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• • ·ACEP Research Forum

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• • ·Research forum educational program 2006

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• • ·Research Forum Index of Presenters 2006

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• • ·1 : Procalcitonin in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Results From the GenIMS (Genetic and Inflammatory Markers of Sepsis) Study

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    D.T. Huang, CRISMA Laboratory, L.A. Weissfeld, M. Carter, L. Kong, J.A. Kellum, D.M. Yealy, D.C. Angus

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• • ·2 : External Validation of the Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) Score: A Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study

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    J. Sankoff, M. Goyal, D.F. Gaieski, K. Deitch, J. Haukoos

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• • ·3 : Non-Invasive Near Infrared Spectroscopy-Derived StO₂ Predicts Mortality in Severe Traumatic Injury

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    G.J. Beilman, A.B. Nathens, F.A. Moore, P. Rhee, J. Puyana, E.E. Moore, S.M. Cohn

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• • ·4 : Validation of Point-Of-Care Fingertip Lactate Measurement in the Emergency Department

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    M. Goyal, B.D. Fuchs, B.C. Drumheller, F. Shofer, K. Zogby, D.F. Gaieski

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• • ·5 : Prevalence of Aspirin Resistance in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain

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    R. Nowak, S.R. Isakson, J. Beede, W. Penny, M. Moyer, W. Peacock, D. Moffa, A. Harrison, A. Wu, J. Kirk, D. Diercks, A.S. Maisel

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• • ·6 : Discordant Cardiac Biomarkers: Frequency and Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain

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    A.B. Storrow, C.J. Lindsell, J.H. Han, C.M. Slovis, K.F. Miller, W.B. Gibler, J.W. Hoekstra, W.F. Peacock, J.E. Hollander, C.V. Pollack, EMCREG iTRACS Investigators

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• • ·7 : Utility of the Charlotte Criteria and the Liatest D-Dimer Assay in the Exclusion of Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department

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    P.E. Mason, M.G. Gonzalez

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• • ·8 : Results From the Rescue-ACS Study: An ED-Based Study of Anticoagulation Therapy in Patients with Non-St-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

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    C.V. Pollack, J.E. Hollander, J.W. Hoekstra, C. Emerman, S.A. Spinler

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• • ·9 : Male Patient Visits to the Emergency Department Increase After the Conclusion of Media Broadcast Sporting Events

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    D.A. Jerrard, S. Long

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• • ·10 : Systematic Delays in Antibiotic Administration in the Emergency Department for Adult Patients Admitted with Pneumonia

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    M.J. Morton, J.M. Pines

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• • ·11 : Timely Patient Placement: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Patient Safety

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    E.N. Ahlborn, C.R. Heidorn

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• • ·12 : Physician Assistant Productivity and Profit in an Emergency Department Fast-Track Area

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    A.G. Wilson, J. Amicucci, B. O’Neil, C.H. Hutchinson, A.X. Bonfiglio

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• • ·13 : The Impact of Delayed Admissions Held in the Emergency Department on Wait Time, Patient Care Time and Length of Stay for Other Patients

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    T.C. Chan, J.P. Killeen, E. Castillo, D.A. Guss

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• • ·14 : Performance of an ED-Based PICC Line Service

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    V. Sevier, J. Amicucci, A.G. Wilson, A.X. Bonfiglio, B. O’Neil

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• • ·15 : Bridging Orders Plus a Dedicated Admission Nurse: A Recipe to Decrease ED Turnaround Times

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    J. Patterson, J. Jacoby, L. Dutterer, M. Rutt, K. Marsteller, J. Reed

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• • ·16 : Hospital Crowding Affects the Timeliness of Pneumonia Care

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    P. Andrus, J. Oyama, J. Dickson, S. Hoxhaj

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• • ·17 : Endotracheal Intubation in Patients Being Treated for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Predictive Model

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    P.D. Levy, R. Wech, R. Zalenski

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• • ·18 : The Preferred Modifications and Relative Success Rates After First Attempt at Intubation Among Emergency Physicians

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    K. Shah, A. Hazan, A. Lipsky, D. Newman, D. Wiener

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• • ·19 : Pediatric Digital Intubation: Should Every Clinician Have This Technique in Their Bag of Airway Tricks?

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    S. Snyder, R. Gibbons, S. Hersey, S. White, S. Hays, J. McKinney, J. Han, A. Storrow

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• • ·20 : A Comparison of Endotracheal Intubation Success Rates Between Providers of a Metropolitan Air Medical Transport Service

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    J.R. Lairet, C. Miramonti, E. Bartkus, G. Billows

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• • ·21 : Airway Control Using a Standard Laryngoscope Blade Vs. Lens Assisted Blade: A Survey of Physician Performance and Preference

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    M. Quash, S. Yahalom, J. Ripper, C.K. Hsu

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• • ·22 : Is the Mallampati Assessment Feasible in the Emergency Department?

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    R.J. Caravelli, A.E. Bair

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• • ·23 : AIR (Asthma Intervention & Retraining) for Severe Asthmatics in an Academic Urban ED

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    J.J. Kelly, K. Ryan, R. Restrepo, P.G. Dominici

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• • ·24 : Susceptibility to Asthma: Could It Be a Water Channel Problem?

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    C.W. Park, W. Lockette

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• • ·25 : Beneficial Effect of Warmed Humidified Oxygen with Combination of Nebulised Albuterol and Ipratropium in Pediatric Patients with Acute Bronchial Asthma in Winter Months

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    K.V. Nibhanipudi

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• • ·26 : Does Mode of Arrival Influence the Admission Decision in Adults Presenting with Acute Exacerbation of Asthma?

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    P. Pryor, A. Yang, K. Fine, M.S. Radeos

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• • ·27 : Pharmacoeconomic Model for the Treatment of Acute Asthma: A Comparison of Racemic Albuterol Vs. Levalbuterol

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    D.M. Schreck, S. Babin

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• • ·28 : Body Mass Index Among Asthmatic Children Presenting to the ED

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    N. Kondamudi, M. Voddi, S. Brown

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• • ·29 : A Description of Maternal Demographics and Exposure to Known Asthma Risk Factors Among a Sample of Pregnant Women in Harlem and the South Bronx

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    A. Imran, Y. Chathampally, L.J. De Nonno

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• • ·30 : Bronchodilator Therapy in ADHF Patients Without a History of COPD

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    A.J. Singer, F. Peacock, C.L. Emerman, D.M. Char, J.T. Heywood, J.D. Kirk, J.E. Hollander, R.L. Summers, C. Lee, ADHERE EM Study Group/

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• • ·31 : Incidence and Impact of Renal Dysfunction and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Chest Pain Observation Unit Patients

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    A. Chandra, V. Greene, D. Freeman, P. Sprague, C.B. Cairns

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• • ·32 : Emergency Physician High Pre-Test Probability for ACS Predicts Death, MI, or Revascularization Independent of Initial ECG and Cardiac Biomarkers

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    A. Chandra, C.B. Cairns, C. Miller, C.J. Lindsell, W.F. Peacock, J. Hollander, J. Hoekstra, C.V. Pollack, B. Gibler, EMCREG-International i-TRACS Investig

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• • ·33 : Gender Disparity in Non ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Care: A Unique Illustration

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    M.R. Greenberg, R. Llaguri, M. Bindra, V. Rupp, S.R. Kimmel, W.F. Bond, R. Mackenzie

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• • ·34 : Abstract Withdrawn

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• • ·35 : Hypothermia Versus Normothermia After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Survival to Discharge and Neurologic Outcomes

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    D.V. Truong, B. O’Neil, R. Swor, S. Dixon, P. Medado, A. Ryder, D. Robinson

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• • ·36 : Gender Differences in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain

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    R. Nawaz, M. Charles, F. Almahasneh, L. Dial, T. Gress, P. Wehner

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• • ·37 : Utility of Acute Cardiac Ischemia Time-Insensitive Predictive Instrument in the Chest Pain Observation Unit

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    A.F. Manini, A.T. McAfee, V.E. Noble, J.S. Bohan

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• • ·EMF-1 : Repolarization Alternans as a Novel Mechanism of Calcium-Mediated Arrhythmogenesis in Heart Failure

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    L.D. Wilson, D. Jeyaraj, G.S. Hoeker, T.H. Said, K.R. Laurita, D.S. Rosenbaum

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• • ·38 : The Attitude and Perception of Emergency Department Patients Regarding Medical Students

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    D.A. Wald, D.S. Ander, B. Richardson, D. Manthey, L. Kruus, J. Fisher

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• • ·39 : Effectiveness of a Multi-Format Approach to Teaching Emergency Medicine Residents Early Goal-Directed Therapy

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    A.A. Baez, P. Hou, N. Shapiro, M. Filbin, E. Binstadt, C. Pozner, T. Barker, S. Nelson, D.J. Pallin

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• • ·40 : The Addition of a Dedicated Medical Student Teaching Attending Improves Both Emergency Department Faculty and Resident Satisfaction

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    J.H. Kilgannon, T.N. Cassidy-Smith, A.L. Nyce, M.E. Chansky, B.M. Baumann

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• • ·41 : The Evolution of Computer-Based Learning Styles in Medical Education

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    N.J. McKeown, M. Tews, M.J. Hughes

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• • ·42 : A Survey of Emergency Medicine Clerkship Directors: State of the Clerkship - 2006

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    D.A. Wald, D. Manthey, M. Tripp, J. Barrett, L. Kruus, B. Amoroso

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• • ·43 : Analysis of the Efficiency of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training by Ratio Change of Chest Compression

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    J.B. Moon, J.H. Cho, T.G. Ohk, C.W. Park, Y.S. Kim

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• • ·44 : Is It Appropriate to Take 2 Minutes for Shift-Time of Chest Compression During In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)?

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    J.H. Cho, J.B. Moon, T.G. Ohk, C.W. Park, Y.S. Kim

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• • ·45 : A Novel Wrist Splint Device Reduces Dental Pressure During Intubation

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    C. Julian, C. Fearheiley, C.A. Marco

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• • ·46 : A Review of Significant Head CT Findings

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    C. McClung, K. Schroeder, T. Wan, S. Henderson

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• • ·47 : Does CT Scan Increase the Rate of Gangrenous or Perforated Appendicitis in Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department?

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    C. Perry, R. Nunez, A. Yang, J.S. Bomann, J. Alejandro, M.S. Radeos

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• • ·48 : Overuse of CT in ED Patients with Presenting Complaint of Headache

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    M.A. Hui, G. Davis, D.A. Milzman

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• • ·49 : Cardiac-Gated Multidetector CT Coronary Angiography in Evaluation of Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients

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    C.W. Mahr, J.J. Flaherty, I. Mylonas, J. Salanitri

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• • ·50 : Multicenter Trial Assessing the Impact of an Overnight International “Nighthawk” Teleradiology System on CT Radiology Re-Interpretation Rates

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    P.Y. Venieris, T.C. Chan, J. Killeen

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• • ·51 : A Study for Diagnostic Clue of Pro-ARDS in the Mice’s Lung Induced by Ischemia-Reperfusion Injuries by Using Phase-Contrast X-Ray Microscopy

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    Y.C. June, H. Choi, Y. Ko, H. Hong, S. Seol, J. Je

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• • ·52 : Computed Tomagraphy of the Abdomen Versus Right Upper Quadrant Ultrasonagraphy for Diagnosis of Acute Gallbladder Disease

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    L. Hsu, J.E. Rozeski, C. Aubin, C.M. Peterson, C.O. Menias, L.M. Lewis

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• • ·53 : How Often Do Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain Meet Eligibility Criteria for Multi-Detector Computerized Tomography of the Coronary Arteries?

