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• • ·Cases in electrocardiography

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    Tighe Zimmers

    

• Toxicology

  • ·2000 Annual report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System

    Page :337-395

    Toby L. Litovitz, Wendy Klein-Schwartz, Suzanne Wite, Daniel J. Cobaugh, Jessica Youniss, Judith C. Omslaer, Alison Drab, Blaine E. Benson

    

• Original contribution

  • ·Human exposures to stinging caterpillar: Lophocampa caryae exposures

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    Denise A. Kuspis, J.E. Rawlins, Edward P. Krenzelok

    Résumé Résumé

• Brief report

  • ·Patient expectations for pain medication delivery

    Page :399-402

    David E. Fosnocht, Eric R. Swanson, Philip Bossart

    Résumé Résumé
  • ·Echocardiogram in sternal fracture

    Page :403-405

    Yaron Wiener, Boris Achildiev, Tami Karni, Ariel Halevi

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  • ·Commotio cordis: An underappreciated cause of sudden cardiac death in young patients: Assessment and management in the ED

    Page :406-409

    Andrew D. Perron, William J. Brady, Brian F. Erling

    Résumé Résumé

• Diagnostic

  • ·Myasthenia gravis presenting as a unilateral abducens nerve palsy

    Page :410-412

    Hugh Feuer, Andy Jagoda

    Résumé Résumé
  • ·Orthopedic pitfalls in the ED: Acute compartment syndrome

    Page :413-416

    Andrew D. Perron, William J. Brady, Theodore E. Keats

    Résumé Résumé

• Therapeutics

  • ·Treatment of hydroxychloroquine overdose

    Page :420-424

    Kathy Marquardt, Timothy E. Albertson

    Résumé Résumé

• International note

  • ·Emergency medicine in Ecuador

    Page :425-428

    Heather R. Webb, Mark J. Sagarin

    Résumé Résumé
  • ·Validation of the Ottawa ankle rules in a Hong Kong ED

    Page :429-432

    Man-Cheuk Yuen, Shiu-Wah Sim, Hon-Shing Lam, Wai-Kit Tung

    Résumé Résumé
  • ·Emergency medical technicians' disaster training by tabletop exercise

    Page :433-436

    Chih-Hsien Chi, Wen-Hsin Chao, Chia-Chang Chuang, Ming-Che Tsai, Liang-Miin Tsai

    Résumé Résumé

• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 General

  • ·The effect of organized systems of trauma care on motor vehicle crash mortality : Nathens AB, Jurkovich GJ, Cummings P, et al. JAMA 2000;15:1990–1994

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  • ·Effectiveness of state trauma systems in reducing injury-related mortality: A national evaluation : Nathens AR, Jurkovich GJ, Rivera FP, et al. Trauma 2000;48:25–31

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  • ·Trauma and trauma care systems: In the throws of an identity crisis. A plea for changing the vernacular and the mindset : Esposito TJ. Arch Surgery 2000;135:716–720

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  • ·Carry passengers as a risk factor for crashes Fatal to 16 and 17 year old drivers : Chin LH, Baker SP, Braver ER, et al. JAMA 2000;283:1578–1582

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  • ·Domestic violence and the trauma surgeon : Guth AA, Pachter HL. Am J Surgery 2000;179:134–140

    Page :437-438

    
  • ·Domestic violence and the trauma surgeon: Results of study on knowledge and education : Davis JW, Kaups K, Campbell SD, et al. J Am Coll Surg 2000;191:347–353

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  • ·Repeat victims of violence. : Cooper C, Eslinter D, Nash D, et al. Arch Surgery 2000;135:837–843

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  • ·Weapons of mass destruction events with contaminated casualties: Effective planning for health care facilities : Macintyre AG, Christopher GW, Eitzen E, et al. JAMA 2000: 283:242–254

    Page :438

    
  • ·Jockey injuries in the united states : Waller AE, Daniels JL, Weaver NL, et al. JAMA 2000;283:1326–1328

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  • ·Impact of preinjury warfarin in elderly trauma patients : Kennedy DM, Cipolle MD, Pasquale MD, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:451–453

