Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To determine what percentage of women presenting to an urban emergency department (ED) for any reason had been the victims of violence committed by another woman in the previous year. ⋯ Nine percent of the women in the study sample had been assaulted by another woman in the previous year. Further attention to the recognition and management of violence committed by women against other women may be warranted to ensure that patients receive appropriate treatment and referral.
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While etomidate is reported as a procedural sedative in adults, its use in children has not been extensively reported. The authors describe their experience with etomidate for procedural sedation in children with extremity fractures and major joint dislocations. ⋯ These results suggest that etomidate is a safe and effective agent for procedural sedation in children requiring fracture and major joint reductions.
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To determine whether warm lavage liquid ventilation (LV) would provide rapid cardiopulmonary rewarming in swine with severe hypothermia and ventricular fibrillation. ⋯ During cardiac arrest, warm lavage liquid ventilation may produce rapid cardiopulmonary rewarming.
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Comparative Study
A comparison of succinylcholine and rocuronium for rapid-sequence intubation of emergency department patients.
To compare rocuronium and succinylcholine for rapid-sequence intubation (RSI) in the emergency department (ED). ⋯ Both succinylcholine and rocuronium produced fast and reliable paralysis for RSI. Although succinylcholine had a faster onset and provided more relaxation, the difference had no clinical significance. Approximately a fourth of ED RSI patients qualified for use of rocuronium using these high-risk criteria.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Comparison of intravenous midazolam with pentobarbital for sedation for head computed tomography imaging.
To compare the efficacy of intravenous (IV) midazolam with that of IV pentobarbital when used for sedation for head computed tomography (CT) imaging in emergency department (ED) pediatric patients. ⋯ Intravenous pentobarbital is more effective than IV midazolam for sedation of children requiring CT imaging.