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Esophageal Obstruction and Death in a Nonverbal Patient.

BACKGROUND: There are more than 100,000 cases of esophageal foreign body in the United States each year. Most cases resolve spontaneously; however, complete esophageal obstruction is a medical emergency. Patients with developmental disabilities are…

Tags: 2021, Dennison JL, Department of Emergency Medicine, esophageal foreign body, esophageal obstruction, journalArticle, March 2021 List, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED Student Publications, nonverbal, sepsis, Simon EL, The Journal of emergency medicine, Yocum AD

An unusual presentation and treatment of a hemorrhaging plexiform neurofibroma.

Tags: 2020, Bacharach D, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, December 2020 List, Department of Emergency Medicine, journalArticle, NEOMED College of Medicine, Simon EL, The American journal of emergency medicine, Yocum AD

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after Ad26.COV2-S Vaccination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for two highly effective Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19) vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. More recently, EUA was granted for the Johnson and Johnson…

Tags: 2021, COVID-19, Department of Emergency Medicine, journalArticle, May 2021 List, NEOMED College of Medicine, Simon EL, The American journal of emergency medicine, Thrombotic thrombocytopenia Purpura, TTP, Vaccine, Yocum A

Consensus statement on advancing research in emergency department operations and its impact on patient care.

The consensus conference on "Advancing Research in Emergency Department (ED) Operations and Its Impact on Patient Care," hosted by The ED Operations Study Group (EDOSG), convened to craft a framework for future investigations in this important but…

Managing and Measuring Emergency Department Care: Results of the Fourth Emergency Department Benchmarking Definitions Summit.

BACKGROUND: A shared language and vocabulary are essential for managing emergency department (ED) operations. This Fourth Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) Summit brought together experts in the field to review, update, and add to key…

A Case Report You Can't Make Up: A Bladder Foreign Body.

Tags: 2021, Bladder, Department of Emergency Medicine, Foreign body, Hill AC, journalArticle, May 2021 List, NEOMED College of Medicine, Simon EL, The Journal of emergency medicine, urethra, Winot S

An evaluation of two screening tools for cognitive impairment in older emergency department patients.

OBJECTIVES: Screening for cognitive impairment in older emergency department (ED) patients is recommended to ensure quality care. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) may be too long for routine ED use. Briefer alternatives include the Six-Item…

Reclining chairs reduce pain from gurneys in older emergency department patients: a randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVES: Pain related to the gurney is a frequent complaint of older emergency department (ED) patients. The authors hypothesized that these patients may have less pain and higher satisfaction if allowed to sit in a reclining hospital chair.…

Tags: *Emergency Service, *Wheelchairs, 2005, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Aged, Blanda Michelle, Burger Barbara, Department of Emergency Medicine, Female, Gerson Lowell W, Hospital, Humans, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pain Measurement, Pain/*prevention & control, Patient Satisfaction, Prospective Studies, Wilber Scott T

Short-term functional decline and service use in older emergency department patients with blunt injuries.

BACKGROUND: Injuries are a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits by older patients. Although injuries in older patients can be serious, 75% of these patients are discharged home after their ED visit. These patients may be at risk for…

Tags: *Activities of Daily Living, 2010, 80 and over, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Academic Medical Centers, Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Allen Kyle R, Blanda Michelle, Bone/physiopathology/therapy, Clinical Assessment Tools, Comorbidity, Confidence Intervals, Department of Emergency Medicine, Descriptive Statistics, Emergency Care – In Old Age, Emergency Patients – In Old Age, Emergency Service, Family, Female, Fisher's Exact Test, Fractures, Functional Status – In Old Age, Geriatric Assessment, Geriatric Functional Assessment, Gerson Lowell W, Health Resource Utilization – In Old Age, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Logistic Models, Logistic Regression, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Status Schedule, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nonpenetrating – In Old Age, Nonpenetrating/*physiopathology/*therapy, OARS Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire, Odds Ratio, Ohio, Outcome Assessment, Outpatients, P-Value, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Questionnaires, Record Review, ROC Curve, Scales, Summated Rating Scaling, Surveys and Questionnaires, T-Tests, Teaching, Treatment Outcome, Treatment Outcomes, Wilber Scott T, Wounds

Does functional decline prompt emergency department visits and admission in older patients?