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  • ·Long-term follow-up of trauma patients with a venacava filter : Wojcik R, Cipolle MD, Fearen 1, et al. J Trauma 2000; 49:839–843

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  • ·The role of the gastrointestinal tract in post injury multiple organ failure : Moore FA. Am J Surgery 1999;178:449–453

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  • ·Trauma and critical care : McCarthy MC. J Am Coll Surgery 2000;190:232–243

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: an annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Prehospital

  • ·Advanced or basic life support for trauma: Meta analysis and critical review of the literature : Liberman M, Mulder D, Sampalis J. J Trauma 2000;49:584–598

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  • ·Emergency Medical Services (EMS) versus non-EMS transport of critically injured patients : Cornell EE, Belzberg H, Hennigan K, et al. JAMA 2000;135:315–319

    Page :439

    
  • ·Effective prehospital advanced life support on outcomes of major trauma patients : Eckstein M, Chan L, Schmeir A, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:643–648

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  • ·Prehospital intubation in patients with severe head trauma : Murray JA, Demetriades D, Berne TV, et al. J Trauma 2000; 49:1065–1070

    Page :440

    
  • ·Effective out of hospital pediatric endotracheal intubation in survival and neurologic outcome: A controlled study : Gausche M, Lewis RJ, Stration SJ, et al. JAMA 2000;283:783–790

    Page :440

    
  • ·Prehospital hypotension as a valid indicator of trauma team activation : Franklin GA, Boaz PW, Spain DA, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:1034–1039

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: an annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Resuscitation and evaluation

  • ·Survival after emergency department thoracotomy; Review of published data in the past twenty-five years : Rhee PM, Acosta J, Bridgeman A, et al. J Am Coll Surgeons 2000;190: 288–298

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  • ·End points of resuscitation of critically injured patients: Normal or supra normal : Velmahos GC, Demetriades D, Shoemaker WC, et al. Ann Surgery 2000;232:409–418

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  • ·Persistent occult hypoperfusion is associated with a significant increase in infection rate and mortality in major trauma patients : Claridge JA, Crabtree TD, Pelletier SJ, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:8–13

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  • ·Minimally invasive and noninvasive diagnosis in critically III and injured patients : Eachempati SR, Barie PS. Arch Surgery 2000;134:1189–1196

    Page :441

    
  • ·Cost savings associated with changes in routine laboratory tests ordered for victims of trauma : Jacobs IA, Kelly K, Valenziano C, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:579–583

    Page :441

    
  • ·Evaluating the role of physical and radiologic examinations in assessing bullet tract termination for gunshot victims : Kennedy F, Sullivan J, Arellano D, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66: 296–301

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  • ·Missed injuries in patients with multiple trauma : Buduhan G, McRitchie DI. J Trauma 2000;600–605

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  • ·Alterations of preliminary readings on radiographic examinations minimally affect outcomes of trauma patients discharged from the emergency department : Eachempati SR, Flomenbaum N, Seibert C, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:654–658

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  • ·Myocardial-infarction as a complication of injury : Moosikasuwan JB, Thomas JM, Buchman TG. J Am Coll Surgeons 2000;190:665–670

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  • ·Hypothermia-induced coagulopathy during hemorrhagic shock : Krause KR, Howells GA, Buhs CL, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:348–353

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  • ·Resuscitation of body temperature to normothermia during resuscitation following trauma-hemorrhage-improves the depressed cardiovascular and hepatocellular functions : Mizushima Y, Wang P, Cioffi, WG, et al. Arch Surgery 2000; 35:175–181

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  • ·Should normothermia be restored and maintained during resuscitation after trauma and hemorrhage? : Mizushima Y, Wang P, Cioffi WG, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:58–66

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: an annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Head and neck

  • ·Traumatic brain injury: Patterns of failure of nonoperative management : Patel NY, Hoyt DB, Nakhai P, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:367–375

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  • ·Cerebral oxygenation during hemorrhage shock: Perils of hyperventilation and the therapeutic potential of hypoventilation : Manley GT, Hemphill JC, Moravito D, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:1025–1033

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  • ·Indications for computed tomography in patients with minor head injury : Havdel MJ, Preston CA, Mills TJ, et al. N Engl J Med 2000;343:100–105

