Annals of emergency medicine
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[Cheney P: Fatal human plague-Arizona and Colorado, 1996. Ann Emerg Med March 1998;31:410-411.].
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This commentary expands on concepts on research funding within emergency medicine as developed in Part I of the Future of Emergency Medicine Research Conference proceedings. Specifically, this article focuses on strategies to enhance the support of research emergency medicine and development of the research infrastructure in the specialty.
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[American College of Emergency Physicians: Clinical policy for the initial approach to patients presenting with acute blunt trauma. Ann Emerg Med March 1998;31:422-454.].
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To determine the accuracy of the esophageal detector device (EDD) in predicting correct endotracheal tube (ETT) placement in a newborn-piglet model. ⋯ No syringe had 100% sensitivity and specificity in correctly predicting ETT placement. The 20-mL syringe had the highest combination of sensitivity and specificity. Further studies are warranted to determine whether the EDD using a 20-mL syringe would aid in the prediction of correct ETT placement in the pediatric population.
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To correlate changes in core body temperature with changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac output (CO) and with the administration of room-temperature intravenous fluids in a clinically relevant large-animal model of uncontrolled hemorrhage. ⋯ Ambient-temperature crystalloid resuscitation in a clinically relevant large-animal model of hemorrhagic shock causes small decreases in core body temperature. Resuscitation rather than shock is the main cause of decreased body temperature in this model.