric patients presenting with fever and altered mental status: Does source obviate lumbar puncture?

    Page :S69

    J. D'Amore, M. Nelson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Elderly patients presenting to the emergency department: Do physicians identify unsafe drivers?

    Page :S69

    R.S. Benenson, J.H. Lantry, J.L. Schafer

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Can elderly patients read our forms?

    Page :S69

    H.C. Chang, D.C. Lee, J.D. Graziano, S. Falitz, D. Miele, D. Moskovic, M. Lukin

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department management and resource utilization in patients with Do-Not-Resuscitate orders

    Page :S70

    C. Gee, M. Bundschuh, R. Clinton, J.E. Duldner

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Community-Acquired pneumonia in older persons at the emergency department

    Page :S70

    C. Ferrer, E. Coma, M. Gomez, A. Ayuso

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Electrocardiographic intervals in nonagenarians: What are the “normals”?

    Page :S70

    K.C. Vedula, C.J. Varadachari, L.F. Vukov, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Differential increases in emergency department visits within the geriatric population

    Page :S71

    M.E. Silverman, D.G. Cochrane, J.R. Allegra, J. Rothman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·A Standardized transfer form improves communication between extended care facilities and the emergency department

    Page :S71

    W.F. Bean, K.M. Terrell, E.J. Brizendine, B.K. Giles, J.R. Davidson, S. Evers, P.A. Stier, W.H. Cordell

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Clinical risk factors for adverse outcomes in emergency department patients with acute decompensated heart failure: An ADHERE registry analysis

    Page :S72

    A.B. Storrow, C.L. Emerman, W.T. Abraham, L.E. Wagoner, S. Collins, C. Lindsell, J. Wynne

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Cardiac catheterization laboratory activation by the emergency physician without prior consultation decreases Door-to-Balloon time

    Page :S72

    J. Jacoby, J. Axelband, D. Belletti, M. Heller

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Heart failure with an elevated troponin is associated with increased morbidity and mortality: An ADHERE registry analysis

    Page :S72

    W.F. Peacock, T. DeMarco, C.L. Emerman, J. Wynne

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Paradoxical care delivery for patients with diabetes mellitus presenting with non–ST-Segment elevation acute coronary syndromes: Results from the CRUSADE quality improvement initiative

    Page :S72

    G.X. Brogan, M.T. Roe, E.D. Peterson, J. Mulgund, D.L. Bhatt, E.M. Ohman, M.E. Farkouh, W.B. Gibler

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Comparison of a cardiac mapping device with standard 12-Lead ECG in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome

    Page :S73

    G.J. Fermann, C.J. Lindsell, K.J. Joseph, W.B. Gibler

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Third and fourth heart sounds detected by correlated audioelectric cardiography are highly specific markers for elevated left ventricular filling pressure and reduced ejection fraction

    Page :S73

    M.V. Jordan, G. Marcus, J. Vessey, I.L. Gerber, B.H. McKeown, M. Huddleston, E. Foster, K. Chatterjee, C.E. McCulloch, A.D. Michaels

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The derived N-Lead electrocardiogram

    Page :S73

    D.M. Schreck, M.S. Viscito, C. Brotea

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·B-Type natriuretic peptide trends correlate with clinical events in heart failure patients discharged from an observation unit

    Page :S74

    S.P. Collins, C.J. Lindsell, M.S. Lyons, A.B. Storrow

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Could a Six-Hour multimarker protocol be accurate to predict acute coronary syndromes in chest pain patients admitted to an observational unit in an emergency department?

    Page :S74

    N. Parenti, A. Berti, G. DeRose, A. Fanciulli

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Correlation between plasma B-Type natriuretic peptide and N-Terminal Pro–B-Type natriuretic peptide in dyspneic emergency and hospitalized patients

    Page :S74

    D.M. Bissell, J.H. Burton, B. Lau, E. Marcolini

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Diagnostic accuracy of Computer-Assisted Database-Derived pretest probability assessment for acute coronary syndrome

    Page :S75

    A.M. Mitchell, J. Kline, C.V. Pollack, J.L. Garvey, A. Chandra, D. Diercks, C. Oakes

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Providing cost information as a tool to change physician behavior

    Page :S75

    E.M. Kraska, J.R. Miner, J.W. McGill, S. Sterner

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Handwashing in the emergency department

    Page :S75

    S.O. Henderson, H. Villanueva

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Burnout in medical students: Examining the prevalence and predisposing factors during the four years of medical school

    Page :S75

    D. Boudreau, S.A. Santen, R.R. Hemphill, J. Dobson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Using a multidisciplinary acute sepsis initiative to teach early Goal-Directed therapy for sepsis-induced hypoperfusion states

    Page :S76

    N.L. Abate, M. Stauss, B.M. Baumann, S. Trzeciak

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Can medical students use Evidence-Based medicine to answer clinical queries at the point of care?