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  • ·Emergency department discharge of patients with a negative cranial computed tomography scan after minimal head injury : . Livingstone DH, Lavery RF, Passannante MR, et al. Ann Surgery 2000;232:126–132

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: an annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Chest

  • ·Blunt chest trauma in the elderly patient: How cardiopulmonary disease affects outcome : . Alexander JQ, Gutierrez CJ, Mariano MC, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:855–857

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  • ·Blunt hemopericardium detected by surgeon-performed sonography : Carrillo EH, Schirmer TP, Siderman MJ, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:971–974

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  • ·Factors affecting prognosis with penetrating wounds of the heart : Tyburski JG, Astra L, Wilson RF, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:587–591

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  • ·Transmediastinal gunshot injuries : Degiannis E, Benn C-A, Leandros E, et al. Surgery 2000;128:54–58

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  • ·Transmediastinal gunshot wounds: A prospective study : Renz BM, Cava RA, Feliciano DV, et al. J Trauma 2000;48: 416–422

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  • ·Helical computed tomographic scan in the evaluation of mediastinal gunshot wounds : Hanpeter DE, Demetriades D, Asensio JA, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:689–695

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  • ·Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of blunt aortic injury: An EAST practice management guidelines work group : Nagy K, Fabian T, Rodman G, et al. J Trauma 2000; 48:1128–1144

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  • ·Thoracic aortic injuries: How predictive is mechanism and is chest computed tomography a reliable screening tool? A prospective study of 1,561 patients : Dyer DS, Moore EE, Ilke DN, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:673–682

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  • ·Identification of trauma patients at risk of thoracic aortic tear by mechanism of injury : Horton TG, Cohn SM, Heid MP, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:1008–1014

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  • ·Acute injuries of the trachea and major bronchi: Importance of early diagnosis : Cassada DC, Munyikwa MP, Moniz MP, et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1563–1567

    Page :444

    
  • ·Detection of occult pneumothoraces on abdominal computed tomographic scans in trauma patients : Neff MA, Monk JS, Peters K, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:281–285

    Page :444

    
  • ·Empyema and restrictive pleural processes after blunt trauma: An underrecognized cause of respiratory failure : Watkins JA, Spain DA, Richardson JD, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:210–213

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: an annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Abdomen

  • ·Emergent extra-abdominal trauma surgery: Is abdominal screening necessary? : Gonzalez RP, Dziurzynski K, Mauna M. J Trauma 2000;49:195–198

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  • ·The use of delayed computerized tomography in the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma: a preliminary report : Stanley AC, Vittemberger F, Napolitano LM, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:369–374.

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  • ·Significance of minimal or no intraperitoneal fluid visible on ct scan associated with blunt liver and splenic injuries: A multicenter analysis : Ochner MG, Knudson MM, Pachter HL. J Trauma 2000;49:505–510.

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  • ·Blunt hepatic injury: A paradigm shift from operative to nonoperative management in the 1990's : Malhotra AK, Fabian TC, Croce MA, et al. Ann Surgery 2000;231:804–813.

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  • ·Evolution in the management of hepatic trauma: A twenty-five year experience : Richardson JD, Franklin GA, Lukan, JK, et al. Ann Surgery 2000;232:324–330.

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  • ·Blunt hepatic injury: minimal intervention is the policy of treatment : Fang JF, Chen RJ, Lin BC, et al. J Trauma 2000; 49:722–728.

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  • ·Classification and treatment of pooling of contrast material on computed tomographic scan of blunt hepatic trauma : Fang JF, Chun RJ, Wong YC, et al. J Trama 2000;49:1083–1088.

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  • ·Nonoperative management of hepatic, splenic, and renal injuries in adults with abdominal trauma : Sartorelli KH, Frumiento C, Rogers FB, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:56–62.

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  • ·A minimally invasive approach to bile peritonitis after blunt liver injury : Griffen M, Ochoa J, Boulanger BR. Am Surgeon 2000;66:309–12.

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  • ·Approach to the management of complex hepatic injuries : Asensio JA, Demetriades D, Chahwan S, et al. J Trauma 2000; 48:66–69.

