Annals of emergency medicine
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Risk factors associated with unintentional gunshot fatalities among children include gender and race of the decedent, type of firearm used, and whether loaded guns are stored within the home. ⋯ The study results provide a basis for preventive strategies that limit accessibility or decrease lethality of loaded firearms within the home.
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There is considerable under-reporting of contaminated occupational needlestick and other sharp object injuries among emergency health care workers. ⋯ Work-related contaminated sharp object injuries are under-reported by emergency health care workers, especially emergency physicians.
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Clinical Trial
A prospective analysis of intramuscular meperidine, promethazine, and chlorpromazine in pediatric emergency department patients.
To examine physiologic responses and efficacy of 2, 1, and 1 mg/kg IM meperidine, promethazine, and chlorpromazine (MPC), respectively, in children. ⋯ IM MPC is a safe and generally effective agent for ED procedures in selected children.
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To develop a diagnosis-based case mix classification system for emergency department patient visits based on direct costs of care designed for an outpatient setting. ⋯ We have developed a diagnosis-based case mix classification system for ED patient visits based on direct costs of care designed for an outpatient setting which, unlike diagnosis-related groups, includes the measurement of time-based cost for physician and nonphysician services. This classification system helps to define direct costs of hospital and physician emergency services by type of patient.