    Page :S76

    L.G. Thibodeau, D. Mayer

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Body composition change during the intern year of emergency medicine residency

    Page :S76

    S.M. Battles, C.J. Williams, J.E. Duldner

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Resident education does not correlate with the degree of emergency department crowding

    Page :S77

    S. Hoxhaj, M.G. Moseley, A. Fisher, R.E. O'Connor

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The relationship of national inservice examination scores, emergency medicine faculty evaluations, and level of training of emergency medicine residents

    Page :S77

    J.G. Ryan, J. LaMantia, M.F. Ward

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Do learning styles of emergency medicine residents reflect their preference for typical teaching modalities offered in residency programs?

    Page :S77

    D. Barlas, S. Gupta, M.L. Lesser, J. Tai

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Evaluation of traditional lecture versus medical simulation training in airway management

    Page :S77

    J. Vozenilek, J.A. Cabel, J.J. Flaherty

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Teaching brief intervention for alcohol problems to emergency practitioners: Development, implementation, and testing of a model

    Page :S78

    G. D'Onofrio, M. Pantalon, L. Degutis, D. Fiellin

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·256 Early use of nesiritide in the emergency department is associated with improved outcome: An ADHERE registry analysis

    Page :S78

    W.F. Peacock, C.L. Emerman, J. Wynne

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Impact of an asthma education form on emergency relapse and admission for acute exacerbation of asthma

    Page :S78

    S. Brutus, A. Yang, A.H. Sims, M.S. Radeos

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·New Point-of-Care test identifies diabetic ketoacidosis in triage

    Page :S78

    R.S. Naunheim, T.B. Jang, M.B. Chu, J.B. McGill, G. Kryder, M.G. Scott, K.G. Hock, G.A. Banet, M.S. Walker

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Screening subarachnoid hemorrhage using plasma brain natriuretic peptide in the emergency department

    Page :S79

    C. Youn, S. Choi, K. Park, W. Lee

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Applanation tonometry: Accuracy of determinations through soft contact lenses

    Page :S79

    M. Williams, C.K. Hsu

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Utility of the white blood cell count to predict the need for admission in adults presenting to the emergency department with undifferentiated abdominal pain

    Page :S79

    S. Bacus, F. Amoa-Bonsu, M.D. Lanigan, M.S. Radeos

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department capsule endoscopy for acute gastrointestinal bleeding: A randomized pilot study

    Page :S80

    R.M. Sachdev, P.L. Hibberd, M. Pearlmutter, D.R. Cave

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Interpretation of clinically important electrocardiogram abnormalities by emergency department students, residents, and staff

    Page :S80

    L.R. Delatore, L.F. Vukov

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Assessment of emergency physician knowledge of spinal cord medicine: managing the urgent patient

    Page :S80

    M.T. Edwards, C.M. Curtin, K.G. Engel, T. Kowalenko

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Urine culture susceptibility reports may be misleading: Cultured patients may be different than the majority treated empirically

    Page :S81

    R.R. Roberts, R. Patel, K.L. Larkin, F.H. Abbasi, L.M. Kampe, M. Bobba, I. Ahmad, N. Shamsi, M. Andrade, A. Andrade, G. Andrade, B. Saadatmand

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Can emergency personnel accurately estimate adult patient weights?

    Page :S81

    J. Axelband, A. Malka, J. Jacoby, J. Reed

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Resident-Performed evaluation for deep venous thrombosis reduces time to diagnoses “After-Hours”

    Page :S81

    T.B. Jang, M. Docherty, C. Aubin, G. Polites

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Reliability of adnexal mass mobility in distinguishing possible ectopic pregnancy from corpus luteum cysts

    Page :S82

    M. Blaivas, M. Lyon

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·A Two-Year experience with bedside emergency ultrasonography for acute scrotal pain in the emergency department

    Page :S82

    M. Blaivas, M. Lyon, D. Theodoro

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Risk stratification of suspected ectopic pregnancy by transabdominal emergency physician–performed ultrasonography

    Page :S82

    W.M. Todd, C.L. Moore, E. O'Brien, H. Lin

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Effect of ultrasonography localization of spinal landmarks on lumbar puncture in the emergency department

    Page :S83

    D. Pisupati, T.W. Heyming, R.J. Lewis, M.A. Peterson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Ultrasonographic assessment of bladder volume prior to urinary catheterization in infants: Training operators and avoiding unsuccessful catheterizations

    Page :S83

    T. Milling, L. Melville, L. Santiago, R. Amerongen

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Can midlevel providers perform ultrasonography on superficial abscesses?

    Page :S83

    L.P. Roppolo, B. Krakover, A.H. Miller, B. Hatten

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency ultrasonography evaluation of symptomatic nontraumatic pleural effusion

    Page :S84

    B.A. Nicks, V.S. Tayal

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Can emergency physicians utilize ultrasonography to accurately confirm intraosseous needle placement?