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    J.T. Nagurney, F. Moselewski, A.J. Pena, J.H. Nichols, B.A. Parry, J. Butler, A.F. Manini, D.F. Brown, U. Siebert, U. Hoffmann

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• • ·54 : Prevalence and Demographics of MRSA in Culturable Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in an Urban Emergency Department

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    C.H. Jacobus, S.D. Leach, C.J. Lindsell, A.B. Kressel, G.J. Fermann, L.E. Rue

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• • ·55 : The Prevalence of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccus Aureus in a Northeast Urban Level 1 Trauma Center

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    M.T. Dalley, S. Schneid, J. Gernsheimer, J. Gernsheimer, K. Hosford

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• • ·56 : Variables Associated with Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Patients with Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Admitted to an Observation Unit

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    J.W. Schrock, R. Cydulka, S. Laskey

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• • ·57 : Antibiotics Less Than 4 Hours Did Not Improve Survival or Hospital Length of Stay for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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    D.R. Martin, M.R. Borunda, M.A. Mujumdar, J.F. Plouffe

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• • ·58 : Variables of Patients with Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Associated with Failure to Discharge From an Emergency Department Observation Unit

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    J.W. Schrock, R. Cydulka, S. Laskey

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• • ·59 : Positive Cerebrospinal Fluid Cultures in Immunocompetent Emergency Department Patients with Normal Cell Counts and Gram Stains Are All Contaminants

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    M.M. Boysen, J.L. Henderson, M.I. Langdorf

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• • ·60 : Emergency Physicians’ Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Is It Affected by the 4-Hour Rule?

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    M. Blanda, S.T. Wilber, C.S. Davis, V.P. Reddy

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• • ·61 : Incidence of Intracranial Hemorrhages Meeting Criteria for Activated Factor VII

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    J.C. Kolb, A. Badr, R. Galli

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• • ·62 : National Study of Emergency Department Visits for Seizure, 1993-2003

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    J.S. Moussally, D. Pallin, J. Goldstein, A. Pelletier, C. Camargo

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• • ·63 : Can the Emergency Department Vitals Predict the Risk of Subsequent Cerebrovascular Events Following an Acute Ischemic Stroke?

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    M.F. Bellolio, L. Vaidyanathan, A.J. Irvin, R.M. Gilmore, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

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• • ·64 : Clinical Predictors of Migraine Reoccurrence Following Emergency Department Visit

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    F. Fiesseler, J. Allegra, R. Shih, D. Cochrane

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• • ·65 : Correlation of Ejection Fraction with Transcranial Doppler Flow Rates in Acute Stroke Patients

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    C.R. Wira, C. Lewandowski, B. Silver, C. Martinez-Capolino, E. Rivers

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• • ·66 : Myocardial and Hemodynamic Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Strokes and Transient Ischemic Attacks

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    C.R. Wira, C. Lewandowski, C. Martinez-Capolino, G. Iyer, R. Sherwin, J. Kummer, E. Rivers

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• • ·67 : Insular Involvement in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department as a Window to Stroke Severity, Stroke Subtype, Functional Outcome and Survival

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    A. Bhagra, L. Vaidyanathan, R.M. Gilmore, R. De Jesus, W.W. Decker, R. Kashyap, L.G. Stead

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• • ·68 : Clot Removal Devices in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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    L. Stead, R. Gilmore

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• • ·69 : Recurring Adolescent Victims of Firearms-Related Injuries: A Population at Risk

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    J.A. Cox, D.J. Davidson, W.S. Smock

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• • ·70 : Intimate Partner Violence Related Suicidality Is Lower in Hispanic Emergency Department Patients Than Non Hispanics

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    G.L. Larkin, D. Anglin

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• • ·71 : Effects of Holidays, Weekends, and Seasons on Intimate Partner Violence Incidents

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    J.M. Pawlowski, R. Moscati, G. Bailey, A. Priya

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• • ·72 : Does Sex Matter? Effect of Gender in Intimate Partner Violence Screening

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    L.B. Gerlach, E.M. Datner, J.E. Hollander, K.E. Zogby, J.L. Robey, D.J. Wiebe

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• • ·73 : Characteristics of Partner Violence Perpetrators in the Emergency Department

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    B.D. Johnson, R. Gasgarth, R.S. Kemball, D. Houry

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• • ·74 : Substance Use and Violence Among Emergency Department Patients with Minor Injury

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    M.E. Prekker, J.D. Olsen, J. Hansen, J.R. Miner

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• • ·75 : Evaluation of In-Custody Deaths Proximal to Use of Conductive Energy Devices

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    G. Vilke, W. Johnson, E.M. Castillo, J.A. Ederheimer, C. Wexler, C.M. Sloane, T.C. Chan

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• • ·76 : Does the Presence of a Patient Advocate Improve Patient Satisfaction in the Emergency Department?

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    M.F. Ward, J. D’Amore, K.L. Dahlem, V.V. Lewis, A.H. Litroff, A.A. Ramos, D.M. Riccardi, N. Kohn

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• • ·77 : Validation of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) in Self-Referred Patients in a European Emergency Department

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    F. Mencl, J. Elshove-Bolk, B.T. van Rijswijck, M. Simons, A.B. van Vugt

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• • ·78 : Analysis of Patients Who Leave Without Being Seen From an Academic Community Emergency Department

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    C.S. Crystal, M.H. Luszczak, T. Herold, S.E. Young, M.A. Miller

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• • ·79 : Emergency Care Outside of the ED: Creative Utilization of Open Bed Space

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    E.S. Powell, M.J. Lucenti, P.S. Pang, M.B. Mycyk

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• • ·80 : What Is the Best Way to Measure Patient Satisfaction in the Emergency Department: Mailed or On-Site Surveys?

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    L.M. Yarris, A.L. Adams, N. Magaret, B. Frakes, H. Brooks, R.L. Norton

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• • ·81 : How Accurately Can Emergency Department Providers Estimate Patient Satisfaction, Quality of Pain Control, and Effectiveness of Provider Communication?

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    L.M. Yarris, N. Magaret, A.L. Adams, H. Brooks, R.L. Norton

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• • ·82 : The Use of an Accelerated Triage and Treatment Protocol Decreases Left Without Being Seen Rates and Wait Times in Emergency Severity Index Category 3 Patients

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    S.E. Young, M.E. Levsky, T.S. Herold

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• • ·83 : Complying with the CMS Pneumonia Quality Indicators: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Changing Physician Behavior

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    E. Maniago, B. Ardolic

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• • ·84 : Endotracheal Intubation with a Handheld Videoscope: A Prospective Study for Combat and Prehospital Medical Care

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    M.J. Dooley, S.M. Varney, J.W. Elder, J.O. Schmelz, V.S. Bebarta

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• • ·85 : Combat Airway Management: The REACH Study (Registry of Emergency Airways Arriving at Combat Hospitals)

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    B.D. Adams, P. Cuniowski, A. Muck, C.J. Hunter, R.A. DeLorenzo

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• • ·86 : Comparison of Two Common Techniques for Inflating Endotracheal Tube Cuffs: Set Volume of Air Vs. Palpation of the Pilot Balloon

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    R.J. Hoffman, V. Parwani, J. Kaban, H. Dueffer, A. Howell, K. Sturmann

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• • ·87 : Do Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure and Volume Have a Linear or Nonlinear Relationship?

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    R.J. Hoffman, K. Sturmann, H. Dueffer, K. Kilpela, A. Howell, I. Hahn

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• • ·88 : The Impact of the Gum Elastic Bougie on Emergency Department Cricothyrotomy Rate

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    A.E. Greene, A.E. Bair

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• • ·89 : Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain Using C-Reactive Protein

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    A.F. Manini, A.T. McAfee, V.E. Noble, J.S. Bohan

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• • ·90 : Predicting AMI in Young Adults Presenting to the ED with Chest Pain

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    A. Rosin, J. Christenson, Y. Chathampally

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• • ·91 : Patients’ Pain and Estimate of Their Risk for Cardiac Disease Do Not Predict Preferences for Cardiac Tests and Procedures

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    K.M. Takakuwa, A.T. Limkakeng, F.S. Shofer, J.E. Hollander

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• • ·92 : Prolonged Emergency Department Length Of Stay Is Associated with Worse Guideline Compliance and Increased Adverse Events

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    D.B. Diercks, M.T. Roe, W.F. Peacock, J.D. Kirk, C.V. Pollack, A.Y. Chen, W.B. Gibler, S.C. Smith, E.M. Ohman, E.D. Peterson

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• • ·93 : American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines for Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Cardiologist and Emergency Physician Opinions and Knowledge

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    W. Peacock, D. Bhatt, D. Diercks, E. Amsterdam, A. Chandra, E.M. Ohman, D. Brown, J. Januzzi

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• • ·94 : Mathematical Modeling of the Electrocardiogram

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    D.M. Schreck, L. O’Sullivan

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• • ·95 : Early, Upstream, and Consistent Antithrombotic Therapy in High Risk Non-ST-Elevation ACS: Should Bivalirudin Be Initiated in the ED Prior to Coronary Angiography?

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    J.W. Hoekstra, S.V. Manoukian, C.D. Miller, J.E. Hollander, D.B. Diercks, W.F. Peacock, G.X. Brogan, A.L. Blomkalns, W.B. Gibler, D.M. Larson, I.C. Rokos, M.E. Bertrand, A.M. Lincoff, H.D. White, J.W. Moses, E.M. Ohman, C.V. Pollack, G.W. Stone

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• • ·96 : Disparities in Health Care Provider Self-Report and Practice in the Assessment and Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in Emergency Department Patients

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    B.M. Baumann, J. Lehrmann, D. Egging, P. Tanabe

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• • ·EMF-2 : A Prospective, Open Label Comparison Trial of High-Dose Intravenous Nitroglycerin Versus Nesiritide for the Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

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    P.D. Levy, S. Compton, R. Welch, R. Dunne, G. Delgado, A. Jennett, R. Zalenski

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• • ·97 : 12-Lead Electrocardiogram Interpretation Skills of Senior Medical Students Entering Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, and Internal Medicine Residency Training Programs

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    D.A. Wald, R.A. Harrigan, P. Kolecki, D.S. Ander, L. Kruus

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• • ·98 : ACLS and BLS Courses in Italy: The Italian Society of Emergency Medicine/ AHA Experience

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    V. Gai, P. Vitolo, A. De Micheli, S. Battista

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• • ·99 : Effects of Disrupted Circadian Rhythm on Decisionmaking in Emergency Medicine Residents

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    K. Shih, J. Jamison, A. Conforto, S. Swadron

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• • ·100 : High Fidelity Simulator Vs. Low Fidelity Manikin: A Simulator Did Not Improve Scores on a Multiple Choice Exam

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    M.W. Morgan, C.B. Hegarty

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• • ·101 : Substance Use in Emergency Medicine Training Programs

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    B.D. McBeth, F.K. Ankel, L.J. Ling, R.M. McNamara, T.J. Flottemesch, B.R. Asplin, E. Mason

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• • ·102 : Modafinil and Zolpidem Use Among Emergency Medicine Residents

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    B.D. McBeth, R.M. McNamara, F.K. Ankel, L.J. Ling, T.J. Flottemesch, B.R. Asplin, E. Mason

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• • ·103 : The Learning Curve of Emergency Medicine Residents Learning to Perform Limited Biliary Sonography

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    T. Jang, W. Rueggeri, P. Dyne

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• • ·104 : Description and Assessment of a New Model for Cricothyrotomy

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    M.A. Long, W.C. Robey, K.J. Corcoran, K.L. Brewer

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• • ·105 : Emergency Department Hyperutilization

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    J.R. Shiber, M.B. Longley, K.L. Brewer

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• • ·106 : Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Community-Acquired Pneumonia Core Measure Criteria Incorrectly Includes Patients Without Pneumonia

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    B.A. Nicks

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• • ·107 : Does Cell Phone Use Cause Electromagnetic Interference with the Function of ECG Monitors in the Emergency Department?