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  • ·Nonsurgical management of solid abdominal organ injury in patients over 55 years of age : Falimirski ME, Provost D, Am Surgeon 2000;66:631–635.

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  • ·Nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury in adults 55 years and older: A twenty-year experience : Krause KR, Howells GA, Bair HA, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:636–639.

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  • ·Age should not be a consideration for nonoperative management of blunt splenic injury : Cocanour CS, Moore FA, Wear D. Trauma 2000;48:606–612.

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  • ·Blunt splenic injuries; dedicated trauma surgeons can achieve a high rate of nonoperative success in patients of all ages : Myers JG, Dent DL, Stewart RM, et al. Trauma 2000;48:801–806.

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  • ·Nonoperative management of splenic injuries : Velmahos GC, Chan LS, Kamel E, et al. Arch Surgery 2000;135:674–681.

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  • ·Blunt splenic injury in adults: Multi-institutional study of the eastern association for the surgery of trauma : Peitzman AB, Heil B, Rivera L, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:177–189.

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  • ·Diagnosis and management of small bowel injuries: A survey of the american association for the surgery of trauma : Brownstein MR, Bunting T, Mayer AA, et al. J Trauma 2000; 48:402–407.

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  • ·Relatively short diagnostic delays (less than 8 hours) produced morbidity and mortality in small bowel injuries: An analysis of time to operative intervention in 198 patients from a multicenter experience : Fakhry SM, Brownstein MR, Watts DD, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:408–415.

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  • ·Effects of other intraabdominal injuries on the diagnosis, management, and outcome of small bowel injuries : Hackan DJ, Ali J, Jastamiah SS. J Trauma 2000;4:606–610.

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  • ·Blunt bowel and mesenteric injuries: the role of screening computed tomography : Malhotra AK, Fabian TC, Katsis SB, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:991–1000.

    Page :447

    
  • ·Further evaluation of colostomy in penetrating colon injury : Gonzalez RP, Falimirski ME, Holevar MR. Am Surgeon 2000; 66:342–346.

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  • ·Practice management guidelines for prophylactic antibiotic use in penetrating abdominal trauma: The EAST Practice management guidelines work group : Luchette FA, Borzotta AP, Croce MA, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:508–518.

    Page :448

    
  • ·Damage control; collective review : Shapiro MB, Jenkins DH, Schwab CW, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:969–978.

    Page :448

    
  • ·Feasibility of damage control surgery in the management of military combat casualties : Eiseman B, Moore EE, Meldrum DR, et al. Arch Surgery 2000;135:1323–1327.

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  • ·Diagnosis and management of renal trauma: past, present and future : Santucci RA, McAninch JW. J Ame Coll Surgeons 2000;191:443–451.

    Page :448

    
  • ·To cut or not to cut: The evolution of exploratory laparotomy for abdominal gunshot wounds : Smith RC, O'Leary JP. Am Surgeon 2000;66:388–389.

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Pelvis

  • ·Management guidelines for hypotensive pelvic fracture patients : Allen CF, Goslar PW, Barry M, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:735–737.

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  • ·Dynamic helical computed tomography scan accurately detects hemorrhage in patients with pelvic fracture : Pereira SJ, O'Brien DP, Luchette FA, et al. Surgery 2000;128:678–685.

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  • ·Angiographic embolization of bilateral internal iliac arteries to control life-threatening hemorrhage after blunt trauma to the pelvis : Velmahos GC, Chahwan S, Hanks SE, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:858–861.

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Spine

  • ·Clearing the cervical spine in victims of blunt assault to the head and neck: What is necessary? : Patton JH, Kralovich KA, Cuschieri J, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:326–369.

    Page :449

    
  • ·Nonskeletal cervical spine injuries; epidemiology and diagnostic pitfalls : Demetriades D, Charalambides K, Chahwan S, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:724–727.

    Page :449

    
  • ·Acute and chronic management of spinal cord injury : Balanger E, Levi A. J Am Coll Surgeons 2000;190:603–618.

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  • ·Validity of a set of clinical criteria to rule out injury to the cervical spine in patients with blunt trauma : Hoffman JR, Mower WR, Wolfson AS, et al. N Engl J Med 2000;343:93–98.