    Page :S84

    T. Korszun, C.C. Raio, D. Theodoro, M.J. Nelson, S. Hormozdi, D.C. Lee, D. Elliott

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Biliary ultrasonography for cholelithiasis: A retrospective analysis of the first two years of an emergency ultrasonography training program

    Page :S84

    B. Potts, A.M. Zlidenny, W. Scruggs, J.C. Fox

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Sonographic free fluid in patients with ectopic pregnancy

    Page :S85

    J.L. Thacker, R.F. Reardon

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Propofol for pediatric sedation: Does experience matter?

    Page :S85

    M. Charles, B. Walling, P. Wehner

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Treatment and assessment of pain in children with extremity fractures

    Page :S85

    A. Wivel, R. Kime, R.A. Seupaul, B. Giles

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Out-of-hospital analgesia in adults and children

    Page :S86

    D.B. Kendrick, J.A. Alexander

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pain and Pain-Related functional interference among discharged emergency department patients

    Page :S86

    K.H. Todd, J. Ducharme, M. Choiniere, C. Johnson, C. Crandall, K. Puntillo

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The minimum clinically significant difference in Patient-Assigned 11-Point numeric pain scale scores for pain

    Page :S86

    D.B. Kendrick, T.D. Strout

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pain and anxiety in the emergency department

    Page :S87

    D.E. Fosnocht, E.R. Swanson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Do emergency department patients with musculoskeletal pain really want analgesics?

    Page :S87

    J. Axelband, M. Lopez-Rodriguez, J. Jacoby, M. Heller

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Comparison of cyclobenzaprine alone versus cyclobenzaprine plus ibuprofen in patients with acute musculoskeletal spasm and pain

    Page :S87

    M.K. Childers, M. Petri, C. Laudadio, D. Harrison, S. Silber, D. Bowen

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pain management after discharge from the emergency department

    Page :S88

    M.J. Larsen, D.E. Fosnocht, E.R. Swanson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Measuring the minimum clinically significant difference in acute pain: Etiology, direction, and time of assessment

    Page :S88

    O. Karcioglu, V. Degerli, G.L. Larkin, S. Karaduman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Correlation and consistency of pain severity ratings by teenagers using different pain scales

    Page :S89

    J.M. Takahashi, L.G. Yamamoto

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Opioid analgesia for acute abdominal pain in the elderly: Is the diagnosis of gallbladder pathology hindered?

    Page :S89

    B.P. Nelson, E.L. Senecal, T. Ptak, S.H. Thomas

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Fomepizole use is often suboptimal in cases of toxic alcohol poisoning

    Page :S89

    M.B. Mycyk, B. Wills, S. Mazor, C. Deslauriers, J. Metz

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Which is the treatment of choice for acetaminophen overdose when serum level determination is not available within eight hours? Comparisons on oral and intravenous N-Acetylcysteine treatment

    Page :S89

    K. Young-Min, K. Hyung-Min, L. Won-Jae, K. Se-Kyung

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Efficacy of a Pressure-Immobilization bandage in delaying the onset of systemic toxicity in a porcine model of eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius) envenomation

    Page :S90

    B.T. German, J.B. Hack, K.L. Brewer, W.J. Meggs

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Noninvasive measurement of carbon monoxide levels in patients with headaches

    Page :S90

    A. Powell, M. Eberhardt, G. Bonfante, J. Guarnaccia, V. Rupp, J. Reed

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Derailing the myth of the droperidol dangers

    Page :S90

    T.P. Coon, M.M. Patel, D.W. Wright, M. Miller

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Completion of whole bowel irrigation in emergency department overdose patients

    Page :S91

    R.D. Shih, D. Laird, B. Ruck, S.M. Marcus

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·γ-Hydroxybutyrate addiction and withdrawal: From the γ-Hydroxybutyrate addiction study

    Page :S91

    D.L. Zvosec, S.W. Smith

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Hemoperfusion using a portable dual pulsatile extracorporeal life support on paraquat intoxication

    Page :S91

    K. Kim, G. Suh, Y. Kwak, B. Min

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Electrocardiographic abnormality in carbon monoxide–poisoned patients

    Page :S92

    E. Maready, C. Holstege, W. Brady, A. Baer

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Therapeutic effects of glucagon on carbon monoxide poisoning

    Page :S92

    E.C. O'Bryan, F.H. Veser, B. Veser, R. Casey

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Gastric decontamination in the emergency department: What is the consensus?