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    A.J. Anderson, R.L. Summers, L. Jackson, L.H. Woodward

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• • ·108 : Characteristics of Pediatric Patients in an Urban Oregon Emergency Department

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    J. Ping, B. Ertz-Berger, H. Brooks, T. Edlund, R.A. Lowe

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• • ·109 : The Role of Faculty Triage on Emergency Department Overcrowding and Ambulance Diversion

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    J.H. Han, C. Zhou, I.D. Jones, A.B. Storrow, D.J. France, S.R. Levin, D. Aronsky

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• • ·110 : Factors Associated with Delays in Patient Care for Small Bowel Obstruction

    Page :35

    U. Hwang, N. Bickell

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• • ·111 : Attitudes Towards Performance Measures and Pay-For-Performance in Academic Emergency Departments

    Page :35

    J.M. Pines, H. Lee, W.W. Everett, E.M. Datner, M. Goyal, R. Duseja, J.P. Metlay

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• • ·112 : The Relationship Between Admission Interleukin-6 Levels and Blood Glucose Levels in Patients Presenting with Sepsis

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    C. Martinez, N. Durrani, R. Otero, E. Rivers, J. Garcia, M. Mlynarek, M. Horst

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• • ·113 : Empiric Treatment of STDs in the Emergency Department: Are We Treating Too Much or Not Enough?

    Page :36

    M. Waseem, S. Jimenez, R. Louis-Paul, L. Quinones, M. Radeos

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• • ·114 : The Association of Early Lactate Clearance with Inflammatory Biomarkers in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

    Page :36

    R. Otero, E. Rivers, M. Loomba, H.B. Nguyen, G. Jacobsen

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• • ·115 : Early Antibiotic Administration in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

    Page :36

    R. Engineer, B. Canterbury

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• • ·116 : Prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Coinfection with Trichomonas Vaginalis in Female Emergency Department Patients: Are Wet Prep Results a Reliable Predictor?

    Page :37

    J.S. Gordon, K.H. Pham, T.P. Matz

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• • ·117 : Sepsis Risk Factors Predictive of Mortality in ICU Transfers Within 72 Hours of ED Admission

    Page :37

    J.Z. D’Amore, N. Panebianco, E. Hussain, M. Nelson, M.F. Ward, A. Sama, H. Wang, T. Slesinger

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• • ·118 : A Pilot Study of Inter-Alpha Inhibitor Protein (IaIp) in the Presentation of Adult Patients with Severe Sepsis to the Emergency Department

    Page :37

    J. Lafleur, G.D. Jay, T. Plante, A. Clapprood, R. Heath, Y.P. Lim

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• • ·119 : Reduction in the Risk of Pneumonia Following Oseltamivir Use for Influenza Among Pediatric Patients

    Page :37-38

    C.E. Barr, K.L. Schulman, D.A. Iacuzio

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• • ·120 : Emergency Department Management of Disaster Situations With Use of a Radio Frequency Identification Microchip

    Page :38

    J.B. Mandel, J.E. Duldner, P. McAllister, C.J. Williams

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• • ·121 : Automated Collection of Emergency Department Vital Signs

    Page :38

    J. Finnell, S. Bagwell

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• • ·122 : In a Computerized Physician Order Entry Environment, Is Removing Coagulation Test Availability From Convenience Order Screens an Effective Method to Adapt Clinician Behavior Without Causing Clinical Harm?

    Page :38

    W. Satz, R.M. McNamara, R.J. Murphy

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• • ·123 : Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record in an Academic Emergency Department: The “Learning Curve” for Rotating Interns Has No Effect on Patient Length of Stay

    Page :39

    P.M. Rubio, S. Lowenstein, M. Yaron

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• • ·124 : Regional Health Information Exchange: Surveying Emergency Physician Attitudes and Data Requirements

    Page :39

    S. Gathers, G. Kuperman, J. Kannry, A.W. Kushniruk, J.S. Shapiro, NYCLIX Clinical Advisory Submcommittee

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• • ·125 : Medication Errors in the Emergency Department

    Page :39

    M.W. Morgan, T.J. Flottemesch, R.M. Ekstrom

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• • ·EMF-3 : Internet Usage and Aptitude in Utilizers of Urban and Suburban Emergency Departments

    Page :S40

    A. Auerbach, J.M. Hirshon, R.M. Klemt, J. Heckendorf, J. Kopinsk, J. Merlis, B. Desaulni

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• • ·126 : Lumbar Puncture: A Comparison of Lateral Recumbent and Sitting Position in the Number of Attempts and Ease of Procedure

    Page :40

    S.E. Byers, G. O’Malley, F. Alli, P.G. Dominici

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• • ·127 : Rapid Assessment of Transient Ischemic Attack Etiology (RATE)

    Page :40

    M.P. LaMonte, D. Kuo, K.L. Yarbrough, E.K. Zink, A. Lifebridge

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• • ·128 : The Accuracy of Physicians in Determining “Non-Life-Threatening” Headache Etiologies Upon Presentation to the Emergency Department

    Page :40-41

    R. Riggs, F. Fiesseler, P. Richman

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• • ·129 : High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with a Transient Ischemic Attack: Can It Predict Further Ischemic Events?

    Page :41

    E. Lee, P. Panagos

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• • ·130 : Emergency Physicians’ Outlook on Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Metropolitan Matrix of Primary Stroke Centers

    Page :41

    B.J. Bobrow, B. Demaerschalk, J. Wood, A. Jennings, L. Clark, A. Villarin

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• • ·131 : Are Emergency Physicians Missing the Diagnosis of TIA?

    Page :41

    K.H. Shah, J.E. Hasa, D.L. Labovitz

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• • ·132 : A Comparison of Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Computed Tomography Versus Lumbar Puncture

    Page :41-42

    R. Buckner, M. Scheatzle, C. Carpenter, J. Caterino, P. Ricci, C. Dutton, A. Le

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• • ·133 : Acute Stroke: A Descriptive Study of Mode of Arrival, Pre-Hospital Diagnosis, Duration of Symptoms, and Treatment

    Page :42

    K.A. Cronin, S. Johnson, H.C. Thode, M.C. Henry

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• • ·134 : Bias Introduced by the Informed Consent Process on Pulmonary Embolism Prevalence

    Page :42

    A. Mitchell, J. Kline

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• • ·135 : Attitudes Toward Waiver of Csubonsent Studies

    Page :42-43

    W. Triner, L. Jacoby, W. Shelton, G. McGee

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• • ·136 : A Descriptive Analysis of Authorship Within Medical Journals, 1995-2005

    Page :43

    M.A. Miller, M.E. Levsky, W. Enslow, T.P. Coon, A.S. Rosin

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• • ·137 : Use of Hospital Administrative Data to Estimate Emergency Department Patient Census

    Page :43

    U. Hwang, J. Choi, B. Harris, E.A. Mitchell, J. Oyama

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• • ·138 : Optimizing Trial Participants’ Outcomes: A Bayesian Decision-Theoretic Approach

    Page :43-44

    A.M. Lipsky, R.J. Lewis

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• • ·139 : Hospital Admission Rate for Chest Pain: Are Racial Differences Due to Bias or Disease Characteristics?

    Page :44

    M.T. Fitch, J. Benfield, J. Hargraves, C.M. Ferrario, C. Ayala, A. Lekiachvili, R. Neiberg, D.M. Cline

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• • ·140 : Safety of Inter-Hospital Transsubfer of ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Page :44

    D.M. Larson, B.T. Unger, K.M. Menssen, K. Sipprell, M. Thayer, M. Bonneville, J. Harris, T.D. Henry

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• • ·141 : Automated Cardiac Gallop Detection and Stress Testing in Low Risk ED Chest Pain Patients

    Page :44-45

    B.C. Hiest

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• • ·142 : Transfer for Direct Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Elderly ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients

    Page :45

    J. Hokanson, K. Menssen, M. Newell, C. Kapsner, B. Unger, T. Henry, D. Larson

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• • ·143 : Causes of Nonadministration of Fibrinolysis in Acute Myocardial Infarction in Spain

    Page :45

    F. Epelde, M. Santal, F. Temboury, J. Povar, J. Balaguer, RESIM group

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• • ·144 : Prognostic Implications of a Normal Coronary Angiogram

    Page :45

    J.T. McMullan, A.L. Blomkalns, C.J. Lindsell

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• • ·145 : A Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes Based Upon the Presence or Absence of a Chest Pain Complaint at Emergency Department Triage

    Page :45-46

    D.A. Waxman, G. Husk, B. Kilian, D. Newman

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• • ·146 : The Relationship Between Rapid ECU Troponin-I and Cardiac Outcome

    Page :46

    S.S. Chang, C.J. Bondi, A. Bradford, J.C. Bradford, C.J. Williams, J.E. Duldner

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• • ·147 : The Utility of Electronically Recorded S3 and S4 Gallops to Predict Cardiac Events in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain

    Page :46

    C.D. Miller, R.A. Warner, J.W. Hoekstra

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• • ·148 : RSD1235 Effectively Converts Acute Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm Independent of Background Use of Oral Rate- or Rhythm-Control Medications

    Page :46-47

    I. Stiell, D. Roy, C. Pratt, S. Grant, T.M. Kitt, B. Yan, B. Mangal

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• • ·149 : Predictive Accuracy of a Sepsis-Related Mortality Score in the Emergency Department: A Modification of the Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) Score

    Page :47

    J. Sankoff, K. Deitch, M. Goyal, D.F. Gaieski, J. Haukoos

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• • ·150 : Is the Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) Score Reliably Applied by Emergency Physicians?

    Page :47

    J. Sankoff, J. Haukoos

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• • ·151 : A Prospective Clinical Trial Evaluating Urinary 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid (5HIAA) Levels in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

    Page :47-48

    R. Hernandez, A. Jain, L. Rosiere, S. Henderson

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• • ·152 : Non-Invasive Cardiac Output and Cerebral Oximetry Compared with Traditional Measures

    Page :48

    N. Minnick, C.J. Wimmer

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• • ·153 : Non-Invasive Pneumothorax Detection Using Micropower Impulse Radar (MIR): A Pilot Study

    Page :48

    P.D. Levy, L. Mango, R. Sherwin, R. Dunne

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• • ·154 : Trends in ED Antibiotic Prescribing for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections 1996-2003

    Page :48-49

    A.J. Singer, C. Lee, H.C. Thode

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• • ·155 : Returns and Recurrence for Bartholin’s Cysts in an Emergency Department Setting

    Page :49

    J.R. Thompson, H.W. Mueller, R.D. Cox

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• • ·156 : Management and Treatment of Patients with Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis Who Present to the Emergency Department

    Page :49

    M.M. Fiorini

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• • ·157 : The Usefulness of Computed Tomography in Patients with Carpal Bone Fracture

    Page :49

    J.S. You, J.H. Oh, H.S. Chung, H.S. Lee, S.P. Chung

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• • ·158 : Is It Useful to Measure Sedimentation Rate (ESR) as a Broad Screening Test in the Emergency Department?

