Annals of emergency medicine
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To evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous cardiac pacing in out-of-hospital treatment of cardiac arrests in pediatric patients. ⋯ Transcutaneous cardiac pacing was not effective and was not associated with improved survival.
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To determine the level of universal precautions compliance in a hospital emergency department by two methods (direct observation of subjects versus self-reporting by questionnaire). ⋯ Universal precautions are not consistently used by ED personnel, and ED personnel significantly overestimate their compliance with universal precautions.
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Pediatric endotracheal (ET) tubes can be accurately selected based on body length using a specialized emergency tape. ⋯ A system for length-based selection of emergency equipment represents a significant adjunct to emergency physicians and paramedics who must deal with critically ill children. Length-based ET tube selection is clearly superior to age-based rules, which are difficult to remember and require accurate estimation of a patient's age.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Ketorolac for sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis pain in the emergency department: lack of a narcotic-sparing effect.
To determine if a single dose of intramuscular ketorolac given on presentation to the emergency department has a narcotic-sparing effect in adult patients with sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis pain. ⋯ The use of intramuscular ketorolac did not lead to a clinically significant reduction in the requirement for narcotics during the four-hour ED treatment period.