Emergency Medicine Alert articles from June 2002

Emergency Medicine Alert archives from June 2002

Beware the rear seat of compact extended-cab pickups. (Abstract & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Source: Winston FK, et al. Risk of injury to child passengers in compact extended-cab pickup trucks. JAMA 2002;287:1147-1152. THE COMPACT EXTENDED-CAB PICKUP TRUCK WITH A REAR occupant compartment has grown in popularity during the past...

Commotio Cordis: clinical spectrum. (Abstract & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Source: Maron BJ, et al. Clinical profile and spectrum of commotio cordis. JAMA 2002;287:1142-1146. COMMOTIO CORDIS (CC) IS SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH caused by a blunt, non-penetrating blow to the chest wall. Recent CC events have received...

Macrolide-resistant strep throat infections appear common. (Abstract & Commentary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Source: Martin JM, et al. Erythromycin-resistant group A Streptococci in schoolchildren in Pittsburgh. N Engl J Med 2002;346:1200-1206. THE AUTHORS OF THIS INVESTIGATION HAVE BEEN performing a long-term epidemiologic study of...

Pediatric asthma 2002: concerns, controversies, and creative options. (Special Feature).(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... ASTHMA IS CHILDHOOD'S MOST COMMON CHRONIC disease, affecting 5 million patients younger than age 18. Admissions for reactive airway disease have increased sharply for children younger than age 4, especially among African-Americans, and asthma...

Physician CME questions.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... 1. With regard to rear-seated children in compact extended-cab pickup trucks involved in a motor vehicle collision: a. They are at four times greater risk of injury compared with rear-seated children in other vehicles. ...

Complete AV block--or not? (ECG Review).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Clinical Scenario: The noncontinuous tracings shown in the Figure were obtained from an elderly man with syncope. What is the rhythm? Is complete atrioventricular (AV) block present in the top tracing? [FIGURE OMITTED] Interpretation:...