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• Research Forum Educational Program 2010

  • ·Research Forum Educational Program 2010

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• Index of Presenters

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• Research Forum Abstracts

  • ·1: Ultrasonography Evaluation for Appendicitis In Children: Can We Safely Reduce CT Scan Utilization?

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    S. Bentley, B. Nelson, L. Zahn

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  • ·2: Liquid Pediatric Medication Dosing Cups Are Inaccurate

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    A. Tadros, M. Long, S.M. Davis

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  • ·3: Prevalence and Prediction of Deterioration After Drowning In the Emergency Department

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    K. Weber, C. Denney, J. Thundyil, P. Giordano

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  • ·4: The Lack of Utility of Acute Phase Reactant Testing for Predicting Occult Bacteremia In the Well-Appearing Febrile Infant: A Meta-Analysis and Bayesian Evaluation of Hematologic Testing In the Vaccine Era

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    Y. Chathampally, S. Prater, R. Malkani

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  • ·5: Rehydration Therapy: Hyaluronidase-Facilitated Subcutaneous Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase Versus Intravenous In Children

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    P.J. Okada, S.E. Mace, P.R. Spandorfer, K. Friend, G. Harb

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  • ·6: Does Ultrasonography Measurement of Inferior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava/Aorta Ratio Correlate With Fluid Therapy In Clinically Dehydrated Children With Gastroenteritis?

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    I. Barata, L.A. Houdek, M.B. O'Donnell, M. Akerman, C. Raio, M.F. Ward, A. Sama

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  • ·7: Efficacy of Topical Lidocaine Preparations In Spontaneous Rupture of Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses

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    J.W. Ordun, J.F. Anders, G.K. Siberry, A.E. Chen

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  • ·8: In Pediatric Trauma, Does Insurance Play a Role In Transfer of Patients to OR, ICU or Another Institution?

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    W. Hakmeh, J.S. Barker, R. Takla, S. Szpunar, C.B. Irvin

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  • ·9: Why Do Parents Use Pediatric Emergency Department During Regular Office Hours?

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    N. Kondamudi, P. Tatachar, V. Bansilal, M. Sharma, P. Jain

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  • ·10: Propofol Dosing for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Procedural Sedation In the Emergency Department

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    K.D. Jasiak, H. Phan, C.J. Edwards, A.E. Patanwala

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  • ·11: Emergent Brain Imaging Prior to Stroke Center Transfer Delays Care and Worsens Outcomes In Patients With Stroke

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    S.S. Ali, K. Cockroft, V. Chinchilli, T.A. Lloyd

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  • ·12: Implementation of Early Goal-Directed Therapy and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Resuscitation Bundle In Asia Is Associated With Decreased Mortality: Analysis of a Team Versus Non-Team Model of Care for the ATLAS Investigators

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    S. Na, M. Mahadevan, M. Joshi, C. Li, A. Varma, S. Chen, S. Ray, L. Yiming, H. Nguyen

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  • ·13: Out-of-Hospital Initiation of Therapeutic Hypothermia With Cold Saline Improves Survival In Patients With Return of Spontaneous Circulation In the Field

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    J.G. Cabanas, R. Lewis, V.J. De Maio, B. Myers, R. Lee, D. Licatese, G. Snyder

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  • ·14 EMF: Human Recombinant Low Molecular Weight Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Protects the Heart From Reperfusion Injury Through Activation of FGF Receptors and Nitric Oxide Signaling

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    S.L. House, G. Newman, J.J. Schultz

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  • ·15: Impact of Daily Pollen Levels on Emergency Department Visits for Asthma

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    J. Hess, L. Darrow, M. Klein, P. Tolbert, S. Sarnat

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  • ·16: National Trends In Emergency Department Testing and Treatment and Its Impact on Length of Stay: 1998-2007

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    K.E. Kocher

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  • ·17: The Impact of Specific Surveillance System Methodology on Influenza-Like Illness Prevalence Rates

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    D.P. Rumoro, S.C. Shah, G.S. Gibbs, J.C. Silva, J.D. Bayram, M.M. Hallock, M.J. Waddell

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  • ·18: Impact of an Urban Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Program

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    K.B. Broderick, R. Diedrich, M. Richmond

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  • ·19: Prospective Study of the Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Among Patients Evaluated for Pulmonary Embolism by Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography

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    A.M. Mitchell, A.E. Jones, J.A. Tumlin, J.A. Kline

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  • ·20: A Clinical Microsystem Approach to Improving Emergency Department Flow

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    S.A. Haydar, N. Swan, S.M. RN, T.D. Strout

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  • ·21: Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Does Not Decrease Medication Errors Upon Implementation In a Community Hospital Emergency Department

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    H. Patel, J. Pilotto, R. Walch, W. Anderson, A. Bastani

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  • ·22: Implementation of “Lean” Methodologies Are Effective In Reducing Throughput In Pediatric Emergency Department

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    N.S. Khan, L.M. Jones, H.K. Simon

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  • ·23: Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay Is Not Associated With Worse Neurologic Outcomes In Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage

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    J. Elmer, D.J. Pallin, S. Liu, C. Pearson, Y. Chang, S.M. Greenberg, J. Ros, J. Goldstein

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  • ·24: Beneficial Effect of Calcium Treatment for Hyperkalemia Is Mediated by Calcium-Dependent Conduction, Not “Membrane Stabilization”

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    J.S. Piktel, X. Wan, M. Infeld, D.S. Rosenbaum, L.D. Wilson

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  • ·25: Investigating Depression Among Emergency Medicine Residents

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    M. Shah, E. Katz, M. Dorfman, L.E. Kass, A.T. Sadosty, C. Cundiff, A. Desai, S.B. Chan

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  • ·26: Educational Effectiveness of Computerized Patient Simulation: A Randomized Trial

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    T.J. McLaughlin, J.R. Dunne, N.E. Seymour, J. Cannon-Bowers, C. Bowers, C.L. McDonald

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  • ·27: Recent Prescription Opioid History of Patients Prescribed Opioids In the Emergency Department

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    J.E. Houghl, J. Hoppe, A. Zosel, K. Heard

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  • ·28: Does Coronary Artery Calcium Score of 0 Identify All Patients With Freedom From Coronary Artery Disease

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    N.A. Ridge, C.M. McCusker, K.M. Walsh, H.I. Litt, J.E. Hollander

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  • ·29: Inpatient Mortality for Sepsis Patients From the Emergency Department Versus Direct Admission: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study

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    E.S. Powell, R.K. Khare, J. Feinglass

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  • ·30: Applying the Theory of Constraints to Emergency Department Workflow: Reducing Ambulance Diversion Through Basic Business Practice

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    C. Strear, R. Vissers, E. Yoder, H. Barnett, T. Shanks, L. Jones

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  • ·31: A Lean-Based Process Redesign and Its Impact on Provider Productivity: The SPEED Trial

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    J. Mink, K. Eanes, B. Levine, J.F. Reed, C.L. Reese, T. Sweeney, H.L. Farley, N. Jasani

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  • ·32: A Lean-Based Process Redesign: Resource Utilization In the SPEED Trial

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    J. Mink, A. Werzen, J.N. Wescott, B. Levine, J.F. Reed, C.L. Reese, T. Sweeney, H. Farley, N. Jasani

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  • ·33: Emergency Department Personnel Perception of Their Role In Patient Experience

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    L. Kobayashi, L.A. Sweeney, A.C. Cousins, K.S. Bertsch, F.G. Gardiner, N.M. Tomaselli, R.M. Boss, F.J. Gibbs, G.D. Jay

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  • ·34: A Tool for Emergency Department Throughput: Using Maximum Emergency Department Bed Time to Reduce Wait Times and the Number of Left Without Being Seen Patients

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    A. Joshua, T. Chan, E. Castillo

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  • ·35: Impact of Emergency Department Management of Atrial Fibrillation on Hospital Resource Utilization

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    J. Williams, A. Sacchetti, S. Levi, D. Akula

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  • ·36: Out-of-Hospital Initiated Reperfusion for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients: Successful Implementation of an Out-of-Hospital Thrombolytic Strategy Coupled With Urgent PCI for Reducing Myocardial Ischemic Time In an Urban Environment

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    D.P. Kelly, J.J. McCarthy, T. Weirick, D.E. Persse, C.M. Barker, H.V. Anderson, A.E. Denktas, S. Sdringola, Y. Chathampally, R.W. Smalling

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  • ·37: Acute Heart Failure Patients Needing Antibiotic Therapy Can Be Identified by Procalcitonin Measurements: Observational Results From the BACH Multinational Trial

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    R.M. Nowak, W.F. Peacock, O. Hartmann, J. Landsberg, C. Mueller, C. Hogan, S.X. Neath, N.A. Morganthaler, J. McCord, A. Maisel

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  • ·38: Continuous Daily Utilization of Coronary CTA for Exclusion of CAD In Emergency Department Patients With Low Risk Chest Pain: A One-Year Experience

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    A.J. Singer, A. Domingo, H.C. Thode, M. Daubert, S. Ferraro, A. Minton, M.C. Henry, M. Poon

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  • ·39: Peri-Partum Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Patient Characteristics, Management Choices and Long-Term Prognosis

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    G.L. Higgins, J.H. Sisemoore, T.D. Strout, T.S. Cochran, C.B. Irish

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  • ·40: Changes In the Neurohormonal Profile of Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure Syndromes During the Early Post-Discharge Period According to Early, Late, or No Heart Failure Re-Hospitalization or Mortality Events: Analysis From the EVEREST Trials

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    P.S. Pang, F. Zannad, M. Konstam, J. Burnett, J. Udelson, K. Swedberg, L. Grinfeld, A.P. Maggioni, T. Cook, M. Gheorghiade

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  • ·41: Utility of Cardiac Stress Testing In Young Patients In an Observation Unit

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    S. Ely, A. Chandra, A. Reinstein, A.T. Limkakeng

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  • ·42: The Nature and Resources Utilized In the Evaluation of Neurological Complaints In the Emergency Department

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    C.K. Hansen, J. Fisher, C.E. Dyott, N.K. Joyce, J.A. Edlow

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  • ·43: Emergency Medicine Residents' Knowledge In Key Concepts In Hospice and Palliative Care Before and After an Educational Intervention

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    T.E. DeVader, R. Jeanmonod

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  • ·44: Emergency Physicians' Experiences With Patient Death

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    J. Strote, E.D. Schroeder, J.P. Lemos, R. Paganelli, J. Solberg, H. Hutson

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  • ·45: 360-Degree Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Residents: Maybe Once Is Enough?

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    G. Garra, A. Wackett, H.C. Thode

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  • ·46: Is There Is a Sex Bias In Descriptions of Applicants In Standard Letters of Recommendation for Emergency Medicine Residencies?

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    V. Tucci, R. Merritt, K. Somai, P. Cheng, K. O'Keefe, T. Sanson

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  • ·47: Observing the Effects of Medical Students on Patient Length of Stay and Time to Disposition In the Emergency Department

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    N. Roy, H.L. Farley, D. Resurreccion, J. Reed

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  • ·48: The Impact of an Intake Model on Patient Care, Resident Education, and Staff Satisfaction at an Academic Emergency Department

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    L. Weichenthal, P. Armenian, D. Campgane, B. Snowden, G. Kallsen

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  • ·49: Emergency Department Contrast Practices for Abdominal/Pelvic CT: A National Survey

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    J.S. Broder, A.G. Hamedani, S.W. Liu, C.L. Emerman

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  • ·50: Vascular Pedicle Width on CXR Correlates With Volume Overload: A Meta Analysis

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    J. Gaspard, S. Mahler, T. Arnold, J. Gorchynski, H. Wang

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  • ·51: Computed Tomographic Head Scans In Emergency Medicine: Physicians Overestimate the Pre-Test Probability and Legal Risk of Significant Findings

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    J. Herrick, J.R. Baskerville

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  • ·52: The Impact of Teleradiology Preliminary Reports on Emergency Department Patient Care

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    M. Campbell, D.J. Castle, M.J. Hughes, D.P. Betten

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  • ·53: MRI Utilization Trends In a Large Tertiary Care Pediatric Emergency Department

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    J. Ramirez, J. Thundiyil, K.J. Cramm-Morgan, L. Papa, C. Dobleman, P. Giordano

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  • ·54: Emergency Department Experience With Non-Oral Contrast In the Evaluation of Patients for Appendicitis

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    J. Glauser, C. Emerman, J. Siff

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  • ·55: Impact of Replacing Radiology With CT In Routine Primary Screening for Cervical Spine Trauma on Estimated Population Risk of Cancer In Emergency Patients

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    B.C. Chen, R.T. Griffey

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  • ·56: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Paracetamol Versus Morphine for the Treatment of Acute Painful Crisis of Sickle Cell Disease

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    R. Rehmani

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  • ·57: A Retrospective Case-Control Review of the Use of Ketofol and Propofol In an Academic Emergency Department

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    V. Davis, C. Wilson, S. Youngquist, D. Johnson, T. Madsen, M. Ahern, E. Barton

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  • ·58: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia With Ketamine and Midazolam In Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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    S. Sener, C. Eken, C.H. Schultz, M. Serinken, M. Ozsarac

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  • ·59: Self-Reported Pain Scores Are Not Affected by Language, Race and Ethnicity Among Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department With Long Bone Fractures

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    F. Bautista, J.G. Mejia, N. Garg, M.S. Radeos

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  • ·60: Reliability and Validity of the Modified Preverbal, Early Verbal Pediatric Pain Scale In Emergency Department Pediatric Patients

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    T.D. Strout

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  • ·61: Randomized Controlled Trial of Morphine In Elderly Patients With Acute Abdominal Pain

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    F. Gungor, M. Kartal, F. Bektas, S. Soyuncu, O. Yigit, A. Mesci

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  • ·62 EMF: Ultrasonography-Guided Nerve Blockade for Pain Control In Patients With Hip Fractures In the Emergency Department

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    E. Dickman, L. Haines, S. Ayvazyan, A. Likourezos, M. Pearl-Davis, S. Wu, V. Cohen

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  • ·63: Abstract Withdrawn

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  • ·64: Feasibility of Integrating Clinical Decision Support Into an Existing Computerized Physician Order Entry System to Increase Seasonal Influenza Vaccination In the Emergency Department

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    A. Venkat, N.H. Chan-Tompkins, G.G. Hegde, D.M. Chuirazzi, R. Hunter, J.M. Szczesiul

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  • ·65: How Does Hazardous and Heavy Episodic Alcohol Drinking Relate to HIV Sexual Risk among Emergency Department Patients?

