Journal of Emergency Medicine: September 2017 (Volume 53, Issue 3)

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JOURNAL HOME      |         RSS      |      SUBSCRIBE TO JOURNAL     Issue Highlights     Contents     Partial Contents of Volume 53, Number 4     Original Contributions     Early Exclusion of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients: A Prospective Observational Study Yuk-ki Leung, Nga-man Cheng, Cangel Pui-yee Chan, Anna Lee, Jeffrey Ka-tak Wong, Bryan Ping-yen Yan, Anil Tejbhan Ahuja, Colin Alexander Graham, Timothy Hudson Rainer     Outcomes after Motor Vehicle Trauma: Transfers to Level I Trauma Centers Compared with Direct Admissions Aleksandr Rozenberg, Timothy Danish, Viktor Y. Dombrovskiy, Todd R. Vogel     Acute Idiopathic Gastric Distension Causing Atrioventricular Block and Cardiogenic Shock Ryan Stringer, Megan Schrader     Brief Reports     Definitive Diagnosis of Children Presenting to A Pediatric Emergency Department With Fever and Extremity Pain Nicolas V. Vardiabasis, John A. Schlechter     Clinical Reviews     Emergency Medicine Myths: Computed Tomography of the Head Prior to Lumbar Puncture in Adults with Suspected Bacterial Meningitis – Due Diligence or Antiquated Practice? Michael D. April, Brit Long, Alex Koyfman     Vascular Causes of Syncope: An Emergency Medicine Review Brit Long, Alex Koyfman     Valproic Acid Overdose Review of a Case With Electrocardiographic Changes Antonio E. Muñiz     Selected Topics: Toxicology     Loperamide-Induced Torsades de Pointes: A Case Series Kenneth D. Katz, Robert D. Cannon, Matthew D. Cook, Alexandra Amaducci, Ryan Day, Joshua Enyart, Glenn Burket, Lauren Porter, Timothy Roach, Jennifer Janssen, Karl E. Williams     Selected Topics: Prehospital Care     A New Rule for Terminating Resuscitation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients in Japan: A Prospective Study , SOS–KANTO 2012 Study Group Open Access     Selected Topics: Sports Medicine     Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Decision Rules to Exclude Fractures in Acute Ankle Injuries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Ingrid Barelds, Wim P. Krijnen, Johannes P. van de Leur, Cees P. van der Schans, Robert J. Goddard     Selected Topics: Wound Care     Laceration Management Scott L. Mankowitz     Selected Topics: Psychiatric Emergencies     Psychiatric Emergencies for Clinicians: Emergency Department Management of Cocaine-Related Presentations Jagoda Pasic, Paul Zarkowski, Kimberly Nordstrom, Michael P. Wilson     Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine     Hydroceles—Not Just For Men Danielle Biggs, Amy Patwa, Steve Gohsler     Education     Cultural Competency Training in Emergency Medicine Oren J. Mechanic, Nicole M. Dubosh, Carlo L. Rosen, Alden M. Landry     Pharmacology in Emergency Medicine     Evaluating Clinical Effectiveness and Pharmacokinetic Profile of Atomized Intranasal Midazolam in Children Undergoing Laceration Repair Sarah A. Mellion, David Bourne, Lina Brou, Alison Brent, Kathleen Adelgais, Jeffrey Galinkin, Joseph Wathen     Clinical Communications: Adult     Emergency Decompression of Orbital Emphysema with Elevated Intraorbital Pressure Abdul Shameer, Neelam Pushker, Gautam Lokdarshi, Shabeer Basheer, Mandeep S. Bajaj     Case Presentations of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residencies     Rash and Shock Lulu Wang, Emily S. Miller, Kriti Bhatia     Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine     Eczema Herpeticum Benjamin L. Cooper     Emergency Forum     The Rapid Disaster Evaluation System (RaDES): A Plan to Improve Global Disaster Response by Privatizing the Assessment Component Kenneth V. Iserson     Administration of Emergency Medicine     