    Page :49-50

    L.M. Breen, P.B. Lovett, R.A. Greenwald

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• • ·159 : Health Care Concerns for the 21^St Century-Preparing Medical Students for Disasters

    Page :50

    M.R. Deluhery, J.G. Mueller, M.E. Cichon, P.B. McNally, G. Gruener, C.E. Stake

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• • ·160 : A Survey of Military Personnel and Civilians to Assess Individual Preparedness for Domestic Terrorist Attacks and Natural Disasters

    Page :50

    R.L. Dagrosa, J.G. McManus, R.B. Schwartz

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• • ·161 : Inclusion of Medical Students in Hospital Mass Casualty Disaster Plans

    Page :50-51

    M.R. Deluhery, K.A. Martens, C.E. Stake

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• • ·162 : Mass Casualty Disaster Training for Prehospital Providers

    Page :51

    C.J. Chaput, M.R. Deluhery, C.E. Stake, K.A. Martens, M.E. Cichon

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• • ·163 : Determination of Optimal Methods of Decontamination After Tear Gas and subPepper Spray Exposure

    Page :51

    J.E. Winslow, K.D. Hill, W.P. Bozeman

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• • ·164 : Terrorism: Would Emergency Physicians Be Able to Recognize Terrorism Syndromes?

    Page :51

    J. Lester, S. Christos, M.F. Kordick, S.B. Chan

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• • ·165 : Usability of the Advanced Bioterrorism Triage Algorithms

    Page :51-52

    J.M. Kuklinski, W.F. Bond, I. Subbarao, C. Johnson, S.R. Kimmel, M. Eberhardt, D.L. McGee, J. Vozenilek

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• • ·166 : Evaluation of Full Scale Exercise Participation as a Tool to Improve Hospital Preparedness for a Radiological Terrorism Event

    Page :52

    E. Jasper, J. Lewis, D. Berg, E. Gates

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• • ·167 : A Novel Civilian-Military Partnership in Emergency Medical Services During a Prolonged Disaster: Patient Characteristics, Resource Utilization, and Future Recommendations

    Page :52

    J. Avegno, J. Moises, S. Tatford, K. Herbert, E. Zickerman

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• • ·168 : Quality Assessment of Nurse Triage: Which Factors Are Associated to Mistriage in Emergency Patients?

    Page :53

    N. Parenti, G. Ghetti, R. Manfredi, A. Bagnaresi, S. Lanzoni, T. Lenzi

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• • ·169 : Interfacility Helicopter Transport of Patients with Leaking Aortic Aneurysms Directly Into the Operating Room

    Page :53

    S. Shewakramani, T.H. Harrison, J.D. Gates, S.H. Thomas

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• • ·170 : Medication Use and Suicidal Ideation in Emergency Department Patients

    Page :53

    G.L. Larkin, D.B. Farman

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• • ·171 : Is Prehospital GCS Alone Adequate to Determine Need for a Trauma Center?

    Page :53-54

    S. Isaak, L. Levin, S. Silvestri, L. Papa

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• • ·172 : An International Survey of Priorities of Emergency Physicians for Future Development of Clinical Decision Rules

    Page :54

    I.G. Stiell, D. Eagles, C.M. Clement, J. Brehaut, A. Kelly, S. Mason, A. Kellermann, J.J. Perry

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• • ·173 : Ambulance Transport: Why ED Patients Choose as They Do

    Page :54

    S. Jacob, J. Jacoby, R. James, M. Heller

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• • ·174 : Plasma Lactate Concentrations Correlate with Physiological Responses in Cyanide Poisoning But Not Other Types of Acute Poisoning

    Page :54-55

    F. Baud, F. Lapostolle, S. Borron

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• • ·175 : An International Survey of Emergency Physicians’ Knowledge, Use, and Attitudes Towards the Canadian C-Spine Rule

    Page :55

    I.G. Stiell, D. Eagles, C.M. Clement, J. Brehaut, A. Kelly, S. Mason, A. Kellerman, J.J. Perry

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• • ·176 : Safety of Hydroxocobalamin Use in the Prehospital Setting as an Antidote for Smoke Inhalation-Associated Cyanide Poisoning

    Page :55

    F. Baud, S. Borron

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• • ·177 : Does the Presence of Physicians at Professional Football Games Reduce the Number of Patient Transports?

    Page :55

    C.N. Pozner, M. Levine, T. Listwa, T. Barker, R. Zane, D. Pallin

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• • ·178 : Traffic Injury Surveillance Study for Children in Kurume, Japan

    Page :55-56

    T. Nagata, H. Yamashita, H. Shima, J. Yeong-Su

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• • ·179 : Impact of a State Booster Seat Belt Law on Compliance in Pediatric Traffic Crash Victims

    Page :56

    P. Ramanujam, B. Stepanski, A. Smith, L. Upledger-Ray, G.M. Vilke

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• • ·180 : EM Osteoporosis Feasibility Screening Study in Injury Prevention

    Page :56

    T.A. Christopher, B.L. Lopez, L.J. Davis-Moon, V. Parikh, R. Riviello

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• • ·181 : Emergency Department Screening for Improper Child Safety Restraint Use—Parent Confidence Versus Practice

    Page :56

    T. Murdock, P.B. Richman, S. Dominguez, C. Collins, B. Bobrow

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• • ·182 : Young Female Drivers in Fatal Crashes: Recent Trends Over 10 Years 1995-2004

    Page :57

    V.W. Tsai, C. Anderson, F. Vaca

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• • ·183 : Willingness of Older ED Drivers to Enroll in a Safe-Driver Program

    Page :57

    K.A. Stiffler, S.T. Wilber, L.W. Gerson, J.M. Bradshaw

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• • ·184 : Injury Prevalence and Characterization Among Emergency Department Patients From an Urban Level 1 Trauma Center

    Page :57

    M.E. Prekker, J.R. Miner, J.D. Olsen, E.G. Rockswold, M.H. Biros

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• • ·185 : Positive Outcomes From an Immediate and Ongoing Intervention for Children Who Witness IPV (Intimate Partner Violence)

    Page :57-58

    A.A. Ernst, S. Enright-Smith, J.P. Hansen, S.J. Weiss

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• • ·186 : High Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Is Typical in Endotracheally Intubated Emergency Department Patients

    Page :58

    R.J. Hoffman, V. Parwani, Y. Lee, G. Scott, I. Hahn

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• • ·187 : Using Emergency Department Records to Enhance Bicycle Injury Surveillance in New Mexico

    Page :58

    J. LaValley, D. Martin, P. Schmidt, D. Sklar, M. Bauer, C. Crandall

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• • ·188 : Evaluation of Analgesic Use During Trauma Resuscitation

    Page :58-59

    S. Khandelwal, L.A. Perez, S. Richardson, S. Williams, L. White, S. Cantrell

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• • ·189 : Cost Comparison of Sedation and Reduction of Closed Wrist Fractures in the Emergency Department Versus the Operating Suite in a Community Hospital

    Page :59

    M. Charles, P. Wehner, H. McGinnis

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• • ·190 : Adverse Events of Emergency Department Procedural Sedation

    Page :59

    S.E. Mace

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• • ·191 : Evaluating the Use and Timing of Opioids for the Treatment of Migraine Headaches in the ED

    Page :59-60

    S.V. Tornabene, T.C. Chan, D.P. Davis, R. Deutsch, G.M. Vilke

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• • ·192 : Are Advancing Age, Race, or Gender Factors in Delays to Treatment of Pain in Elderly Patients with Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain?

    Page :60

    D.C. Lee, J. Chu, T.C. Bania, G.S. Rudolph, E. Perez, A. Bahl

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• • ·193 : What Does a Pain Score of “X” Mean Anyway? Classification of NRS Pain Severity Scores for ED Patients Based Upon Interference with Function

    Page :60

    D. Fosnocht, P. Homel, K. Todd, C. Crandall, M. Choiniere, J. Ducharme, P. Tanabe

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• • ·194 : Pain Assessment and Management of Hip Fractures in the Emergency Department

    Page :60-61

    S. Akhtar, L. Demuth-Anderson, M. Stoller, M. Meyer, K. Todd

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• • ·195 : Racial Disparities in ED Analgesia Are Improving: Evidence From a National Database

    Page :61

    S. Quazi, M. Eberhardt, J. Jacoby, M. Heller, J. Reed

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• • ·196 : A Comparison of Triage Systems and Their Impact on Initial Pain Management: A Multicenter Study

    Page :61

    J. Ducharme, P. Tanabe, K. Todd, P. Homel, D. Fosnocht, M. Choiniere, C. Crandall

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• • ·197 : Urinalysis Is Not Reliable to Detect a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Febrile Infants Presenting to the Emergency Department

    Page :61

    J.R. Jones, K.L. Carstaris, D.A. Tanen

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• • ·198 : Intraosseous Line Placement: Ultrasound/Color Flow Doppler Confirmation of Tip Location and Detection of Leakage in a Live Porcine Model

    Page :61-62

    M.D.M. Hallaj, M. Leber, C. Hsu

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• • ·199 : History and Physical Examination Findings Alone Are Inadequate for Identification of Low-Risk Pediatric Blunt Trauma

    Page :62

    C.K. Holl, C.J. Lindsell, S.P. Collins, R.A. Falcone

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• • ·200 : Do Infants Positive for RSV Need Further Extrapulmonary Search for Serious Bacterial Infection?

    Page :62

    N. Guzman, K. Ehsan, M. Radeos, M. Waseem

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• • ·201 : Is the Emergency Severity Index Reliable for Pediatric Triage?

    Page :62-63

    A.M. Rosenau, A. Waller, D. Trocinski, D. Travers, N. Mecham, J. Katznelson, S. Hohenhaus, T. Eubanks, V. Rupp, D. Eitel

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• • ·202 : Accuracy and Speed of Different Resuscitative Aids in Pediatric Mock Codes

    Page :63

    R. van Amerongen, D. Weston, T. Gaeta

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• • ·203 : Acute Clinical Findings in Pediatric Mild Head Injury: Do They Correlate with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Abnormalities or Post-Concussive Symptoms?

    Page :63

    Y.R. Gewirtz, A.M. Dietrich, K. Nuss, J. Rusin, M. Wright, B. Bangert, H. Taylor, K.O. Yeates

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• • ·204 : Effect of Sign-Outs on Emergency Department Reimbursement

    Page :63

    M. Weizberg, B. Cambria, F. Dazio, B. Ardolic, E. Maniago, B. Hahn, Y. Farooqui

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• • ·205 : Assessing the Value and Developing Performance Measures of Pharmacy Services in a Pediatric Emergency Department

    Page :64

    M.C. Caruso, U. Idrees, C.K. Lee, J.S. Clark, G.M. Schoolden, M.R. Miller

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• • ·206 : The Effect of Emergency Department Point-Of-Service Fee Collection on Patient Satisfaction Scores

    Page :64

    M. Hyde, M. Arvanitis

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• • ·207 : An Ergonomic Comparison of Emergency Physician Workload

    Page :64-65

    C. Chisholm, C. Weaver, K. Rodgers, L. Whenmouth, B. Giles, E. Brisendine

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• • ·208 : Home Hospitalization Unit: An Alternative to Standard Inpatient Hospitalization From the Emergency Department

    Page :65

    A. Salazar, C. Estrada, R. Porta, M. Lolo, S. Tomas, M. Alvarez

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• • ·209 : Risk Factor Documentation for Life-Threatening Disease in US Emergency Department Patients

    Page :65

    J.W. Hafner, S.E. Parrish, J.R. Hubler, D.J. Sullivan

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• • ·210 : The Effect of Future Demographic Changes on Emergency Medicine

    Page :65

    E.R. Roskos, S.T. Wilber

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• • ·211 : Repeat Assessment of Abnormal Vital Signs and Patient Re-Examination in U.S. Emergency Department Patients

    Page :66

    J.W. Hafner, S.E. Parrish, J.R. Hubler, D.J. Sullivan

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• • ·212 : Do Emergency Physicians Underutilize Epinephrine in the Treatment of Anaphylaxis?