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    H. Guzman, R.C. Merchant, J.R. Baird, T.D. Nirenberg, T. Liu, G.T. Ladd

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  • ·66: Patient Attitudes Regarding Consent for Emergency Department Computed Tomography Scans

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    M.B. Weigner, H.F. Basham, K.M. Dewar, V.A. Rupp, M.R. Greenberg

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  • ·67: Perceptions of Participating Emergency Nurses Towards an Emergency Department Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program

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    A. Venkat, R. Hunter, G.G. Hegde, N.H. Chan-Tompkins, D.M. Chuirazzi, J.M. Szczesiul

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  • ·68: The Burden of Alcohol-Related Injury and Illness In California Emergency Departments

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    A. Lieser, C. Anderson, M. Burns, F. Vaca

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  • ·69: Further Characterization of the Influence of Crowding on Medication Errors

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    H. Watts, R. Sikka, R. Sweis, E. Kulstad

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  • ·70: The C-Mac Videolaryngoscope for Out-of-Hospital Use: A Prospective Multicenter Evaluation During Emergency Intubation

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    E. Cavus, A. Callies, V. Doerges, S. Merz, G. Heller, M. Steinfath, M. Helm

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  • ·71: Awake “Tomahawk” Video Laryngoscopy

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    N.A. Silverton, S.T. Youngquist, J. Bledsoe, M.P. Mallin, E.D. Barton

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  • ·72: A Randomized, Crossover Comparison of C-Mac Dblade, Glidescope, and Conventional Macintosh Laryngoscopy During Routine Induction of Anesthesia

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    E. Cavus, T. Neumann, V. Doerges, B. Bein, G. Serocki

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  • ·73: Abstract Withdrawn

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  • ·74: A Comparison of Successful Eschmann Introducer Placement Through Four Supraglottic Airway Devices

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    C.A. Mitchell, M.L. Riddle, N.M. Pearson, D.H. Tauferner

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  • ·75: Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax In the Emergency Department Observation Unit: Utility of the Mini Chest Drain

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    W. Kuan, J. Heng, M. Mahadevan

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  • ·76: Comparison of Clinical Features and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Pneumonia and Other Pneumonia

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    J. Yoon, W. Kim, W. Kim

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  • ·77: Early Application of a Novel Ventilator Strategy: APRV In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

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    M. Elie-Turenne, P. Maldjian, S. Compton, S. Lamba

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  • ·78: Time to Esophageal Obturator Airways Placement by Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic and Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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    K. Maekawa, K. Sawamoto, S. Uemura, K. Tanno, M. Hase, K. Mori, Y. Asai

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  • ·79: Intraosseous Pressure Infusion Comparison Using a Rapid Infusion Device and a Pressure Bag In a Swine Model

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    J.R. Lairet, V. Bebarta, K. Lairet, R. Kacprowicz, R. Johnson, R. Pitotti, S. Bolleter, J. Cowart, A. Bush

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  • ·80: Glycemic Control In the Emergency Department May Improve Mortality In Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

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    M. Mullen, A. Lomax, D. Chiu, A. Hayward, G. Volturo

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  • ·81: Increased Outcome Effectiveness of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Severe Sepsis Resuscitation Bundle With the Addition of Lactate Clearance as a Bundle Element: A Multi-National Evaluation for the ATLAS Investigators

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    H. Nguyen, S. Na, M. Mahadevan, M. Joshi, C. Li, S. Chen, A. Varma, S. Ray, L. Yiming

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  • ·82: Therapeutic Hypothermia for Anoxic Encephalopathy After Asphyxia

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    N. Bunya, K. Maekawa, K. Sawamoto, Y. Takeyama, K. Tanno, K. Mori, Y. Asai

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  • ·83: Cerebral Hemorrhage and Aortic Dissection for Differential Diagnosis of Non-Traumatic Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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    K. Cha, H. Kim, S. Hwang, D. Park, K. Lee

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  • ·84: Catechol O-Methyltransferase Haplotype Predicts Immediate Musculoskeletal Neck Pain and Psychological Symptoms After Motor Vehicle Crash

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    S.A. McLean, L. Diatchenko, R.A. Swor, Y.M. Lee, R.M. Domeier, J.S. Jones, C.W. Jones, D.J. Clauw, I. Liberzon

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  • ·85: A Multi-Site Assessment and Validation of the ACSCOT Trauma Triage Criteria for Identifying Seriously Injured Children and Adults

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    C. Newgard, D. Zive, T. Rea, E. Bulger, J. Holmes, M. Liao, K. Staudenmayer, R. Hsia, N.E. Wang, K.A. Sporer, R. Fleischman

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  • ·86: Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria In Minor Head Injury Patients With Glasgow Coma Scale 15/15

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    S. Cattamanchi, A. Siva, A. Raja, N.R. Thiagarajan, R.V. Trichur

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  • ·87: Vaginal Injuries After Consensual Versus Nonconsenual Sexual Intercourse In a Community-Based Population

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    O. Kolonda, S. Frye, P. Swiecicki, L. Rossman, D. Whalen, J.S. Jones

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  • ·88: Pelvic Radiographs Are Not Needed In Children With Major Abdominopelvic Trauma Who Are Evaluated With an Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography Scan

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    A.E. Muñiz

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  • ·89: Salutatory Effects of Urocortin In Acute Limb Ischemia

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    H. Tu, R.L. Muelleman, Y. Li, T.P. Tran

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  • ·90: Uninsured Adult Trauma Patients: Less OR, More Transfers, and Higher Mortality

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    C.M. Schroder, G. Baskin, C.B. Irvin

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  • ·91: Should Emergency Department Trauma Team Response Be Increased Because of Patient Young Age?

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    J.F. Holmes, R. Caltagirone, M. Murphy, L. Abramson

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  • ·92: Correlation of Pain Score With Ureteral Stone Size and Hydronephrosis

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    M. Samuels, E. Nwakanma, N. Garg, N. Nadel, J. Pierre, D. Fong, J. Ryan

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  • ·93: Concordance of Emergency Physician ECG Interpretation of Dysrhythmias and Conduction Disorders With That of Cardiology Interpretation

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    A.E. Suarez, N. Garg, M. Velagapudi, S.P. Adoeye, R. Sreeram, M.S. Radeos

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  • ·94: Reliability of Counting Sanitary Pads In Evaluating Severity of Vaginal Bleeding

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    S. Yahalom, A. Gupta, S. Dehdashtian, M. Scheiner

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  • ·95: Obesity and Acute Diverticular Disease: Is There an Association?

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    M. Bianco, A. Loyson, D. McNinch, J.S. Jones, T. Oosterhouse

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  • ·96: A Multicenter, Open-Label Trial to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of a Single Intravenous Loading Dose of Lacosamide Followed by Oral Maintenance as Adjunctive Therapy In Patients With Partial-Onset Seizures

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    N.B. Fountain, G. Krauss, J. Isojarvi, D. Dilley, P. Doty, G. Rudd

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  • ·97: Utility of Wet Prep In Predicting Cervical Infections In Women

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    B.M. Lo, C.K. Scott, H.A. Best, C.M. Visintainer

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  • ·EMF-1: Combination Therapy for Ischemic Brain Injury After Cardiac Arrest

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  • ·EMF-2: Prediction of Moderate/Severe Post-Thrombophlebitic Syndrome After Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis of the Leg

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  • ·EMF-3: Derivation and Validation of a Trauma Organ Dysfunction Score

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    J. Vogel

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  • ·98: The Association Between Self-Reported Physical Fitness and Exercise Frequency With ACS In Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients

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    A. Singer, D. Diercks, J.E. Hollander, H.C. Thode, J. Nagurney, W. Peacock

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  • ·99: New ECG Changes In Hemorrhagic Stroke and Their Association With Area of Cerebral Hemorrhage

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    A. Jain, V. Manivannan, M. Jain, M. Bellolio, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

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  • ·100: Does Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring Add to the Predictive Value of Coronary CTA for Adverse Cardiovascular Events In the Low Risk Chest Pain Patient

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    N.A. Ridge, C.M. McCusker, K.M. Walsh, H.I. Litt, J.E. Hollander

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  • ·101: QTc Prolongation and Serum Electrolyte Abnormalities In Emergency Department Patients

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    S.L. House, I. Vitkovitsky, A. Kim, M. Treaster, J. Burkett, S.E. Halcomb

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  • ·102: Eigenvalue Analysis as an Electrical Cardiac Biomarker to Identify Acute Myocardial Infarction

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    D.M. Schreck

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  • ·103: CLUE: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Nicardipine Versus Labetalol Use In the Emergency Department

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    W. Peacock, B. Baumann, P. Borczuk, C. Cannon, A. Chandra, D. Diercks, B. Kaminski, P. Levy, R. Nowak, J. Schrock, J. Varon

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  • ·104: Degree of ST Segment Upward Concavity Is Only Slightly Greater In Benign Early Repolarization Than In Electrocardiographically Subtle Acute Anterior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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    S.W. Smith, R.J. Chang, M. Sherman, A. Khalil, T.D. Henry, L.A. Pearce

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  • ·105: Urine Metabolomics Analysis for Renal Injury In Patients With Acute Heart Failure

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    D.B. Diercks, M.E. Sutter, M. Canova, V. Tolstikov

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  • ·106: Laboratory Evaluation In Diagnosing Cholecystitis

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    A. Bahl, B. Berry, B. Dull, M. Zimny, T. Noureldin, J. Roe, R. Swor

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  • ·107: Platelet, Hemoglobin and Hematocrit Levels Used as a Risk Modifier for Venous Thromboembolic Disease In the Emergency Department

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    S. Williams, S. Goldstein

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  • ·108: External Validation of the Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score and the Rockall Score In Emergency Department Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

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    S. Chandra, E.P. Hess, D. Agarwal, V. Montori, L.M. Wong Kee Song, G.A. Wells, I.G. Stiell

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  • ·109: Differential Diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Appendicitis In the Emergency Department

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    J. Lee, J. Shin

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  • ·110: Predicting Mild Traumatic Brian Injury Patients at Risk of Persistent Symptoms

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    S. Wojcik

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  • ·111: Procalcitonin Is an Effective Biomarker In Predicting Bacterial Infections In Patients With Liver Cirrhosis In the Emergency Department

    Page :S37

    C. Li, T. Chiu, H. Chen

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  • ·112: Retrospective Validation of the NIAID/FAAN Criteria for the Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis In Emergency Department Patients

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    A.R. Kanthala, W.W. Decker, J.B. Hagan, J.T. Li, V.D. Smith, V. Manivannan, M.F. Bellolio, M.J. Borgo, L.G. Stead, R.L. Campbell

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  • ·113: Evaluation of Three D-Dimer Methods Reveals Age-Stratified Thresholds Maintain High Negative Predictive Value for Excluding Pulmonary Embolism While Improving Specificity

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    D.C. Bloomgarden, K. Rader, L.L. Yanny, A.J. Anderson, S. Sup, T.I. Koshy

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  • ·114: Colleges of Medicine With Required Emergency Medicine Clerkships Have a Higher Proportion of Emergency Medicine Applications to Residency Than Those With Elective Clerkships

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    J.T. McMinn, A.L. Anderson, G.J. Tudor, J.W. Hafner, J.C. Aldag

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  • ·115: Senior Teaching Resident Impact on Emergency Medicine Medical Student Learning

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    A. Bryant, J. Ahn, C. Babcock, D.S. Howes

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  • ·116: Impact of Out-of-Hospital Myocardial Infarction Alert Process Education on Door to Balloon Times at Sites Within a Regional Heart Center

    Page :S39

    G. Coleman, A. Miller, D. Richardson, D. Cox, N. Patel, J.P. Kleavel, B. Feldman, R. Freudenberger, R. MacKenzie

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  • ·117: Instructional Curriculum Improves Medical Staff Understanding of the Importance for Routine Inquiry About Partner Violence and Appropriate Service Referral

    Page :S39

    E.A. Edwardsen, M.E. Dichter, S.H. Horwitz, C. Cerulli

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  • ·118: Use of an Audience Response System Improves the Retention of Presented Material and Increases Overall Satisfaction of the Text Review Experience by Emergency Medicine Residents

    Page :S40

    M. Sharma

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  • ·119: Can Structured Intranet-Based Patient Follow-Up Be Used as an Effective Form of Individualized, Interactive Instruction and Should It Supplant Traditional Offerings?

    Page :S40

    Z.P. Soucy, E.P. Hess, A. Weaver, V. Smith, B. Staven, G. Marisamy, A.T. Sadosty

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  • ·120: A Prospective Cohort Study to Assess the Impact of Resident Education on Door to Disposition Time In a Community Teaching Hospital Emergency Department

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    A. Pourmand, R. Lucas, H. Shokoohi, K. Yadav, M. Fair

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  • ·121: Are Emergency Physicians Comfortable Treating Admitted Psychiatric Patients Who Are Boarding In the Emergency Department When Inpatient Beds Are Not Available?

