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    Academic Emergency Medicine: Volume 26, Issue 5

    463-588
    May 2019
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  • Pages: 463-468
  • First Published: 13 May 2019

EDITOR'S PICK

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Civil Monetary Penalties Resulting From Violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) Involving Psychiatric Emergencies, 2002 to 2018

Sophie Terp MD, MPH,  Brandon Wang,  Elizabeth Burner MD, MPH, MSCI,  Denton Connor,  Seth A. Seabury PhD,  Michael Menchine MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 470-478
  • First Published: 17 April 2019

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (WITH OR WITHOUT META-ANALYSES)

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The Yield of Computed Tomography of the Head Among Patients Presenting With Syncope: A Systematic Review

J. Alexander Viau MA, BMBS,  Hina Chaudry MBBS, EMBA,  Ailish Hannigan PhD,  Mish Boutet MIS,  Muhammad Mukarram MBBS, MPH,  Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy MBBS, MSc, 
  • Pages: 479-490
  • First Published: 22 April 2019

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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Racism Is Not a Factor in Door-to-electrocardiogram Times of Patients With Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Prospective, Observational Study

Martha H. Mackay PhD,  Pamela A. Ratner PhD,  Gerry Veenstra PhD,  Frank X. Scheuermeyer MD, MHSc,  Maja Grubisic MSc,  Krishnan Ramanathan MD,  Craig Murray MD,  Karin H. Humphries DSc, 
  • Pages: 491-500
  • First Published: 17 September 2018
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Patient Uncertainty as a Predictor of 30-day Return Emergency Department Visits: An Observational Study

Kristin L. Rising MD, MSHP,  Marianna D. LaNoue PhD, MS,  Angela M. Gerolamo PhD,  Amanda M.B. Doty MS,  Alexzandra T. Gentsch,  Rhea E. Powell MD, MPH, 
  • Pages: 501-509
  • First Published: 23 September 2018
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Multicenter Analysis of Transport Destinations for Pediatric Prehospital Patients

E. Brooke Lerner PhD,  Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, NRP,  Nicole Fumo MPH,  Anjishnu Banerjee PhD,  Igli Arapi MS,  Lorin R. Browne DO,  Daniel G. Ostermayer MD,  Stacy Reynolds MD,  Manish I. Shah MD, MS, 
  • Pages: 510-516
  • First Published: 21 October 2018
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Feasibility of Emergency Department–initiated, Mobile Health Blood Pressure Intervention: An Exploratory, Randomized Clinical Trial

William J. Meurer MD, MS,  Mackenzie Dome MS,  Devin Brown MD, MS,  Destinee Delemos MD,  Sandra Oska,  Victoria Gorom,  Lesli Skolarus MD, MS, 
  • Pages: 517-527
  • First Published: 19 January 2019
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Do High-sensitivity Troponin and Natriuretic Peptide Predict Death or Serious Cardiac Outcomes After Syncope?

Carol L. Clark MD, MBA,  Thomas A. Gibson MS,  Robert E. Weiss PhD,  Annick N. Yagapen MPH,  Susan E. Malveau MSBE,  David H. Adler MD, MPH,  Aveh Bastani MD,  Christopher W. Baugh MD, MBA,  Jeffrey M. Caterino MD, MPH,  Deborah B. Diercks MD, MPH,  Judd E. Hollander MD,  Bret A. Nicks MD, MHA,  Daniel K. Nishijima MD, MAS,  Manish N. Shah MD, MPH,  Kirk A. Stiffler MD,  Alan B. Storrow MD,  Scott T. Wilber MD,  Benjamin C. Sun MD, MPP, 
  • Pages: 528-538
  • First Published: 05 February 2019
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Emergency Department Procedural Sedation Practice Limitations: A Statewide California American College of Emergency Physicians Survey

Ellen T. Reibling PhD,  Steven M. Green MD,  Tammy Phan MD, CCRP,  Elena Lopez-Gusman JD,  Lizveth Fierro MD,  Andrew Davis MD,  Thomas Sugarman MD,  Marc Futernick MD, 
  • Pages: 539-548
  • First Published: 21 September 2018

RESEARCH LETTERS

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Emergency Medical Services Administration of Systemic Corticosteroids for Pediatric Asthma: A Statewide Study of Emergency Department Outcomes

Jennifer N. Fishe MD,  Shiva Gautam PhD,  Phyllis Hendry MD,  Kathryn V. Blake PharmD,  Leslie Hendeles PharmD, 
  • Pages: 549-551
  • First Published: 10 November 2018
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Inter-rater Reliability of the HEART Score

Colin A. Gershon MS, MPH,  Annick N. Yagapen MPH, CCRP,  Amber Lin MS,  David Yanez PhD,  Benjamin C. Sun MD, MPP, 
  • Pages: 552-555
  • First Published: 14 November 2018

HOT OFF THE PRESS

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Hot Off the Press: Comparison of Emergency Medicine Malpractice Cases Involving Residents to Nonresident Cases

Justin Morgenstern MD,  Corey Heitz MD,  Chris Bond MD,  William K. Milne MD, 
  • Pages: 556-558
  • First Published: 11 October 2018

THE BIROS SECTION ON RESEARCH ETHICS

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Study Enrollment When “Preconsent” Is Utilized for a Randomized Clinical Trial of Two Treatments for Acute Agitation in the Emergency Department

Jon B Cole MD,  Lauren R. Klein MD, MS,  Samuel Z. Mullinax,  Kimberly D. Nordstrom MD, JD,  Brian E. Driver MD,  Michael P. Wilson MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 559-566
  • First Published: 13 December 2018

THE BRASS TACKS: CONCISE REVIEWS OF PUBLISHED EVIDENCE

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Single Maintenance and Reliever Therapy (SMART) Regimen for Management of Persistent Asthma

Arjun Mohan MD,  Gregory D. Kearney DrPH, MPH,  Andrew C. Miller MD, 
  • Pages: 567-570
  • First Published: 08 November 2018
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Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Presenting With Syncope

Brit Long MD,  Alex Koyfman MD,  Michael Gottlieb MD, RDMS, 
  • Pages: 571-573
  • First Published: 27 January 2019

COMMENTARY—INVITED

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Psychiatric EMTALA Enforcement Has Gone Off the Rails: Comments on “Civil Monetary Penalties Resulting From Violations of EMTALA Involving Psychiatric Emergencies, 2002 to 2018”

Robert A. Bitterman MD, JD, FACEP, 
  • Pages: 574-579
  • First Published: 18 March 2019
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Moving Beyond Diagnostic Accuracy With Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses

Shahriar Zehtabchi MD,  Daniel Michael Fatovich MBBS, FACEM, PhD, 
  • Pages: 580-583
  • First Published: 17 September 2018
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Whose Job Is it Anyway?

Phillip D. Levy MD, MPH, FACEP, FAHA, FACC, 
  • Pages: 584-586
  • First Published: 04 April 2019

REFLECTIONS

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The Calm After The Storm

Elizabeth L. Chang MD, 
  • Pages: 587-588
  • First Published: 19 January 2019