Submissions from 2020
Allocating Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19. Reply., Govind Persad, James Phillips, and Ezekiel J Emanuel
Allocating Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19. Reply., Govind Persad, James Phillips, and Ezekiel J. Emanuel
Report from the COVID-19 Virtual Summit,, James P. Phillips, Luca Ragazzoni, W Greg Burel, Frederick M Burkle, and Mark Keim
Emergency department approach to spirituality care in the era of COVID-19, Ayal Pierce, Megan Hoffer, Bridget Marcinkowski, Rita A Manfredi, and Ali Pourmand
Lack of Telemedicine Training in Academic Medicine: Are We Preparing the Next Generation?, Ali Pourmand, Mateen Ghassemi, Kazi Sumon, Saeid B. Amini, Colton Hood, and Neal Sikka
Patterns of benzodiazepine administration and prescribing to older adults in U.S. emergency departments., Ali Pourmand, Kevin M. Lombardi, Jeffrey Roberson, and Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi
Point of care ultrasound and ocular injuries: A case of lens dislocation and a comprehensive review of the literature., Matthew Pyle, Christina Gallerani, Christopher Weston, Sarah E. Frasure, and Ali Pourmand
Prognostic utilization of models based on the APACHE II, APACHE IV, and SAPS II scores for predicting in-hospital mortality in emergency department., Zahra Rahmatinejad, Fariba Tohidinezhad, Hamidreza Reihani, Fatemeh Rahmatinejad, Ali Pourmand, Ameen Abu-Hanna, and Saeid Eslami
Non-evidenced based treatment: An unintended cause of morbidity and mortality related to COVID-19., Hamidreza Reihani, Mateen Ghassemi, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Bandar Aljohani, and Ali Pourmand
Exploration of the Influential Factors on Adherence to Occupational Therapy in Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Qualitative Study., Leeba Rezaie and Sadiqa Kendi
The role of social cognition skills and social determinants of health in predicting symptoms of mental illness, Hernando Santamaría-García, Sandra Baez, Carlos Gómez, Odir Rodríguez-Villagra, David Huepe, Maria Portela, Pablo Reyes, Joel Klahr, Diana Matallana, and Agustin Ibanez
Video capsule endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis., Nidhi Shah, Chen Chen, Nataly Montano, David Cave, Rebecca Siegel, Nina T. Gentile, Alexander T. Limkakeng, Anita B. Kumar, Yan Ma, and Andrew C. Meltzer
Utility of the DIVA score for experienced emergency department technicians., Haroon Shaukat, Beemnet Neway, Kristen Breslin, Ar'Reon Watson, Kelly Poe, Keith Boniface, and Joanna S Cohen
Photocatalytic graphitic carbon nitride-chitosan composites for pathogenic biofilm control under visible light irradiation., Hongchen Shen, David P Durkin, Ashlee Aiello, Tara Diba, John Lafleur, Jason M. Zara, Yun Shen, and Danmeng Shuai
Shifting attention to an undervalued asset; the emergency department technician., Robert Shesser, Mateen Ghassemi, Emily Sun, Amy Keim, Alex Marchak, and Ali Pourmand
Utility of point-of-care ultrasound in patients with suspected diverticulitis in the emergency department., Hamid Shokoohi, Sigrid Nasser, Matthew Pyle, James P. Earls, Andrew Liteplo, and Keith Boniface
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measured by Point-of-Care Ultrasound and MRI, Hamid Shokoohi, Matthew Pyle, Evan Kuhl, Michael A. Loesche, Aakshit Goyal, Maxine A. LeSaux, Keith S. Boniface, and M. Reza Taheri
A Novel Approach to Establish and Enhance Event Reporting Systems Among Resident Physicians, Saud Siddiqui, Johnnatan Marin, Genevieve Kupsky, Theodore Quan, Sarah E. Frasure, Neal Sikka, and Ali Pourmand
Delayed presentation of a firearm injury in a patient with recent use of phencyclidine: A case report, Rebecca Siegel, Babak Sarani, and Andrew C. Meltzer
Wellness for the future: Cultural and systems-based challenges and solutions., Rosanna D. Sikora, Rita A. Manfredi, Arlene Chung, Jay A. Kaplan, Carissa J. Tyo, and Saadia Akhtar
