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page 12A
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Rapid Improvement of Peak Flow in Asthmatic Patients Treated With Parenteral Methylprednisolone in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Study
Abstract: Study objective: Corticosteroids are thought to exert their physiologic effects in asthma over the course of several hours. In this study we tested the hypothesis that intravenous methylpred...
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Robert Y Lin,
Gene R Pesola,
Leonard Bakalchuk,
Gregory T Heyl,
Alexandra M Dow,
Craig Tenenbaum,
Arlene Curry,
Richard E Westfal
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Full-length article
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pages 487-494
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Benzyl Alcohol as an Alternative Local Anesthetic
Abstract: Study Objectives: Benzyl alcohol has been used as a local anesthetic for brief superficial skin procedures; however, its efficacy for long-term cutaneous anesthesia has not been established....
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Lance Wilson,
Steven Martin
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Full-length article
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pages 495-499
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Prospective, Randomized Trial of Template-assisted Versus Undirected Written Recording of Physician Records in the Emergency Department
Abstract: Study objective: To determine whether use of the T-System (Emergency Services Consultants, Irving, TX) template-generated medical documentation system (1) decreases physician evaluation time...
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Keith A Marill,
Erik S Gauharou,
Brian K Nelson,
Michael A Peterson,
Robert L Curtis,
Marina R Gonzalez
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Full-length article
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pages 500-509
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Increasing Compliance With the Residency Review Committee Requirements for Follow-up in Academic Emergency Departments
Abstract: Study Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess patient follow-up activities and changes in compliance with the Residency Review Committee follow-up requirements among emergency me...
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Theodore J Gaeta,
Harold H Osborn,
Emergency Medicine Follow-up Study Group
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Full-length article
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pages 510-515
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Seroprevalence of Varicella Antibodies Among New House Officers
Abstract: Study objective: Varicella, an illness common to children, can occur in nonimmune adults, often causing serious morbidity and mortality. House officers without protective titers to varicella...
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Kumar Alagappan,
LeKuan Fu,
Sharon Strater,
Victoria Atreidis,
Charles Auerbach
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Full-length article
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pages 516-519
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Role of Spiral Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department
Abstract: Recently a debate has developed in the medical community as radiologists in some centers suggest the selective substitution of spiral computed tomography (CT) for ventilation-perfusion (V/Q)...
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J.Michael Holbert,
Philip Costello,
Michael P Federle
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Full-length article
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pages 520-528
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Report of the Task Force on Residency Training Information (1998-1999), American Board of Emergency Medicine
Abstract: The American Board of Emergency Medicine gathers extensive background information on emergency medicine residents and the programs in which they train. We present the second annual report on...
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Gwendolyn L Hoffman,
Brooks F Bock,
E.John Gallagher,
Vincent J Markovchick,
Hazen P Ham,
Benson S Munger
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Full-length article
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pages 529-545
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New Developments in the Treatment of HIV Disease: An Overview
Abstract: The management of HIV disease has evolved into a complicated and sophisticated subspecialty in recent years. Fourteen drugs, in various combinations, are being used in increasingly complex t...
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Hoori C Hovanessian
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Review article
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pages 546-555
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Workforce Study in Emergency Medicine: A Perspective From Academic Emergency Medicine
Abstract: [Jacobson S, Wittlake WA: Workforce study in emergency medicine: A perspective from academic emergency medicine. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:556-558.]
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Sheldon Jacobson,
William A Wittlake
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Editorial
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pages 556-558
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Commentary on “A Study of the Workforce in Emergency Medicine”
Abstract: [Cydulka RK, Schneider S, on behalf of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine: Commentary on “A Study of the Workforce in Emergency Medicine.” Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:558-561.]
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Rita K Cydulka,
Sandra Schneider
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Editorial
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pages 558-561
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Reconciliation of Conflicting Evidence
Abstract: [Gallagher EJ: Reconciliation of conflicting evidence. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:561-564.]
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E.John Gallagher
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Editorial
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pages 561-564
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Accuracy of Leukocyte Count in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Abstract: [Snyder BK, Hayden SR: Accuracy of leukocyte count in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:565-574.]
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Brian K Snyder,
Stephen R Hayden
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Full-length article
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pages 565-574
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Likelihood Ratio: A Powerful Tool for Incorporating the Results of a Diagnostic Test Into Clinical Decisionmaking
Abstract: [Hayden SR, Brown MD: Likelihood ratio: A powerful tool for incorporating the results of a diagnostic test into clinical decisionmaking. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:575-580.]