    Page :S41

    R. Marciano, D.M. Mullis, E.C. Jauch, S.H. Saef

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  • ·122: Impact of Education on Physician Attitudes Toward Computed Tomography Utilization and Consent

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    M.B. Weigner, K.M. Dewar, H.F. Basham, V.A. Rupp, M.R. Greenberg

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  • ·123: Ondansetron Is Safe and Effective In the Out-of-Hospital Treatment of Undifferentiated Nausea and Vomiting by Paramedics

    Page :S41

    A.A. Salvucci, B.T. Squire, R. Vaezazizi, M. Burdick, M. Luoto, D. Brazzel

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  • ·124: Factors Associated With Ambulance Use for Low Acuity Conditions In an Urban Emergency Department

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    C. Pearson, D. Kim, L. Mango, S. Compton, P. Levy

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  • ·125: Improving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training With the Nintendo Wii™

    Page :S42

    P. Dommer, H. Crismon, N. Anand, K. Kahol, S. Harding

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  • ·126: Increasing Numbers of Attempts at Endotracheal Intubation Is a Predictor of the Need for Eventual Rescue Airway Placement

    Page :S42

    R.A. Rosenbaum, T. Shiuh, R. Megargel, W. Nichols, J. Reed, D. McGinnis-Hainsworth

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  • ·127: The Recognition of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Paramedics: Improving PCI Lab Activation Through Intensive Training

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    R. Fowler, R. King, C. Velasco, R. LaChance, M. Wainscott, S. Beadle, A. Rutherford, P. Pepe

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  • ·128: A Rigorous Ongoing Process Improvement Program Is Necessary In Addition to Protocol Implementation to Minimize First-Door-To-Balloon Interval for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Transferred for PPCI

    Page :S43

    A.A. Salvucci, B.T. Squire, S. Lara-Jenkins

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  • ·129: The Impact of Protocol Compliance on the Appropriate Utilization and Safety of Emergent Red Blood Cell Transfusion In a Rural Aero-Medical Transport Service

    Page :S44

    G.L. Higgins, M.A. Watts, M.R. Baumann, T.D. Strout

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  • ·130: Outcomes of Cryptic Septic Shock Compared With Overt Septic Shock

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    M. Puskarich, S. Trzeciak, N. Shapiro, J. Kline, A. Jones

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  • ·131: Falling Through the Cracks? Missed Opportunities for Earlier Diagnosis of HIV Infection

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    J. Nakao, D. Egan, D. Newman, V. Sharp, X. He, D. Tsao, T. Skalak, A. Lord, C. Nollen, D. Wiener

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  • ·132: Acceptance Rates of HIV Screening Using Opt-In and Opt-Out Methods In an Urban Emergency Department

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    D.A. White, T. Sadoun, T. Tran, H.J. Alter

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  • ·133: Risk Stratification Model for Bacteremia In Emergency Department Patients With Uncomplicated Acute Pyelonephritis

    Page :S45

    K.S. Kim, K. Kim, S.J. Lee

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  • ·134: Clinical Characteristics for Community-Acquired MRSA Abscesses In the Emergency Department

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    A. Menzi, M. Takacs

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  • ·135: Prescribing Habits of Vancomycin In the Emergency Department: Are We Appropriately Dosing?

    Page :S45

    B.J. Levine, J.M. Rosini, N.B. Jasani, S. Rajahashim, A. Shields, C. Yu

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  • ·136: Lactate Clearance Rates: A New Predictor of Mortality In Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

    Page :S46

    J. Kerr, P. Murphy, O. Taktakishvili, G. Garra, H.C. Thode, A.J. Singer

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  • ·137: Visits by Pediatric Passengers Due to Motorcycle Crashes In United States Emergency Departments

    Page :S46

    A. Tadros, L. Glick, S.M. Davis

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  • ·138: Factors Associated With Injuries Among Subjects and Deputies During Law Enforcement Use of Force Events

    Page :S46

    E.M. Castillo, T.C. Chan, B. Luu, N. Prabhakar, G.M. Vilke

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  • ·139: Successful Conviction of Intoxicated Drivers at a Level I Trauma Center

    Page :S47

    J.F. Holmes, C. Adams, P. Rogers, P. Vu

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  • ·140: Does Physician Estimates of Pediatric Patient Weights Lead to Inaccurate Medication Dosages

    Page :S47

    M.S. Rosenberg, J. Thundiyil, S. Greenberger, A. Rawal, J. Latimer-Pierson

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  • ·141: Anti-Tussive Medication Use Among Coughing Children Presenting to a Community Pediatric Emergency Department

    Page :S47

    N. Kondamudi, A. Kamath, P. Jain

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  • ·142: Lactate as a Predictor of Admission In Emergency Department Pediatric Sepsis

    Page :S47

    M. Elie-Turenne, I. Sahari, R. Baricella, N. Kondamudi, A. Rosania, D. Sinquee, H. Shahidi

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  • ·143: A Prospective Evaluation of Risk Factors Affecting the Severity of Pediatric Trampoline Injuries

    Page :S48

    N.A. Evans, J.R. Phelps, P. Okada, C. Ho

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  • ·144: Feasibility of Providing H1N1 Vaccination In the Pediatric Emergency Department

    Page :S48

    N. Kondamudi, S. Kumta, P. Jain, K. Bromberg

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  • ·145: Analysis of Downstream Revenue to an Academic Medical Center From the Emergency Department

    Page :S49

    T. McGuire, T. Madsen, E. Barton, C. Hopkins

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  • ·146: Reducing the Emergency Department Door to Intensive Care Unit Bed Occupancy Time for Critically Ill Patients Admitted Through the Emergency Department: Intervention and Improvement

    Page :S49

    J. Dubin, B. Frohna, M. Goyal, R. Milad, S. Desai, D. Milzman

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  • ·147: Perceptions of Quality Improvement Practices In Academic Emergency Medicine

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    J. DelliFraine, J. Langabeer, B. King

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  • ·148: Utilization of a Low Flow/High Flow State to Decrease Door to Provider Time

    Page :S49

    L.J. Davis-Moon, R.G. Mathew, A. Storer

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  • ·149: Utilization of an Intake Model to Cope With Increasing Patient Volumes In the Emergency Department

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    A. Schwartz, N. An

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  • ·150: Rapid Response System Activations Within 24 Hours of Emergency Department Admission: Are They Preventable Events?

    Page :S50

    A.M. Oldroyd, M. Bellolio, R.M. Gilmore, P.A. Harris, P.R. Bauer, N.E. Schiebel

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  • ·151: Development of a Novel Communication Tool Using Patient Focus Group Input

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    B. Sharp, C. Choe, S.A. Simmons

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  • ·152: Predictors of Bacteremia In Children With Pneumonia

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    A. Mendoza-Paredes, J. Bastos, M. Leber, M. Waseem

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  • ·153: Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue In Emergency Physicians

    Page :S51

    R. Sreenivas, W. Wiechmann, C.L. Anderson, B. Chakravarthy, M. Menchine

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  • ·154: Treating Agitation With Inhaled Loxapine (AZ-004): Cardiovascular Safety and Safety of Concomitant Use of Lorazepam

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    J.V. Cassella, R.S. Fishman, D.A. Spyker

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  • ·155: Potential Complications of Olanzapine+Benzodiazepines Compared to Haloperidol+Benzodiazepines In Emergency Department Patients

    Page :S52

    M.P. Wilson, K.S. MacDonald, G.M. Vilke, D. Feifel

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  • ·156: Quantifying Drug-Seeking Behavior: A Case-Control Study

    Page :S52

    C.A. Grover, R.J. Close, K. Villarreal, L. Goldman

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  • ·157: A Prospective Open Label Trial of Low Dose Ketamine for Acute Suicidal States In the Emergency Department

    Page :S53

    G.L. Larkin, A.L. Beautrais, S.M. Powsner, G. Sanacora, J.H. Krystal, R.R. Turelli, M.J. Lippmann

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  • ·158: Social Worker Intervention for Detoxification Referral and Rate of Recurrence of Acute Alcohol- Intoxicated Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

    Page :S53

    E.B. Josephson, A.K. Willam, T.A. Reynolds, R.J. Kornberg, M. Waseem

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  • ·159: Emergency Department Utilization by Individuals With a Mental Health Diagnosis as Compared to the Overall Emergency Department Population

    Page :S53

    J. Riley, J. Blanchard, M. Sattarian, C. Amoh-Tonto

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  • ·160: Welcome to the Flu Box: Triage Accuracy and Patient Satisfaction During the 2009 Queens H1N1 Epidemic

    Page :S54

    R. Waldron, D. Stites

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  • ·161: The Cost Effectiveness of Crisis Intervention: Can a Public Shelter for Inebriates Offset the High Cost of Service

    Page :S54

    A. Williams, D. McNinch, T. Chassee, J.S. Jones

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  • ·162: Suicide Epidemiology In Colorado: Comparison of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Populations

    Page :S54

    S.M. Krzyzaniak, M.E. Betz, S.R. Lowenstein, H. Hedegaard

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  • ·163: Improving Prenatal Counseling In the Nation's Capital

    Page :S55

    M.A. Ybarra

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  • ·164: Smoking Parents of Our Pediatric Population Are Interested In Emergency Department Smoking Cessation Interventions

    Page :S55

    I. Llovera, I. Barata, E. Barton, M. Ward, N. Kohn, K. Loscalzo, A. Sama

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  • ·165: Schedule of Classes and Alcohol-Related Emergencies

    Page :S55

    M.E. Takacs, W. Heise, J. Erbes, L. Thompson, A. Nugent

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  • ·166: Baseline Hemoglobin A1C and Associated Patient Characteristics of Patients With Diabetes Seen In an Urban Emergency Department

    Page :S56

    S. Arora, K. Marzec, T. Solomon, C. Gates, V. Vasquez, D. Bach, D. Damodar, M. Menchine

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  • ·167: Results of a Novel Emergency Department-Based Program of Community Consultation and Public Disclosure In Support of Emergency Medicine Research Requiring Waiver of Consent

    Page :S56

    G.F. O'Malley, P. Giraldo, S. Cadar, N. Oqroshidze, M.A. Pedroza, E.A. Aguilera, M. Verma, C. Chudnofsky

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  • ·168: Assessing Asthma: Do Clinically Useful Objective and Subjective Measurements Exist to Evaluate and Track Patients Presenting With Asthma-Related Dyspnea to the Emergency Department

    Page :S56

    E. Burner, D. Joseph, M. Menchine, S. Henderson

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  • ·169: Incidental Findings on CT Scans In the Emergency Department

    Page :S56

    P.Y. Ko, R. Thompson, S.M. Wojcik, W.D. Grant

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  • ·170: Provider Perceptions Regarding Use of Chest Radiography In Adult Blunt Trauma Assessments

    Page :S57

    G.L. Calderon, D. Perez, J. Fortman, B. Kea, R.M. Rodriguez

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  • ·171: Can Digital Photographs of CT Images Obtained and Transferred by Cell Phone Be Used to Predict the Need for Transfer to Tertiary Care Center

    Page :S57

    M.S. Rosenberg, T. Bullard, J. Ladde, L. Papa

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  • ·172: Utilization of Neuroimaging In U.S. Emergency Departments

    Page :S57

    A.S. Raja, J. Andruchow, R. Zane, R. Khorasani, J.D. Schuur

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  • ·173: A Pilot Study to Identify Factors Associated With Inadequate or Uninterpretable Cervical Spine Radiographs and Need for CT In Cervical Spine Trauma

    Page :S58

    B.C. Chen, D.L. Theodoro, R.T. Griffey

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  • ·174: Effect of a Process Improvement Intervention on Inpatient Telemetry Utilization Initiated In the Emergency Department

    Page :S58

    S.A. Kaplan, J.J. Cooper, P.S. Pang, D.N. Kyriacou, J.G. Adams

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  • ·175: Implementation of Early Goal-Directed Therapy: Which Components Are Not Performed?