Using critical care physicians to deliver anesthesia and boost surgical caseload in austere environments: the Critical Care General Anesthesia Syllabus (CC GAS)., Quincy K Tran, Natalie M Mark, Lia I. Losonczy, Michael T McCurdy, James H Lantry, Marc E Augustin, Lovely N Colas, Richard Skupski, Arthur S Toth, Bhavesh M Patel, Donald F Zimmer, Rebecca Tracy, and Mark Walsh
Complication of vasopressor infusion through peripheral venous catheter: A systematic review and meta-analysis., Quincy K Tran, Gaurika Mester, Vera Bzhilyanskaya, Leenah Z Afridi, Sanketh Andhavarapu, Zain Alam, Austin Widjaja, Brooke Andersen, Ann Matta, and Ali Pourmand
COVID-19 Intubation Safety: A Multidisciplinary, Rapid-Cycle Model of Improvement, Amy Tronnier, Collin F. Mulcahy, Ayal Pierce, Ivy Benjenk, Marian Sherman, Eric R. Heinz, Scott Honeychurch, Geoffrey Ho, Kendarius Talton, and David Yamane
Healthcare Challenges in the Era of Cybersecurity., Jeff Tully, Jordan Selzer, James P Phillips, Patrick O'Connor, and Christian Dameff
Redesigning emergency department operations amidst a viral pandemic., Tess Whiteside, Erin Kane, Bandar Aljohani, Marya Alsamman, and Ali Pourmand
Minimizing Pulse Check Duration through Educational Video Review, David Yamane, Patrick McCarville, Natalie Sullivan, Evan Kuhl, Carolyn Robin Lanam, Christopher Payette, Anahita Rahimi-Saber, Jennifer Rabjohns, Andrew D. Sparks, Keith Boniface, and Aaran Drake
Pearls and Pitfalls in the Crashing Geriatric Patient, David P. Yamane
Association of Hyperchloremia and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury, David P. Yamane, Sam Maghami, Ada Graham, Khashayar Vaziri, and Danielle Davison
Submissions from 2019
Aortic dissection in a 19 year old male without risk factors, case report and selective review of the literature., Ahmad Aalam and John Lafleur
Management of Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Guideline Recommendations From the International Consensus Group., Alan N. Barkun, Majid Almadi, Ernst J. Kuipers, Loren Laine, Joseph Sung, Frances Tse, Grigorios I. Leontiadis, Neena S. Abraham, Xavier Calvet, Francis K L Chan, James Douketis, Robert Enns, Ian M. Gralnek, Vipul Jairath, Dennis Jensen, James Lau, Gregory Y H Lip, Romaric Loffroy, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Andrew C. Meltzer, Nageshwar Reddy, John R. Saltzman, John K. Marshall, and Marc Bardou
Innovation in Residency Selection: The AAMC Standardized Video Interview., Steven B Bird, H Gene Hern, Andra Blomkalns, Nicole M Deiorio, Yolanda Haywood, Katherine M Hiller, Dana Dunleavy, and Keith Dowd
Pardon Me for Being a Wallflower., Janice Blanchard
Seasonal dengue surge: Providers' perceptions about the impact of dengue on patient volume, staffing and use of point of care testing in Indian emergency departments., Janice Blanchard, Katherine Douglass, Shweta Gidwani, Usha Khatri, Daniel Gaballa, Amelia Pousson, Neeraj Mangla, and Jeffrey Smith
Readmissions Following Inpatient Treatment for Opioid-Related Conditions., Janice Blanchard, Audrey J Weiss, Marguerite L Barrett, Carol Stocks, Pamela L Owens, Rosanna Coffey, and Kevin C Heslin
Learner-centered Survey of Point-of-care Ultrasound Training, Competence, and Implementation Barriers in Emergency Medicine Training Programs in India, Keith S. Boniface, Aaran Drake, Matthew Pyle, Fabith Moideen, Sanjay Mehta, Venugopal Poovathumparambil, Hamid Shokoohi, and Katherine Douglass
Diagnostic Accuracy and Time-Saving Effects of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Patients With Small Bowel Obstruction: A Prospective Study., Keith S. Boniface, Jordan B King, Maxine A LeSaux, Stanislaw C Haciski, and Hamid Shokoohi
Direct Observation Assessment of Ultrasound Competency Using a Mobile Standardized Direct Observation Tool Application With Comparison to Asynchronous Quality Assurance Evaluation., Keith S Boniface, Kat Ogle, Ahmad Aalam, Maxine LeSaux, Matt Pyle, Sohaib Mandoorah, and Hamid Shokoohi
