November 2009
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Emergency Medicine Archives

1. Regan LA, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS. Slower infusion of metoclopramide decreases the rate of akathisia. Am J Emerg Med. 2009 May;27(4):475-80.
Key words: acute akathisia, metoclopramide, acute nausea, vomiting, or migraine headache
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W9K-4W7C0JF-
R&_user=75682&_coverDate=05%2F31%2F2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search
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0&_userid=75682&md5=3899b8b00b5073447177d77d7c49187a
PMID: 19555621

1. Kelen GD, McCarthy ML, Kraus CK, Ding R, Hsu EB, Li G, Shahan JB, Scheulen JJ, Green GB. Creation of surge capacity by early discharge of hospitalized patients at low risk for untoward events. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 Apr 3(1) S1-7.
Key words: surge capacity
http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/lwwgateway/landingpage.htm;jsessionid=
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PMID: 19349868

2. Marco CA, Bessman ES, and Kelen GD. Ethical Issues of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Comparison of Emergency Physician Practices from 1995 to 2007. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009 Mar;16(3):270-3.
Key words: resuscitation, ethics http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgibin/fulltext/121636131/PDFSTART
PMID: 19183108

3. Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Olsen KL, Pham JC, Miller MR, Berenholtz SM, Sexton JB, Marsteller JA, Morlock LL, Wu AW, Loeb JM, Clancy CM. Reducing health care hazards: lessons from the commercial aviation safety team. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 May-Jun;28(3):w479-89.
Key words: aviation safety, public-private partnership, preventable patient harm
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/28/3/w479
PMID: 19351647

4. Pronovost PJ, Sexton, JB, Pham, JC, Goeschel, CA, Winters, BD, Miller, MR. Measurement of Quality and Assurance of Safety in the Critically Ill. Clinics in Chest Medicine. 2009 Mar;30(1):169-79, x.
Key words: patient safety, quality of care, measurement, outcomes, measuring patient safety
http://www.mdconsult.com/das/article/body/135720876-2/jorg=journal&source=&
sp=21659643&sid=0/N/682484/1.html?issn=02725231
PMID: 19186288

1. Aitken ME, McCarthy ML, Slomine BS, Ding R, Durbin DR, Jaffe KM, Paidas CN, Dorsch AM, Christensen JR, MacKenzie EJ and the CHAT Study Group. Family burden after traumatic brain injury in children. Pediatrics Jan 2009;123(1);199-206
Key words: traumatic brain injury, health-related quality of life, PedsQL, family burden
http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/123/1/199
PMID: 19117883

2. Howell E, Bessman E, Kravet S, Kolodner K, Marshall R, Wright S. Active bed management by hospitalists and emergency department throughput. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Dec;149(11):804-11.
Key words: overcrowding, active bed management, ambulance diversion hours, throughput times
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=19047027&log$=activity

3. Kue R, Cukor J, Fredrickson A. Providing student health services at sea: a survey of chief complaints onboard a maritime academy training ship. Journal of American College Health. 2009 Jan-Feb; 57(4): 457-63.
Key words: college students, maritime health, maritime medicine, student health services
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19114386?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.
Pubmed_RVDocSum

4. Levin SR, Dittus R, Aronsky D, Weinger MB, Han J, Boord J, et al. Optimizing cardiology capacity to reduce emergency department boarding: A systems engineering approach. Am Heart J. 2008 Dec;156(6):1202-9.
Key words: bed management, boarding, patient safety
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19033021?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.
Pubmed_RVDocSum

5. Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Marsteller JA, Sexton JB, Pham JC, Berenholtz SM. Framework for patient safety research and improvement.Circulation 2009 Jan 20;119(2);330-337
Key words: epidemiology, research, patient safety
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/119/2/330
PMID: 19153284