    Page :66

    L.M. Lewis, J. Larson, G. Banet

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• • ·213 : The Utility of a Novel Decision Rule to Diagnose Spinal Epidural Abscess in ED Patients with Back Pain

    Page :66

    D. Davis, A. Salazar, G. Vilke, T. Chan

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• • ·214 : Determining the Ideal Position for the Wrist-Cuff Blood Pressure Device

    Page :66-67

    A. Rosin

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• • ·215 : Effect of Removal of Both Soft and Hard Contacts on Ocular Pressures as Measured by Applanation Tonometry

    Page :67

    P. Barbara, C.K. Hsu

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• • ·216 : History and Physical Exam Variables as a Predictor of Important Abdominal Pathology in Emergency Department Patients with Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain

    Page :67

    M.D. Lanigan, D.H. Newman, J. Quaas, C. Mason, R. Niyazova, P. Saldivar, O. Rago

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• • ·217 : Implementation of the Survival Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department

    Page :67

    C. Antro, F. Merico, E. Scalabrino, P. Noto, P. Fascio Pecetto, V. Gai

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• • ·218 : Prescriptions for Self-Injectable Epinephrine and Allergist Referral in Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Anaphylaxis

    Page :67-68

    R.L. Campbell, A. Luke, A. Weaver, J.L. St. Sauver, E.J. Bergstralh, J.T. Li, W.W. Decker

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• • ·219 : Hypoalbuminemia and Elevated Ischemia Modified Albumin (IMA) in Stroke and Non-Traumatic Brain Hemorrhage

    Page :68

    A.G. Bentancur, S. Gavendo, A. Zakuto, B. Sela, M. Mandel

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• • ·220 : Comparison of a Radial Artery Compression Device with Invasive Radial Artery Blood Pressure Monitoring

    Page :68

    M.L. Fix, T.M. Listwa, S.W. Nelson, J.N. Goldstein, S.H. Thomas

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• • ·221 : Impact of the Inclusion of Noninvasive Cardiac Output as a Vital Sign on Medical Decisionmaking in the Emergency Department

    Page :68

    R.L. Summers, J.R. Thompson

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• • ·222 : Urine Cultures in Emergency Department Patients with Renal Stones

    Page :68-69

    M. Dorfman, S. Chan, L. Kohler

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• • ·223 : Wireless Computerized Rapid Triage in the Field: How Well Does Technology Perform During Mass Casualty Incidents and Disaster Events?

    Page :69

    J.P. Killeen, T.C. Chan, G.M. Vilke, C. Buono, W. Griswold, R. Rao, L. Lenert

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• • ·224 : The Effect of Weather and Air Pollution on EMS Calls for Complaints of Chest Pain in an Urban City

    Page :69

    R.B. Low, S. Lamba, W. Gluckman, T. Cocuzza, L. Bielory

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• • ·225 : Environmental Factors Influencing Intubation Failure in Out-of-Hospital Adult Cardiac Arrest Patients

    Page :69

    A.G. Garza, M.C. Gratton, J. McElroy, D. Lindholm

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• • ·226 : Young Adults: A Unique ED Patient Population?

    Page :69-70

    E. Miloslavsky, D.F. Ragin, L.D. Richardson

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• • ·227 : Development of a Model Lay-Person Ambulance Service in Rural Jamaica

    Page :70

    P.D. Levy, J. Sadock, P. Gordon, A. Hexdall, J. McRae

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• • ·228 : Use of Task Checklists to Optimize Crisis Management During Air Medical Transport

    Page :70

    G.M. Lewis, P. Phrampus, J. Cole, H. Wang

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• • ·229 : Validity of Clinical Spine Clearance Criteria for Selective Out-of-Hospital Spine Immobilization

    Page :70

    Y. Kim, S. Shin, J. Park, G. Suh, Y. Kwak

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• • ·230 : Frequency of Reported Causes of Prehospital Care Delays in the State of Minnesota

    Page :70-71

    R.W. Grow, M. Sztajnkrycer, B. Moore

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• • ·231 : Discrepancies Between the Prehospital and Hospital Record: What is the Value of the Trip Sheet?

    Page :71

    Z.F. Meisel, C.C. Mechem, F.S. Shofer, D.M. Feinberg, C.V. Pollack

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• • ·232 : Trends in the Emergency Department Use of Gastric Lavage for Poisoning Events in the United States, 1993-2003

    Page :71

    G.L. Larkin

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• • ·233 : Adequacy of Fluid Resuscitation During Transport of Burn Patients

    Page :71

    S. Shewakramani, T.H. Harrison, B. Nardelli, S.H. Thomas

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• • ·234 : The Use of a Clock Drawing Test as a Screen for Cognitive Impairment in Older Emergency Department Patients

    Page :71-72

    F.M. Hustey, S. Yen, H. Choy, T. Tallman

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• • ·235 : Sub-Acute/Transition Care and the Acute Care Episode: A Comparison of Episodic and Annual Medical Costs in a Geriatric Population

    Page :72

    T.M. Gunnarson, T.J. Flottemesch, R.W. Whitebird, B.C. Martinson, J.G. Degelau

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• • ·236 : Trends in Elderly ED Visits 1993-2003: What Does the Future Hold?

    Page :72

    D.C. Roberts, M. McKay

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• • ·237 : Electrocardiographic Intervals in Octogenarians Are Prolonged, Independent of Interval-Prolonging Medications

    Page :72-73

    L. Vaidyanathan, S.R. Behera, R.M. Gilmore, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

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• • ·238 : Effects of Spinal Immobilization on Patients Over Age 65

    Page :73

    M. Dailey, A. Frisch, W. Triner

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• • ·239 : The Resuscitation Outcomes and Clinical Characteristics of Non-Traumatic Out-Of-Hospital Geriatric Cardiac Arrest

    Page :73

    H. Kim

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• • ·240 : Characteristics of Emergency Department Adult Patients at the Extreme of Age

    Page :73

    M.E. Stern, N.E. Flomenbaum, S. Clark

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• • ·241 : Should the Very Old Be Admitted to an Emergency Department Short Stay Unit?

    Page :73-74

    C. Ferre, X. Corbella, A. Salazar, F. Llopis, J. Jacob, A. Juan

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• • ·242 : Predictors of Survival Among Nonagenarians Presenting to the Emergency Department

    Page :74

    R.L. Mooney, R.M. Schears, A.L. Weaver

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• • ·243 : Elder Emergency Department Patients with Pneumonia: Outcome and Processes of Care

    Page :74

    J.M. Caterino, B.C. Hiest, D.R. Martin

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• • ·244 : Abstract Withdrawn

    Page :74

    
• • ·245 : Gun Exposure in an Emergency Department Adolescent Population

    Page :74-75

    J.F. Fiechtl, G.J. Roe, J.A. Leake, R.P. Parthemore, E. Muesing, A.C. Pruitt, M.T. Pelucio

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• • ·246 : Fire Jumpers: The Impact of a Novel Injury Mechanism During a Spontaneous Mass Gathering on an Academic Emergency Department

    Page :75

    E.R. Hawkins, J.H. Brice

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• • ·247 : Preventable Deaths From Gamma Hydroxybutyrate Ingestion

    Page :75

    D.L. Zvosec, S.W. Smith, T. Porrata, A.Q. Strobl, J.E. Dyer

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• • ·248 : A Complete Medication List Obtained on Admission Does Not Reduce Medication Errors After Hospital Discharge

    Page :75-76

    P.L. Henneman, F.S. Blank, H.A. Smithline, D. Ling, M. Stefan, M. Mastroberti, R. Odgren, G. Kerr, D. Morsi, D. Longworth, E. Benjamin, E.A. Henneman

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• • ·249 : Safety of Third Row Passenger Seating in Fatal Vehicle Crashes

    Page :76

    M. Hui, J. Hill, T. Weiler, D. Milzman, U. Georgetown

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• • ·250 : Opportunities for Intervention: Epidemiology and Injury Patterns Associated with Fatal and Non-Fatal Bicycle Crashes in New Mexico

    Page :76

    J. LaValley, P. Schmidt, D.P. Sklar

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• • ·251 : Mosh-Concert–Related Injuries Vs Standard Concert Seating

    Page :76-77

    T. Janchar, D. Milzman, J. Hill, M. Hui, T. Weiler, U. Georgetown

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• • ·252 : Alcohol Intoxication, Helmet Use and Traumatic Injury Among Pedalcyclists in New Mexico

    Page :77

    J. LaValley, P. Schmidt, D. Sklar, D. Martin, M. Bauer, C. Crandall

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• • ·253 : Speed Kills? Not Always: The New York State Thruway Experience

    Page :77

    D.V. Jehle, S. Connolly, M. Godzala, J. Mayrose

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• • ·254 : Why Do People Come to the Emergency Department with Colds? Survey Results of Otherwise Healthy Subjects

    Page :77

    S. Kini, F. Veser, C. Carr, B. McGary, C. Carlton, W. Limehouse, S. Saef, L. Raney

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• • ·255 : An End to the Yom Kippur (and Ramadan) Headache: A Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Prophylactic Rofecoxib in Preventing Ritual Fasting Headache

    Page :77-78

    M.J. Drescher, Y. Elstein

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• • ·256 : The Prevalence of Hyperglycemia in Non Diabetic Emergency Department Patients

    Page :78

    J.D. Campagna, L.A. Prince, E. Rodriguez, L.H. Brown

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• • ·257 : Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Emergency Department Disposition Decisions in Non-High Risk Heart Failure Patients

    Page :78-79

    S. Collins, D. Schauer, A. Storrow, M. Eckman

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• • ·258 : Effects of Mental Stress and Sleep Deprivation on Blood Pressure and Endothelial Function in Emergency Physicians

    Page :79

    M. Marinsek, M. Pekolj-Bicanic, D. Kovacic, I. Zuran, M. Podbregar

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• • ·259 : Characterization of Computer Algorithm Classified Emergency Department Visits

    Page :79

    M.L. Givens, D. Culica

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• • ·260 : Knowledge and Attitudes of Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care Consumers in the City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

    Page :79

    A.A. Baez, E.M. Giraldez, S.O. Rogers, C. Pozner, J. Rodriguez

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• • ·261 : Awareness of “ICE” (In Case of Emergency) on Cell Phones and Willingness to Allow “ICE” to Be Added to a Cell Phone While in the Emergency Department

    Page :80

    D.P. McKenna, W. Triner, A. Little, M. Dunn

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• • ·262 : Serum Glucose Concentrations as a Marker of Severity in Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose

    Page :80

    M. Levine, S. Thomas, A. Geib, T. Thomsen, C. Pozner

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• • ·263 : Abstract Withdrawn

    Page :80

    
• • ·264 : Abstract Withdrawn

    Page :80

    
• • ·265 : Abstract Withdrawn

    Page :80

    
• • ·266 : Inhalation of Methanol-Containing Products: A Significant Source of Possible Toxicity

    Page :80-81

    M.L. Givens, K. Kalbfleisch, S. Bryson

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• • ·267 : A Five-Year Review of the Medical Outcome of Heroin Body Stuffers

    Page :81

    M.T. Jordan, S.M. Bryant, S.E. Aks, M. Wahl

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• • ·268 : FABULOSO®: A Cleaning Product That Tastes and Smells Good Enough to Drink

    Page :81

    M.A. Miller, M.E. Levsky, D.A. Masneri, D. Borys

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• • ·269 : Exposures to Oxycodone: Demographic Differences by Formulation

    Page :81-82

    J. Bailey, R.C. Dart, RADARS(R) System Poison Center Group

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• • ·EMF-4 : Insulin or IGF-1 Blocks Cytochrome c Release From Mitochondria Following Global Brain Ischemia