    Page :S92

    V.J. Rocco, R. Sills, C. Babcock-Irvin, N.C. Aratari

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Impact of the anthrax bioterrorism incidents of 2001 on antibiotic utilization

    Page :S92

    R. Sikka, M. Khalid, E. Chae, B. Alemayehu

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Distance from the earthquake epicenter is not predictive of hospital damage, evacuation, or permanent closure in the near-field: Implications for patient evacuation

    Page :S93

    C.H. Schultz, K.L. Koenig, R.J. Lewis

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Creation and pilot testing of the advanced bioterrorism triage card

    Page :S93

    I.A. Subbarao, C. Johnson, W.F. Bond, T.E. Wasser, H.A. Schwid, J.F. McCarthy

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·An assessment of regional preparedness of volunteer firefighters for weapons of mass destruction incidents

    Page :S93

    C.M. Connery, C.M. Krawczyk, J.A. Borton, J. Moskovitz

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department disaster preparedness: Identifying the barriers

    Page :S94

    A.F. Rivera, D.M. Char

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department disaster preparedness: Are Regional efforts reaching local front lines?

    Page :S94

    A.F. Rivera, D.M. Char

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Out-of-hospital provider participation and support needs for chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear events

    Page :S95

    C.E. Hantsch, K.A. Martens, C.E. Stake, T.A. Mikhailov, M.E. Cichon

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Survey on interpersonal violence: An economic impact of note and childhood exposure to domestic violence in continuing the cycle

    Page :S95

    K.A. Forrestal, R. Riviello, K. Martin, J. Fracchia

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·An observational study to identify predictors of acute stress disorder and depressive symptoms in adult female victims of sexual assault

    Page :S95

    G.J. Freeman, J. McDaniel

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The emergency department as an effective environment for addressing interpersonal/domestic violence

    Page :S96

    K.A. Forrestal, R. Riviello, K. Martin, J. Fracchia

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Medical provider versus social worker screening to detect interpersonal violence

    Page :S96

    A. Delamater, M. McErlean, W. Triner, M. Mahoney

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Is the presence of children at the scene of domestic violence incidents associated with increased violence, alcohol intoxication, or weapon use?

    Page :S96

    D. Hassani, D. Houry, C. Parramore, S. Heron, A. Kellermann

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·A review of hate violence in the united states from 1992 to 2002 and its implications for emergency physicians

    Page :S96

    M.I. Sellas-Ferrer, H.R. Hutson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Mental health symptoms and intimate partner violence in emergency department patients

    Page :S97

    J. Leake, D. Houry, N. Kaslow, R. Schultz, H. Mintz, S. Heron, K. Rhodes, A. Kellermann

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Utility of echocardiography during subclavian vein catheterization and the proper length of right subclavian venous catheter in Korea

    Page :S97

    H. Kim, H.S. Kim, B.S. Oh, J.H. Kim

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Characteristics of sexual assault victims presenting to the emergency department: Analysis by race, age, timing of event, and relationship to perpetrator

    Page :S97

    J.L. Avegno, T.J. Mills, D. Ratterree

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Alcohol consumption and adult sexual assault in a community-based population of women

    Page :S98

    J. Hammerstein, J.S. Jones, B.N. Wynn, L. Rossman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Comparison of risk factors among three different types of youth violence

    Page :S98

    B. Sorondo, P. Dominici, M. Carter, A. Skinner-Beaman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Prevalence of S3 and S4 in emergency department patients with decompensated heart failure

    Page :S98

    S.P. Collins, C.J. Lindsell, W.F. Peacock, A.B. Storrow

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Elevation in blood urea nitrogen predicts a lower discharge rate from the observation unit

    Page :S99

    J. Burkhardt, W.F. Peacock, C.L. Emerman

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Patients with congestive heart failure treated by physicians using intravenous nitroglycerin boluses in the emergency department have shorter hospital length of stay

    Page :S99

    J.R. Allegra, B. Eskin

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·PRIME ECG improves emergency department diagnosis and management in moderate- to high-risk unstable angina/non–ST elevation myocardial infarction patients

    Page :S99

    A.L. Batton, B. O'Neil, S. Kernis, J. Dutcher

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Level of inhospital care does not predict length of stay for patients admitted with congestive heart failure

    Page :S100

    S.O. Henderson, K.K. Calder, P. Bretsky, M. Herbert

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Does sex influence triage decision and time to initial electrocardiogram?

    Page :S100

    P. Tanabe, D. Zull, S. Frankl, M.K. Pearlman, D.B. Stone

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Sex differences in decompensated heart failure

    Page :S100

    H.M. Prendergast, M. Latayan, K. Reddy, B. Bunney

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Physical examination findings in patients who present to the emergency department with congestive heart failure

    Page :S100

    D.B. Diercks, J.D. Kirk, E. Boghos

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Aspirin therapy in patients who presented to an academic emergency department with chest pain: Race, sex, and age effects

    Page :S101

    K.M. Takakuwa, F.S. Shofer, J.E. Hollander

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Impact of nesiritide infusion on acute decompensated heart failure in an urban hospital emergency department

    Page :S101

    S.R. Nazeer, A.H. Miller, B. Brickner, C. Yancy

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Decisions in chest pain: how often do they change after the initial evaluation?