BACKGROUND: Older patients may visit the emergency department (ED) when their illness affects their function. OBJECTIVES: To quantify the function of older ED patients, to assess whether functional decline (FD) had occurred, and to determine whether…

The bronchodilator effect of intravenous glucagon in asthma exacerbation: a randomized, controlled trial.

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Glucagon is a rapid-acting smooth muscle relaxant with a short half-life. Previous studies suggested glucagon may have bronchodilator effects. We sought to determine whether intravenous glucagon produces clinically important…

Reclining chairs reduce pain from gurneys in older emergency department patients: a randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVES: Pain related to the gurney is a frequent complaint of older emergency department (ED) patients. The authors hypothesized that these patients may have less pain and higher satisfaction if allowed to sit in a reclining hospital chair.…

Does functional decline prompt emergency department visits and admission in older patients?

BACKGROUND: Older patients may visit the emergency department (ED) when their illness affects their function. OBJECTIVES: To quantify the function of older ED patients, to assess whether functional decline (FD) had occurred, and to determine whether…

Directing an emergency medicine residency: the problems and their potential solutions.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the problems facing emergency medicine residency directors (EMRDs), to describe potential solutions, and to associate perceptions with anticipated duration in the position of EMRD. METHODS: A confidential questionnaire was…

Tags: 1995, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Adult, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine/*education, Female, Gerson L W, Humans, Internship and Residency/*organization & administration, Job Satisfaction, Kuhn G, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Physician Executives/*statistics & numerical data, United States, Weigand J

Myocarditis after BNT162b2 vaccination in a healthy male.

Myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination has recently been reported to health authorities in the United States and other countries. Cases predominately occur in young adult males within four days following the second dose of either the…

Tags: 2021, COVID-19, Department of Emergency Medicine, Griffin G, journalArticle, July 2021 List, Myocarditis, NEOMED College of Medicine, Septaric K, Simon EL, The American journal of emergency medicine, vaccination, Watkins K

Acute aortic occlusion with complications from delayed presentation.

Tags: 2017, Acidosis – Etiology, Acidosis/*etiology, Acute Disease, Arterial Occlusive Diseases – Complications, Arterial Occlusive Diseases – Diet Therapy, Arterial Occlusive Diseases/*complications/diet therapy, Beeson Michelle, Computed Tomography Angiography, Delayed – Adverse Effects, Delayed Diagnosis/adverse effects, Department of Emergency Medicine, Diagnosis, Doppler, Dyspnea – Etiology, Dyspnea – Therapy, Dyspnea/*etiology/therapy, Fatal Outcome, Humans, Intratracheal, Intubation, Kovacs Mitch, Leg, Leg – Pathology, Leg/diagnostic imaging/*pathology, Male, Middle Age, Middle Aged, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome – Etiology, Multiple Organ Failure/*etiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pain, Pain – Etiology, Pain/diagnostic imaging/etiology, Simon Erin L, Tachycardia – Etiology, Tachycardia/*etiology, Tachypnea – Etiology, Tachypnea/*etiology, The American journal of emergency medicine, Ultrasonography, Vibhakar Arjun

What every emergency physician should know about research: Introduction to a research primer for low- and middle-income countries

Research is the search for new, generalisable knowledge (Truth in the Universe) to improve our collective ability to correctly diagnose and treat human suffering. In the formal sense, medical research implies both creating new knowledge, and also…

Tags: 2020, African Journal Of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, emergency medicine research, Introduction, January 2021 List, journalArticle, Low budget, NEOMED College of Medicine, Overview, Simon EL, Stassen W, Totten V

Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism Among Emergency Department Patients With Syncope: A Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

Study objective: The prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients with syncope is understudied. In accordance with a recent study with an exceptionally high pulmonary embolism prevalence, some advocate evaluating all syncope patients for pulmonary…

Variation in diagnostic testing for older patients with syncope in the emergency department

Background Older adults presenting with syncope often undergo intensive diagnostic testing with unclear benefit. We determined the variation, frequency, yield, and costs of tests obtained to evaluate older persons with syncope.

Acute aortic occlusion in a patient without risk factors.