Team Rubicon Medical Response to Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas., Andrew J. Bouland, Jordan Selzer, Madi Yogman, and David W. Callaway
A randomized trial of ultrasound-guided peripheral IV catheter placement in difficult access patients using a guidewire approach., Haley K Cochrane, Patricia C Henwood, Elke Platz, Viktoria Koskenoja, Adaira Landry, Sarah E. Frasure, Joshua S Rempell, Janet Hoyler, Olesya Baker, and Heidi H Kimberly
Reflection: A Consensus to Intervene—Creating a Social Emergency Medicine Playbook, Petrina Craine and Lia Losonczy
"Bandemia" without leukocytosis: A potential Emergency Department diagnostic pitfall., Steven Davis, Robert Shesser, Kayla Authelet, and Ali Pourmand
Faculty Development Program for Emergency Medicine Physicians in India: A Pilot Program., Katherine Douglass and Amanda Williams
DynaMed Plus App Review, Andres Elovic and Ali Pourmand
Lexicomp App Review., Andres Elovic and Ali Pourmand
Lung Nodule Manager App Review., Andres Elovic and Ali Pourmand
MDCalc Medical Calculator App Review., Andres Elovic and Ali Pourmand
Ethical Prioritization of Patients During Disaster Triage: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence., Vahid Ghanbari, Ali Ardalan, Armin Zareiyan, Amir Nejati, Dan Hanfling, and Alireza Bagheri
Just-in-Time Instructions for Layperson Tourniquet Application., Craig A Goolsby, Arthur L Kellermann, and Thomas D. Kirsch
Ultrasound for airway management: An evidence-based review for the emergency clinician., Michael Gottlieb, Dallas Holladay, Katharine M. Burns, Damali Nakitende, and John Bailitz
Variation in the accuracy of ultrasound for the detection of intubation by endotracheal tube size, Michael Gottlieb, Dallas Holladay, Damali Nakitende, Braden Hexom, Urvi Patel, Anthony Serici, Shital C. Shah, and John Bailitz
Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B and C Infection in Mongolian Immigrants in the Washington, District of Columbia, Metropolitan Area, 2016-2017., Emmeline Ha, Frederic Kim, Janice Blanchard, and Hee-Soon Juon
Sirtuin 6 Attenuates Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) Reactivation via Suppressing the Ori-Lyt Activity and Expression of RTA., Min Hu, Najealicka Armstrong, Edward Seto, Wenwei Li, Fanxiu Zhu, Paul C Wang, and Qiyi Tang
Development and Performance of a Checklist for Initial Triage After an Anthrax Mass Exposure Event., Nathaniel Hupert, Marissa Person, Dan Hanfling, Rita M Traxler, William A Bower, and Katherine Hendricks
An echocardiography training program for improving the left ventricular function interpretation in emergency department; a brief report, Mary Jacob, Hamid Shokoohi, Fabith Moideen, Amelia Pousson, and Keith Boniface
Towards developing a consensus assessment framework for global emergency medicine fellowships, Haiko Kurt Jahn, James Kwan, Gerard O'Reilly, Heike Geduld, Katherine Douglass, Andrea Tenner, Lee Wallis, Janis Tupesis, and Hani O. Mowafi
Use of the "Step-back" Method for Education Research Consultation at the National Level: A Pilot Study., Jaime Jordan, Kaushal Shah, Andrew W Phillips, Nicholas Hartman, Jeffrey Love, and Michael Gottlieb
Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis in Foreign-Born Populations in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area, 2009–2015, Hee Soon Juon, Emmeline Ha, Frederic Kim, Amy Trang, Jane Pan, and Janice Blanchard
Use of Systems Engineering to Design a Hospital Command Center, Erin M. Kane, James J. Scheulen, Adrian Püttgen, Diego Martinez, Scott Levin, Bree A. Bush, Linda Huffman, Mary Margaret Jacobs, Hetal Rupani, and David T. Efron
Making Better Wound Management Decisions., Amy Keim and James Marinucci
The Need for a National Strategy to Assess and Reduce Disaster-Related Mortality in the United States, Mark E Keim, Thomas D. Kirsch, Oscar Alleyne, Georges Benjamin, Linda DeGutis, David Dyjack, and Frederick M Burkle
