January 2011

Issue Highlights
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Contents
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Partial Contents of Volume 40, Number 2
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Original Contributions

Success of the Gum Elastic Bougie as a Rescue Airway in the Emergency Department
• Kaushal H. Shah,
• Brian M. Kwong,
• Alberto Hazan,
• David H. Newman,
• Dan Wiener
Published online: November 10, 2008
p1-6

An Innovative Approach to Orotracheal Intubations: The Alexandrou Angle of Intubation Position
• Nikolaos A. Alexandrou,
• Benson Yeh,
• Paul Barbara,
• Mark Leber,
• Lewis W. Marshall Jr.
Published online: October 02, 2008
p7-13
Complications of Tube Thoracostomy Placement in the Emergency Department
• Kinjal N. Sethuraman,
• David Duong,
• Supriya Mehta,
• ...
• Darcey Crawford,
• Jill St. George,
• Niels K. Rathlev
Published online: December 22, 2008
p14-20

Peritoneal Fluid Cultures Rarely Alter Management in Patients with Ascites
• Brian Chinnock,
• Ricardo Gomez,
• Gregory W. Hendey
Published online: September 24, 2008
p21-24

Clinical Communications: Adults

Antibiotic-Induced Serotonin Syndrome
• Daniel G. Miller,
• Elise O. Lovell
Published online: May 06, 2008
p25-27
Two Patients Subdued with a TASER® Device: Cases and Review of Complications
• Janyce M. Sanford,
• Gregory J. Jacobs,
• Edward J. Roe,
• Thomas E. Terndrup
Published online: April 25, 2008
p28-32

Clinical Communications: Pediatrics

A 3-Month-Old Female with an Inguinal Mass
• Kara Hennelly,
• Michael Shannon
Published online: June 22, 2009
p33-36

Selected Topics: Toxicology

Fentanyl Intoxication Caused by Abuse of Transdermal Fentanyl
• Jeong Mi Moon,
• Byeong Jo Chun
Published online: May 06, 2008
p37-40
The Effects of Intravenous Calcium in Patients with Digoxin Toxicity
• Michael Levine,
• Heikki Nikkanen,
• Daniel J. Pallin
Published online: February 09, 2009
p41-46

Selected Topics: Emergency Radiology

Ability of Physicians to Diagnose Congestive Heart Failure Based on Chest X-Ray
• Sarah Kennedy,
• Barry Simon,
• Harrison J. Alter,
• Paul Cheung
Published online: January 04, 2010
p47-52

Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine

Use of Ocular Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Retinal Detachment
• Zachary Shinar,
• Linda Chan,
• Michael Orlinsky
Published online: July 23, 2009
p53-57

Case Presentations of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residencies

Fever and Rash in a Young Man
• Lisa E. Thomas,
• William Binder,
• David F.M. Brown,
• Eric S. Nadel
Published online: October 15, 2010
p58-61

Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine

Acute Type a Aortic Dissection and Cardiac Tamponade
• Fabio Fernandes Neves,
• Antônio Pazin Filho,
• José Carlos dos Santos,
• Marcello H. Nogueira-Barbosa,
• Jorge Elias Júnior,
• Valdair F. Muglia
Published online: November 21, 2008
p62-64

Medullar Injury Caused by Sewing Needle Puncture
• Kohei Takahashi,
• Naoto Morimura,
• Tetsuya Sakamoto,
• Hiroshi Nagashima,
• Masafumi Hirata
Published online: September 01, 2008
p65-67

Letters to the Editor

TASER Device-Induced Rhabdomyolysis is Unlikely
• Jeffrey D. Ho,
• Donald M. Dawes
Published online: February 08, 2010
p68-69
Reply to Drs. Ho and Dawes
• Janyce M. Sanford
Published online: March 29, 2010
p69
Association of Trichomonas Infection with Gonorrhea or Chlamydia
• Richard Gentry Wilkerson
Published online: February 01, 2010
p69-70
Reply to Dr. Wilkerson
• Michael D. Witting
Published online: January 28, 2010
p70-71

Education

The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act's Impact on Residency Applicant Behavior and Recommendations: A Pilot Study
• Jessica Diab,
• Stephanie Riley,
• David T. Overton
Published online: October 21, 2010
p72-75

Administration of Emergency Medicine

The Effect of Mandatory Nurse Ratios on Patient Care in an Emergency Department
• Lori Weichenthal,
• Gregory W. Hendey
Published online: April 06, 2009
p76-81

Evidence-Based Medicine

Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke beyond Three Hours
• Christopher R. Carpenter,
• Samuel M. Keim,
• William Kenneth Milne,
• William J. Meurer,
• William G. Barsan
• The Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine Investigator Group
Published online: June 25, 2010
p82-92

American Academy of Emergency Medicine
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Brief Reports