Emergency Department Flow Measures for Adult and Pediatric Patients in British Columbia and Ontario: A Retrospective, Repeated Cross-Sectional Study Gregory Georgio, Astrid Guttmann, Quynh H. Doan     Humanities and Medicine     Uncomplicated Meghan G. Liroff     American Academy of Emergency Medicine     American Academy of Emergency Medicine     MEMC Abstracts     Presentation and Management of Febrile Children in a Tertiary Care Emergency Department C.E. Abdul-Massih, R.D. Sawaya, S. Mrad, T. El Zahran, H. Tamim, M.N. Majdalani     Shock Index as a Predictor of Hospital Admission and Inpatient Mortality in a United States National Database of Emergency Departments Jalbout N. Al, B. Hamade, K.S. Balhara, Y.H. Hsieh, J.D. Bayram     Serum Lactate is an Independent Predictor of Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department R. Bou Chebl, C. El Khuri, A. Chami, E. Rajha, N. Faris, R. Bachir, G. Abou Dagher     Can Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction Parameters Predict Outcomes in Acute Dyspnea Patients? J. Būgaitė, D. Gabartaitė, G. Balčiūnaitė, A. Krivickienė, J. Motiejūnaitė, D. Žaliaduonytė-Pekšienė, D. Zakarkaitė, A. Mebazaa, A. Kavoliūnienė, J. Čelutkienė     Timing of Epinephrine Alters the Hemodynamics of Children with Traumatic Hospital Cardiac Arrest Y.R. Lin, Y.J. Syue, W. Buddhakosai, H.E. Lu, C.F. Chang, C.Y. Chang, C.H. Chen, W.L. Chen, C.J. Li     Prognostic Value of Leuko-glycemic Index in ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction I. Chermiti, H. Ghazal, R. Dimassi, S. Mahdhoui, H. Gnena, S. Chiboub, M. Chkir, S. Souissi     Predictive Factors of Functional Prognosis of Stroke in the Emergency Department H. Ghazali, I. Chermiti, M. Kallel, S. Mahdhoui, I. Henane, N. El Hani, A. Azouzi, S. Souissi     External Validation of the 3d-EAHFE Scale for the Prediction of the Risk of Precious Mortality in Acute Heart Failure Susana García Gutiérrez, Ane Antón Ladislao, Esther Pulido Herrero, Maria José Morillas Bueno, Maria Soledad Gallardo Rebolla     Efficacy of Point of Care Ultrasound in Identifying Complicated Febrile Urinary Tract Infections R. Gibbons, R. Lacayo, N. Leonard, A. Zanaboni, T. Costantino     Lactate as a Mortality Predictor in Emergency Department Patients with Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage K.L. Grow, N. Nazir, C.M. Cannon     Etiology of Hyperkalemia in the Emergency Department G. Koksaldi, Y. Gokel, Z. Kekec     Improving Recognition and Initial Treatment of Sepsis in Victorian Emergency Departments A.M. Kelly, J. Pannifex     Chest Tubes for “Occult” Injury Drain Less Fluid, and Have Shorter Duration and Length of Stay B.H. Patel, T. Dall, C.L. Anderson, M.I. Langdorf     Diagnostic Trial of Low-Dose Computed Tomography for the Detection of Urolithiasis Dong Hoon Lee, Byung Hoon Chi, In Ho Chang, Sung Bin Park     Serum Lactate and Shock Index in Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage: Serum lactate levels combined with shock index improve the predictive performance for massive transfusion in patients with primary postpartum hemorrhage Eu Sun Lee, So Ra Kim, Dong Woo Seo, Hye-Sung Won, Jae-Yoon Shim, Kyoung-Soo Lim, Won Young Kim, Chang Hwan Sohn     Comparison of Suprascapular Nerve Block and Procedural Sedation Analgesia with Intravenous Ketamine and Midazolam in Shoulder Dislocation Reduction Babak Masoumi, Salomeh Heydari, Keihan Golshani, Reza Azizkhani     Diagnostic Accuracy of Neuron Specific Enolase (NSE) and S100B in Distinguishing Central from Peripheral Vertigo Babak Masoumi, Razieh Bagheri, Farhad Heydari, Keihan Golshani, Behnaz Ansari, Mohammad Khatami     Randomized Double-Blind Trial Comparing IV Push to Short Infusion of Ketamine for Pain in the Emergency Department