Abstract Background Recent work has demonstrated that children with unintentional cannabis ingestions often undergo extensive ancillary testing such as head imaging or lumbar puncture. To better understand the yield of…
Abstract Background and objectives A Trauma Team Activation (TTA) is initiated when a patient has sustained a life or limb-threatening injury thereby necessitating resources of a large care team. Previously,…
We thank the authors of a letter commenting on our review recently published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine , “High Risk and Low Prevalence Diseases: Acute Limb Ischemia”…
Abstract Background The pathophysiology of near-hanging in children is different from that of adults due to anatomic, physiologic, and injury-related mechanisms, with evidence suggesting that blunt cerebrovascular injuries (BCVI) and…
We read with great interest the article by Pettit et al. regarding the importance of the safety-net healthcare system in prompt diagnosis and management of lung cancer patients [ ]….
Abstract Objectives Whether a longer no-flow (NF) interval affects the magnitude of response to epinephrine in the resuscitation has not been well studied. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the…
Abstract Study objective Falls are the leading cause of injuries in the US for older adults. Follow-up after an ED-related fall visit is essential to initiate preventive strategies in these…
Abstract Background Many academic medical centers (AMC) transfer patients who require admission but not tertiary care to partner community hospitals from their emergency departments (ED). These transfers alleviate ED boarding…
Abstract Objective The objective of this study is to compare patients with severe and mild blunt thoracic trauma, who survived an earthquake and presented to the emergency department (ED), in…
Abstract Background Most antibiotics prescribed to children are provided in the outpatient and emergency department (ED) settings, yet these prescribers are seldom engaged by antibiotic stewardship programs. We reviewed ED…