    Page :S58

    M.J. Ward, J.M. Deledda, C.L. Smith, K.W. Hart, C.J. Lindsell, W.B. Gibler, S.W. Wright

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  • ·176: Eliminating Inpatient “Boarding” for Emergency Patients While Maintaining Elective Throughput In Crowded Tertiary Care Hospitals: A Twelve-Year Pre-Post Multifaceted Intervention Study

    Page :S59

    X. Corbella, B. Ortiga, C. Ferre, A. Salazar

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  • ·177: Return Visits, Hospitalization and Mortality After Uncompleted Initial Visit to the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study

    Page :S59

    V. Rafnsson, O.S. Gunnarsdottir

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  • ·178: Variations In Crowding and Ambulance Diversion In 9 Emergency Departments

    Page :S59

    D.A. Handel, J. Pines, D. Aronsky, N. Genes, A. Ginde, J. Hackman, J. Hilton, U. Hwang, M. Kamali, E. Powell, M. Sattarian, R. Fu

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  • ·179: Vertical Patient Flow, an Innovative Approach to Crowding In US Academic Emergency Departments

    Page :S60

    A.G. Hamedani, S.W. Liu, D.F. Brown, B.R. Asplin, C.A. Camargo

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  • ·180: Implementation of a Multifaceted Electrocardiogram Screening Policy In the Emergency Department and Its Impact on ST–Elevation Myocardial Infarction Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Times

    Page :S60

    D.D. Cassidy, L. Papa, F. Reimer, C.L. Ritter, D.A. Williams, C.S. Townsend

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  • ·181: Following Volume Trends Throughout the Country Using the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Database

    Page :S61

    N. Roy, J.L. Massucci, H.L. Farley, J.J. Augustine, J. Reed, C.L. Reese

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  • ·182: Impact of Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios on Emergency Department Discharge Time

    Page :S61

    J.P. Killeen, E.M. Castillo, G.M. Vilke, J.B. Marshall, T.C. Chan

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  • ·183: Boarding Times and Patient Safety: A Generalizable Quantitative Model

    Page :S61

    J. Wilson, D. Wein

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  • ·184: Opening the Back Door of Emergency Department Improves Flow to Inpatient Setting but May Not Help With Overall Length of Stay

    Page :S61

    R.R. Hemphill, D. Wu, H. Atallah, S.A. Santen, L. Haley

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  • ·185: Abstract Withdrawn

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  • ·186: Markers of Elevated Serum Troponin In Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Page :S62

    L.G. Stead, M. Bellolio, A. Jain, M. Jain, W.W. Decker

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  • ·187: The Effects of Standard Therapy on Dyspnea In Acute Heart Failure Syndromes: Results From the URGENT International Dyspnea Study

    Page :S62

    U. Periyanayagam, P. Pang, S. Collins, J. Hollander, R. Nowak, A. Storrow, C. Miller, J. Kirk, W. Peacock, M. Gheorghiade

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  • ·188: Prevalence of ST-Segment Elevation MyocardialInfarction In Patients With J-Point Notching on Initial Emergency Department Electrocardiograms

    Page :S62

    S.D. Turnipseed, K. Lang, E.G. Laurin, D.B. Diercks

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  • ·189: The Effects of Topical Nitroglycerin on Emergency Department Patients Presenting In Decompensated Heart Failure

    Page :S63

    C.E. Kurlinkus, K.R. Dhingra, D.B. Diercks

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  • ·190: Real World Use of 320 Detector Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography for Chest Pain Triage In the Emergency Department

    Page :S63

    D.E. Winchester, P. Jois-Bilowich, S.M. Kraft, D.C. Wymer, J.A. Hill

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  • ·191: Low-Risk Young Adult Patients With Chest Pain May Not Benefit From Routine Cardiac Stress Testing: A Bayesian Analysis

    Page :S63

    M. Dawson, T. Madsen, J. Bledsoe, V. Davis, P. Bossart, E. Barton

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  • ·192: Cholesterol Screening and Intervention Compliance In Chest Pain Patients In the Emergency Department Observation Unit Setting

    Page :S64

    E.M. Lingenfelter, V. Davis, K. Larrabee, E. Bess, P. Canning, T. Madsen

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  • ·193: Abstract Withdrawn

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  • ·194: Prognostic Value of a Non-Interpretable ECG In Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Page :S64

    M.M. Madisson, F.F. Pimenta, A. Schmidt, B.C. Maciel, J. Marin Neto, A. Pazin-Filho

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  • ·195: An Automated Electronic Notification System as a Screening Tool for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

    Page :S64

    R.J. Attwood, V.D. Smith, C.S. Russi, E.P. Hess, P. Escalante, M.R. Baudoin, E.N. Frazee, M.I. Rudis

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  • ·196: A Novel Approach to the Acute Management of Auricular Hematomas

    Page :S65

    P. Akpunonu, D. Adams, K. Brickman

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  • ·197: The Utility of a Novel Quantitative EEG Device as a Screening Tool In Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

    Page :S65

    B.J. O'Neil, R.S. Naunheim, P. Medado, R. Chabot

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  • ·198: Screening of Emergency Department Triage Patients Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy

    Page :S65

    J.R. Miner, R.S. Nelson, L. Hayden

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  • ·199: Bar-Code Scanning May Reduce but Not Eliminate Medication and Patient Identification Errors In Clinical Simulation

    Page :S66

    P.L. Henneman, J.L. Marquard, D.L. Fisher, J. Bleil, B. Walsh, J.P. Henneman, F.S. Blank, A. Higgins, B.H. Nathanson, E.A. Henneman

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  • ·200: Is Serum Venous Lactate a Predictor of Mortality In Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage?

    Page :S66

    A. Shah, L. Jacobson, M. Close, A. Alexander, I. Park, A. Manini

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  • ·201: Does an Emergency Department Protocol to Treat Diabetic Ketoacidosis Decrease the Length of Stay In the Hospital?

    Page :S66

    R. Dastrup, S. Weiss, D. Gee, A. Ernst

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  • ·202: The Role of Serum Procalcitonin Level to Predict Severity and High Risk Group In Patient With Community-Aquired Pneumonia In the Emergency Department

    Page :S67

    J. Park

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  • ·203: Emergency Department Patients With Sexually Transmitted Infections: Who Gets Lost to Follow-Up?

    Page :S67

    K. Dazy, M. Salleva, J. Krauss, W. Kiebel, D. Walters, K. Dazy, C. Norman, M. McGettigan, J.S. Jones

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  • ·204: Rate of Ectopic Pregnancy In Pregnant Patients With a First-Visit Beta-hcg Level of Less Than 1,500: A Three-Year Review

    Page :S67

    G. Lamare, C. Phillips, K. Bendeck, M. Antonis

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  • ·205: The Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Patient Care Time In an Urban EMS System

    Page :S68

    M.S. Bohanske, L.L. Harrington, L.F. White, K. Dyer

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  • ·206: Ten Years of Helicopter Emergency Medical System In Switzerland 1999 - 2008

    Page :S68

    N. Urwyler, J. Schoenhofer, B. Kaempfen, R. Greif, R. Albrecht

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  • ·207: One-Year Outcomes of an Out–of–Hospital Myocardial Infarction Alert 3 Process

    Page :S68

    G. Coleman, A. Miller, D. Richardson, D. Cox, N. Patel, J.P. Kleavel, B. Feldman, R. Freudenberger, R. MacKenzie

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  • ·208: Early Experiences With Electronic Patient Care Reports by Emergency Medical Services Agencies

    Page :S69

    A.B. Landman, C.H. Lee, C. Sasson, C.M. Van Gelder, L.A. Curry

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  • ·209: Use of Capnograms to Assess Ventilation In Pediatric Patients With Three Different Advanced Airway Modalities

    Page :S69

    J.K. Fuzak, L. Rappaport, G. Roosevelt, L. Bajaj, M. Mandt, C. Ciarallo

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  • ·210: The Impact of Online Medical Direction on Ambulance Transport of Patients Initially Refusing Medical Assistance

    Page :S69

    E. Niegelberg, K. Pesce, L. Cox, H.C. Thode, A.J. Singer

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  • ·211: Comparison of Motor Vehicle Crash Severity and Injury Estimations Between Physicians and Out-of-Hospital Personnel

    Page :S69

    N.J. Clevel, C. Colwell, E. Douglass, E. Hopkins, J. Haukoos

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  • ·212: Utility of Diagnostic Tests Performed on Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Emergency Department With Syncope And/Or Chest Pain

    Page :S70

    M. Sachdev, R.E. Rao, R.P. Olympia

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  • ·213: The Use of the Airtraq Device by Paramedics Improves First Attempt Success Rate as Compared to Direct Laryngoscopy In the Out-of-Hospital Setting

    Page :S70

    A. Harvey, S. Vivier, R. Henderson, D. Slattery, S. Selitzky, P. Stepaniuk, B. Rogers

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  • ·214: EMS Out-of-Hospital Time and Its Association With Mortality In Trauma Patients Presenting to an Urban Level I Trauma Center

    Page :S70

    C.E. McCoy, C. Kahn, M. Menchine, S. Sampson, C. Anderson

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  • ·215: A Profile of Emergency Medicine Board-Certified Physicians: 2001-2007

    Page :S71

    A.F. Sullivan, A.P. Steptoe, A.A. Ginde, C.A. Camargo

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  • ·216: Acceptance of Free Routine Opt-Out Rapid HIV Screening In the Emergency Department: Assessment of Race/Ethnicity and Payer Status

    Page :S71

    J. Sankoff, E. Caruso, B. Bender, J. Haukoos, E.D. Denver, HIV Opt-Out Study Group

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  • ·217: Cost-Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Compression Ultrasonography In Emergency Department Patients With a High Risk of Non-Massive Pulmonary Embolism

    Page :S71

    M.J. Ward, A. Sodickson

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  • ·218: The Death after Emergency Department Study

    Page :S72

    G.Z. Gabayan, S.F. Derose, S.M. Asch, S. Yiu, B.C. Sun

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  • ·219: Factors In Recruiting and Retaining Emergency Physicians to Rural Emergency Departments

    Page :S72

    A.P. Steptoe, A.F. Sullivan, J. Rogers, A.A. Ginde, C.A. Camargo

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  • ·220: Does Regional Variation Exist for Uninsured Emergency Department Visits?

    Page :S72

    B.S. Heavrin, K.S. Crimin, C.A. Jenkins, C.M. Slovis

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  • ·221: Current Strategies and Future Solutions to On-Call Care Shortages

    Page :S73

    M.B. Rao, C. Lerro, C. Gross

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  • ·222: Significant Regional Variations Exist In Emergency Department Charges for Uninsured Care

    Page :S73

    B.S. Heavrin, K.S. Crimin, C.A. Jenkins, C.M. Slovis

    Plan Plan
  • ·223: Impact of Insurance Status on Frequent Users to the Emergency Department

    Page :S74

    E. Brauer, J. Miller, R. Shields, K. Wickenheiser, S. Stokes-Buzzelli

    Plan Plan
  • ·224: A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Ultrasonography-Guided and Non Ultrasonography-Guided Peritonsillar Abscess Drainage by Emergency Physicians

    Page :S74

    T.G. Costantino, W. Dehnkamp, H. Goett, W. Satz

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  • ·225: The Use of a Novel Device Improves Real-Time Ultrasonography-Guided IV Access

    Page :S74

    R.M. Ferre, P. Hunt, J. Palma, J. Smith

    Plan Plan
  • ·226: Cricoid Pressure With an Ultrasonography Probe Demonstrates Esophageal Sliding: Implications for Airway Management

    Page :S75

    J. Novik, A. Cheng, D.B. Fenster, J. Tsung

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  • ·227: Can Bedside Ultrasonography Be Used to Detect Cardiomyopathy In Emergency Department Patients With Hypertension?

    Page :S75

    R.D. Kosciusko, M.D. Beres, T.P. Cook, P.S. Hunt

    Plan Plan
  • ·228: Emergency Physician Bedside Ultrasonography of Suspected Acute Appendicitis In Children

    Page :S75

    A.B. Sivitz, T. Dixon, P. Hinfey

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  • ·229: Early Failure of Ultrasonography-Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheters In the Emergency Department: It's Not Just About Getting the IV - It's About Keeping It

    Page :S75

    J.M. Fields, R.W. Todman, K.L. Anderson, N.L. Panebianco, A.J. Dean

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  • ·230: Feasibility of Performing Bedside Ultrasonography to Assess a Difficult Airway

    Page :S76

    S. Adhikari, W. Zeger, C. Schmier, T. Crum, I. Craven, I. Frrokaj, V. Shostrom

    Plan Plan
  • ·231: Parasternal Long Axis: An Alternative Window to Measure Respiratory Changes In the Mitral Valve Inflow Velocity

    Page :S76

    C. Schmier, K. Patel, D. Cook, R. Hyde, C.J. Hoon, J.F. Reed, J.T. Nomura, P. Sierzenski

    Plan Plan
  • ·232: Sonodynamic Comparison of Systolic Blood Pressure to Aortic Velocity Time Integral Measurements as a Measure of Fluid Responsiveness In Non-Traumatic Symptomatic Hypotensive Emergency Department Patients

    Page :S76

    A. Weekes, H.M. Tassone, V.S. Tayal, A.J. Babcok, J. Norton

    Plan Plan
  • ·233: The Sonodynamic Study: Comparison of Qualitative Versus Quantitative Assessment and Inter-Rater Reliability In Serial Ultrasonography Evaluations of Inferior Vena Cava Dynamics and Left Ventricular Systolic Function In Fluid Resuscitation of Emergency Department Patients With Symptomatic Hypotension

    Page :S77

    A. Weekes, H. Tassone, V.S. Tayal, A.J. Babcock, K. Jayarama, J. Norton

    Plan Plan
  • ·234: Out-of-Hospital Factors and Their Association With Mortality and Functional Outcomes In Patients With Non-Traumatic Intra-Cranial Hemorrhage

    Page :S77

    C. Chen, C. Hemphill, C. Barton, C. Mcculloch, P. Govindarajan

    Plan Plan
  • ·235: Fast Versus Sudden: Implications for Stroke Awareness and Education

    Page :S77

    S.M. Davis, D. Martinelli, K. Kutrovac, L. Heller, T. Crocco, H. Larrabee

    Plan Plan
  • ·236: The Prognostic Value of Serum Troponin T In Acute Brain Ischemia

    Page :S78

    L.G. Stead, A. Jain, M. Bellolio, A. Bhagra, R.M. Gilmore, W.W. Decker

    Plan Plan
  • ·237: Misdiagnosis of Spinal Cord Compression In the Emergency Department

    Page :S78

    A.F. Dugas, J.M. Lucas, J.A. Edlow

    Plan Plan
  • ·238: Do Intra-Cranial and Neck Vessel Abnormalities Influence Cerebral Blood Flow Parameters In Ischemic Areas of Acute Stroke Patients?