    Page :S101

    K.R. Martin, B.K. Giles, S.A. Mullis, J.T. Schaffer

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Key factors in out-of-hospital intubation suggested for further training

    Page :S102

    G.D. Kryder, T.B. Jang, D. Tan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Trauma diversion within a tiered emergency department closure policy

    Page :S102

    R.S. Sidani, M.P. Gibbons, K.R. Brickman, P.R. Moomey, D.A. Lindstrom

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Impact of the San Diego county firestorm on emergency medical services

    Page :S102

    G.M. Vilke, P.A. Murrin, A. Marcotte, R.L. Upledger

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Educating out-of-hospital personnel on stroke: Preliminary results of the St. Louis emergency stroke education project

    Page :S103

    O. Heredia, A. Dromerick, D. Tan, J.M. Lee, M. Levine, A. Nassief, L. Henry

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The efficacy of out-of-hospital needle and tube thoracostomy in major trauma victims

    Page :S103

    D.P. Davis, K. Pettit, J.C. Poste, G.M. Vilke

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Rapid protocol changes in a regional emergency medical services system: Do providers comply?

    Page :S103

    J.I. Syrett, R.J. Fairbanks, M.N. Shah, E.A. Davis

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Wireless electrocardiogram transmission: Overcoming the technical barriers

    Page :S103

    V.A. Rupp, W.F. Bond, G.M. Sierzega, K.S. Kroszner, O.E. Rivera, J.F. McCarthy, M.S. Meinstock

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Adequacy of musculoskeletal pain control by emergency medical services providers compared to an emergency department gold standard

    Page :S104

    C.G. Bates, J.H. Brice

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pain medication administration in pediatric trauma patients with long bone fractures before emergency department arrival

    Page :S104

    T.J. Mader, P. Letourneau

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Terrorism response training for emergency medical technicians since september 11, 2001: A nation unprepared

    Page :S104

    M.F. O'Keefe, R. Levine

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·An opportunity for reform: A comprehensive evaluation of non-transport patterns in an urban emergency medical services setting

    Page :S105

    D.E. Slattery, J. Heck

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Knowledge of heart disease among women in an urban emergency setting

    Page :S105

    H.M. Prendergast, B. Bunney, T. Davis, T. Roberson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Epidemiology of epistaxis in us emergency department patients, 1992-2001

    Page :S105

    Y. Chng, J.A. Emond, M.P. McKay, A.J. Pelletier, C.A. Camargo, D.J. Pallin

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Do child-resistant caps prevent school age children access to prescription medications?

    Page :S106

    M.H. Schmidt, C.G. Nichols, E.W. Schmidt

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Predictors of preventive health knowledge among female emergency department patients

    Page :S106

    R.C. Merchant, E. Gee, B. Bock, B.M. Becker

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Characteristics of bites and stings victims in one state

    Page :S107

    E.A. Williamson, D.L. Morgan, M.B. Forrester

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Identifying the Need for Better Emergency and Out-of-Hospital Care in the Developing World: A Case Study in Chennai, India

    Page :S107

    P Ramanujam, A Rajagopalan, M Swammikannu, M Aschkenasy

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Is your household prepared for a disaster such as fire, flood, earthquake, blackout, or a terrorist attack in your community?

    Page :S107

    I.A. Barata, I. Llovera, M. Ward, D. Miele, A. Sama, S. Falitz, A. Rapaport, J. Ayan

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·TelEmergency: Distance emergency care using nurse practitioners

    Page :S107

    R.L. Galli, K.A. Henderson, B.L. Rutledge, R.L. Summers

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Factors contributing to medication noncompliance in elderly emergency department patients on fixed incomes

    Page :S108

    D. Salo, E. Handler, D. Shields, A. Malinker

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Cocaine use in a young urban population with new-onset congestive heart failure

    Page :S108

    L.D. Mills, T.J. Mills, M.J. Haydel

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Accuracy of emergency physician–directed focused echocardiography in the evaluation of the critically III pediatric patient

    Page :S108

    J.K. Pershad, J.Y. Wan, T. Chin

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Burn prevention knowledge and education in the emergency department

    Page :S109

    S. Horn, S.A. Santen, R.R. Hemphill, C.A. Turchi

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·A comparison of fever management by pediatric-trained and non–subspecialty-trained emergency physicians

    Page :S109

    R.C. Place, J.M. Howell

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Comparing the methods of emergency zipper release

    Page :S109

    N. Inoue, S.C. Crook, L.G. Yamamoto

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The utility of the WBC count to predict abnormal chest radiographs in febrile children from 90 days to 36 months of age