Pulmonary Embolism Risk Stratification: Pulse Oximetry and Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index
• Kristen Nordenholz,
• Jordan Ryan,
• Benjamin Atwood,
• Kennon Heard
Published online: September 18, 2009
p95-102

Clinical Reviews

Encounters with Venomous Sea-Life
• Isaac Fernandez,
• Genaro Valladolid,
• Joseph Varon,
• George Sternbach
Published online: January 04, 2010
p103-112

Book and Other Media Reviews

Acute Management of Hand Injuries
• Kurt Brueggemann
Published online: October 08, 2010
p113-114

Abstracts

Inconsistent Reporting of Surrogate Outcomes in Randomised Clinical Trials: Cohort Study
la Cour JL, Brok J, Gotzsche PC. BMJ 2010;341:c3653.
• Courtney Smalley
Published in issue: January 2011
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Endovascular Repair of Blunt Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injuries: Seven-Year Single-Center Experience
Garcia-Toca M, Naughton P, Matusmara J, et al. Arch Surg 2010;145:679–83.
• Samantha Mauck
Published in issue: January 2011
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Definition, Reporting, and Interpretation of Composite Outcomes in Clinical Trials: Systematic Review
Cordoba G, Schwartz L, Woloshin S, Bae H, Gotzsche P. BMJ 2010;341:c3920.
• Garrett Mitchell
Published in issue: January 2011
p115-116
Inefficiencies in a Rural Trauma System: The Burden of Repeat Imaging in Interfacility Transfers
Gupta R, Greer SE, Martin ED. J Trauma 2010;69:253–5.
• Courtney Smalley
Published in issue: January 2011
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Effect of Onset-to-door Time and Door-to-balloon Time on Mortality in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Hannan E, Zhong Y, Jacobs A, et al. Am J Cardiol 2010;106:143–7.
• Samantha Mauck
Published in issue: January 2011
p116-117
Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy: CT Pulmonary Angiography versus Perfusion Scanning
Shahir K, Goodman L, Tali A, Thorsen K, Hellman R. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010;195:W214–20.
• Garrett Mitchell
Published in issue: January 2011
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Outcome Assessment of Blunt Trauma Patients Who Are Undertriaged
Cherry TA, Bradburn EB, Nichols PA, Snavely TM, Boehmer SJ, Mauger DT. J Surg 2010;148:239–45.
• Courtney Smalley
Published in issue: January 2011
p117-118
Distal Radial Fractures in the Elderly: Operative Compared with Nonoperative Treatment
Egol KA, Walsh M, Romo-Cardoso S, Dorsky S, Paksima N. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2010;92:1851–7.
• Samantha Mauck
Published in issue: January 2011
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Serial White Blood Cell Counts in Trauma: Do They Predict a Hollow Viscus Injury?
Schnuriger B, Inaba K, Barmaparas G, et al. J Trauma 2010;69:302–7.
• Garrett Mitchell
Published in issue: January 2011
p118-119
Efficacy of Sweet Solutions for Analgesia in Infants between 1 and 12 Months of Age: A Systematic Review
Harrison D, Stevens B, Bueno M, et al. Arch Dis Child 2010;95:406–13.
• Courtney Smalley
Published in issue: January 2011
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Assessing the Usefulness of Delayed Imaging in Routine Followup for Renal Trauma
Davis P, Bultitude M, Koukounaras J, Royce PL, Corcoran NM. J Urol 2010;184:973–7.
• Samantha Mauck
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Googling Children's Health: Reliability of Medical Advice on the Internet
Scullard P, Peacock C, Davies P. Arch Dis Child 2010;95:580–2.
• Garrett Mitchell
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Calendar of Events
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Clinical Communications: Adults

Identification of Subcutaneous Myiasis Using Bedside Emergency Physician Performed Ultrasound
• Elissa Schechter,
• Jeffrey Lazar,
• M. Eric Nix,
• William K. Mallon,
• Christopher L. Moore
Published online: October 24, 2008
e1-e3


Colloid Cyst: A Case Report and Literature Review of a Rare But Deadly Condition
• Roger L. Humphries,
• Charles Keith Stone,
• Rebecca C. Bowers
Published online: September 24, 2008
e5-e9


Can Paronychia Cause a Remote Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection?
• Julian E. Losanoff,
• Anne E. Missavage,
• Paul Linneman,
• Boyd E. Terry
Published online: February 27, 2008
e11-e13

Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine

Delayed Post-Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Perforation Presenting as Scrotal Subcutaneous Emphysema
• Francesca L. Beaudoin,
• Jonathon H. Valente
Published online: October 02, 2008
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Complete Scalp Avulsion
• Christopher K. Staley,
• Marilyn M. Hallock,
• Bradley N. Younggren
Published online: September 15, 2008
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Frontmatter

Editorial Board
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