    Page :S78

    M. Jain, A. Jain, N. Yerragondu, B.B. Jahromi, L.G. Stead

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  • ·239: The Average Age of CVA Emergency Department Patients Is Decreasing In the United States, but Not In Italy

    Page :S79

    S. Van Pelt, G. Morabito, B. Tartaglino, O. Cerrina, B. Eskin, J.R. Allegra

    Plan Plan
  • ·240: A Prospective Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Nicardipine for Treatment of Hypertension In Neurological Emergencies

    Page :S79

    O. Adeoye, C. Dahl, K. Hart, I. Ewing, P. Waymeyer, C. Lindsell, A. Pancioli

    Plan Plan
  • ·241: New ECG Changes Noted In Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Their Association With Outcomes

    Page :S79

    M. Jain, V. Manivannan, A. Jain, M. Bellolio, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

    Plan Plan
  • ·242: Can Junior Emergency Physicians Use a Simple M-Mode Measurement to Estimate Left Ventricular Function In Acutely Dyspneic Patients?

    Page :S80

    M.A. Secko, M.B. Stone, J. Lazar, L. Salciccioli

    Plan Plan  
  • ·243: Emergency Ultrasonography: From Abstract to Publication

    Page :S80

    S. Adhikari, M. Blaivas, I. Frrokaj, V. Shostrom

    Plan Plan
  • ·244: Emergency Physician Evaluation of Suspected Pyloric Stenosis by Bedside Ultrasonography

    Page :S80

    A.B. Sivitz, P. Hinfey, T. Dixon

    Plan Plan
  • ·245: Test Characteristics of Sonographic Evaluation of IVC Maximum Diameter and IVC Collapsibility Index In Predicting Congestive Heart Failure Among Dyspneic Patients In the Emergency Department

    Page :S81

    K.L. Anderson, J.M. Fields, K. Jenq, A. Mangili, N. Panebianco, A.J. Dean

    Plan Plan
  • ·246: Comparison of Physical Examination and Point of Care Ultrasonography In the Evaluation of Peritoneal Fluid

    Page :S81

    T.D. Dean, D. Diercks, D. Nishijima, D. Ingram, S. Cusick

    Plan Plan
  • ·247: Observed Structured Clinical Examination to Determine Competency In Abdominal Aorta Ultrasonographic Examination Performed by Emergency Physicians

    Page :S81

    B. Peterson, R.P. Rifenburg

    Plan Plan
  • ·248: Internal Jugular Vein Collapsibility Index Seen With Hypovolemia In Critically Ill Patients

    Page :S81

    V. Coba, T. Andrzejewski, Y. Huang, A. Brackney, K. Killu

    Plan Plan  
  • ·249: Trends In Emergency Bedside Ultrasonography for the Detection of Hydronephrosis In a Population With Computed Tomography-Proven Stones

    Page :S82

    J. Riddell, A. Case, R. Wopat, S. Beckham, M. Lucas, C.D. McClung, S. Swadron

    Plan Plan
  • ·250: The Utility of Formal Radiology Ultrasonography After Indeterminate Emergency Physician Pelvic Ultrasonography In the Evaluation of Ectopic Pregnancy

    Page :S82

    J.C. Stein, E. Lee, R. Wang, E. Sanford, C. Martinez, A. Cortez, I. McAlpine, T. Reynolds, V. Jacoby

    Plan Plan
  • ·251: Correlation of Previous Ultrasonography Experience to Interpretation of Core Ultrasonography Scans by Emergency Medicine Residents

    Page :S83

    A. Bahl, A. Chinwala

    Plan Plan
  • ·252: Perceptions of Emergency Department Staff Concerning Adverse Events and Near Misses

    Page :S83

    K.M. Kellogg, R.J. Fairbanks, L.N. Clark, M.N. Shah

    Plan Plan
  • ·253: Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Decreases Patient Satisfaction and Emergency Physician Productivity

    Page :S83

    A. Bastani, R. Walch, B. Todd, S. Dimsdale, D. Donaldson, B. Dennis, D. Bonanno, W. Anderson

    Plan Plan
  • ·254: The Effect of a Hospital Policy of Rapid Bed Assignment and Patient Transfer on Emergency Department Patient Length of Stay

    Page :S84

    D.K. Pauze, M. McErlean, W. Triner, F.J. Venditti

    Plan Plan
  • ·255: Impact of Financial Versus Non-Financial Drivers (Data Sharing) on a Quality Improvement Measure: Comparison of Staff Physicians and Moonlighters

    Page :S84

    H.K. Simon, N.S. Khan

    Plan Plan  
  • ·256: Analysis of the Association Between Day of the Week and Daily Patient Influx Into the Emergency Department

    Page :S85

    N. Menke, E. Saylor

    Plan Plan
  • ·257: Factors Impacting Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems Scores

    Page :S85

    T.B. Bullard, L. Papa, P. Nickolenko

    Plan Plan
  • ·258: An Intervention to Uncover Unvoiced Patient Agendas and Improve Global Patient Satisfaction Scores

    Page :S85

    M.D. Menchine, L. Soldavini, R. Tabatabai, S. Kim, L. Khoddam, R. Saleem, S. Arora

    Plan Plan
  • ·259: Does a Clinical Productivity Incentive Plan Decrease Overall Length of Stay for Patients In the Emergency Department?

    Page :S86

    J.L. Smaistrla, D.L. Morgan, C.K. Stone, R.D. Greenberg

    Plan Plan
  • ·260: Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Generation of Cases for Performance Improvement Review

    Page :S86

    K. Stransky, H. Farley, T. Sweeney, B. Davis, J.F. Reed, S. Mullenix

    Plan Plan
  • ·261: Reducing Patient Turnaround Time In the Emergency Department Using Six Sigma Methodology

    Page :S86

    N. Berwald, F. Morisano, B. Ardolic, S. Silich, C. Coleman

    Plan Plan
  • ·262: Quantification of Daily Surge Volume In the Emergency Department

    Page :S87

    D.P. Milzman, H. Soe-Lin, J. Orr, J. Elliot

    Plan Plan
  • ·263: Prevalence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus In Out-of-Hospital Health Care Providers

    Page :S87

    R. Blue, J.S. Whittle, J.G. Thundiyil, S. Silvestri, G. Ralls, L. Sirotkin, J. Ladde, K. Weber, P. Giordano

    Plan Plan
  • ·264: EMS to ED Handoffs: A Prospective Observational Analysis

    Page :S87

    Z.F. Meisel, N. Peacock, C.C. Mechem

    Plan Plan
  • ·265: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus In Ambulances

    Page :S88

    R. Semmons, J.S. Whittle, J.G. Thundiyil, S. Silvestri, G. Ralls, L. Sirotkin, R. Blue, J. Ladde, K. Weber, P. Giordano

    Plan Plan
  • ·266: A Feasibility Study to Determine If Inexpensive Commercial Coolers Maintains Normal Saline Temperatures at 4°C

    Page :S88

    R. Tomsho, K. Pheasant, B. Kane, V. Rupp

    Plan Plan
  • ·267: Humeral Intraosseous Access Success Rate In Adult Out–of–Hospital Cardiac Arrest

    Page :S88

    D.A. Wampler, J. Shumaker, C. Manifold, S. Bolleter, J. Frandsen

    Plan Plan
  • ·268: Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma on the Helicopter Ambulance: An Efficacy Study

    Page :S89

    J. Kempema, P. Crocker, R. Weston, H. Polden, M. Summers, R. McMorries, B. King, T. Milling

    Plan Plan
  • ·269: DNR: Is It a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy In Intracerebral Hemorrhage?

    Page :S89

    A. Jain, R.M. Schears, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

    Plan Plan
  • ·270: Grip Strength Testing to Identify a Frail Subset of Geriatric Adults In the Emergency Department

    Page :S89

    C.R. Carpenter, M. Rothenberger, S. Stark

    Plan Plan
  • ·271: Functional Decline In Elders Presenting to the Emergency Department With Suspected Infection

    Page :S89

    J.M. Caterino, K. Stevenson

    Plan Plan
  • ·272: Enhancing Emergency Department Education for the Elderly Using Multimedia Technology

    Page :S90

    S.S. Ali, S. Hulse, K. Allen, C. Masters, M. Shaffer, T. Terndrup, T.A. Lloyd

    Plan Plan
  • ·273: Use of Head Computed Tomography In Elderly Patients Presenting After a Fall: Prevalence and Predictors of Intracranial Injury

    Page :S90

    J. Bennett, C. Brown, K. Brewer, R. Johnson

    Plan Plan
  • ·274: Snakebites to the Elderly

    Page :S90

    M.A. Wilson, D.L. Morgan, D.J. Borys

    Plan Plan
  • ·275: Neurosurgical Intervention In Alcohol-Intoxicated Patients Obtaining Head Computed Tomography In the Emergency Department

    Page :S91

    B.J. Godbout, J. Lee, K. Shah, D.H. Newman, D. Wiener

    Plan Plan
  • ·276: Emergency Department Visits by Older Adults for Motor Vehicle Crashes

    Page :S91

    J.A. Vogel, A.A. Ginde, S. Lowenstein, M.E. Betz

    Plan Plan
  • ·277: The Association Between Length of Emergency Department Boarding and Mortality: A Multicenter Study

    Page :S91

    A.J. Singer, H.C. Thode, P. Viccellio, M. Synnestvedt, M.G. Weiner, J.M. Pines

    Résumé Résumé
  • ·278: Cancer Diagnosis and Outcomes In Michigan Emergency Departments Versus Other Settings

    Page :S92

    V. Sikka

    Plan Plan
  • ·279: Reporting Patient Flow Measures to the Hospital Board and Performance on Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Is There an Association?

    Page :S92

    M. McHugh, R. Kang, A. Cohen, J. Restuccia, R. Hasnain-Wynia

    Plan Plan
  • ·280: A Collaborative to Improve Patient Flow and Reduce Emergency Department Crowding: The Urgent Matters Learning Network II Experience

    Page :S92

    M. McHugh, K. Van Dyke, J. Yonek, D. Moss

    Plan Plan
  • ·281: Is the Implementation of a Political Advocacy Program In the Emergency Department Feasible?

    Page :S92

    D.C. Lee, M.F. Ward, A.E. Sama, R. Tan, K. Fung, S. Patel, C. Polito, M. McNamara

    Plan Plan
  • ·282: State Laws Governing Physician Assistant Practice In Emergency Departments

    Page :S93

    J.L. Wiler, A.A. Ginde

    Plan Plan
  • ·283: County and Hospital Determinants of Ambulance Diversion

    Page :S93

    R.Y. Hsia, S.M. Asch, R.E. Weiss, D.S. Zingmond, L. Liang, H. McCreath, B.C. Sun

    Plan Plan
  • ·284: Evaluation of a Simulation-Based Emergency Medicine Geriatrics Curriculum

    Page :S93

    E. Rodriguez, W. Grant, G. Hayes, S. Brangman, G. Johnson

    Plan Plan
  • ·285: The Effect of Emergency Medicine Residency Training on Resident Productivity In the Emergency Department

    Page :S94

    D.J. Henning, D.C. McGillicuddy, L.D. Sanchez

    Plan Plan
  • ·286: Clinical Teaching In a Busy Emergency Department: Interruptions During Case Presentations

    Page :S94

    M. Dull, K. Kuper, S. Bush, D. Ray, J.S. Jones

    Plan Plan
  • ·287: Impact of a Core-Competency Based Consensus Faculty Evaluation Program on Emergency Medicine Resident Opinion Regarding the Evaluation Process

    Page :S94

    R. Thurman, K. Wrenn, B. Heavrin

    Plan Plan
  • ·288: Assessment of Inter-Rater Reliability In Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Resident Core Competence Performance In Trauma Simulation

    Page :S95

    A. Gupta, C. Preblick-Salib, M. Sandoval, M. Stoller

    Plan Plan
  • ·289: Orientation Program In Emergency Medicine for Incoming Emergency Medicine Residents: Improving Medical Knowledge and Resident Readiness of EM1 (PGY2) Residents

    Page :S95

    P. Kirkland, W.J. Phillips, A. Lerant, J. Jones

    Plan Plan
  • ·290: The Case for Teaching Face-To-Face (Tomahawk, Ice-Pick or Inverse) Intubation

    Page :S95

    D. Venezia, A. Wackett, A. Remedios, V. Tarsia

    Plan Plan
  • ·291: Resident Education In Ultrasonography: Improved Identification of Basic Cardiac Anatomy and Pathology After a Multimedia Tutorial

    Page :S96

    A. Bharati, A. Datta, S. Gupta, N. Garg, J. Ryan, P.C. Lema

    Plan Plan
  • ·292: Low Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility Index Predicts Length of Hospital Stay In Heart Failure Patients With Dyspnea

    Page :S96

    A. Sen, J. Miller

    Plan Plan
  • ·293: Anatomic Variability of the Inferior Vena Cava and the Implication on Sonographic Measurements

    Page :S96

    G. Helland, D. Blehar, A. Montoya, D. Resop, J. Briones, R. Gaspari

    Plan Plan
  • ·294: Emergency Physician-Performed Sonography to Diagnose Cholelithiasis: A Systematic Review

    Page :S97

    M. Ross, K. McLaughlin, E. Lang, P. Atkinson, M. Brown, S. Clark, J. Thompson, S. Powelson

    Plan Plan
  • ·295: Accuracy of Various Methods of B-Line Assessment In the Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure Compared by Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves

    Page :S97

    K.L. Anderson, J.M. Fields, N. Panebianco, K. Jenq, A. Mangili, A.J. Dean

    Plan Plan
  • ·296: Workflow and Quality Improvements Using Wall-Mounted Ultrasonography Machines In Pelvic Exam Rooms of a Busy Emergency Department

    Page :S97

    C. Wall, Seth R. Strote, Caroon Liberty, Robert M. Poutre, Robert Reardon

    Plan Plan
  • ·297: Barriers to Use of Ultrasonography for Vascular Access by Emergency Nurses

    Page :S97

    M. Lyon, M. Schreiber, T. Coker, K. Naidu

    Plan Plan
  • ·298: Use of Cadaver Models In Point-Of-Care Emergency Ultrasonography Education for Diagnostic and Procedural Applications

    Page :S98

    B.E. Zaia, B. Briese, L. Gharahbaghian, S.R. Williams

    Plan Plan
  • ·299: Comparison of Three Different Emergency Ultrasonography Applications Using 3D and Biplanar Probe Technology

    Page :S98

    V.S. Tayal, A. Weekes, K. Jayarama, J. Norton

    Plan Plan
  • ·300: Effects of the Use of Different Tourniquet Techniques on Vein Height and Width for Ultrasonography-Guided Peripheral Access

    Page :S98

    B. Hang, V. Rocco, A. Bahl

    Plan Plan
  • ·301: Do Parents In the Emergency Department Understand the Food and Drug Administration's Recommendations on Cough and Cold Medication Use In Children Under Two Years of Age? A Survey

    Page :S99

    S.M. Varney, R.L. Pitotti, T.E. Vargas, V.S. Bebarta

    Plan Plan
  • ·302: Traumatized Infants and Alcohol

    Page :S99

    C.B. Irvin, D. Dombrowski, F. Salehi, S. MAsson

    Plan Plan
  • ·303: Predictors of Meningitis In 0-3-Month-Old Infants With Urinary Tract Infection

    Page :S99

    R.A. Gast, A.R. Soriano, G. Teshome

    Plan Plan
  • ·304: Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding In Children Presenting to the Emergency Department

    Page :S100

    A.E. Muñiz

    Plan Plan
  • ·305: How Big Is the Weekend Surge of Infant Visits to the Emergency Department?