S. Motov, M. Mai, I. Pushkar, A. Likourezos, J. Drapkin, M. Yasavolian, J. Brady, P. Homel, C. Fromm     Validation of the NEXUS II Pediatric Head Computed Tomography Decision Instrument W.R. Mower, M. Gupta, R. Rodriguez, G.W. Hendey     Validation of the NEXUS II Head Computed Tomography Decision Instrument W.R. Mower, M. Gupta, R. Rodriguez, G.W. Hendey     Screening for Syphilis in Cases of Suspected Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections Kumara V. Nibhanipudi     Sedation Without Fixation, Nitrous Oxide Sedation in Children N. Petersen, F.M. Gresnigt, L. Schuiten, S. Genko     Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate in the Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of COPD E. Pishbin, E. Vafadar Moradi     Effect of Prehospital Hypoxia “Depth-Duration Dose” on Mortality in Major Traumatic Brain Injury D.W. Spaite, C. Hu, B.J. Bobrow, V. Chikani, J.B. Gaither, B. Barnhart, P.D. Adelson, A.D. Rice, K. Grady, S.M. Keim     Accuracy of EMS Hypoxia Documentation Compared to Continuous Non-Invasive Monitor Data in Major Traumatic Brain Injury O. Perez, D.W. Spaite, E. Helfenbein, B.J. Barnhart, S. Babaeizadeh, C. Hu, V. Chikani, J.B. Gaither, K.R. Denninghoff, S.M. Keim, C. Viscusi, D. Sherrill, A.D. Rice, B.J. Bobrow     Abstracts     Effect of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole vs Cephalexin Alone on Clinical Cure of Uncomplicated Cellulitis Paul Leccese     Association Between Ratio of Fresh Frozen Plasma to Red Blood Cells During Massive Transfusion and Survival Among Patients Without Traumatic Injury Paul Leccese     Benefits of Emergency Departments’ Contribution to Stroke Prophylaxis in Atrial Fibrillation Paul Leccese     Optimizing a drone network to deliver automated external defibrillators Avi Baehr     Chills during hemodialysis: prediction and prevalence of bacterial infections Avi Baehr     Effect of oral dexamethasone without immediate antibiotics vs placebo on acute sore throat in adults Avi Baehr     Effect of Abdominal Ultrasound on Clinical Care, Outcomes, and Resource Use Among Children with Blunt Torso Trauma Forrest Andersen     The Affordable Care Act’s Dependent Care Coverage and Mortality Forrest Andersen     Time-to-Furosemide Treatment and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Heart Failure Forrest Andersen     Syncope: Outcomes and Conditions Associated with Hospitalization Tom Califf     Association Between U.S. Norepinephrine Shortage and Mortality Among Patients with Septic Shock Tom Califf     Digital Rectal Examination Reduces Hospital Admissions, Endoscopies, and Medical Therapy in Patients with Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding Tom Califf     Clinical Communications: Adults     Pericardial Herniation of Small Bowel Post Minimally Invasive Hybrid Maze of Atrial Fibrillation David A. Farcy, Angelo Lapietra, Benjamin N. Abo, Michael Dalley     Pneumoperitoneum by Inguinal Laceration after Traffic Accident Daesung Lim, Soo Hoon Lee, Sang Bong Lee, TaeJin Park     Clinical Communications: Pediatric     Poisoning after Ingestion of Spartium junceum Seeds: Dose-Dependent Effects in Three Boys Nuria Giménez, Noemí Magro, Nuria Cortés, Raimon Guitart     Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine     Computed Tomography Diagnosis of Terson Syndrome David J.T. McArdle, Sumit J. Karia     The Sound of Free Air Nicole Battaglioli, Daniel Kaminstein     Instructions for Authors     Frontmatter     Editorial Board     Current issue Volume 53 • Issue 3 September 2017     Journal Home   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Use   |   Help & Contact   |   About Us You are currently subscribed as dr.jason.lu@gmail.com. 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