    Page :S110

    J.G. Ryan, I. Bareta, M.F. Ward, S. Hormozdi, A. Shenkman, A.E. Sama, Z. Roit

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Practice patterns and management of aseptic meningitis in a pediatric emergency department

    Page :S110

    E. Simon, S.A. Arnold, R.P. Foley, R.A. Clinton

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pediatric femur fractures: A seven-year review

    Page :S110

    C.S. Korn, M. Hollinger, S.O. Henderson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Association of emergency severity index versus three triage category with emergency department charges in a pediatric population

    Page :S110

    M.R. Baumann, T.D. Strout

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Reliability and validity of the emergency severity index triage algorithm in a pediatric population

    Page :S111

    M.R. Baumann, T.D. Strout

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Prospective evaluation of an ultrasonography training model for emergency physicians: Can we teach old dogs new tricks?

    Page :S111

    B.P. Nelson, V.E. Noble, H.H. Cranmer

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The influence of an emergency medicine ultrasonography program on the ranking of senior medical students who choose emergency medicine residencies: A prospective survey

    Page :S111

    A.H. Miller, M.M. Miller, T. Rupp

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Ultrasonography for manipulation and reduction of pediatric forearm fractures in the children's emergency department

    Page :S112

    C.E. Wong, K. Ng, A.S. Ang

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Diagnosing pleural effusion: A prospective comparison of physical examination with bedside thoracic ultrasonography

    Page :S112

    L.A. Patterson, T.G. Costantino, W.A. Satz

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·A retrospective analysis of the use of bedside ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis

    Page :S112

    R. Oshita, M. Hunt, J.C. Fox, A.M. Zlidenny

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Utility of sonography for the evaluation of suspected urolithiasis in pregnancy

    Page :S113

    E.M. Meiner, C.T. Hsu, D.S. Katz

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Pelvic ultrasonography in the emergency evaluation of nonpregnant patients with pelvic pain or vaginal bleeding

    Page :S113

    M. Stumpf, C. Tibbles

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Ultrasonography use in the emergency department: Six-month prospective analysis

    Page :S113

    D.F. Zlogar, D. Price, B. Frazee

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Can fourth-year medical students learn bedside ultrasonography?

    Page :S113

    A.M. Zlidenny, J.C. Fox, T. Henson, G. Barajas

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Variability in institutional review for an observational multicenter health services study with waiver of consent

    Page :S114

    C.D. Newgard, L.J. Roger, S. Hui, A. Griffin

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Does kidney stone size correlate with degree of hydronephrosis on focused emergency department ultrasonography?

    Page :S114

    J.L. Calabro, C.C. Raio, D. Theodoro, M.J. Nelson, J. Patel, D.C. Lee

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Self-reported hypertension in a large multiethnic cohort

    Page :S114

    S.O. Henderson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·The nonrandom occurrence of visits to the emergency department

    Page :S115

    M.A. Graber, J.W. Dly, J.D. Dawson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Racial and economic composition of emergency department visitors and privacy values: Are first-time visitors different from repeat visitors?

    Page :S115

    B.P. Nelson, S. Hurwitz, H. Hutson

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Emergency department overcrowding: Patient preference for boarding hallway location

    Page :S115

    C.S. McNamee, J. Kolb

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Effect of interhospital transfer patterns on hospitals' quality performance measurement results

    Page :S116

    L.G. Graff, J. Foody, D. Galusha, K. Tuozzo, T. Meehan, M. Radford

    Résumé Résumé
• • ·Does the evidence support the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations's requirement for spiritual assessment?

    Page :S116

    T.B. Jang, G.D. Kryder, D. Tan, D.M. Char

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• • ·Emergency medicine workforce study in israel: 2003

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    M.J. Drescher, J. Peleg, L. Aharonson-Daniel, Y. Liebman

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• • ·Factors contributing to increased emergency department use among patients with chronic conditions

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    B. Sorondo, T. Zickgraf, J. Fisher, B. Minczak

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• • ·EMF-7 EMTALA: Two decades later

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    D.W. Ballard, R.W. Derlet, B.A. Rich, R.A. Lowe

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• • ·A prospective study comparing standard laryngoscopy to the trachview videoscope system for orotracheal intubation by emergency medicine residents and medical students

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    L.P. Roppolo, C.R. Brockman, B. Hattan, L.S. Hynan

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• • ·The effect of paramedic rapid sequence intubation on outcome in trauma patients

    Page :S118

    R.M. Domeier, C.R. Chudnofsky, S.M. Frederiksen, P. Colone

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• • ·The effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome on emergency airway management

    Page :S118

    E. Wong, K. Ho

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• • ·Emergency physicians cannot inflate or estimate endotracheal tube cuff pressure using standard techniques

