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International Federation for emergency medicine model curriculum for continuing professional development.

Tags: *Curriculum, *International Cooperation, 2015, Bodiwala Gautam, Cameron Peter, CJEM, CMD - Continuous Professional Development, CME - Continuing Medical Education, Continuing, Continuing/*methods, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Department of Emergency Medicine, Education, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine – Education, Emergency Medicine/*education, Hobgood Cherri, Holliman James Jim, Humans, International Agencies, Internship and Residency, Jouriles Nicholas, Kwan James, Medical, Medical Organizations, Mulligan Terrence, NEOMED College of Medicine, Professional, Professional development, Singer Andrew, Training

Re: Low-Fidelity Simulation in Global and Distributed Settings.

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…

The educational experience of pediatric emergency medicine fellows in the use and application of procedural sedation/analgesia.

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to describe the clinical and educational experience provided to the pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellows in procedural sedation/analgesia during their course of training. METHODS: A nonanonymous survey…

A thyroglossal duct cyst causing apnea and cyanosis in a neonate.

This is a case of a 3-week-old male who presented to the emergency department with intermittent apnea and cyanosis. While in the emergency department, he had respiratory compromise with stress and required intubation. Further evaluation confirmed the…

Tags: 2005, Airway Obstruction/etiology/therapy, Akron Children's Hospital, Apnea/*etiology/therapy, Christopher Norman C, Cyanosis/*etiology/therapy, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Diaz Maria Carmen G, Humans, Infant, Intratracheal, Intubation, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newborn, Pediatric emergency care, Stormorken Anne, Thyroglossal Cyst/*complications/*congenital

Open Access Medical Journals: Promise, Perils, and Pitfalls.

The number of both print and open access (OA) journals has increased dramatically. While electronic availability of information on the Internet may offer greater potential for information sharing, it also gives rise to "predatory" journals and…

Tags: 2018, Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Aswegan Andrew L, Baker Eileen F, Department of Emergency Medicine, Derse Arthur R, Iserson Kenneth V, Kraus Chadd K, Larkin Gregory L, NEOMED College of Medicine

Cardiac Output Monitoring Managing Intravenous Therapy (COMMIT) to Treat Emergency Department Patients with Sepsis.

OBJECTIVE: Fluid responsiveness is proposed as a physiology-based method to titrate fluid therapy based on preload dependence. The objectives of this study were to determine if a fluid responsiveness protocol would decrease progression of organ…

Specialty milestones and the next accreditation system: an opportunity for the simulation community.

The Accreditation for Graduate Medical Education has developed a new process of accreditation, the Next Accreditation System (NAS), which focuses on outcomes. A key component of the NAS is specialty milestones-specific behavior, attributes, or…

Coaching From the Sidelines: Examining the Impact of Teledebriefing in Simulation-Based Training.

INTRODUCTION: Although simulation facilities are available at most teaching institutions, the number of qualified instructors and/or content experts that facilitate postsimulation debriefing is inadequate at many institutions. There remains a paucity…

Tags: *Formative Feedback, *Simulation Training, *Telecommunications, 2016, Ahmed Rami A, Atkinson Steven Scott, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Technicians/*education, Gable Brad, Gardner Aimee K, Humans, Mentors, NEOMED College of Medicine, Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Yee Jennifer

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…

Outcomes of Patients With Syncope and Suspected Dementia.

OBJECTIVES: Syncope and near-syncope are common in patients with dementia and a leading cause of emergency department (ED) evaluation and subsequent hospitalization. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical trajectory and short-term…

Tags: 2018, 80 and over, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Adler David H, Aged, Bastani Aveh, Baugh Christopher W, Caterino Jeffrey M, Clark Carol L, Dementia – Diagnosis – In Old Age, Dementia – Risk Factors, Dementia – Therapy, Department of Emergency Medicine, Diercks Deborah B, Emergency, Gibson Tommy A, Holden Timothy R, Hollander Judd E, Human, Iatrogenic Disease, Inpatients, interviews, Length of Stay, Malveau Susan E, Middle Age, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nicks Bret A, Nishijima Daniel K, Office Visits, Outcome Assessment, Outcomes (Health Care), Patient Assessment, Patient Discharge, Physicians, Prospective Studies, Shah Manish N, Stiffler Kirk A, Storrow Alan B, Sun Benjamin C, Surveys, Syncope – Diagnosis, Syncope – In Old Age, Syncope – Mortality, Weiss Robert E, Wilber Scott T, Yagapen Annick N

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

Do elder emergency department patients and their informants agree about the elder's functioning?