    Page :S100

    B.S. Heavrin, M. Locklair, K.S. Crimin

    Plan Plan
  • ·306: Acute Life-Threatening Events In the Emergency Department

    Page :S100

    A.E. Muñiz

    Plan Plan
  • ·307: Utilization of Ondansetron In the Pediatric Emergency Department: Beyond Acute Gastroenteritis

    Page :S100

    A.J. Pierzchala, J.J. Sturm, H.K. Simon, D.A. Hirsh

    Plan Plan
  • ·308: Changes In the Incidence, Etiology and Treatment of Anaphylaxis In Pediatric Patients at One Tertiary Care Children's Hospital

    Page :S101

    J.K. Fuzak, J. Trainor

    Plan Plan
  • ·309: The Effects of Resident Matriculation and Level of Training on the Rate of Pediatric Prescription Errors In the Emergency Department

    Page :S101

    G.S. Pacheco, D. Hays, D.P. Woolridge

    Plan Plan
  • ·310: Validation of the Out–of–Hospital Simplified Motor Score for the Prediction of Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury

    Page :S101

    T. Hurtado, D. Thompson, R. Byyny, J. Haukoos

    Plan Plan
  • ·311: Do Chest Radiography Miss Significant Intrathoracic Injury In Blunt Trauma Patients?

    Page :S102

    B. Kea, R.M. Rodriguez, J. Fortman, W. Mower, G.W. Hendey

    Plan Plan
  • ·312: Derivation of a Decision Instrument for Selective Chest Radiography In Blunt Trauma

    Page :S102

    R.M. Rodriguez, G. Hendey, W. Mower, B. Kea, J. Fortman, G. Merchant

    Plan Plan
  • ·313: Impact of Acute Care Surgery Service on Timing of Operation and Outcome for Emergency Department Diagnosis of Appendicitis

    Page :S102

    D. Milzman, H. Soe-Lin, K. Nyziorick, A. Gostine, A. Napoli, J. Pines, C. Fischer, C. Hogan, L. Johnson, c. Trankien

    Plan Plan
  • ·314: Abstract Withdrawn

    Page :S102

    
  • ·315: Cranial Trephination: Simulation Model for Emergency Medicine Resident Training of a Rare but Life-Saving Procedure

    Page :S102

    K. Reed, D. Milzman, S. Wood, R. Bhat, R. Gerecht

    Plan Plan
  • ·316: Successful Hemostasis In Normal and Anti-Coagulated Hosts Using QCI, a Kaolin-Based Hemostatic Agent

    Page :S103

    M.P. Pahari, D. Lo, D. Pinkerton, R. Moliver, G. Basadonna

    Plan Plan
  • ·317: Glasgow Coma Scale of 15 Excludes Need for Immediate Neurosurgical Care but Not Presence of Intracranial Hemorrhage In EMS-Transported Trauma Patients

    Page :S103

    R.A. Swor, P. Joines, D. Robinson

    Plan Plan
  • ·318: The Use of the Radiographic Appearance of the Azygos Vein to Assess Volume Status In Trauma Patients

    Page :S103

    C.R. Stehman, N.E. Gibson, R.D. Thiessen, K.J. Gibson

    Plan Plan
  • ·319: Routine Arterial Blood Gases In Trauma Patients: Is It Necessary?

    Page :S104

    J. Patel, W. Wiechmann, C. Kahn, C. Anderson, R. Saleem, H. Hassan

    Plan Plan
  • ·320: Pitfalls of an Electronic Medical Record In Emergency Department Patients With Elevated Blood Pressure

    Page :S104

    J.J. Cienki, a. Dixon, N.R. Steed, E. Kubo, R. Manning, b. Baumann

    Plan Plan
  • ·321: Facilitating Colon-Rectal Cancer Screening Among Emergency Department Patients and Visitors

    Page :S104

    R. Trowbridge, R. King, R. Byun, M. Dabakis, A. Talati, J. Turocy, F. Illuzzi, K. Bradley

    Plan Plan
  • ·322: Factors Associated With Increased Compliance of Helmet Laws In Dominican Motorcyclists

    Page :S105

    J. Stillman, T. Helderman, C. Santos, S. Lee, S. Gerson, Z. Quinones, R. Bristow

    Plan Plan
  • ·323: The Use of Patient Temperature Data for Biosurveillance In the Emergency Department

    Page :S105

    D.G. Cochrane, J.R. Allegra

    Plan Plan
  • ·324: Adult Sexual Assault Is Rarely Reported to the Police

    Page :S105

    S. Seccurro, D. Wiener, B. Santos, S. Xenarios, L. Kindley, K. Shah

    Plan Plan
  • ·325: H1N1: What Does the Public Really Know and Do They Think Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated?

    Page :S106

    B.A. Byrd, P. Giraldo, G. O'Malley

    Plan Plan
  • ·326: Effectiveness of a Pediatric Verbal Lead Exposure Screening Protocol In Emergency Department Patients

    Page :S106

    S.E. Creighton, J.W. Hafner, J.C. Aldag

    Plan Plan
  • ·327: Malicious Use of Nonpharmaceuticals In Children

    Page :S106

    S. Yin

    Plan Plan
  • ·328: Clinical Characteristics of Neonicotinoid Insecticides Poisioning

    Page :S107

    J. Kim

    Plan Plan
  • ·329: Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Establishing a Protocol for Utilization of CroFab™ at an Academic Medical Center

    Page :S107

    K.A. Weant, R.C. Bowers, J.L. Reed, C.A. Braun, D.M. Dodd, S.N. Baker

    Plan Plan
  • ·330: QTc Prolongation In Emergency Department Patients: Disposition Decision and Administration of QTc Prolonging Medications

    Page :S107

    S.L. House, I. Vitkovitsky, A. Kim, M. Treaster, J. Burkett, S.E. Halcomb

    Plan Plan
  • ·331: Negative Predictive Value of Serum Measurement of Acetaminophen Obtained Less Than 4 Hours After Oral Overdose In Determining Need for Antidotal Therapy

    Page :S107

    M. Tupper, D.C. Keyes, J. Fowler, B. Hornacek, B. Singal

    Plan Plan
  • ·332: Rising Salicylate Concentrations: Is It Necessary to Follow Serial Levels?

    Page :S108

    K. Grandey, J.J. Lu, S.M. Bryant

    Plan Plan
  • ·333: Direct Comparison of 20-Hour IV N-acetylcysteine, 36-Hour By Mouth N-acetylcysteine, and 72-Hour By Mouth N-acetylcysteine for Acute Acetaminophen Poisoning

    Page :S108

    K. Williamson, M. Mycyk, M. Wahl

    Plan Plan
  • ·EMF-4: Evaluation of the Recovery of Cognitive Function Following Treadmill Exercise In Firefighter Protective Gear

    Page :S108

    G. Beauchamp

    Plan Plan
  • ·EMF-5: Emergency Department Crowding: Community Determinants and Patient Outcomes

    Page :S109

    B. Sun

    Plan Plan
  • ·334: Arm Circumference for a Rapid Estimate of Emergency Patient Weight

    Page :S109

    M. Graber, E. Rucker, E. Chavez, K. Thompson, M. Ortiz

    Plan Plan  
  • ·335: Physician Training Has No Effect on Bounce-Back Rates In Pediatric Emergency Departments

    Page :S109

    B. Walsh, K. Walsh

    Plan Plan
  • ·336: Emergency Severity Index Triage Reliability During Variable Patient Volumes

    Page :S109

    N.M. Franks, D. Houry

    Plan Plan
  • ·337: Root Cause Analysis In the Emergency Department: A Comparison Study

    Page :S110

    K.M. Kellogg, R.J. Fairbanks, C. Sellers, M. Squires, M.N. Shah

    Plan Plan
  • ·338: Emergency Health Care Provider Attitudes Toward the Use of Interpreter Services

    Page :S110

    E. Lee, H. Farley, M. Judd, J. Reed

    Plan Plan
  • ·339: Consultation Impacts on Patients' Length of Stay In the Emergency Department

    Page :S110

    N.U. Qureshi, A.O. Ghawanni, G.O. Bakhider, A. AlDarrab

    Plan Plan
  • ·340: A Lean-Based Process Redesign and Its Impact on Patient Satisfaction: The SPEED Trial

    Page :S111

    J. Mink, B. Ostick, B. Levine, J.F. Reed, C.L. Reese, T. Sweeney, H. Farley, N. Jasani

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  • ·341: Barriers to Expedient Radiographic Imaging and Predictors of Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay

    Page :S111

    D.J. Orbach, L.D. Melville, P.A. Datillo, R.H. Birkhahn

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  • ·342: Emergency Physician-Controlled Evaluation Times Have Minimal Effect on Emergency Department Metric Variation

    Page :S111

    S.P. Krall, A. Cornelius

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  • ·343: Frequency of Pharmacy Interventions and Emergency Overrides Following Implementation of Electronic Pharmacy Review In the Emergency Department

    Page :S112

    T.C. Chan, E.M. Castillo, D.M. Humber, J.P. Killeen

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  • ·344: Urine Metabolomic Analysis to Detect Changes After CT Scan With Contrast

    Page :S112

    D.B. Diercks, M.E. Sutter, M. Canova, V. Tolstikov

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  • ·345: Reduction of the Expression of Membrane CXCR2 and BLT1 Receptors on Neutrophils Related to Increased Mortality of Septic Patients In the Emergency Department

    Page :S112

    R.B. Sousa, F.O. Souto, F. Spiller, W.M. Turato, R.R. Lobo, P.R. Mendonça, F.Q. Cunha, A. Pazin-Filho

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  • ·346: Computer Simulation of the Induction of Hypothermia Via an Esophageal Route

    Page :S112

    V Vaicys, A Eason, J Schieber, E Kulstad

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  • ·347: Medullary Shear and Pressure Changes Associated With High Intraosseous Infusion Rates In an Isolated Hind Limb Preparation

    Page :S113

    B.J. Rubal, R.T. Gerhardt, C.W. Sartin, C.L. Neal, R.A. DeLorenzo

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  • ·348: Temperature Dependence of Thrombolysis With Rt-PA and Eptifibatide In an In-Vitro Human Clot Model

    Page :S113

    W.W. Chang, J.M. Meunier, G.J. Shaw

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  • ·349: The Presence and Persistence of HMGB1 Serum Levels In the Development and Progression of Clinical Sepsis

    Page :S113

    J.Z. D'Amore, D.M. Ozimek, T. Pastrana, S.J. Hahn, M. Akerman, S. Zhu, M.F. Ward, A. Sama, H. Wang

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  • ·350: Induction and Reversal of Hypothermia With an Esophageal Device In an Animal Model

    Page :S114

    E. Kulstad, D. Waller

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  • ·351: Can Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve Sheath Be Used to Predict and Monitor Changes In Intracranial Pressure?

    Page :S114

    C. Butts, A. Stevens, T. Hue, L. Mills

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  • ·352: Limited Emergency Ultrasonography of the Urinary Tract Versus Bedside Dipstick Hematuria as a Screening Test for Uterolithiasis

    Page :S114

    H Goett, TG Costantino, W Satz

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  • ·353: The Effect of Training In Emergency Pelvic Ultrasonography on Emergency Medicine Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Knowledge

    Page :S114

    R. Simons, J. Agresta, D. Adler, E. Davis, J. Svengsouk

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  • ·354: Is a Baker's Cyst on Lower Extremity Ultrasonography a Risk Factor for Concomitant Deep Venous Thrombosis?