    Page :S118

    R.J. Hoffman, V. Parwani, B. Hsu, I. Hahn

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• • ·Assessment of a new method to distinguish esophageal from tracheal intubation by measuring the endotracheal cuff pressure in a porcine model

    Page :S119

    C. Hsu, H. Lin, Y. Wu, W. Lee

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• • ·The glidescope video laryngoscope in the hands of novice users: Seeing the larynx does not correlate with intubation success

    Page :S119

    W.C. Kinkle, R.M. Levitan, W.J. Levin

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• • ·Location of the endotracheal tube by pilot balloon-cuff counter-ballottement

    Page :S119

    E.L. Fieg, J.C. Wagner, M.D. Levine

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• • ·The impact of blood pressure in the emergency department on survival in transient ischemic attack

    Page :S120

    L.G. Stead, B. Peake, A.L. Weaver, R.D. Brown, W.W. Decker

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• • ·Very early risk of a significant cardiac event after a transient ischemic attack or acute ischemic stroke

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    A. McGregor, P. Panagos, S. Reinert

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• • ·Utility of perfusion-weighted computed tomography in acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy

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    H. Kim, H.S. Kim, B.S. Oh, J.H. Kim

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• • ·Use of aspirin and heparin for treatment of stroke in a community hospital emergency department in the 21st century

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    M.S. Hendrickson, K. Brooks, M. O'Malley

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• • ·Continuous emergency department blood pressure monitoring in acute ischemic stroke: A pilot study

    Page :S121

    L.G. Stead, S. Nimishikavi, A.L. Weaver, W.W. Decker

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• • ·The emergency department transient ischemic attack accelerated diagnostic protocol (TIA ADP) study

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    M.A. Ross, P. Kilanowski, A. Mattke, B. O'Neil, S. Compton

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• • ·Apolipoprotein-deficient mice are more susceptible to mild traumatic brain injury than are wild-type mice

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    L.M. Lewis, P.V. Bayly, E. Black, C. Creeley, D. Wozniak, D. Krikor, J. Olney

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• • ·Microspheres for use in determining accelerations during head impacts

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    D. Matero, R. Naunheim

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• • ·Impact of institution of an electronic hospital information system on nursing quick registration and triage times

    Page :S122

    J. Tsai, A.T. Limkakeng, R.R. Roberts, J. Schaider

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• • ·The soterion rapid triage system: Evaluation of interrater reliability and validity

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    P.A. Maningas, D.A. Hime, D.E. Parker, T.A. McMurry

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• • ·Emergency physician perceptions of radiology before and after the installation of an electronic work-queue display

    Page :S123

    F.L. Zwemer, E. Kim

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• • ·Comparison of seven popular patient-oriented medical web sites for three common emergency department complaints

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    D. Salo, A. Roomi, O. Falodun, D. Shields

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• • ·T-system versus traditional documentation: Do residents document a reexamination better with the t-system?

    Page :S123

    B. Druzgal, M. Kordick, S.B. Chan

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• • ·Syndromic surveillance for infectious disease outbreaks using chief complaint data

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    R.G. Thomas, R.R. Hemphill, D. Aronsky

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• • ·The eigenvalue model as an electrical marker in the prediction of acute myocardial infarction in measured and derived electrocardiograms

    Page :S124

    D.M. Schreck, M.S. Viscito, C. Brotea

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• • ·Susceptibilities among bacterial pathogens isolated from patient groups frequently admitted to the emergency department, 2003-2004

    Page :S124

    G.A. Volturo, M.E. Jones, D.C. Draghi, D.F. Sahm

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• • ·The clinical significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci-positive blood cultures

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    S.E. Beekmann, D.J. Diekema, E.W. Dickson, G.V. Doerm

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• • ·Nonoccupational HIV postexposure prophylaxis (NPEP) protocols and barriers to NPEP utilization in massachusetts emergency departments

    Page :S125

    J. Grayson, J.A. Linden, P.B. Lawrence, J. Feldman

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• • ·Risk factors for inappropriate ciprofloxacin use in an emergency department

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    L. Jae Hyuk, K. Young Ho

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• • ·Seroprevalence of tetanus antibody titers among HIV-infected patients

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    K. Alagappan, B. Donohue, M. Kaplan, J. Cevia

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• • ·Urinary tract infection must be excluded in febrile infants less than 3 months of age with positive respiratory syncytial virus antigen test

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    A.E. Muniz, S. Bartle, C. Woleben, R.L. Foster

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• • ·Prevalence of Bacterial Infection in Febrile Children Less Than 2 Years of Age With a Positive Influenza A Antigen Test

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    A.E. Muniz, S. Bartle, C. Wolben, R.L. Foster

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• • ·Seroprevalence of tetanus antibodies among immigrants over age 50: A comparison to an aged matched US-born population

    Page :S126

    K. Alagappan, B. Donohue, H. Guzik, R. Silverman

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• • ·Predictive effect of the injury severity score on the development of multiple organ failure among young adults and elderly patients

