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The American Journal of Emergency Medicine Contents VOLUME 23
• NUMBER 1 • JANUARY 2005
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Factors Predictive of Acute Renal Failure and Need for Hemodialysis Among ED Patients with Rhabdomyolysis William G. Fernandez, Oliver Hung, G. Richard Bruno, Sandro Galea, and William K. Chiang
1
Relationship Between Arterial Oxygen Saturation and Heart Rate Variability at High Altitudes Shigeru Saito, Kyoko Tanobe, Makiko Yamada, and Fumio Nishihara
8
The Effects of Depowered Airbags on Eye Injuries in Frontal Automobile Crashes Stefan M. Duma, Amber L. Rath, Mary Virginia Jernigan, Joel D. Stitzel, and Ian P. Herring
13
Age-Associated Time Delays in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction With Primary Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty David C. Lee, Diana M. Pancu, Gary S. Rudolph, and Andrew E. Sama
20
Inadequate Hemodynamic Management in Patients Undergoing Interfacility Transfer for Suspected Aortic Dissection Greg Winsor, Stephen H. Thomas, Paul D. Biddinger, and Suzanne K. Wedel
24
Barriers to the Use of Outpatient Enoxaparin Therapy in Patients With Deep Venous Thrombosis Nathan I. Shapiro, Jeffrey Spear, Susan Sheehy, Jeremy Brown, and Jonathan A. Edlow
30
Low-Dose Naloxone Does Not Improve Morphine-Induced Nausea, Vomiting, or Pruritus Peter W. Greenwald, Jennifer Provataris, John Coffey, Polly Bijur, and E. John Gallagher
35
Elevated International Normalized Ratio in the ED: Clinical Course and Physician Adherence to the Published Recommendations Ashish Atreja, Yaser Abu El-Sameed, Hani Jneid, Byron J. Hoogwerf, and William Frank Peacock
40
Sonographic Measurement of the Inferior Vena Cava as a Marker of Blood Loss Matthew Lyon, Michael Blaivas, and Larry Brannam
45
Effectiveness of Mouth-To-Mouth Resuscitation Performed by Young Adolescents on a Mannequin Camillo Sherif, Josef Erdös, Michael Sohm, Robert Schönbauer, Werner Rabitsch, Ernst Schuster, and Michael Frass
51
Correlation of Change in Visual Analog Scale With Pain Relief in the ED David E. Fosnocht, C. Richard Chapman, Eric R. Swanson, and Gary W. Donaldson
55
Can Ruptured Appendicitis be Detected Preoperatively in the ED? Chung-Jung Lin, Jen-Dar Chen, Chui-Mei Tiu, Yi-Hong Chou, Jen-Huey Chiang, Chen-Hsen Lee, Cheng-Yen Chang, and Chun Yu
60
REVIEWS
Evolution of Our Knowledge of Sudden Death Due to Commotio Cordis and Rebecca A. Roeder
Leslie A. Geddes
67
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Contents continued BRIEF REPORTS
Life-Threatening Presentation of Mediastinal Neoplasms: Report on 7 Consecutive Pediatric Patients Marco Piastra, Antonio Ruggiero, Elena Caresta, Antonio Chiaretti, Silvia Pulitano, Giancarlo Polidori, and Riccardo Riccardi
76
Pneumopericardium in Blunt Chest Trauma After High-Speed Motor Vehicle Accidents Roland Ladurner, Lars M. Qvick, Felix Hohenbleicher, Klaus K. Hallfeldt, Wolf Mutschler, and Thomas Mussack
83
CASE REPORTS
Tooth in the Perioral Tissues: A Complication of Craniofacial Trauma and Elizabeth Swinburn
Michael J. Donald
87
CORRESPONDENCE
Ruptured Interstitial Pregnancy Caused by Inactive Chorionic Villi Presenting With Negative Serum β-hCG Koji Nishijima, Ken-ichi Shukunami, Hideaki Tsuyoshi, Yuka Hattori, Yoshio Yoshida, and Fumikazu Kotsuji
89
Acupuncture in Diagnosing Prehospital Unconsciousness and André Gries
90
Konrad Streitberger
Emergency Medicine Residency Underrepresentation in Rural States and Jose Fernandez
David Cheng
92
Fulminant Hepatic Failure Due to Chronic Acetaminophen Intoxication in an Infant Yueh-Ping Liu, Cheng-Chung Fang, Wen-Jone Chen, and Yan-Hsuan Ni
94
Arrests for Intimate Partner Violence in Female Detention Patients Arthur Kellermann, Laurie Bay, and Jennifer Maddox
96