    Page :S82

    R. Kumar, T.H. Sanderson, J.L. Wright, G.S. Krause

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• • ·270 : The Effect of Resuscitation on Shock Index and Outcome in Adult Trauma Patients

    Page :82

    J.E. Duldner, H.E. Connelly, E.E. Rinto, M. Frey, C.J. Williams

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• • ·271 : Performance of Helical CT Without Oral Contrast for the Detection of Patients with Pancreatic Injuries

    Page :82

    J.F. Holmes, R. Akkinepalli, C.H. Chang, S. Offerman, D.H. Wisner

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• • ·272 : Prospective Correlation of Arterial and Venous Blood Gas Measurements in Trauma Patients

    Page :82-83

    S.E. Rudkin, C. Kahn, M.O. Dolich, S. Lush, M. Gain, H. White, M.I. Langdorf

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• • ·273 : Blood Pressure Variations After Rapid Sequence Intubation Using Etomidate in Emergency Department Trauma Patients

    Page :83

    R. Yealy, F. Harchelroad, B. Hiest, J.M. Caterino

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• • ·274 : Delta GCS in Head-Injured Patients

    Page :83

    B. Flagel, C. Irvin, S. Sherifali

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• • ·275 : A Quantitative Assessment of the Presence of Hostility, Anger, Depression, Social Support, Hazardous Alcohol Use and Comorbidity in the Adult Trauma Population

    Page :83

    S.M. Hormozdi, M.F. Ward, A. Ramos, C. Smith, N. Panabianco, M. Projansky, A. Litroff, S. Kuznewski, D. Ricardi

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• • ·276 : A Meta-Analysis of Wound Irrigation Comparing Tap Water Versus Sterile Saline

    Page :84

    R. Moscati, J. Mayrose, A. Priya

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• • ·277 : Changing the Definition for Need for Trauma Center Significantly Alters the Accuracy of Trauma Triage Criteria

    Page :84

    L. Levin, S. Isaak, S. Silvestri, L. Papa

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• • ·278 : Evaluation of a Modified Prediction Instrument to Identify Significant Pediatric Intracranial Injury After Blunt Trauma

    Page :84

    B.C. Sun, J. Hoffman, W. Mower

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• • ·279 : Matching Trauma Team Response to Need in a Level 1 Trauma System

    Page :84

    R.L. Norton, D. Br, R.J. Mullins, J.R. Hedges, M.A. Schreiber, L. Eastes

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• • ·280 : Head Injury in Sport Karate

    Page :85

    J. Wright, M. Lala, E.B. Bunney, S. Chan

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• • ·281 : Emergency Ultrasound Usage Among Recent Emergency Medicine Graduates

    Page :85

    M. Breyer, B. Ku, J. Pines, M. Halluska, A. Dean

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• • ·282 : The Positive Predictive Value and Economic Impact of Focused Right Upper Quadrant Ultrasound Examinations Performed by Emergency Physicians in the Setting of Cholecystitis

    Page :85

    N.J. Young, C.C. Raio, M. Nelson, G. Chiricolo, A. Johnson, G.E. Malcolm, A.E. Sama

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• • ·283 : Role of Early Bedside Transvaginal Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Tubo-Ovarian Abscess

    Page :85-86

    S. Adhikari, M. Blaivas, M. Lyon

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• • ·284 : A Prospective Comparison and Cost Analysis of Ultrasound-Guided and Blindly Placed Radial Arterial Catheters

    Page :86

    S. Shiver, M. Blaivas, M. Lyon

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• • ·285 : Diagnosis and Management of Ectopic Pregnancy Using Bedside Transvaginal Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department: A Two-Year Experience

    Page :86

    S. Adhikari, M. Blaivas, M. Lyon

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• • ·286 : Can Compression of the Abdominal Aorta Really Stop Blood Loss in Critical Femoral or Inguinal Penetrating Wounds? An Ultrasound Evaluation

    Page :86-87

    M. Blaivas, S. Shiver, M. Lyon, S. Adhikari

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• • ·287 : Ultrasound Evaluation of the Thorax as a Component of the Focused Assessment by Sonography in Trauma

    Page :87

    A.J. Dean, B.C. Carr, V.H. Gracias, N. Huang, B.S. Ku

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• • ·288 : Use of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma with Ancillary Laboratory Tests to Exclude Intra-Abdominal Injuries

    Page :87

    J. Keith, V. Valley, G. Patino

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• • ·289 : The Focused Assessment of Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Exam in a Forward-Deployed Combat Emergency Department: A Prospective Observational Study

    Page :87

    T.E. Kolkebeck, S. Mehta

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• • ·290 : Computer Model for the Planning of Emergency Medical Management During Spaceflight

    Page :87-88

    R.L. Summers, T.G. Coleman

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• • ·291 : Procalcitonin Test in the Diagnosis of Bacteremia: A Metaanalysis

    Page :88

    A.E. Jones, J.F. Fiechtl, J.J. Ballew, M.D. Brown, J.A. Kline

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• • ·292 : A Clinical Prediction Rule for an Emergency Department Diagnosis of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

    Page :88

    C.J. Lindsell, A.B. Storrow, W.F. Peacock, S.P. Collins

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• • ·293 : An Evidenced-Based Appraisal of the Clinical Exam in Acute Appendicitis

    Page :88-89

    L. Melville, P.A. Datillo, S.K. Van Deusen, T. Khan, G. Neighbor, R.H. Birkhahn

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• • ·294 : The Usefulness of Contrast-Enhanced Abdominal Computed Tomography for Patients with Suspected Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome

    Page :89

    J.H. Oh, Y.S. Cho, J.S. You, H.S. Chung, S.P. Chung, H.S. Lee

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• • ·295 : Ability of the Patient’s Chief Complaint to Predict Pneumonia

    Page :89

    D.G. Cochrane, J.R. Allegra, R. Shih, F. Fiesseler

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• • ·296 : Lack of Pulmonary Embolism and Aortic Dissection in Chest Pain Patients Evaluated in a Chest Pain Observation Unit

    Page :89-90

    A. Chandra, A.B. Chiumento, L. Benjamin, C.B. Cairns

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• • ·297 : Comparison of Point-Of-Care and Laboratory D-Dimer Immunoassays in Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolus

    Page :90

    E.M. Giraldez, J. Morrissey, J.M. Kosowsky

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• • ·298 : Is Urine Dipstick a Reliable Screening Tool for Rhabdomyolysis in the Suspected Heat Injury Patient?

    Page :90

    S.E. Young, M.A. Docherty, C.S. Crystal, M.A. Miller

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• • ·299 : San Diego County Patient Destination Trial to Decrease Ambulance Diversion Hours: Three Year Follow-Up

    Page :90

    G.M. Vilke, E.M. Castillo, B.M. Stepanski, P.A. Murrin, L. Upledger-Ray, M.A. Metz, T.C. Chan

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• • ·300 : Prehospital Intubation Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Primary Cardiac Arrest Patients with Ventricular Fibrillation

    Page :91

    A.G. Garza, M.C. Gratton, J. McElroy, D. Lindholm

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• • ·301 : The Top 10 Core Competencies of EMS/ Disaster Response: Defining the “Right Stuff”

    Page :91

    G.L. Larkin, C.S. North, R.V. King, L.E. Burkhalter, K. Klein, B. Krakover, D. Downs, P.E. Pepe

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• • ·302 : Socioeconomic and Clinical Factors Associated with Prehospital Analgesia

    Page :91-92

    G.E. Michael, K.A. Sporer, G.M. Youngblood

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• • ·303 : Over-Utilization of Diagnostic Tools on Daily Surge Days in the Emergency Department

    Page :92

    G. Davis, D. Milzman, M. Hui, T. Weiler, J. Hill

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• • ·304 : The Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for the Treatment of Acute Severe Pulmonary Edema in the Prehospital Setting

    Page :92

    C. Derr, B. O’Connor, A. Klash, S. Galwankar, S. MacLeod

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• • ·305 : Prehospital and Inter-Facility Psychiatric Transportation: The State of Minnesota Experience

    Page :92

    C.C. Kwon, M.D. Sztajnkrycer, D.G. Hankins

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• • ·306 : Most Common Post-Operative Emergency Complications of Bariatric Surgery Patients

    Page :92-93

    O. Corujo, M. Sahai, J.A. Gonzalez

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• • ·307 : Impact of Recidivism on Emergency Department Patient Volume

    Page :93

    D. Milzman, G. Davis, T. Weiler, J. Hill, M. Hui

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• • ·308 : Understanding Barriers to Emergency Care in Low Income Countries

    Page :93

    A.C. Levine, D.Z. Presser, S.N. Rosborough, T.A. Ghebreyesus, M.A. Davis

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• • ·309 : Peripheral Vein Detection Using Ultrasound and Sonographic Factors Associated with Successful Peripheral Vein Cannulation in Young Children Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Pilot Study

    Page :93-94

    D. Schnadower, S. Lin, P. Perera, A.J. Smerling, P.S. Dayan

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• • ·310 : Abstract Withdrawn

    Page :94

    
• • ·311 : Circadian, Seasonal and Age Patterns in the Incidence of Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Febrile Seizures

    Page :94

    K. Finley, J.R. Allegra, C. Amato, J. Rothman

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• • ·312 : Crotaline Snakebite Management with Fab Antivenom in Pediatric Patients

    Page :94

    C.F. Stanford, W.H. Richardson, S.P. Bush, J. Frazier, A.F. Pizon, E.L. Liebelt, D. Olsen, G.M. Bogdan, R.C. Dart

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• • ·313 : Child Restraint Laws: ED Attendees Report High Levels of Knowledge and Compliance

    Page :94-95

    D. Wi, J. Jacoby, G. Rammohan, M. Eberhardt, M. Heller

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• • ·314 : Prevalence of Bordetella Spp. Infections in Samples Screened for Respiratory Syncytial Virus

    Page :95

    P. Walsh, L. Kimmel, M. Feola, J. Pusavat, E. Mordechai, M.E. Adelson

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• • ·315 : Apnea Complicating RSV Infection in Infancy

    Page :95

    J.L. Arms, H.W. Ortega, M. Finkelstein, S.R. Reid

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• • ·316 : Infrared Thermography of Facial Skin Temperatures Compared with Oral Thermometry: A Device for Syndromic Surveillance by Remote Detection

    Page :95

    S.M. Varney, A.D. Holder, V.S. Bebarta, J.O. Schmelz

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• • ·317 : Attitudes and Practices Regarding Influenza Vaccination Among Emergency Department Personnel

    Page :96

    W.G. Fernandez, L. Oyama, P. Mitchell, E. Edwards, J. St. George, J. Donovan, J. Feldman

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• • ·318 : Etiology and Incidence of Anaphylaxis in Rochester, Minnesota: A Report From the Rochester Epidemiology Project

    Page :96

    W.W. Decker, R.L. Campbell, J.L. St. Sauver, A. Weaver, A. Luke, E.J. Bergstralh, J.T. Li

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• • ·319 : Are Emergency Physicians Legally Obligated to Report Alcohol-Impaired Drivers?

    Page :96

    J.R. Ripper, R. Bernard, M. Platon

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• • ·320 : Emergency Department Discharge Without a Safety Net: Does Having Insurance Make a Difference with Follow-Up Care?