6. Scheulen JJ, Thanner MH, Hsu EB, Latimer CK, Brown J, Kelen GB. Electronic Mass Casualty Assessment and Planning Scenarios (EMCAPS): development and application of computer modeling to selected national planning scenarios for high consequence events. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2009 Feb; 53(2):226-32.
Key words: disaster preparedness planning, scalable tool, free download
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18986730?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.
Pubmed_RVDocSum

1. Brown TL, Merrill J, Hill P, Bengel FM. Relationship of coronary calcium and myocardial perfusion in individuals with chest pain. assessed by integrated rubidium-82 PET-CT. Nuklearmedizin. 2008;47(6):255-60.
Key words: PET-CT, hybrid imaging, myocardial perfusion
http://www.schattauer.de/index.php?id=1268&pii=nu08060255&no_cache=1
PMID: 19057799

2. Li G, Gebrekristos HT, Baker SP. FIA score: a simple risk index for predicting fatality in aviation crashes. J Trauma. 2008;65:1278-83.
Key words: aviation, fire, mortality, risk assessment
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19077613?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.
Pubmed_RVDocSum

1. Kozen BG, Kircher SJ, Henao J, Godinez FS, Johnson AS. An alternative hemostatic dressing: comparison of CELOX, HemCon, and QuikClot. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2008;15(1):74-81.
Key words: hemostatic dressing
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2007.00009.x?cookieSet=1
PMID: 18211317

2. Kue R, Coyle C, Vaughan E, Restuccia M. Perimortem cesarean section in the helicopter EMS setting: a case report. Air Medical Journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;27(1):46-7.
Key words: cesarean section; helicopter; EMS transport
http://www.airmedicaljournal.com/article/PIIS1067991X07001642/pdf
PMID: 18254194

3. McCarthy ML. Measuring children's health-related quality of life after trauma. J Trauma. 2007;63:S122-S129.
Key words: trauma, outcomes measurement, child health status
http://gateway.tx.ovid.com/gw2/ovidweb.cgi?WebLinkFrameset=1&S=
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PMID: 18091203

4. McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Jones ID, Miner JR, Band RA, Baren JM, Desmond JS, Baumlin KM, Ding R, Shesser R. The emergency department occupancy rate: a simple measure of emergency department crowding? Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2008;51(1):15-24.e2.
Key words: emergency department, crowding, occupancy rate
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WB0-4R2HKGP-
1&_user=75682&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=
C000006078&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=75682&md5=
7f4bde22b8627d3d6aaba1375157e7c5
PMID: 17980458

1. Hosek WT, McCarthy ML. Trauma ultrasound and the 2005 Cochrane Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2007 Nov; 50(5):619-20.
Key words: trauma, ultrasound
http://www.mdconsult.com/das/article/body/82151985-3/jorg=journal&source=
MI&sp=&sid=/N/616494/s0196064407006841.pdf

PMID: 17963985

1. Ding R, Jung JJ, Kirsch TD, Levy F, McCarthy ML. Uncompleted emergency department care: patients who leave against medical advice. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2007 Oct; 14(10):870-876.
Key words: against medical advice, emergency department, quality of care
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/14/10/870
PMID: 17766732

2. McCarthy ML, Shore AD, Li G, New J, Scheulen JJ, Tang N, Collela R, Kelen GD. Likelihood of reroute during ambulance diversion periods in Central Maryland. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2007 Oct-Dec; 11(4):408-415.
Key words: ambulance diversion, emergency medicine
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/10903120701536891
PMID: 17907025

3. Pham JC, Kelen GD, Pronovost PJ. National study on the quality of emergency department care in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction and pneumonia. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2007 October; 14(10):856-863.
Key words: quality of health care, pneumonia, myocardial infarction, emergency medicine
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/14/10/856
PMID: 17898249

4. Stonetetz J, Pham JC, Marino RJ, Ulatowski JA, Pronovost PJ. Effect of concurrent computerized documentation of comorbid conditions on the risk of mortality index. JCOM. 2007 14(9):499-503.
Key words: risk of mortality index, computer, comorbid conditions
http://www.turner-white.com/jc/abstract.php?PubCode=jcom_sep07_mortality