OBJECTIVE: To compare elder patients' and their informants' ratings of the elder's physical and mental function measured by a standard instrument, the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12 (SF-12). METHODS: This was a randomized, cross-sectional study…

Intranasal lidocaine for the treatment of migraine headache: a randomized, controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of intranasal lidocaine for immediate relief (5 minutes) of migraine headache pain. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial at two university-affiliated community teaching hospitals…

Assessment of emergency medicine residents' computer knowledge and computer skills: time for an upgrade?

OBJECTIVE: To describe emergency medicine residents' (EMRs') personal computer (PC) use and educational needs and to compare their perceived and actual PC skills. METHODS: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study. Subjects were all EMRs at seven…

DNAR does not equate to "do not care".

Tags: *Resuscitation Orders, 2008, Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Attitude to Death, Blanda Michelle, Decision Making, Department of Emergency Medicine, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Physician's Role, Terminal Care/*ethics

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

Ethyl vinyl chloride vapocoolant spray fails to decrease pain associated with intravenous cannulation in children.

The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of ethyl vinyl chloride vapocoolant spray on pain reported by children undergoing intravenous cannulation. A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was conducted on eligible children…

A Pilot Curriculum to Integrate Standardized Patient Simulation into Clinical Pastoral Education.

INTRODUCTION: We describe a novel means of experiential learning for clinical pastoral care residents using standardized patient (SP) simulations. METHODS: A prospective cohort study involving 7 clinical pastoral care residents was performed. All…

Emergency department use and barriers to wellness: a survey of emergency department frequent users.

BACKGROUND: There is no common understanding of how needs of emergency department (ED) frequent users differ from other patients. This study sought to examine how to best serve this population. Examinations of why ED frequent users present to the ED,…

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

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…

Characteristics of emergency medicine program directors.

OBJECTIVES: To characterize emergency medicine (EM) program directors (PDs) and compare the data, where possible, with those from other related published studies. METHODS: An online survey was e-mailed in 2002 to all EM PDs of programs that were…

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

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…

Predictors of Clinically Significant Echocardiography Findings in Older Adults with Syncope: A Secondary Analysis.

BACKGROUND: Syncope is a common reason for visiting the emergency department (ED) and is associated with significant healthcare resource utilization. OBJECTIVE: To develop a risk-stratification tool for clinically significant findings on…

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

Improving bariatric patient transport and care with simulation.

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is prevalent in the United States. Obese patients have physiologic differences from non-obese individuals. Not only does transport and maintenance of these patients require use of specialized equipment, but it also requires a…

Tags: 2014, Ahmed Rami A, Airway Management, Airway Management – Education, Allied Health Personnel/*education, Analysis of Covariance, Bariatric Patients, Bhalla Mary Colleen, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/education, Catheterization, Celik Dan H, Control Group, Department of Emergency Medicine, Education, Educational, Educational Measurement, Emergency Medical Technicians – Education, Emergency Medicine, Equipment and Supplies, Firefighters, Gable Brad D, Gardner Aimee K, Health Knowledge – Evaluation, Human, Humans, Infusions, Intraosseous/methods, Manikins, Medical, Models, NEOMED College of Medicine, Obesity – Surgery, Obesity/*therapy, Patient Care, Peripheral/methods, Simulations, Technology, The western journal of emergency medicine, Transportation of Patients – Methods, Transportation of Patients/*methods/standards, trauma, United States

Correlation of the NBME advanced clinical examination in EM and the national EM M4 exams.

INTRODUCTION: Since 2011 two online, validated exams for fourth-year emergency medicine (EM) students have been available (National EM M4 Exams). In 2013 the National Board of Medical Examiners offered the Advanced Clinical Examination in Emergency…

Erratum: this article corrects: "correlation of the NBME advanced clinical examination in EM and the national EM M4 exams".

[This corrects the article on p. 138 in vol. 16, PMID: 25671023.].

Tags: 2015, Beeson Michael, Credentialing Examinations, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Heitz Corey, Hiller Katherine, House Joseph, Lawson Luan, Miller Emily S, Morrissey Thomas, NEOMED College of Medicine, Poznanski Stacey, The western journal of emergency medicine, Wald David

Use of Fine-scale Geospatial Units and Population Data to Evaluate Access to Emergency Care.

Introduction: Time to facility is a crucial element in emergency medicine (EM). Fine-scale geospatial units such as census block groups (CBG) and publicly available population datasets offer a low-cost and accurate approach to modeling geographic…

Adult epiglottitis.

