Annals of emergency medicine
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To examine the rate and source of funding of research articles published in the emergency medicine literature. ⋯ The majority of research articles published in the three journals during the two years did not list a source of funding. This is in contrast to other specialties, in which the majority of published research is funded. The emergency medicine literature relies more heavily on private industry funding than does the literature of other specialties.
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Comparative Study
Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?
To evaluate the difference among time sources in an emergency medical system. ⋯ Time sources in this health care system varied considerably. Time recording in medicine could be made more precise by synchronizing medical clocks to UTC, using computers to automatically "time stamp" data entries and using only digital time sources with second displays.
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To identify and determine the rates of delivery and performance of telephone CPR in noncardiac arrest incidents. ⋯ We found a low rate of performance of telephone CPR in King County for incidents resembling cardiac arrest. This finding suggests that the protocols designed for dispatcher-assisted telephone CPR effectively screen out those incidents that may initially resemble cardiac arrest.
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To assess emergency medicine residents' perspectives on violence and personal safety in the emergency department. ⋯ Violence and personal safety in the ED are major concerns of emergency medicine residents.
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To determine the outcome, location, preexisting conditions, and resuscitation wishes of prehospital cardiac arrest patients. ⋯ Severe chronic disease and unwanted resuscitation patients comprised one-third of all resuscitation attempts by KCEMS during a 12-month period. Both groups had lower survival rates compared to cardiac arrest patients who did not have severe chronic disease or indications of unwanted resuscitation.