Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Small-bowel intussusception (SBI) for pediatric patients is unusual and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. This study sought to determine the sonographic findings of pediatric SBI. ⋯ Small-bowel intussusception is often over-looked due to nonspecific clinical presentations. Sonographic demonstration of a 2-3-cm sized, short, doughnut-like lesion, especially in the left abdomen or paraumbilical regions, should lead to strong suspicion of SBI.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Intranasal lidocaine for the treatment of migraine headache: a randomized, controlled trial.
To evaluate the effect of intranasal lidocaine for immediate relief (5 minutes) of migraine headache pain. ⋯ There was no evidence that intranasal lidocaine provided rapid relief for migraine headache pain in the emergency department setting.
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To assess the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival advantage after providing police with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in rural and suburban Indiana. ⋯ Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in suburban and rural Indiana did not improve after police were equipped with AEDs, likely related to poor police response.