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Traumatic Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Trauma is the leading cause of death in patients between the ages of 1 and 44 years and is the fifth leading cause of overall deaths in the United States. -
Full June 25, 2007 Issue in PDF
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Chronic Pain: Evaluation and Treatment in the Emergency Department
Patients with chronic pain can be some of the most difficult patients to deal with. They are often miserable and demanding, and their quest for pain relief can lead to addiction. -
Full June 11, 2007 Issue in Pdf
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Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria: Implications for the Emergency Physician
The authors of this issue discuss three types of drug-resistant bacteria that can colonize or infect emergency department patients. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and, to a lesser extent, vancomycin-resistant enterococci are known to most emergency physicians. -
Part II. Pediatric Procedural Sedation: Selecting an Agent
The agents available for use in pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) have expanded considerably over the last 20 years. -
Full June 1, 2007 Issue in Pdf
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Full June 1, 2007 Issue in PDF
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IVIG for Myasthenia Gravis and Miller Fisher Syndrome
IVIG is safe and effective for worsening Myasthenia Gravis, but has no effect on the natural course of Miller Fisher syndrome. -
What Happens To Removable Vena Cava Filters?
Among 413 patients who underwent placement of a removable inferior vena cava filter following trauma for prophylaxis or treatment of pulmonary thromboembolism and survived to hospital discharge, subsequent removal of the filter was attempted in 116 of them and successful in only 91 (22%).