Tags: 2018, Acute aortic occlusion, Arterial Occlusive Diseases, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fall, NEOMED College of Medicine, Simon Erin L, Stoneham Trina, The American journal of emergency medicine

Frailty defined by the SHARE Frailty Instrument and adverse outcomes after an ED visit.

Characterization of Older Emergency Department Patients Admitted to Psychiatric Units.

BACKGROUND: Many older patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with psychiatric complaints require admission to geropsychiatric units (GPUs). The medical evaluation needed prior to this is not understood. Our goal was to understand ED…

Tags: 2015, Chen Oriana, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Frey Jennifer A, Geriatric, Journal of clinical medicine research, Kohli Erol, NEOMED College of Medicine, Psychiatry, screening, Stiffler Kirk A

Health promotion and disease prevention in the emergency department.

This article provides an overview of health promotion and disease and injury prevention concepts. It provides an emergency medicine perspective and reviews approaches that can be used in the emergency department. It discusses examples of innovative…

Tags: *Emergency Medical Services, 2006, Cause of Death/trends, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Emergency Service, Gerson Lowell W, Health Behavior, Health Promotion/*methods, Hospital/*organization & administration/statistics & numerical data, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Preventive Health Services/*organization & administration, Stiffler Kirk A

Health promotion and disease prevention in the emergency department.

Tags: 2006, Cause of Death – Trends, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Emergency Service – Administration, Emergency Service – Trends, Gerson L W, Health Behavior, Health Promotion – Methods, NEOMED College of Medicine, Preventive Health Care – Administration, Stiffler KA

Systematic Review: The Role of Intravenous and Oral Contrast in the Computed Tomography Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis

BACKGROUND: This systematic review provides practicing emergency physicians updated information regarding the role of oral and intravenous contrast in the computed tomography (CT) evaluation of acute appendicitis. METHODS: A PubMed literature search…

Tags: 2019, acute appendicitis, Cheng David, Childers Richard, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Contrast, ct, Department of Emergency Medicine, January 2020 Update, Journal Article, NEOMED College of Medicine, Soucy Zachary, The Journal of emergency medicine, Vilke Gary M

Understanding Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Fellowship Training in Canada: A National Survey of Recent Graduates.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize fellowship training experiences in the 11 Canadian minimally invasive gynaecologic surgery (MIGS) programs and compare the surgical exposure of fellows in these programs to that of the American Association of Gynecologic…

Tags: 2021, Accreditation, Allaire C, Curriculum, Department of Emergency Medicine, Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology Canada : JOGC Journal D'obstetrique Et Gynecologie Du Canada : JOGC, journalArticle, Laparoscopy, March 2021 List, Murji A, NEOMED College of Medicine, postgraduate_education, questionnaire, Singh SS, Smith JP, surgical_education, Thiel J, Warrington S

The impact of hospital boarding on the emergency department waiting room.

BACKGROUND: Patient boarding in the emergency department (ED) is a significant issue leading to increased morbidity/mortality, longer lengths of stay, and higher hospital costs. We examined the impact of boarding patients on the ED waiting room. …

Emergency department patients who leave before treatment is complete

Introduction: Emergency department (ED) patients who leave before treatment is complete (LBTC) represent medicolegal risk and lost revenue. We sought to examine LBTC return visits characteristics and potential revenue effects for a large healthcare…

Evaluation of Nonpharmacologic Methods of Pain and Anxiety Management for Laceration Repair in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

BACKGROUND. Nonpharmacologic interventions, such as distraction, have been shown to be powerful adjuncts in reducing pain and anxiety in children with both acute and chronic painful conditions. There are no controlled studies evaluating these…

Tags: 2006, Akron Children's Hospital, ANXIETY in children, Children, Christopher Norman C, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, DISTRACTION (Psychology), Fenn Robin, LETTERS to the editor, NEOMED College of Medicine, PAIN in children, Pain Management, PEDIATRIC emergency services, Pediatrics, Reeves Laurie, Sinha Madhumita

Same provider, different location: Variation in patient satisfaction scores between freestanding and hospital-based emergency departments