US Governmental Spending for Disaster-Related Research, 2011-2016: Characterizing the State of Science Funding Across 5 Professional Disciplines, Thomas D. Kirsch and Mark Keim
Characterizing the Current State of Training Courses Available to US Disaster Professionals, Thomas Kirsch, Mark Keim, and Kandra Strauss-Riggs
Trends in Pediatric Poisoning-Related Emergency Department Visits: 2001-2011., Jaclyn N Kline, Gia M Badolato, and Monika K Goyal
Racial and ethnic disparities in the management of acute pain in US emergency departments: Meta-analysis and systematic review., Paulyne Lee, Maxine Le Saux, Rebecca Siegel, Monika Goyal, Chen Chen, Yan Ma, and Andrew C Meltzer
Operationalizing Telehealth for Home Dialysis Patients in the United States, Susie Q. Lew and Neal Sikka
Impact of remote biometric monitoring on cost and hospitalization outcomes in peritoneal dialysis, Susie Q. Lew, Neal Sikka, Clinton Thompson, and Manya Magnus
Findings of a national dataset analysis on the visits of homeless patients to US emergency departments during 2005-2015., Kevin Lombardi, J M Pines, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, and Ali Pourmand
Critical care capacity in Haiti: A nationwide cross-sectional survey., Lia I Losonczy, Sean L Barnes, Shiping Liu, Sarah R Williams, Michael T McCurdy, Vivienne Lemos, Jerry Chandler, L Nathalie Colas, Marc E Augustin, and Alfred Papali
Early Impact of the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine CDEM/CORD Special Issue in Educational Research & Practice., Jeffrey N. Love, Sally A. Santen, David P. Way, Brendan W. Munzer, Chris Merritt, Douglas S. Ander, and John W. Cyrus
Early Impact of the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine CDEM/CORD Special Issue in Educational Research & Practice., Jeffrey N. Love, Sally A. Santen, David P. Way, Brendan W. Munzer, Chris Merritt, Douglas S. Ander, and John W. Cyrus
Emergent endotracheal intubation associated cardiac arrest, risks, and emergency implications., Johnnatan Marin, Danielle Davison, and Ali Pourmand
A mobile prenatal care app to reduce in-person visits: Prospective controlled trial, Kathryn I. Marko, Nihar Ganju, Jill M. Krapf, Nancy D. Gaba, James A. Brown, Joshua J. Benham, Julia Oh, Lorna M. Richards, and Andrew C. Meltzer
Accuracy of Patient Reported Stone Passage for Patients With Acute Renal Colic Treated in the Emergency Department., Andrew C. Meltzer, Pamela Katzen Burrows, Ziya Kirkali, Judd E. Hollander, Michael Kurz, Patrick Mufarrij, Allan B. Wolfson, Cora MacPherson, Scott Hubosky, Nataly Montano, and Stephen V Jackman
Diagnostic Ultrasound Safety Review for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Practitioners., Douglas L. Miller, Alyssa Abo, Jacques S. Abramowicz, Timothy A. Bigelow, Diane Dalecki, Eitan Dickman, John Donlon, Gerald Harris, and Jason Nomura
Optic Nerve Sheath Ultrasonography: Should We Be Using It for Bedside Diagnosis of Increased Intracranial Pressure?, Kathleen Y. Ogle and Resa E. Lewiss
Diagnosis of Traumatic Eye Injuries With Point-of-Care Ocular Ultrasonography in the Emergency Department., Seyedhossein Ojaghihaghighi, Kevin M Lombardi, Steven Davis, Samad S Vahdati, Rana Sorkhabi, and Ali Pourmand
Approach to Complications of Ventricular Assist Devices: A Clinical Review for the Emergency Provider., Dana Perim, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Arcadia Trvalik, and Ali Pourmand
Preparation and response to a targeted automobile ramming mass casualty (TARMAC) attack: An analysis of the 2017 Charlottesville, Virginia TARMAC attack, James P. Phillips, Jeffrey S. Young, and William J. Brady
Approach to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Induced Consciousness, an Emergency Medicine Perspective., Ali Pourmand, B Hill, David Yamane, and E Kuhl