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Stephen R Hayden,
Michael D Brown
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Full-length article
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pages 575-580
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Urosepsis Associated With Vaginal Pessary Use
Abstract: Conservative management of genital prolapse in older women uses vaginal pessaries. Infectious complications of these devices, attributable in some instances to poor routine maintenance, are ...
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Raymond J Roberge,
Mitchel M McCandlish,
Michel L Dorfsman
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pages 581-583
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Duplicate Gallbladder Cholecystitis After Open Cholecystectomy
Abstract: A 42-year-old man presented with acute right upper quadrant abdominal pain 2 years after open cholecystectomy. Evaluation revealed cholecystitis in a second gallbladder and a second cholecys...
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Tara Shapiro,
William Rennie
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Full-length article
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pages 584-587
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Jimmy Blue Eyes (for t. mulligan)
Abstract: [Paganussi PJ: Jimmy Blue Eyes (for t. mulligan). Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:588-589.]
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Peter J Paganussi
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Miscellaneous
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pages 588-589
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Updated Rabies Postexposure Prophylaxis Guidelines
Abstract: [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Human rabies prevention—United States, 1999. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Re...
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pages 590-597
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Effects of Emergency Ambulance Transportation on Heart Rate, BloodPressure, Corticotropin, and Cortisol
During a typical emergency ambulance transport, patients are subjected to stress caused by vibration, acceleration, braking, and noise from fast driving. We studied the degree of stress caused by diff...
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Kai Witzel
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Correspondence
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pages 598-599
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The Ellis Fracture: An Anachronistic Eponym in Dentistry
The Ellis classification of dental fractures is appreciated in emergency medicine for its simplicity. Its use in standard emergency medicine textbooks has made it part of the language of the specialt...
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David R Vinson
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Correspondence
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pages 599-600
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Marijuana-related Injury
The conclusions presented in the Annals of Emergency Medicine article (article #92112) by Braun et al may not tell the whole story regarding marijuana-related injury. They concluded that marijuana use...
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Eric A Voth
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Correspondence
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page 600
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Correspondence
Dr Voth is correct in noting elevated incidence rate ratio (IRR) estimates for certain types of injury among marijuana users in our study sample. However, the confidence intervals associated with thes...
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Barbara L Braun,
Stephen Sidney,
Susan Gerberich,
Irene Tekawa
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Correspondence
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pages 600-601
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Apples and Oranges
We are writing to respond to the editorial comments (article #94002) by Dr Cummins and Ms Hazinski that accompanied our article (article #92579) published in the October 1998 issue of the Annals of Em...
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James T Niemann,
Samuel J Stratton
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Correspondence
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pages 601-602
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Correspondence
Do we resuscitate enough people in sudden, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with PEA or asystole to justify full ACLS responses, interventions, and rapid transport to emergency department care? Some EMS...
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Richard O Cummins,
Mary Fran Hazinski
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Correspondence
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pages 602-603
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CORRECTION
In the January 1999 issue, Thomas E Auble, PhD, was inadvertently left off the list of Consultants. Annals apologizes for this error.
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Erratum
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page 608
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Implementation of EMS Interventions
Abstract: [American College of Emergency Physicians: Implementation of EMS interventions. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:611.]
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Miscellaneous
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page 611
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EMS Research
Abstract: [American College of Emergency Physicians: EMS research. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:611.]
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Miscellaneous
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page 611
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Clinical Policy for the Initial Approach to Patients Presenting With Penetrating Extremity Trauma
Abstract: [American College of Emergency Physicians: Clinical policy for the initial approach to patients presenting with penetrating extremity trauma. Ann Emerg Med May 1999;33:612-636.]
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Francis M Fesmire,
William C Dalsey,
John M Howell,
Linda L Lawrence,
Stephen V Cantrill,
Melody Campbell,
Stephen A Colucciello,
William C Dalsey,
Francis M Fesmire,
E.John Gallagher,
John M Howell,
Andy S Jagoda,
Stephen Karas,
Thomas W Lukens,
Peter J Mariani,
David L Morgan,
Barbara A Murphy,
Michael P Pietrzak,
Daniel G Sayers,
Rhonda Whitson,
George W Molzen
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Full-length article
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pages 612-636
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Injury in the Aging
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Book review
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page A1
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Understanding Acid-Base
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Book review
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page A1
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