    Page :S127

    A.A. Baez, E.M. Giraldez, M.D. Sztajnkrycer

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• • ·An analysis of Delta V and brain injury in motorsports crashes

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    C.S. Weaver, M.L. Olinger, S. Williams, E.J. Brizendine, H. Bock

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• • ·Prevalence and predictors of surgical intervention in trauma patients activated by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma guidelines

    Page :S127

    V.E. Coba, B. Oh, R. Steele, S. Green, O.H. Bismark

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• • ·Operating characteristics of serial hematocrit measurements in detecting major injury after trauma

    Page :S128

    M. Goldman, R. Kapitanyan, S. Zehtabchi, R. Sinert, J. Ballas

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• • ·Anterior dislocation of shoulder: Reduction in the emergency department without analgesia by scapular rotation and humeral traction

    Page :S128

    K. Shoukry, B. Riou

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• • ·Survival in posttraumatic hypotension

    Page :S128

    T.J. Sikorski, L. Black, E. Ho, T. Mills

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• • ·Patterns of injuries sustained by pedestrians in road traffic accidents at the singapore general hospital

    Page :S129

    L.M. Jean, L. Swee Han, V. Anantharaman, Y. Allen

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• • ·Comparison of trauma outcomes in urban and suburban areas of korea

    Page :S129

    S. Lee, Y. Hong, Y. Yoon, G. Han, S. Choi

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• • ·Effects of implementing a modified electronic medical record and comprehensive patient tracking system on the patient care activities of emergency department staff

    Page :S129

    A.T. Limkakeng, J. Tsai, T. Lindsay, G. Ciavarella, A.A. Andrade, L.M. Kampe, J.J. Schaider, P. Taylor, R.R. Roberts

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• • ·Work force motivation, a novel application of expectancy theory in emergency medicine

    Page :S130

    R.N. Bilkovski, S. Delis

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• • ·Six sigma process improvement in the emergency department: A pilot study using statistical process control methods to analyze ecg times in the emergency department

    Page :S130

    D.L. Klocke, N. Schiebel, L. Ehlenfeldt

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• • ·Patients leaving against medical advice from the emergency department: How many of them actually return to continue their evaluation and what are the reasons the others do not?

    Page :S130

    D.A. Jerrard, R. Chasm

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• • ·Model for inclusion of nurse practitioners in an academic department of emergency medicine

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    D. Rondeau, R.L. Norton, K. Vaughn, J.R. Hedges

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• • ·Measuring the effect of a computerized nursing documentation system with objective measures and reported perceptions

    Page :S131

    P.V. Asaro, J. Williams, G.A. Banet

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• • ·Patients admitted through the emergency department are more profitable than patients admitted electively

    Page :S132

    B.J. Browne, D.C. Kuo

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• • ·Is sex a factor in determining whether acute coronary syndrome patients with renal insufficiency undergo diagnostic cardiac catheterization?

    Page :S132

    J. Ayan, M.F. Ward, D.C. Lee, B. Ruvolo, G.X. Brogan, A.E. Sama, D. Miele, M. Lukin, S.M. Falitz, T. Trimarco, L. Stuart

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• • ·What really happens when patients leave the emergency department? Self-reported discharge instruction adherence among different racial groups seen in the emergency department

    Page :S132

    T. DePass, J. Brice, T. Carey, E. Olemedo, P. Fort, N. Kizer

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• • ·Droperidol dosing for nausea and vomiting

    Page :S132

    J.L. Thacker, J. Miner

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• • ·Empiric Acyclovir is uncommonly initiated in the emergency department to patients with symptoms of encephalitis

    Page :S133

    P.C. Benson, S.P. Swadron

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• • ·A probabilistic approach to the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in hospitalized patients

    Page :S133

    N. Mumoli, M. Cei, A. Busoni, M. Verzuri

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• • ·Patient sex and quality of emergency department care for patients with acute myocardial infarction

    Page :S133

    D.R. Vinson, D.J. Magid, T.G. Padgett, T.M. Vlugt, A.S. Go, F.A. Masoudi, J.S. Rumsfeld, A.J. Tricomi, L. Crounse, E.E. Lyons, P.M. Ho, D.W. Brand

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• • ·Utilization of emergency department resources of patients presenting with abdominal pain by age group

    Page :S134

    J. Snarski, R.H. Birkhahn, M. Gambhir, T.J. Gaeta

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• • ·Academic emergency physicians' understanding and opinions toward emergency contraception

    Page :S134

    H. Ibrahim, J.E. Gough, K.L. Brewer

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• • ·The feasibility of treating severe acute congestive heart failure with bolus intravenous nitroglycerin

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    R. Zalenski, P. Levy, S. Compton, G. Delgado, R. Welch, D. Waselewsky

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