    Page :96

    E. Bascom, R. Takla, B. Sarvpreet, C. Cochran

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• • ·321 : Abstract Withdrawn

    Page :96

    
• • ·322 : Building Bridges: Breast Cancer Prevention in Emergency Departments by Connecting At-Risk Women to Mammography

    Page :96-97

    E. Bascom, C. Irvin, D. Corsi, R. Tognacci, L. Huber, L. Buckley, M. Olmstead

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• • ·323 : An Evaluation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Parameters in a Large Urban EMS System

    Page :97

    C.J. Buono, S. Aguilar, C. Edwards, R. Fisher, G. Oakes, D.P. Davis, J. Dunford

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• • ·324 : An Exploratory Analysis to Assess the Potential Role for Non-Invasive Monitoring of Cerebral Oxygenation in Cardiac Arrest

    Page :97

    S. Compton, A. Ryder, P. Medado, A. Bastani, B.J. O’Neil

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• • ·325 : Histopathologic Effect of Endotracheal Drug Administration on Porcine Lung Tissue

    Page :97-98

    F. Mencl, J. Weig, G. Teermann, J. Iturregui, L. Rajjappannair, B. Barhorst, M. Evancho-Chapman, K. McGuire

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• • ·326 : Bedside Method to Estimate Ideal Body Weight (IBW) in the Emergency Department

    Page :98

    R.G. Buckley, C. Stehman, F. Dos Santos, A. Swenson, R. Riffenburgh, M. Brewer, N. Mjos

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• • ·327 : Is the Serum Level of S-100B Protein Able to Predict the Immediate Result and 1-Month Neurological Outcome for the Patient with Cardiac Arrest?

    Page :98

    K. Ahn, S. Shin, K. Song, K. Kim, G. Suh, J.E. Rhee

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• • ·328 : Apneic Ventilation with Tham Infusion: Life Without Breath

    Page :98

    J.P. Greer, K.L. Brewer, T.J. Reeder, R.G. Carroll, W.J. Meggs

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• • ·329 : Prediction of Poor Outcome in Coma Patients Resuscitated From Cardiac Arrest Due to Submersion

    Page :99

    S.H. Woo

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• • ·330 : Near Infrared Spectroscopy as an Indicator of Systemic Perfusion in the Emergency Department

    Page :99

    R. Otero, J. Crawford, E.P. Rivers, P. Nwoke, S.S. Sankey

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• • ·331 : Bedside Method to Estimate Actual Body Weight (ABW) in the Emergency Department

    Page :99

    R.G. Buckley, F. Dos Santos, A. Swenson, C. Stehman, R. Riffenburgh, N. Mjos, M. Brewer

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• • ·332 : Efficacy of North American Crotalid Antivenin Against the African Viper Bitis Gabonica (Gaboon Viper)

    Page :99-100

    C.N. Wiley, K.L. Brewer, J.B. Hack, W.J. Meggs

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• • ·333 : Is N-Acetylcysteine Treatment Based on Initial History Taking Valid in Acetaminophen Overdose Patients?

    Page :100

    T. Kim, J. Lee, S. Chung, H. Lee

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• • ·334 : Tinnitus as a Measure of Acute Salicylate Toxicity

    Page :100

    S.R. Samlan, M. Jordan, R. Rubin, M. Wahl, S. Chan

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• • ·335 : Gamma Hydroxybutyrate Withdrawal Syndrome in the Emergency Department: Clinical Course and Autonomic Instability

    Page :100

    D.L. Zvosec, S.W. Smith, D. Ladmer

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• • ·336 : Hemodynamic Effects of Hydroxocobalamin in Healthy Volunteers

    Page :100-101

    W. Uhl, A. Nolting, S.W. Borron

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• • ·337 : Treatment of Copperhead Envenomation in Children

    Page :101

    A.K. Rowden, C.P. Holstege, M.A. Kirk

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• • ·338 : ED Caregivers Rarely Assess Non-Traditional Drug Abuse

    Page :101

    B.B. Anderson, M.B. Mycyk, R. Bhatia

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• • ·339 : Hospitalization for Caffeine Abuse Is Associated with Concomitant Abuse of Other Pharmaceutical Products

    Page :101

    D. McCarthy, M.B. Mycyk, C. DesLauriers

    Plan Plan
• • ·340 : Cardiac Effects of the Taser Conducted Energy Weapon

    Page :102

    D.G. Barnes, J.E. Winslow, R.L. Alson, J. Johnson, W.P. Bozeman

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• • ·341 : The Impact of Specialty Trained Emergency Medicine and Trauma Teams on Trauma Mortality Rates at an Academic Level I Trauma Center

    Page :102

    C.J. Gerardo, S.N. Vaslef, A. Chandra, C. McCormick, R. Pietrobon, C.B. Cairns

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• • ·342 : Development of a Long-Term Scar Evaluation Scale

    Page :102

    A.J. Singer, B. Arora, A. Dagum, S.M. Valentine, J.E. Hollander

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• • ·343 : Tympanic Membrane Perforation as a Biomarker of Primary Barotrauma After Blast Exposure in Iraq

    Page :102-103

    C.H. Harrison, V.S. Bebarta, M.S. Xydakis, G.A. Grant, J. Conner

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• • ·344 : The Necessity of Head CT Scan for Elderly Patients with Head Injury

    Page :103

    M.T. Nguyen, N. Lowy, B. Ardolic

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• • ·345 : Does Irrigation with Bacitracin-Infused Saline Decrease Infection Rates in High-Risk Wounds?

    Page :103

    R. Pethe, R. Robinson, K.A. Chambers

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• • ·346 : Trauma Center Designation, Time to Operating Room, and Outcome

    Page :103-104

    B. Flagel, C. Irvin

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• • ·347 : United States Air Force Critical Care Air Transport Teams in Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Prospective Study

    Page :104

    P.E. Mason, J.S. Eadie, A.D. Holder

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• • ·348 : Intact Automotive Glass Associated with Absence of Cervical Spine Injury

    Page :104

    P. DeFlorio

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• • ·349 : Delta GCS: A New Predictor of Outcome in Blunt Trauma?

    Page :104

    B. Flagel, C. Irvine, S. Sherifali

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• • ·350 : Metallic Foreign Body Removal with Ultrasound Guidance

    Page :104-105

    W. Manson, J.G. Ryan, H. Ladner, S. Gupta

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• • ·351 : The Learning Curve of Emergency Medicine Residents Learning to Perform Limited Obstetric Sonography

    Page :105

    T. Jang, W. Rueggeri, P. Dyne

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• • ·352 : Efficacy of Ultrasound Probes in the Evaluation of Depressed Skull Fractures

    Page :105

    A. Chaudhry, M. Leber, C. Hsu

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• • ·353 : Outcomes for Ectopic Pregnancy Patients with Indeterminate Pelvic Ultrasounds Using a Modified CMC Pregnancy Ultrasound Protocol with Selective Non-IUP Gynecologic Consultation

    Page :105-106

    V.S. Tayal, A.J. Forgash, H.J. Norton

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• • ·354 : The Use of Emergency Department Bedside Ultrasound to Determine the Correlation Between Increased Intracranial Pressure and the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter

    Page :106

    J. Larson, J.C. Fox, L. Lulloff, M. Arcila, E. Neches

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• • ·355 : Revenue Capture in an Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Program: A Pilot Study

    Page :106

    B.P. Nelson, K. Baumlin

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• • ·356 : The Utility of Handheld Ultrasound Evaluation in an Austere Medical Setting After a Natural Disaster

    Page :106

    A.J. Dean, E.M. Zeserson, B.S. Ku

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• • ·357 : Evaluating Competency of Emergency Physicians at Pelvic Ultrasound After Implementation of an Ultrasound Credentialing Process

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    J.S. Colla, C.J. Lindsell, J.H. Moak

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• • ·358 : Echocardiographic View Preference in Bedside Estimation of Ejection Fraction by Clinicians in Critical Care Patients

    Page :107

    D.G. Mark, B.S. Ku, B.C. Carr, V.H. Gracias, G. Okusanya, D.K. Vining, W.W. Everett, A.J. Dean

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• • ·359 : A Predictable Weekly Pattern in Admitted Patients Awaiting Beds in the ED and Correlation with Elective Admissions

    Page :107

    M.J. Drescher, M. Dziedzic, K. Robinson, A.J. Smalley

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• • ·360 : An Evaluation of Motives to Access of Care Characteristics in Minor Illness Patients Seeking Care in a Level 1 Urban Emergency Department

    Page :107-108

    L. Villarin, J. Fisher, S. Meyers, P. Dominici

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• • ·361 : Factors That Correlate with Patients Leaving an Emergency Department Without Being Seen

    Page :108

    L. Bolton, K. Robinson, K. Burns, M. Drescher

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• • ·362 : Documentation and Coding Skills: Is There Adequate Training in Emergency Medicine Residency?

    Page :108

    B. Ardolic, M. Weizberg, B. Cambria, F. Dazio, B. Hahn, Y. Farooqui, E. Maniago

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• • ·363 : A Novel Approach to Increasing Emergency Department Capacity During Times of Peak Volume

    Page :108-109

    M.R. Baumann, T.D. Strout

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• • ·364 : Do Emergency Department Holds Impact Time to Diagnosis and Treatment for Acute MI Patients?

    Page :109

    R. Swor, L. Reetz, R.E. Jackson

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• • ·365 : Are Patients Sicker at Night?

    Page :109

    L. Villarin, J. Fisher, S. Rapone, C. Chudnofsky

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• • ·EMF-5 : Should You Close Your Waiting Room? An Operational Solution to ED Overcrowding

    Page :S109

    M. Gisondi, P. Tanabe, M. Lucenti, S. Metcalf, L. Engeldinger, L. Graham

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• • ·366 : Histologic Assessment of Free Radical Injury and Apoptotic Cell Death After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

    Page :109-110

    L.M. Lewis, K. Dikranian, P.V. Bayly, K. Creeley, E. Black, J. Olney

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• • ·367 : Evaluation of a Serum Marker for Blood Brain Barrier Integrity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

    Page :110

    B. Hawthorn, B.J. Blyth

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• • ·368 : Hyperkalemia From Hemolyzed Specimens: Must They Be Repeated?

    Page :110

    T. Nguyen, H. Caraballo, F. Buccelletti

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• • ·369 : Analysis of Glomerular Filtration Rate, Creatinine and Factors Associated with Persistent Hyperkalemia in Emergency Department Patients with Hemolysis-Associated Hyperkalemia

    Page :110-111

    P. Hinfey, D. Salo, R. Bernard, R. Gill, A. Stroop, V. Okpala

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• • ·370 : Ascent to Altitude in a Hypobaric Chamber Does Not Consistently Affect Serum D-Dimer Levels

    Page :111

    K.E. Nordenholz, K. Heard

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• • ·371 : Comparison of ECG Gated Multidetector CT with Stress Testing in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain

    Page :111

    D.C. Kuo, C.S. White, E. Thorn, J. Martinez, J. Judy, T. Flukinger, K. Read

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• • ·372 : Prolonged QTc as a Predictor of Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Page :111-112

    L. Vaidynathan, R.M. Gilmore, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead

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• • ·373 : Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Measurement in the Emergency Department: Does Having a BNP Test Predict MD Diagnosis of CHF in Elderly Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea?

    Page :112

    R.M. Schears, L.J. Olson, A.L. Clavell, K.R. Seid, P.J. Santrach, K.R. Bailey, K.H. Long, L.A. Kandace, A. Walker, L.H. Haro

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• • ·374 : Does a 90 Minute Enzyme Set Increase the Yield for Detecting Cardiac Ischemia?