    Page :S115

    A. Datta, M. Kapoor, S. Conry, S. Gupta, J. Green, N. Garg, J. Swaby, P. Chun Lema

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  • ·355: Out–Of–Hospital Evaluation of Effusion, Pneumothorax, and Standstill: EMS and Point-Of-Care Ultrasonography

    Page :S115

    J.E. Pierog, B.E. Zaia, S.R. Bhat, D.A. Johnson, L. Gharahbaghian, G.H. Gilbert, S.R. Williams

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  • ·356: Ultrasonography Evaluation of the Effect of Head Rotation on the Relationship of the Internal Jugular Vein and Carotid Artery

    Page :S115

    R.L. Merritt, C. Derr, E. Zevallous, K. Downs, L. Land, M. Lasseter, D. Denittis, R. Paula

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  • ·357: MRSA Contamination of Emergency Department Ultrasonography Probes

    Page :S116

    G.E. Sanz, J. Theoret, L.M. Michael, C. Erickson, J.L. Kendall

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  • ·358: Test Characteristics of Various Techniques of Ultrasonography Assessment for Pulmonary Edema Using B-Lines

    Page :S116

    K.L. Anderson, J.M. Fields, K. Jenq, A. Mangili, N. Panebianco, J. Marin, A.J. Dean

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  • ·359: Isolated Calf Vein Thrombosis: Implications for Emergency Physician-Performed Compression Ultrasonography

    Page :S116

    S. Adhikari, W. Zeger, I. Frrokaj

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  • ·360: Patient Satisfaction With Bedside Ultrasonography In the Emergency Department

    Page :S117

    A.J. Bloch, S.A. Bloch, M. Lyon, M. Arutyunyan

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  • ·361: Bloodstream Infections by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae In the Emergency Department: Risk Factors for Infection

    Page :S117

    T. Imamura, J. Branch, B. Ohta, H. Ohbuchi, H. Yamagami, K. Umezawa

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  • ·362: Etomidate Use In Sepsis Does Not Increase Mortality

    Page :S117

    R. Ehrman, C. Wira, A. Hayward, A. Lomax, M. Mullen

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  • ·363: A Comparison of CRP and WBC In Detecting Spine Infection In Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department Following a Spine Procedure

    Page :S117

    S.R. Shroyer, S. Mehta

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  • ·364: The Prevalence of Afebrile Patients With Retropharyngeal Abscesses

    Page :S118

    E. Haines, F. Fiesseler, R. Riggs, L. Reedman, D. Salo

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  • ·365: Utility of Sputum Gram Stain for Community-Acquired Pneumonia at the Emergency Department

    Page :S118

    C. Ferre, F. Llopis, J. Jacob, A. Juan, X. Corbella, A. Salazar

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  • ·366: Bacterial Resistance Patterns In Patients With Ureteral Calculi and Urinary Tract Infections

    Page :S118

    E.J. Morley, E. Crowell, R. Farber-Heath, W. Grant, D.C. Lebowitz, E. Rodriguez, S. Wojcik

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  • ·367: Influenza Scholarly Activity During Pandemic and Non-Pandemic Years

    Page :S119

    S.M. Rhodes, K. Hiller

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  • ·368: Theoretical Systems Analysis Comparing Physiologic Endpoints of Standard AHA and Compression-Only CPR

    Page :S119

    J.C. Kolb, R.L. Summers

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  • ·369: “Point of View” Video Documentation In the Emergency Department: Feasibility and Patient/Provider Perception

    Page :S119

    J.D. Ho, S.A. Joing, P.C. Nystrom, R.J. Chang, W.G. Heegaard, D.E. Hart, J.E. Clinton, D.W. Plummer, J.R. Miner

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  • ·370: Health Information Exchange Consent Policy Influences Emergency Department Patient Data Accessibility

    Page :S119

    N. Genes, J. Shapiro, G. Kuperman

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  • ·371: Using Discrete Event Simulation to Study Patient Length of Stay

    Page :S120

    P.L. Henneman, E. Beck, H. Balasubramanian, H. Li, M.M. Campbell, L.J. Osterweil

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  • ·372: Do Computerized Medication Alerts Change Medication Orders In the Emergency Department

    Page :S120

    T.C. Chan, E.M. Castillo, G.M. Vilke, J.P. Killeen

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  • ·373: Scenario-Based Usability Evaluation of Emergency Department Information System by Clinical Roles and Experience Levels

    Page :S121

    M. Kim, D. Mohrer, J. Shapiro, V. Aguilar, N. Genes, K. Baumlin, P. Elkin

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  • ·374: Effect on Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction of a Simple In-Room Information Computer Display

    Page :S121

    B.E. Delasobera, J. Dubin, C. Childs, A. Gostine, M. Klement, J. Gatewood

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  • ·375: UObserve: A Mobile App for the Study of Emergency Department Workflow

    Page :S121

    Z. Li, D.J. Robinson, J. Zhang

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  • ·376: How Computer Literate Are Emergency Department Patients Seen In an Urban County Hospital?

    Page :S121

    S. Arora, D. Morato, J. Ballinger, M. Menchine

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  • ·377: Text Messaging In the Emergency Department: A Novel and More Efficient Way to Inform Patients About Test Results

    Page :S122

    A. Paul, E. Cho, M. Sarohia

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  • ·378: Impact and Perceived Value of Clinician Training on Health Information Exchange Adoption

    Page :S122

    A.V. Papa, N. Genes, J.S. Shapiro, G. Kuperman

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  • ·379: Antiplatelet Administration Following Transient Ischemic Attack and Subsequent Stroke Risk: An International Systematic Review

    Page :S123

    L.G. Stead, M. Bellolio, J. Edlow, W.W. Decker

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  • ·380: Prognostic Utility of ABCD2 Score In Transient Ischemic Attack: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Page :S123

    A. Surana, D. Agarwal, S. Chandra

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  • ·381: Transient Global Amnesia Occurrence In Emergency Departments

    Page :S123

    A.M. Karcher, J.R. Allegra, B. Eskin, D.G. Cochrane

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  • ·382: Association of Statin Use and Diabetes With Biomarkers: The Potential Therapeutic Implications

    Page :S123

    J.M. Lucas, P. Schuetz, K. Yano, M. Sorasaki, M. St. Hilaire, M.W. Donnino, L. Ngo, W. Aird, N.I. Shapiro

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  • ·383: Pediatric Sulfonylurea Poisoning: A 10-Year Poison Center Retrospective Study

    Page :S124

    D. Lung, K. Olson

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  • ·384: Ethylene Glycol Serum Elimination Half-Life In Patients Treated With Fomepizole but Without Hemodialysis

    Page :S124

    M. Levine, A. Ruha, S.C. Curry, D. Bikin

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  • ·385: The Variations of Clinical Feature According to Organophosphorus Pesticide Toxicity

    Page :S124

    B. Lee, K. Jeung, J. Moon, H. Ryu

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  • ·386: The Incidence of Hypoxia and Respiratory Depression During Emergency Department Chemical Restraint of Patients With Psychomotor Agitation

    Page :S125

    K. Deitch, A. Rowden, C. Fasano, P. Giraldo, N. Oqroshidze

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  • ·387: Effect of Creatinine In Healthy Volunteers

    Page :S125

    K.K. Hunt, R.J. Hoffman

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  • ·388: Effect of Hydroxocobalamin on Surface Oximetry In Non-Exposed Humans

    Page :S125

    A.G. Matlock, B.V. Cashin, C.S. Kang, P.S. Reynolds, B.K. Wills

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  • ·389: Emergency Department Quality Assurance Referral Patterns

    Page :S125

    R. Jeanmonod, B. Katz

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  • ·390: Emergency Department Identification of Patients With Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Decreases Mortality In the Community Hospital Setting

    Page :S126

    A. Bastani, A. Rocchini, R. Walch, A.M. Milewski, A. Falzarano, D. Loch, W. Anderson

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  • ·391: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Based Observation Program: A Novel Method to Add Staff, Maximize Resources and Increase Revenue

    Page :S126

    A. Bastani, S. Rauner, M. Krim, E. Hall, A. Stolen, B. Haver, R. Walch, W. Anderson, J. White, V. Mali

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  • ·392: Implementation of a Pediatric Trauma Care System: Qualitative Assessment of the Experience In Tuscany, Italy

    Page :S127

    L. Arvold, R. Freitas, P. Di Martino, K. Ban

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  • ·393: Professional Fee Revenue Characteristics of Frequent Users of the Emergency Department

    Page :S127

    J. Peterson, R. McCurren, E. Peterson, R. Petty

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  • ·394: Can Cell Phone Digital Images Alter Neurosurgical Decisions to Transfer Patients Referred to a Level I Trauma Center?

    Page :S127

    J. Ladde, T. Bullard, M. Rosenberg, L. Papa

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  • ·395: Physician Productivity After a Patient Overflow Management Intervention

    Page :S127

    C. Coletti, C. Reese, J. Reed, B. Davis, J. Nomura

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  • ·396: Effect of Holidays on the Patient Severity and Census In the Emergency Department

    Page :S128

    M. Leming, H.L. Farley, J.F. Reed

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  • ·397: A Lean-Based Process Redesign: Impact on 72-Hour Returns: The SPEED Trial

    Page :S128

    J. Mink, K. Eanes, B. Levine, J.F. Reed, C.L. Reese, T. Sweeney, H.L. Farley, N. Jasani

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  • ·398: Are Emergency Physicians More Efficient In Running a Large Observation Unit?

    Page :S128

    M.E. Pena, R.B. Takla, R.B. Dunne, S.M. Szpunar, S. Kler

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  • ·399: The Resident Factor: Emergency Medicine Resident Involvement Does Not Impact Attending Patient Satisfaction Scores

    Page :S129

    J. McCourt, B. Weylie, W. Forred, D. Lee, D.E. Slattery

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  • ·EMF-6: Ultrasonography-Guided Femoral Nerve Blocks In Elderly Patients With Hip Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Page :S129

    F. Beaudoin

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  • ·EMF-7: Does an Electronic Medical Record Reminder Improve Triage Protocol Compliance Among Emergency Department Triage Nurses

    Page :S129

    J. Holmes

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  • ·400: Derivation of a Rule for Diagnosis of Hypokalemia on the Electrocardiogram

    Page :S129

    S.W. Smith, S.J. Bronner, L.M. Hayden

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  • ·401: Comparison of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Concentrations Versus Conventional Troponin for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction In the Emergency Department

    Page :S130

    Y. Freund, C. Chenevier-Gobeaux, H. Goulet, Y. Claessens, P. Bonnet, j. Allo, S. Guerin, B. Doumenc, B. Riou, P. Ray

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  • ·402: Time-Sensitive Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction Using Different Cardiac Biomarkers

    Page :S130

    R. Birkhahn, P.A. Datillo, W.M. Briggs, A. Parekh, A. Arkun, L. Reddy, W. Wen

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  • ·403: Frequency of Completed Outpatient Exercise Stress Testing and Physician Follow-Up In Low-Risk Acute Chest Pain Patients Presenting to a County Emergency Department

    Page :S130

    M. Muller, A. Harger, R. Archie, J. McAllister, S. Nazeer, A. Miller

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  • ·404: Apical Ballooning Syndrome (or Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy) Presenting as Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Page :S130

    G. Wiersma, T. Fritz, J.S. Jones

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  • ·405: Limited Utility of Cardiac Stress Testing to Rule Out Acute Coronary Syndrome In Emergency Department Patients Younger Than 40 Years: Validity at an Additional Urban Center

    Page :S131

    C. Sampson, C. Trent, D.L. Theodoro

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  • ·406: Abstract Withdrawn

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  • ·407: Prevalence and Significance of a Fragmented QRS Complex In Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients

    Page :S131

    C. Garcia, D.E. Slattery

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  • ·408: The Incidence of Hypoperfusion In Patients Waiting for a Medical Floor Bed

    Page :S131

    B. Ardolic, B. Menendez, R. Mihata

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  • ·409: Sensitivity of a Rapid Antigen Detection Test for the Diagnosis of Group a Streptoccal Pharyngitis In the Emergency Department

    Page :S132

    P. Hinfey, B.H. Nicholls, F. Garcia, J. Ripper, Y. Cameron, S. Joshi

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  • ·410: Incidence of Biphasic Reaction and Need for Hospitalization In Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department Observation Unit After Evaluation for Anaphylaxis

    Page :S132

    M.K. Meyer, A.R. Kanthala, W.W. Decker, R.L. Campbell

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  • ·411: Inter-Rater Reliability and False Positive Result Rates of Ankle Brachial Index Measurements Performed by Emergency Providers

    Page :S132

    T.E. Ewing, G.L. Higgins, A.D. Perron, T.D. Strout

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  • ·412: Does a Portable, Non-Invasive Hemoglobin Monitor Effectively Correlate With Venous Blood Levels?

    Page :S133

    C. Knutson, C. Della-Giustina, C. Tomich, B. Wills, C. Leurssen

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  • ·413: Tactile Feedback Comparison of Three Types of Intraosseous Access Devices for Needle Insertion Accuracy

    Page :S133

    L. Miller, T. Philbeck, S. Bolleter, G. Garcia

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  • ·414: A Comparison of Point of Care Cerebral Spinal Fluid Glucose Measurements With Laboratory Cerebral Spinal Fluid Glucose Measurements

    Page :S133

    P. Kennedy, M. Mullins

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  • ·415: Hyperlipidemia Screening In an Emergency Department Observation Unit

    Page :S134

    H. Wiederhold, C. Clark, R. Swor

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  • ·416: Comparative Study of Scarce Emergency Department Resource Utilization In Large-Scale Patient Decontamination Exercise

    Page :S134

    T. Buchman, A. Bhattacharya

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  • ·417: Use of the Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma Exam to Estimate Outcomes In Patients With Abdominal Injuries After Mass Casualty Events

    Page :S134

    C.H. Schultz, S. Deynes, E.S. Lee, J.C. Fox, M.O. Dolich

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  • ·418: Survival of Apneic Patients: Better Than You Might Assume

    Page :S135

    C.B. Irvin, J. Hanson, R. Solano, D. Corsi

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  • ·419: Successes and Challenges of Trauma Care During the Haitian Earthquake

    Page :S135

    S. Shah, A. Dalal, R. Smith, G.S. Dyer, Partners in Health Haiti at St. Marc Hospital Group

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  • ·420: Effective Tornado Warning Systems for Spanish-Speakers In an English-Speaking Environment

    Page :S135

    L. Ahlborn, J.M. Franc-Law

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  • ·421: Costs Incurred From Hemo-Dialysis Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Hurricane Ike

    Page :S136

    T.K. McGinley, J.J. McCarthy, M. Roberts

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  • ·422: The Evaluation of Acute Wound Characteristics for Alternate Medical Treatment Site Disaster Planning

    Page :S136

    cM Van Dillen, S. Silvestri, G. Ralls, M. Haney, L. Papa

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  • ·423: Pandemic Influenza and Major Disease Outbreak Preparedness In U.S. Emergency Departments: An Assessment of Disaster Medicine Experts

    Page :S136

    M.J. Morton, S.H. Shah, T.D. Kirsch

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  • ·424: Ability of Hospitals to Meet Influenza Pandemic Surge Capacity Requirements: Regionalization In Disaster Response

    Page :S137

    S. Adoff, J.M. Leaming, T.E. Terndrup

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  • ·425: Do Resident Simulation Assessments Correlate With Formative End-Of-Year Assessments With Respect to the ACGME General Competencies?