5. Tang N, Kelen GD. Role of tactical EMS in support of public safety and the public health response to a hostile mass casualty incident. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Response. September 2007 1(1) Supplement.
Key words: EMS, mass casualty, public safety
http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/reprint/1/Supplement_1/S55

1. Betz M, Li G. Injury prevention and control. Emerg Med Clin N Am. 2007; 25:901-914.
Key words: injury, prevention
http://www.sciencedirect.com/mdc/journal/07338627
PMID: 17826223

2. Kelen GD, Scheulen, JJ. Commentary: Emergency department crowding as an ethical issue. Academic Emergency Medicine. August 2007; 14(8):751-754.
Key words: emergency department, crowding, ethics
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/14/8/751
PMID: 17656611

3. Madamala K, Campbell CR, Hsu EB, Hsieh Y. Characteristics of physician relocation following Hurricane Katrina. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2007; 1(1):21-26.
Key words: physicians, disaster, hurricanes
http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/content/full/1/1/2

1. Glenshaw MT, Vernick JS, Li G, Sorock GS, Brown S, Mallonee S. Preventing fatalities in building bombings: what can we learn from the Oklahoma City bombing? Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2007 1(1):27-33.
Key words: bombing, injury, fatality, terrorism
http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/reprint/1/1/27

2. Kraus CK, Levy F, Kelen GD. Lifeboat ethics: considerations in the discharge of inpatients for the creation of hospital surge capacity. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2007 1(1):51-56.
Key words: discharge of inpatients; surge capacity
http://www.dmphp.org/cgi/reprint/1/1/51

3. Millin MG, Gullett T, Mohamud R. EMS Management of Acute Stroke - Out-of-Hospital and Stroke System Development (Resource Document to NAEMSP Position Statement). Prehospital Emergency Care. 2007 Jul-Sept; 11 (3):318-325.
Key words: treatment, stroke, system development, EMS
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a779831264~db=
all~jumptype=rss
PMID: 17613907

4. Rothman RE, Lyons MS, Haukoos JS. Uncovering hiv infection in the emergency department: a broader perspective. Acad Emerg Med. 2007 Jul; 14(7):653-657.
Key words: infection, HIV, emergency department
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/14/7/653.pdf
PMID: 17538079

1. Cornell A, Baker SP, Li G. Age-60 rule: the end is in sight. Aviat Space Environ Med
2007 Jun;78(6):624-6.
Key words: pilots, retirement, safety
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17571666

2. Li G, Baker SP, Qiang Y, Rebok GW, McCarthy ML. Alcohol violations and aviation accidents: findings from the U.S. mandatory alcohol testing program. Aviat Space Environ Med 2007 May;78(5):510-3.
Key words: alcohol testing, aviation, accidents
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
TermToSearch=17539446

3. Li G. Lau JT, McCarthy ML, Schull MJ, Vermeulen M, Kelen GD. Emergency department utilization in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Acad Emerg Med 2007 Jun; 14(6); 582-84.
Key words: emergency department
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/14/6/582
PMID: 17470903

1. Jenkins JL, Fredericksen K, Stone R, Tang N. Strategies to improve sleep during extended search and rescue operations. Prehospital Emergency Care 2007 Apr-Jun;11(2):230-3.
Key words: sleep, search and rescue, disaster, special operations
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10903120701205182
PMID: 17454814

2. Li G, Baker SP. Crash risk in general aviation. JAMA 2007 April 11, 297(14):1596-1598.
Key words: aviation, crash risk, crash rates, crash facility
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/297/14/1596
PMID: 1742628

1. Trautman DE, McCarthy ML, Miller N, Campbell JC, Kelen GD. Intimate partner violence and emergency department screening: computerized screening versus usual care. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2007 April; 49(4):526-534.
Key words: intimate partner violence; SF-8; screening
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.11.022
PMID: 17276547