The utility of point-of-care ultrasound in the assessment of volume status in acute and critically ill patients., Ali Pourmand, Matthew Pyle, David Yamane, Kazi Sumon, and Sarah E. Frasure
The Controversial Role of Corticosteroids in Septic Shock., Ali Pourmand, Tess Whiteside, David Yamane, Amir Rashed, and Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi
Can Emoji's assess patients' mood and emotion in the emergency department? An emoji based study., A Pourmand, T Quan, S B Amini, and N Sikka
In reply., Joshua Quaas, Turandot Saul, Jonathan Wassermann, and Kevin Davey
Pseudo-pulseless electrical activity in the emergency department, an evidence based approach., J Rabjohns, T Quan, K Boniface, and A Pourmand
Current Approach to Undifferentiated Headache Management in the Emergency Department., Amir Rashed, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, and Ali Pourmand
The Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series (JCTAWS): Integrating disciplines for enhanced capabilities during a complex coordinated attack., Geoffrey L Shapiro, John H Armstrong, Kathryn Roberts, James Gordon, E Reed Smith, Jeffrey Afman, and Scott M Sasser
The Utility and Survivorship of Peripheral Intravenous Catheters Inserted in the Emergency Department., Hamid Shokoohi, Keith S Boniface, Paige Kulie, Andrew Long, and Melissa McCarthy
Development of a nomogram to predict small bowel obstruction using point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department., Hamid Shokoohi, Keith S. Boniface, Michael A. Loesche, Nicole M. Duggan, and Jordan B. King
Point-of-care Transperineal Ultrasound to Diagnose Abscess in the Emergency Department., Hamid Shokoohi, Matthew Pyle, Sarah E Frasure, Ubah Dimbil, and Ali Pourmand
Assessment of Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training for Clinical Educators in Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda., Hamid Shokoohi, Aislynn Raymond, Katelyn Fleming, James Scott, Vanessa Kerry, Tenagne Haile-Mariam, Sadath Sayeed, and Keith S Boniface
Defining emergency telehealth., Neal Sikka, Hartmut Gross, Aditi U. Joshi, Edward Shaheen, Michael J. Baker, Adam Ash, Judd E. Hollander, Dickson S. Cheung, Alexander R. Chiu, Charles B. Wessel, Marcus Robinson, Gregory Lowry, and Francis Xavier Guyette
Virtual Reality-Assisted Pain, Anxiety, and Anger Management in the Emergency Department., Neal Sikka, Liqi Shu, Brandon Ritchie, Richard L Amdur, and Ali Pourmand
Sharing the sidewalk: A case of E-scooter related pedestrian injury., Neal Sikka, C Vila, M Stratton, Mateen Ghassemi, and Ali Pourmand
Tungiasis, a rare case of plantar inflammatory disease, a review of travelers skin lesions for emergency providers., N Sikka, A Siev, R Boyer, and A Pourmand
Sharing the sidewalk: A case of E-scooter related pedestrian injury., N Sikka, C Vila, M Stratton, M Ghassemi, and A Pourmand
Bimodal Release Ondansetron for Acute Gastroenteritis Among Adolescents and Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial., Robert A Silverman, Stacey L House, Andrew C Meltzer, Barry Hahn, Luis M Lovato, Jahn Avarello, Joseph B Miller, Ira N Kalfus, Reza Fathi, Gilead Raday, Terry F Plasse, and Eric C Yan
Professionalism Milestones Assessments Used by Emergency Medicine Residency Programs: A Cross-sectional Survey., Christine R. Stehman, Steven Hochman, Madonna Fernández-Frackelton, Emilio G. Volz, Rui Domingues, Jeffrey N. Love, and William Soares
Ketamine for emergency sedation of agitated patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis., Natalie Sullivan, Chen Chen, Rebecca Siegel, Yan Ma, Ali Pourmand, Nataly Montano, and Andrew Meltzer
Prophylactic antibiotics for anterior nasal packing in emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinically-significant infections., Quincy K. Tran, Meboob A. Rehan, Daniel J. Haase, Ann Matta, and Ali Pourmand
Barriers to breastfeeding for emergency medicine physicians in the emergency department., Tess Whiteside, Sarah E Frasure, Kat Ogle, and Ali Pourmand