Tags: 2020, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fertel Baruch, January 2020 Update, Journal Article, Muir McKinsey, NEOMED College of Medicine, Podolsky Seth R, Shakya Sunita, Simon Erin L, Smalley Courtney M, The American journal of emergency medicine

Differences in patient population and length of stay between freestanding and hospital-based emergency departments

BACKGROUND: Freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) represent over 10% of emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. Little is known about differences in encounter characteristics. We compared ED length of stay (LOS) clinical demographics,…

Tags: 2019, Department of Emergency Medicine, Fertel Baruch S, Muir McKinsey, NEOMED College of Medicine, September 2019 Update, Shakya Sunita, Simon Erin L, The American journal of emergency medicine

Freestanding emergency departments and the trauma patient.

BACKGROUND: Freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) continue to grow in number and more research is needed on these facilities. OBJECTIVE: We sought to characterize the types of injuries and patients who initially presented to two FEDs and were…

A comparison of acuity levels between 3 freestanding and a tertiary care ED.

INTRODUCTION: Freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) have grown in popularity. They often provide emergent care in areas distant from other EDs. Investigations and research to characterize the operation and dynamics of FEDs are needed. This study…

Characterizing Children Presenting to Three Freestanding EDs.

Patient Insurance Profiles: A Tertiary Care Compared to Three Freestanding Emergency Departments.

BACKGROUND: It has been speculated that freestanding emergency departments (FEDs) draw more affluent, better-insured patients away from urban hospital EDs. It is believed that this leaves urban hospital-based EDs less financially secure. OBJECTIVE:…

Tags: 2016, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Service, Emergency Service – Statistics and Numerical Data, Freestanding emergency department, Griffin Gregory, Hayslip Dave, Health – Statistics and Numerical Data, Health – Trends, Health/*statistics & numerical data/trends, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitals, Human, Humans, Insurance, Jia Zhenyu, Jouriles Nicholas, Kobe Daniel, Medicaid – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medicaid/statistics & numerical data, Medically Uninsured – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medically Uninsured/statistics & numerical data, Medicare – Statistics and Numerical Data, Medicare/statistics & numerical data, NEOMED College of Medicine, Orlik Kseniya, Retrospective Design, Retrospective Studies, Simon Erin L, Special – Statistics and Numerical Data, Tertiary Care Centers/statistics & numerical data, The Journal of emergency medicine, United States, Urban – Statistics and Numerical Data, Urban/*statistics & numerical data

Variation in hospital admission rates between a tertiary care and two freestanding emergency departments.

BACKGROUND: Recently, freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) have grown significantly in number. Critics have expressed concern that FSEDs may increase healthcare costs. OBJECTIVE: We determined whether admission rates for identical diagnoses…

Improved auscultation skills in paramedic students using a modified stethoscope.

The Impact of Two Freestanding Emergency Departments on a Tertiary Care Center.

Tags: 2012, Ambulatory Care Facilities – Statistics and Numerical Data, Ambulatory Care Facilities – Utilization, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Service – Administration, Griffin PL, Human, Jouriles NJ, Journal of Emergency Medicine (0736-4679), NEOMED College of Medicine, Patient Admission – Statistics and Numerical Data, Simon EL

The formation of cocaethylene and clinical presentation of ED patients testing positive for the use of cocaine and ethanol.

The purpose of this investigation was to document the clinical presentation of emergency department (ED) patients who tested positive for concurrent cocaine (COC) and ethanol (EtOH) use and the incidence of cocaethylene (CE) formation in this study…

Screening for adolescent depression in a pediatric emergency department.

OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms in adolescents presenting to the emergency department (ED) and to describe their demographics and outcomes compared with adolescents endorsing low levels of depressive symptoms. METHODS:…

Tags: *Adolescent Behavior, 2006, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Akron Children's Hospital, Alexander Heather, Christopher Norman C, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Depression/classification/*diagnosis/*epidemiology, Emergency Service, Female, Fenn Robin L, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data, Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Logistic Models, Luxmore Brett, Male, Mass Screening/*instrumentation/*statistics & numerical data, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohio/epidemiology, Patient Participation/statistics & numerical data, Pediatrics/*statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Scott Emily Gale, Transportation of Patients/statistics & numerical data, Wounds and Injuries/epidemiology

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