Adult epiglottitis (or "supraglottitis") is an uncommon but increasingly recognized entity. Though prior studies emphasized the fulminant nature of the disease, recent evidence suggests that epiglottitis in adults may follow a relatively less severe…

Tags: *Epiglottitis/diagnosis/therapy, *Laryngitis/diagnosis/therapy, 1989, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Department of Emergency Medicine, Female, Fontanarosa P B, Goldman G E, Haemophilus Infections/diagnosis/therapy, Haemophilus influenzae, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Polsky S S, The Journal of emergency medicine

Locked-in syndrome: report of a case.

Locked-in syndrome is a unique clinical condition associated with ventral pontine lesions. The locked-in state is characterized by tetraplegia and mutism with maintenance of alertness as well as vertical eye movements and eye blinking, by which…

Tags: *Quadriplegia/diagnosis, 1989, Coma/diagnosis, Department of Emergency Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Fontanarosa P B, Gallo U E, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, NEOMED College of Medicine, Prognosis, The American journal of emergency medicine

Toxic streptococcal syndrome.

The streptococcal toxic shocklike syndrome is a recently recognized, multisystem disorder that shares many of the features of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome, but is caused by toxins elaborated by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus. We describe…

Tags: 1990, Adult, Annals of emergency medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Diagnosis, Differential, Emergency Service, Female, Fontanarosa P B, Gallo U E, Hospital, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pharyngitis/*complications, Septic/blood/*diagnosis/etiology, Shock, Sinusitis/*complications, Streptococcal Infections/*complications, Streptococcus pyogenes

Quality assurance in emergency medical service systems.

EMS quality assurance programs can help guarantee that the provision of prehospital care is medically accountable. The establishment and management of such a program, although time consuming, are critically important. It is essential that the medical…

Tags: *Quality Assurance, 1990, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services/*standards, Emergency medicine clinics of North America, Health Care, Medical Audit, NEOMED College of Medicine, Polsky S S, Retrospective Studies, Risk Management, United States, Weigand J V

The Impact of Caregiver Distress on the Longitudinal Development of Child Acute Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Pediatric Injury Victims.

Objective The present study prospectively examined the development of child PTSD symptoms (PTSS) and the impact of caregiver PTSS on child PTSS following injury. Methods One hundred and eighteen ED patients and their caregivers were interviewed…

Tags: 2011, Akron Children's Hospital, Analysis of Variance, CHILD health services, CHILDREN'S injuries, Christopher Norman C, Ciesla Jeffrey A, Delahanty Douglas L, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Irish Leah, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Lee Timothy J, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ostrowski Sarah A, POST-traumatic stress disorder in children, Psychology, STRUCTURAL equation modeling, VARIATION in child development

The efficacy of early propranolol administration at reducing PTSD symptoms in pediatric injury patients: A pilot study.

Initial research supports the use of propranolol to prevent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); research has not examined pharmacological prevention for children. Twenty-nine injury patients (ages 10–18 years old) at risk for PTSD were randomized…

Pediatric Urolithiasis: Clinical Predictors in the Emergency Department.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify factors that predict the presence of urolithiasis detected with unenhanced computed tomography (UCT) in children. METHODS: A retrospective study of all subjects \textless21 years of age who…

Tags: 2009, Akron Children's Hospital, BLADDER stones, CHILDREN'S hospitals, Christopher Norman C, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, DISEASE risk factors, HEMATURIA in children, LOGISTIC regression analysis, McMahon Daniel R, NEOMED College of Medicine, PEDIATRIC diagnosis, Pediatrics, Persaud Andre C, Stevenson Michelle D, Tomography, Urinalysis, URINARY calculi – Diagnosis

Acute child and mother psychophysiological responses and subsequent PTSD symptoms following a child's traumatic event.

This study examined the relationship between acute cortisol responses to trauma and subsequent PTSD symptoms (PTSS) in children and their biological mothers. Urinary cortisol levels were assessed in 54 children aged 8–18 upon admission to a level-1…

Tags: 2007, Akron Children's Hospital, Children, Christopher Norman C, Delahanty Douglas L, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Hydrocortisone, Journal of Traumatic Stress, MENTAL depression, Mothers, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ostrowski Sarah A, POST-traumatic stress disorder, Research, STATISTICAL sampling, Trauma Centers, Urine, van Dulmen Manfred HM

Parental Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms as a Moderator of Child's Acute Biological Response and Subsequent Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Pediatric Injury Patients.

Objective To examine how parental responses following pediatric injury may influence their child's posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Methods Heart rate (HR) from 82 pediatric injury patients was measured during emergency medical services (EMSs)…

Tags: 2007, Akron Children's Hospital, Children, Christopher Norman C, Delahanty Douglas L, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEUROSES, Nugent Nicole R, Ostrowski Sarah, Parents, POST-traumatic stress disorder, STRESS (Psychology)

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