1. Ding R, McCarthy ML, Li G, Kirsch TD, Jung JJ, Kelen GD. Patients who leave without being seen: There characteristics and history of emergency department use. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2006 December; 48(6):686-693.
Key words: LWBS; emergency department; ED crowding
http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0196-
0644/PIIS0196064406007463.pdf

PMID: 17112932

2. Jenkins JL, O'Connor RE, Cone DC. Differentiating large-scale surge versus daily surge. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 November; 13(11):1169-1172.
Key words: disasters; emergency departments
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/13/11/1169
PMID: 17085741

3. Kelen GD, Kraus CK, McCarthy ML, Bass E, Li G, Scheulen JJ, Shahan JB, Brill JD, Green GB. Inpatient disposition classification for the creation of hospital surge capacity: a multiphase study. Lancet 2006 December 2; 386:1984-90.
Key words: surge capacity; catastrophe; hospital discharge
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T1B-4MG1WC2-
X&_coverDate=12%2F08%2F2006&_alid=518691128&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search
&_qd=1&_cdi=4886&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000006078&_version=1&_urlVersion=
0&_userid=75682&md5=b3bc557d6ef613cfea204417c814b481
PMID: 17141705

4. Kelen GD, McCarthy ML. The science of surge. Acad Emerg Med 2006 November; 13(11):1089-1094.
Key words: surge capacity; catastrophe
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/13/11/1089
PMID: 17085736

5. Kraus CK, Li G. Pilot alcohol violations reported in U.S. newspapers, 1990-2006. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine 2006 December; 77(12):1288-1290.
Key words: alcohol; aviation; pilots
http://docserver.ingentaconnect.com/deliver/connect/asma/00956562/v77n12/s13.pdf?
expires=1168027117&id=34420283&titleid=8218&accname=Johns+Hopkins+University&
checksum=DE3792AC364740EC395353621931A157
PMID: 17183928

6. McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Kelen GD. The measurement of daily surge and its relevance to disaster preparedness. Acad Emerg Med 2006 November; 13(11):1138-1141.
Key words: emergency department; ED overcrowding; catastrophic surge, surge capacity; disaster preparedness
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/13/11/1138
PMID: 17032946

7. Millin MG, Jenkins JL, Kirsch T. A comparative analysis of two external health care disaster responses following Hurricane Katrina. Prehospital Emergency Care 2006 October/December; 10(4):451-456.
Key words: disaster medicine; emergency medicine; emergency medical services; public health
http://www.jhsph.edu/refugee/response_service/katrina/katrina%20clinic%20paper.pdf
PMID: 16997773

8. Rothman RE, Hsu EB, Kahn CA; Kelen GD. Research priorities for surge capacity. Acad Emerg Med 2006 November; 13(11):1160-1168.
Key words: surge capacity; research; disaster
http://www.aemj.org/cgi/reprint/13/11/1160
PMID: 17032947

9. Rothman RE, Irvin CB; Moran GJ, Sauer L, Bradshaw YS, Fry, Jr. RB, Josephine EB, Ledyard HK, Hirshon JM. Respiratory hygiene in the emergency department. Annals of Emergency Medicine November 2006; 48(5):570-582.
Key words: infectious; contagion; surveillance
http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0196-0644/PIIS0196064406007037.pdf
PMID: 17052558

1. Benjamin ER, Clements C, McCally M, Pellet PL, VanRooyen MJ, Waldman RJ. The humanitarian cost of a war in Iraq. The Lancet 2003 Mar 8; 361:874
Key words: cost, humanitarian, Iraq war
PMID: 12746239

2. Li G, Baker SP, Grabowski JG, Qiang Y, McCarthy ML, Rebok GW. Age, flight experience, and risk of crash involvement in a cohort of professional pilots. Am J Epidemiol 2003,157:874-880
Key words: age, pilot, crash
PMID: 12642068


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