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  • ·Evaluation of the acute cervical spine: a management algorhithm : Banit DM, Grau G, Fisher JR. J Trauma 2000;49:450–456.

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  • ·C-Spine injury associated with gunshot wounds to the head: Retrospective study and literature review : Lanoix R, Grupta R, Leak L, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:860–863.

    Page :450

    
  • ·Is routine arteriography mandatory for penetrating injuries to zone 1 of the neck? : Edy VA. J Trauma 2000;48:208–224.

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Vascular

  • ·Treatment of posttraumatic internal carotid arterial pseudoaneurysms with endovascular stents : Coldwell DM, Novak Z, Ryu RK, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:470–472.

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  • ·The devastating potential of blunt vertebral artery injuries : Biffl WL, Moore EE, Elliott 7P, et al. Ann Surgery 2000;231: 672–681.

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  • ·Physical examination plus chest radiography in penetrating periclavicular trauma: The appropriate trigger for angiography : Gasparri MG, Lorelli DR, Kralovich KA, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:1029–1033.

    Page :451

    
  • ·Gunshot wounds below the popliteal fossa: A contemporary review : Grossman MD, Reilly P, McMahan D, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:360–365.

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Pregnancy

  • ·Fetal death after trauma in pregnancy : Theodorou DS, Velmahos GC, Souter I, et al. Am Surgeon 2000;66:809–812.

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Pediatric trauma

  • ·Impact of pediatric trauma centers on mortality in a statewide system : Potoka DA, Schall LC, Gardner MJ, et al. J Trauma 2000;49:237–245.

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  • ·Alcohol and motor vehicle-related deaths of children as passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists : Margolies LH, Foss RD, Dolbert WG. JAMA 2000;283:2245–2248.

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  • ·Characteristics of child passenger deaths and injuries involving drinking drivers : Quinlan KP, Brewer RD, Sleet DA, et al. JAMA,2000;283:2249–2252.

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  • ·Child injuries and fatalities from alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Call for a 0-tolerance policy. Editorial : Guohua L. JAMA, 2000;283:2291–2292.

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  • ·Pediatric restraint use in motor vehicle collisions Tyroch : MH, Kaups KL, Sue LP, et al. JAMA 2000;135:1173–1176.

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  • ·Risk factors and predictors of mortality in children after ejection from motor vehicle crashes : Scheidler MG, Schultz BL, Schall L, et al. J Trauma 49:864–868.

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  • ·Pediatric falls: Is height a predictor of injury and outcome? : Murray JA, Chen D, Velmahos GC, et al. Am Surgeon 2000; 66:863–865.

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  • ·Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) in children with blunt abdominal trauma : Coley BD, Mutabagani KH, Moore LC, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:902–906.

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• The literature of emergency medicine Trauma: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature, 2000 Burns

  • ·Long-term outcome of children surviving massive burns : Sheridan RL, Hinson MI, Liang MH, et al. JAMA 2000;283: 69–74.

    Page :452

    
  • ·Frostbite: Pathogenesis in treatment : Murphy JV, Branwell PE, Roberts AHN, et al. J Trauma 2000;48:171–178.

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• Correspondence

  • ·Coronary artery dissection presenting to the ed as an acute myocardial infarction

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    Christopher C. Lee, Robert S. Crupi, Gi Woon Kim, Sang H. Kink

    
  • ·Intratracheal “kinking” and retroflexion of a nasotracheal tube

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    Fred A. Severyn

    
  • ·Calcium channel blocker ingestions in children

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    Alex Gleyzer, Stephen Traub, Robert S. Hoffman

    
  • ·A patient of adult respiratory distress syndrome presenting initially with peripheral infiltration on chest radiographs and pulmonary eosinophilia

    Page :457-458

    Te-I Weng, Ang Yhan, Kuang-Chau Tsai, Wen-Jone Chen

    
  • ·Survival after a massive hydrofluoric acid ingestion with ecg changes

    Page :458-460

    Su Yu-Jang, Lu L-Hua, Choi Wai-Mau, Chang Kuo-Song

    
  • ·Effect of insurance on admission for head injury

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    Ken Zafren

    
  • ·Reply

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    James Svenson