    Page :S137

    M.J. Sergel, S. Menon, H. Du, M. Kharasch, E. Wang

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  • ·426: Current Emergency Medicine Residency Education of Documentation, Coding, and Reimbursement: Fitting the Bill?

    Page :S137

    J.D. Heiner, J.L. Dunbar, T. Harrison, C.S. Kang

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  • ·427: 360-Degree Evaluation of Senior Emergency Medicine Residents: A Necessary Evil

    Page :S138

    G. Garra, A. Wackett, H. Thode

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  • ·428: Teamwork In the Trauma Room: Evaluation of a Multimodal Team Training Program for the Trauma Room

    Page :S138

    B. Peckler, M. Prewett, T. Campbell, M. Brannik

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  • ·429: Identification of Anterior Shoulder Dislocations by Triage Nurses In an Emergency Department: Effectiveness of a Shoulder Injury Training Course - Education and Practice

    Page :S139

    J.S. Joo, F.C. Loon

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  • ·430: Increased Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis In the Emergency Department after the Introduction of NIAID/FAAN Clinical Criteria for Diagnosis of Anaphylaxis

    Page :S139

    A.R. Kanthala, R.L. Campbell, J.T. Li, J.B. Hagan, W.W. Decker

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  • ·431: “Resident as Teacher” Programs In Mandatory Emergency Medicine Clerkships

    Page :S139

    L.R. Hopson, D.A. Wald, K. Askew, J. Casaletto, A. Paul

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  • ·432: Do Male Emergency Physicians Focus on Different Personal and Professional Traits In Writing the Standard Letters of Recommendation for Fourth Year Medical Students Than Their Female Colleagues?

    Page :S140

    V. Tucci, R. Merritt, K. Somai, P. Cheng, K. O'Keefe, T. Sanson

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  • ·433: Chart Review of Female Versus Male Adolescent Victims of Violence Presenting to the Emergency Department, 2004-2007

    Page :S140

    M.L. Ranney, M.J. Mello

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  • ·434: Epidemiology of Assault-Related Hospitalizations In the United States, 2006

    Page :S140

    S. Muazzam, S.M. Davis, M. Nasrullah, J. Coben

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  • ·435: Does Dental Pain Improve With Oral Prednisone?

    Page :S141

    J. Rubino, R. Hill, S. Melanson, J. Gutzweiler, D. DiNapoli, A. Kalantari, J. Stoltzfus

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  • ·436: Pulse Rate Does Not Correlate With Pain Score at Time of Emergency Department Triage

    Page :S141

    A. Gouvernayre, B.E. Delasobera, J.E. Davis, J. Howell, N. Kennedy-Villafane

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  • ·437: Volunteer Studies of Pain Management During Intraosseous Infusion

    Page :S141

    L. Miller, T. Philbeck, D. Montez, T. Puga

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  • ·438: Reliability of the Clinical Examination In the Diagnosis of Pediatric Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

    Page :S142

    J. Marin, E. Lautenbach, W. Bilker, E. Alpern

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  • ·439: Allergen Identification After an Emergency Department Visit for Anaphylaxis: Is Allergist Follow-Up Useful?

    Page :S142

    R.L. Campbell, A.R. Kanthala, J.B. Hagan, J.T. Li, V.D. Smith, V. Manivannan, M. Bellolio, M.J. Borgo, L.G. Stead, W.W. Decker

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  • ·440: National Study of Emergency Department Observation Services

    Page :S142

    J.L. Wiler, A.A. Ginde

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  • ·441: Impact of Pharmacy Review of Emergency Department Medication Orders on Time From Antibiotic Order to Administration for Patients Admitted With Pneumonia

    Page :S143

    C. Fee, G.H. Chen

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  • ·442: Do Emergency Physicians Appropriately Select Patients for CT to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolus?

    Page :S143

    A. Eis, C. Fleischner, M. Elie-Turenne

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  • ·443: Early Impact on Workflow and Administrative Costs of a Web-Based Ultrasonography States Data Management Network on a Large Volume Emergency Ultrasonography Program

    Page :S143

    V.S. Tayal, A. Weekes, H. Tassone, J. Marx

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  • ·444: Role of Urine Drug Screening In Medical Clearance of Psychiatric Pediatric Patients: Is There One?

    Page :S144

    B. Shihabuddin, C. Hack, A. Sivitz

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  • ·445: A Comparative Study Between Newly Developed Wave-Form and Traditional Straight-Form Splints

    Page :S144

    w. Jeon, G. Kim, W. Jung, J. Lee, Y. Jung, C. Lee, S. Choi

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  • ·446: The Impact of Suture Removal Kits and Wound Instructions on Emergency Department Patients

    Page :S144

    K. Kruse, J.S. Jones

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  • ·447: Patient Perceptions of Leaving an Emergency Department Waiting Room Before Seeing a Physician

    Page :S144

    S.M. Varney, T.E. Vargas, R.L. Pitotti, V.S. Bebarta

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  • ·448: Degree of Bandemia In Septic Patients Does Not Predict Inpatient Mortality

    Page :S145

    M.J. Ward, B.S. Fertel, J.B. Bonomo, C.L. Smith, K.W. Hart, C.J. Lindsell, S.W. Wright

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  • ·449: Availability of Routine HIV Screening In U.S. Emergency Departments

    Page :S145

    M. Delgado, L. Berg, J. Montoy, A.A. Ginde, C.A. Camargo

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  • ·450: Risk Factors Associated With Contracting Novel H1N1 and the Effectiveness of the Novel H1N1 Vaccine In Preventing Influenza In Health Care Workers

    Page :S146

    C.D. Santos, J. Vorenkamp, R. Bristow

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  • ·451: Fournier's Gangrene and Increasing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Association Between 2002-2008

    Page :S146

    L. Lee, F. Jellison, D. Snyder, M. Neeki

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  • ·452: Physician Clinical Impression Coupled With Ascites Fluid Appearance Does Not Rule Out Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis In Emergency Department Patients Undergoing Paracentesis

    Page :S146

    B. Chinnock, H. Afarian, J. Butler, H. Minnigan, G.W. Hendey

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  • ·453: Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome Diagnosed by Biphasic Computed Tomography In the Emergency Department

    Page :S146

    J. You, M. Kim, H. Chung, S. Chung, H. Lee

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  • ·454: Implementing Routine HIV Screening In an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department

    Page :S147

    C.M. Hack, C. Scarfi, A. Sivitz

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  • ·455: Presentation Characteristics and the Impact on Emergency Department Resources Related to College-Age Drinking

    Page :S147

    D.P. Betten, H. Nygren, D.J. Castle, M.J. Hughes

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  • ·456: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury In South Carolina 1998-2008: Severity, Type, and Socioeconomic Status

    Page :S148

    S. Palesch, M. Cifuni, K. Borg, A. Selassie

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  • ·457: Prevalence and Severity of Depression In Emergency Department Patients With Diabetes: What Is the Association With Glycemic Control?

    Page :S148

    M.D. Menchine, T. Solomon, K. Marzec, N. Rifenbark, M. Nayyar, S. Patel, S. Arora

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  • ·458: An Emergency Department-Based Model for Providing Colorectal Cancer Screening and Identifying Barriers to Care

    Page :S148

    S.P. Davis, J. Lee, J. Burgess, J. Bland, C. Miller, S. Patierno

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  • ·459: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Prescription Program: A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study

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    M.R. Greenberg, G.C. Barr, V. Rupp, N. Patel, K. Weaver, K. Hamilton, J. Reed

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  • ·460: Increasing Incidence of Induced Loss of Consciousness In Sexual Assault Victims In the New York Area

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    I. Llovera, M. Ward, K. Fung

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  • ·461: Would Nonurgent, Uninsured Patients Prefer a Local Free Clinic Instead of the Emergency Department for Non-Urgent Care?

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    M.R. Dettmer, C. Cohen, J. Gray, K.W. Koval, W.C. Gonsalves, K.N. Simpson, S.H. Saef

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  • ·462: Air Medical Providers Accurately Prospectively Assess Airway Difficulty

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    A.T. Moch La Nou, W. Hinckley, K. Hart, J. Campbell, S. Carleton, S. Luber, P. Panagos, C. Lindsell

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  • ·463: First-Attempt Success Rate of Endotracheal Intubation Performed by Air Medical Providers In Various Settings

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    A.T. Moch La Nou, W. Hinckley, K. Hart, J. Campbell, S. Carleton, S. Luber, P. Panagos, C. Lindsell

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  • ·464: Can EMS Personnel Effectively Ventilate and Intubate Using the Modified SALT Airway Device In a Cadaveric Model?

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    R.T. Lauver, G. Rigo, B. Bledsoe, W. Forred, L. Johnson, D.E. Slattery

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  • ·465: Comparison of a Novel Intra-Oral Mask (NuMask®) to Standard Mask Ventilation Using a Cadaver Model

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    P.L. Coule, A.J. Mazzoli, J.M. Todaro

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  • ·466: End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Associated With Mortality In Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Sepsis

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    C.L. Hunter, S. Silvestri, M. Dean, J. Falk, L. Papa

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  • ·467: A Two-Phase Study of Fluid Administration Measurement During Intraosseous Infusion

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    L. Miller, T. Philbeck, D. Montez, T. Puga

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  • ·468: Transthoracic Echocardiographic Assessment of Preload and Cardiac Function In the Early Resuscitation of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

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    M.P. Mallin, J. Pittman, S. Youngquist, S. Brown, C. Grissom

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  • ·469: Teaching Basic Life Support to Brazilian School Children Using American Heart Association Video-Based Course Model by Undergraduate Medical Students

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    L.G. Ribeiro, P.L. Menezes, R. Germano, A. Schmidt, A. Pazin-Filho

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  • ·470: Adult Intraosseous Use In Academic Emergency Departments and Simulated Comparisons of Emergency Vascular Access Techniques

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    S.A. Bloch, A.J. Bloch, P. Silva

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  • ·471: H-FABP as an Excellent Biochemical Cardiac Marker for Diagnosing Acute Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction In First 4 Hours of Presentation to an Emergency Department

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    S. Cattamanchi, K. Sundaramurthy, A.K. Thangavelu, A. Raja, A. Siva, S. Thomas, A.J. Elamatha, S. G, R.V. Trichur

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  • ·472: A Previously Validated Risk Score for Late Troponin Elevation Derived from TIMI IIIB and GUSTO IIA Was Not Predictive When Applied to a Low-Risk Emergency Department Cohort

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    R.P. Radecki, C.K. Brown, A. Pugh, K.L. Brewer

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  • ·473: Use of Troponin In Patients Presenting With Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter to the Emergency Department

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    N. Meshkat, E. Austin, R. Moineddin, J. Maskalyk, B. Hassani, A. Marcuzzi

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  • ·474: The Relationship of Sex and Atypical Presentations In Time-To-ECG: Does Sex Matter?

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    A.J. McGregor, T.E. Madsen, B. Weinstock, J. Machan, A. Napoli, B. Becker

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  • ·475: Admission Rates for Emergency Department Syncope Patients Are Greater In the United States Than Italy

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    R. Ekanayake, G. Morabito, B. Tartaglino, O. Cerrina, B. Eskin, J.R. Allegra

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  • ·476: Diagnostic Accuracy of Out-Of-Hospital Electrocardiograms Interpreted by Paramedics In the Field

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    D.M. Nestler, R.D. White, C.S. Rihal, L.A. Myers, C.M. Bjerke, R.J. Lennon, J.L. Schultz, M.R. Bell, B.J. Gersh, D.R. Holmes, H.H. Ting

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  • ·477: Ambulatory Care Access and Satisfaction Are Associated With Severity of Illness In Patients With Acute Heart Failure

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    G. Fermann, S. Collins, C. Lindsell, S. Roll, N. Weintraub, K. Miller, A. Naftilan, D. Maron, J. McPherson, A. Storrow

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  • ·EMF-8: Motivations and Barriers for Recruitment of New Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates to Rural Emergency Departments

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    L. Helland, J.M. Westfall, C.A. Camargo, J. Rogers, A.A. Ginde

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  • ·EMF-9: Implementation of the Central Venous Catheter Observer and Checklist Bundle In Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study

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    C. LeMaster, N. Hoffart, T. Benzer, T. Chafe, D. Pallin, H. Schreiber, R. Wang, J. Schuur

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  • ·EMF-10: Emergency Physician Leadership In Acute Stroke Care

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    W. Meurer

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