QTc Dispersion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Kirsten Calder
Debra Houry,
98
• NUMBER 1 • JANUARY 2005
ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Factors Predictive of Acute Renal Failure and Need for Hemodialysis Among ED Patients with Rhabdomyolysis William G. Fernandez, Oliver Hung, G. Richard Bruno, Sandro Galea, and William K. Chiang
1
Relationship Between Arterial Oxygen Saturation and Heart Rate Variability at High Altitudes Shigeru Saito, Kyoko Tanobe, Makiko Yamada, and Fumio Nishihara
8
The Effects of Depowered Airbags on Eye Injuries in Frontal Automobile Crashes Stefan M. Duma, Amber L. Rath, Mary Virginia Jernigan, Joel D. Stitzel, and Ian P. Herring
13
Age-Associated Time Delays in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction With Primary Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty David C. Lee, Diana M. Pancu, Gary S. Rudolph, and Andrew E. Sama
20
Inadequate Hemodynamic Management in Patients Undergoing Interfacility Transfer for Suspected Aortic Dissection Greg Winsor, Stephen H. Thomas, Paul D. Biddinger, and Suzanne K. Wedel
24
Barriers to the Use of Outpatient Enoxaparin Therapy in Patients With Deep Venous Thrombosis Nathan I. Shapiro, Jeffrey Spear, Susan Sheehy, Jeremy Brown, and Jonathan A. Edlow
30
Low-Dose Naloxone Does Not Improve Morphine-Induced Nausea, Vomiting, or Pruritus Peter W. Greenwald, Jennifer Provataris, John Coffey, Polly Bijur, and E. John Gallagher
35
Elevated International Normalized Ratio in the ED: Clinical Course and Physician Adherence to the Published Recommendations Ashish Atreja, Yaser Abu El-Sameed, Hani Jneid, Byron J. Hoogwerf, and William Frank Peacock
40
Sonographic Measurement of the Inferior Vena Cava as a Marker of Blood Loss Matthew Lyon, Michael Blaivas, and Larry Brannam
45
Effectiveness of Mouth-To-Mouth Resuscitation Performed by Young Adolescents on a Mannequin Camillo Sherif, Josef Erdös, Michael Sohm, Robert Schönbauer, Werner Rabitsch, Ernst Schuster, and Michael Frass
51
Correlation of Change in Visual Analog Scale With Pain Relief in the ED David E. Fosnocht, C. Richard Chapman, Eric R. Swanson, and Gary W. Donaldson
55
Can Ruptured Appendicitis be Detected Preoperatively in the ED? Chung-Jung Lin, Jen-Dar Chen, Chui-Mei Tiu, Yi-Hong Chou, Jen-Huey Chiang, Chen-Hsen Lee, Cheng-Yen Chang, and Chun Yu
60
REVIEWS
Evolution of Our Knowledge of Sudden Death Due to Commotio Cordis and Rebecca A. Roeder
Leslie A. Geddes
67
(Continued on next page)
Contents continued BRIEF REPORTS
Life-Threatening Presentation of Mediastinal Neoplasms: Report on 7 Consecutive Pediatric Patients Marco Piastra, Antonio Ruggiero, Elena Caresta, Antonio Chiaretti, Silvia Pulitano, Giancarlo Polidori, and Riccardo Riccardi
76
Pneumopericardium in Blunt Chest Trauma After High-Speed Motor Vehicle Accidents Roland Ladurner, Lars M. Qvick, Felix Hohenbleicher, Klaus K. Hallfeldt, Wolf Mutschler, and Thomas Mussack
83
CASE REPORTS
Tooth in the Perioral Tissues: A Complication of Craniofacial Trauma and Elizabeth Swinburn
Michael J. Donald
87
CORRESPONDENCE
Ruptured Interstitial Pregnancy Caused by Inactive Chorionic Villi Presenting With Negative Serum β-hCG Koji Nishijima, Ken-ichi Shukunami, Hideaki Tsuyoshi, Yuka Hattori, Yoshio Yoshida, and Fumikazu Kotsuji
89
Acupuncture in Diagnosing Prehospital Unconsciousness and André Gries
90
Konrad Streitberger
Emergency Medicine Residency Underrepresentation in Rural States and Jose Fernandez
David Cheng
92
Fulminant Hepatic Failure Due to Chronic Acetaminophen Intoxication in an Infant Yueh-Ping Liu, Cheng-Chung Fang, Wen-Jone Chen, and Yan-Hsuan Ni
94
Arrests for Intimate Partner Violence in Female Detention Patients Arthur Kellermann, Laurie Bay, and Jennifer Maddox
96
QTc Dispersion in Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Kirsten Calder
Debra Houry,
98