Emergency Medicine Alert articles from September 2002

Emergency Medicine Alert archives from September 2002

West Nile Virus 2002: what insect repellent should your patients be using? (Abstract & Commentary).
September 1, 2002... THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF several insect repellent products available in the United States and compare their ability to provide reliable and prolonged protection from mosquito bites. A total of 16 products were...

Fluid resuscitation of the actively bleeding trauma patient: what is our goal? (Abstract & Commentary).
September 1, 2002... WHILE THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT HEMORRHAGE is the leading mechanism of post-traumatic death, the approach to combating this problem is marked with dogma and controversy. Aggressive fluid administration in animal models leads to increased...

Rehydrating the dehydrated pediatric patient: intravenous vs. nasogastric fluids. (Abstract & Commentary).
September 1, 2002... TRADITIONAL THERAPY FOR DEHYDRATION IN DEVELOPED countries centers around hospitalization and intravenous fluid (IVF) therapy. Oral replacement therapy (ORT) solutions containing glucose and electrolytes are used widely in developing countries,...

ED management of the unstable patient with abdominal aortic aneurysm. (Special Feature).
September 1, 2002... THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT of the patient with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) poses several unique challenges. The clinical presentation is seldom "classic" and, as a result, the diagnosis often is delayed or...

Physician CME questions.(continuing medical education questions)
September 1, 2002... Physician CME Questions 21. All of the following statements are true about DEET-containing insect repellents except: a. A 23.8% DEET product provided five hours of complete protection time. b. A DEET-impregnated...

Shifting sites. (ECG Review).
September 1, 2002... Clinical Scenario: The ECG in the Figure was obtained from an asymptomatic 76-year-old woman. How do you interpret this tracing? Interpretation: The most interesting part of this 12-lead ECG is the rhythm strip that appears at the bottom of...

One year later: emergency department response to biological terrorism: Part I: anthrax and pneumonic plague.
September 1, 2002... The events of September and October 2001 have changed the United States forever. As a country, we learned we are vulnerable to attack in many different arenas. Hospitals, emergency departments (EDs), and public health agencies have partnered...

Physician CME questions.(continuing medical education)
September 1, 2002... To earn CME credit for this issue of Trauma Reports, please refer to the enclosed Scantron form for directions on taking the test and submitting your answers. 1. What should be done if an individual finds a container with a number of glass...