    Page :112

    J. D’Amore, G. Chiricolo, D. Lee, Q. Zhou, S. Kiriaki, V. Lewis, A. Litroff, M. Lukin, M.F. Ward, A. Sama

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• • ·375 : A Multi-Faceted Community-Based Educational Program Promotes Cardiovascular Health in Women: 5 Year Analysis

    Page :112-113

    B. Safdar, J. Parkosewich, L. Freed, J.M. Foody, S. Tandon, K. Jubanyik, Z. Lin, G. D’Onofrio

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• • ·376 : Emergency Physician Initiated Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Decreases Median Door-To-Balloon Time for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Page :113

    M.C. Kurz, C. Babcock, J.P. Tupesis, S. Sinha, J. Allgretti

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• • ·377 : Circadian Pattern of Visits for Congestive Heart Failure to Emergency Departments as a Function of Gender and Age

    Page :113

    B. Eskin, J.R. Allegra, D.G. Cochrane

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• • ·378 : A Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Sublingual Clonidine Versus Oral Clonidine in the Management of Hypertensive Urgencies

    Page :113

    F.K. Gloria, R. Lazo

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• • ·379 : Applicants Report That Their Rankings of EM Programs Are Most Driven by Wellness, Morale, Happiness and Rapport

    Page :113-114

    P.B. Lovett, O.R. Sayan, G.D. Glassman, R. Petrik

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• • ·380 : Dental Emergencies: Resident Training with “Hands-On” Instruction

    Page :114

    I. Yarde, S. Sung, J.L. Jackson, K. Sturman, J. Ripper, C.K. Hsu

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• • ·381 : Emergency Medicine Medical Student Clerkships: Do the Patients That Students See Adequately Parallel National Trends in Emergency Department Utilization?

    Page :114

    M.D. Bitner, L.A. Click, D.E. Houry, D.S. Ander

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• • ·382 : High Fidelity Simulations Can Evoke Strong Physical and Emotional Stress Responses, But Participants Want More

    Page :114

    J. Vozenilek, M. Kharasch, E. Wang, P. Aitchison, M. Pearlman

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• • ·383 : The Emergency Medicine In-Service Training Examination Predicts Resident Clinical Competence

    Page :114-115

    M. Breyer, M. Bollinger, H. Farley, J. Reed, R. O’Connor

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• • ·384 : Epidemiology and Etiology of Malpractice Lawsuits in Republic of Korea Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Centers

    Page :115

    S. Park

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• • ·385 : Quality Assessment of Nurse Triage: Could a Course Improve the Capability to Categorize Correctly Emergency Patients?

    Page :115

    N. Parenti, R. Manfredi, U. Martini, C. Baldisserri, S. Lanzoni, T. Lenzi

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• • ·386 : A Survey of Emergency Physicians’ Neurological Emergencies Clinical Practice and Learning Preferences: The FERNE Experience

    Page :115

    E.P. Sloan, E. Bunney

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• • ·387 : Does Medicaid Disenrollment Correlate with Increased Emergency Department Utilization Among the Uninsured?

    Page :115-116

    B.S. Heavrin, D. Aronsky, J. Bihun, J.H. Han

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• • ·388 : Current Status of US Emergency Departments

    Page :116

    C.A. Camargo, C. Ahn, S. Clark, A.F. Sullivan

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• • ·389 : Implementation of the Full Capacity Protocol to Relieve Crowding in the Emergency Department: Who Is Eligible?

    Page :116

    P. Viccellio, C. Santora, H.C. Thode, E. Horbatuk

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• • ·390 : The Differential Impact of ED Volume and Boarded Admitted Patients on Waiting Times for New Patients

    Page :116-117

    P. Viccellio, C. Santora, H.C. Thode, E. Horbatuk

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• • ·391 : Physician Preferences and Relative Costs for Different Outcomes in Acute Appendicitis

    Page :117

    R.H. Birkhahn, T. Khan, P.A. Datillo, L. Melville, S.K. Van Deusen, T.J. Gaeta

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• • ·392 : The Effect of Emergncy Department Crowding Factors on Pain Management

    Page :117

    U. Hwang, B. Harris, R.S. Morrison, L.D. Richardson

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• • ·EMF-6 : Declining Reimbursements for ED Visits Across Payor Groups from 1996-2003

    Page :S117

    R. Hsia, D. MacIsaac, A.C. Tsai, L.C. Baker

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• • ·393 : Real Time Documentation of Reasons for Delay to ED Presentation After Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Page :117-118

    L. Vaidyanathan, R. Kashyap, A. Bhagra, R.M. Gilmore, W.W. Decker, L.G. Stead, M. Bellolio

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• • ·394 : Validation of Johnson Criteria for Transient Ischemic Attacks

    Page :118

    M.A. Ross, S. Compton, P. Medado, A. Ryder, B.J. O’Neil

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• • ·395 : Admission Serum Glucose Level in Known Diabetics: No Impact Stroke Severity or Functional Outcome

    Page :118

    R.M. Gilmore, L.G. Stead

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• • ·396 : Foreign Literature Contribution to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: Systematic Review

    Page :119

    J.J. Vasquez, L. Vaidyanathan, L.G. Stead

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• • ·397 : The Prognostic Value of Early EEG After Therapeutic Hypothermia

    Page :119

    P. Medado, A. Ryder, D. Robinson, S. Dixon, S. Compton, B.J. O’Neil

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• • ·398 : Hyperglycemia and Acute Ischemic Stroke: Worse Outcomes in Patients with No Prior History of Diabetes Mellitus

    Page :119-120

    R.M. Gilmore, L.G. Stead

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• • ·399 : Does Emergency Department Serum Troponin Compare with the Cerebral Infarct Volume on Diffusion Weighted MRI in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke?

    Page :120

    A. Bhagra, R.O. DeJesus, L. Vaidyanathan, R.M. Gilmore, W.W. Decker, R. Kashyap, L.G. Stead

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• • ·400 : Predictors of Prolonged Time to Initial Analgesic for Patients with a Sickle Cell Pain Episode

    Page :120

    A. Zosel, P. Tanabe, R. Myers, Z. Martinovich, J.H. Brice, A.H. Ansari, J. Evans, J.A. Paice, K.H. Todd

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• • ·401 : Time to Administration of Pain Medications as a Marker of Emergency Department Overcrowding

    Page :120

    J.R. Miner, C. McClain

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• • ·402 : Pain Perception in Latino Vs. Caucasian and Male Vs Female Patients: Is There Really a Difference?

    Page :120-121

    H. Wallerich, S. Quazi, J. Jacoby, M. Heller

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• • ·403 : Recovery and Return to Daily Activities of Patients After Discharge From Procedural Sedation: A Prospective Telephone Questionnaire

    Page :121

    D. Bordo, P. Shin, M.F. Kordick, S.B. Chan

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• • ·404 : Oral Oxycodone Versus Intravenous Morphine in Pediatric Patients for the Treatment of Pain Due to Acute Musculoskeletal Injury in the Emergency Department

    Page :121

    J.R. Miner, J.C. Moore

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• • ·405 : Impact of Patient Gender on Pain Management Practices in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Center Study

    Page :121

    B. Safdar, M. Choiniere, C. Crandall, J. Ducharme, D.E. Fosnocht, P. Homel, P. Tanabe, K.H. Todd

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• • ·406 : End-of-Life Symptom and Pain Management in the Emergency Department

    Page :122

    J.M. Bradshaw, S.T. Wilber, K.A. Stiffler

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• • ·407 : Pain Management During Intravenous Catheter Placement Using a Topical Skin Coolant in the Emergency Department

    Page :122

    B.H. Hartstein, J.D. Barry

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• • ·408 : Family Presence During Pediatric Procedures: An Emergency Medicine Residents’ Perspective

    Page :122-123

    I.A. Barata, J. LaMantia, D. Riccardi, E. Livote, A. Litroff, P. D’Abbracci, M. Ward, A. Sama

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• • ·409 : Determining the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections in Infants and Children Aged 4 Months to 6 Years with Febrile Diarrhea

    Page :123

    K.V. Nibhanipudi, A. Bharati, S.N. Suguna

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• • ·410 : English as a Second Language: Caregivers’ Perceptions and Management of Febrile Infants

    Page :123

    B.M. Baumann, T. Nuthulaganti, F. Modarai, S.J. Nairn, E.D. Boudreaux, S.B. Singh

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• • ·411 : Comparison of Pediatric Emergency Department Severity of Illness Models: The Pediatric Risk of Admission (PRISA) II and the Revised Pediatric Emergency Assessment (rePEAT) Tools

    Page :123-124

    K. Parsapour, F. Nasrollahzadeh, M. Dharmar, J.P. Marcin

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• • ·412 : Prevalence of Bordetella Pertussis and Bordetella Parapertussis Among Infants and Toddlers with Bronchiolitis

    Page :124

    P. Walsh, L. Kimmel, M. Feola, J. Pusavat, E. Mordechai, M.E. Adelson

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• • ·413 : Assessing the Clinical Parameters of Dehydration in the Pediatric Emergency Department Patient

    Page :124

    A. Suarez, J. Ryan, S. Gupta

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• • ·414 : The Correlation of Metabolic Acidosis to the Anion Gap in the Dehydrated Pediatric Patient

    Page :124

    S. Gupta, J. Ryan, A. Suarez

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• • ·415 : Emergency Department Management of Pediatric Patients with Cyanotic Heart Disease and Fever

    Page :124-125

    C.D. Tibbles, C. Horwitz, J. Fisher

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• • ·416 : A Novel Route of Sedative Administration in the Management of Acute Undifferentiated Agitation in the Emergency Department

    Page :125

    M. Martel, R. Gray

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• • ·417 : Creation and Validation of the Standardized Test of Reported Stress

    Page :125

    D.P. Bahner, S.R. Orlousky, M.P. Orlousky

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• • ·418 : Emergency Department Management of Acute Undifferentiated Agitation: Utility of Intramuscular Olanzapine

    Page :125

    M. Martel, T. Hartmann

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• • ·419 : Validation of the Triage Algorithm for Psychiatric Screening (TAPS) Tool in Patients with Psychiatric Chief Complaints

    Page :125-126

    A. Miller, C. Lewis, W. Bond, V. Rupp, B. Joho, S. Kimmel, K. McFadden, M. Weinstock

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• • ·420 : Occult Suicidality and Patient Outcome in the Emergency Department

    Page :126

    R. Gasgarth, B. Johnson, R.S. Kemball, M. Vickers, D.E. Houry

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• • ·421 : An Observational Study of Intramuscular Olanzapine Treatment in Acutely Agitated Patients with Bipolar I Disorder or Schizophrenia

    Page :126

    J.P. Houston, F. Centorrino, S. Cincotta, L. Zun, A.L. Meyers, J. Ahl, E. Degenhardt, A.H. Gulliver, B.J. Kinon

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• • ·422 : A Pilot Study Examining Antipsychotics and Benzodiazapines Vs. Benzodiazapines Alone in the Acute Reduction of Psychotic Features in the Emergency Department

    Page :126-127

    B. Veser, F. Veser, W. Limehouse, E. Larson, F. Tunney

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• • ·423 : Droperidol for the Treatment of Conversion Disorder in the Emergency Department

    Page :127

    P.J. Bock, S.W. Smith

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• • ·424 : Parenteral Antiemetic Trends in an Emergency Department and Inpatient Population From 1996-2005

    Page :127

    M.B. Baker, J.W. Hafner, G.C. Lin, S.C. Peterson

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• • ·425 : Medication Duplication in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department

    Page :127-128

    R. Richman, W. Triner

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• • ·426 : Prevalence of Drug-Related Problems in Patients Visiting the Emergency Department

    Page :128

    M. Crespi Monjo, M.I. Rudis, P. Escalante, W.K. Mallon

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• • ·427 : Should Pulmonary Embolism Be Suspected in Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

    Page :128

    O.T. Rutschmann, J. Cornuz, P. Poletti, O. Hugli, P. Bridevaux, S. Qanadli, A. Perrier

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• • ·428 : Low Specificity of Emergency Department Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Page :128-129

    A. Chandra, M. Donnelly, K. Clem, M. Hocker, C.B. Cairns

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