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Identifying inaccuracies on emergency medicine residency applicationsEric D Katz
Division of Emergency Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA
BMC Med Educ 5:30. 2005..Attempts by residency programs to diminish the frequency of inaccuracies on applications have not been reported. We seek to clarify the national incidence of inaccuracies on applications to emergency medicine residency programs...- An analysis of a case manager-driven emergent dialysis programChristopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1050 Wishard Boulevard, Room R2200, Indianapolis, IN 46220, USA
Prof Case Manag 17:24-8. 2012..We hypothesized that this program would be feasible and would result in similar costs as the previous regularly scheduled dialysis program in place at our institution... - ED procedural sedation of elderly patients: is it safe?Christopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Am J Emerg Med 29:541-4. 2011..Many EDPS experts consider seniors to be at higher risk. The objective was to evaluate the complication rate of EDPS in elderly adults... - An assessment of the association of bispectral index with 2 clinical sedation scales for monitoring depth of procedural sedationChristopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:918-24. 2007..We conducted a study to assess the correlation of bispectral index (BIS) to 2 clinical sedation scales... - A more explicit grading scale decreases grade inflation in a clinical clerkshipChristopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:283-6. 2007..The investigators hypothesized that a simple change of the shift grading cards, using explicit criteria, would decrease this grade inflation and aid to redistribute the shift evaluations... - An analysis of maximum vehicle G forces and brain injury in motorsports crashesChristopher S Weaver
The Indy Racing League, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:246-9. 2006..The investigation of crashes to understand factors of occupant injuries is an established practice. Our objective was to evaluate the association between vehicle G forces (G) sustained on impact and brain injury in motor sports crashes... - Evidence-based emergency medicine. Update: do ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the pain associated with simple corneal abrasion without delaying healing?Christopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:134-40. 2003..This evidence-based emergency medicine (EBEM) critical appraisal reviews the literature, including additional studies appearing since the publication of an earlier EBEM review in 1999... - A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of buffered versus plain tetracaine in reducing the pain of topical ophthalmic anesthesiaChristopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:827-31. 2003..We determine whether buffering ocular tetracaine hydrochloride reduces the pain of instillation... - Emergency department procedural sedation with propofol: is it safe?Christopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
J Emerg Med 33:355-61. 2007..No patient required advanced airway maneuvers such as intubation or even positive pressure ventilation. EDPS with propofol seems to be safe in our population... - A comparison of observed versus documented physician assessment and treatment of pain: the physician record does not reflect the realityCarey D Chisholm
Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ann Emerg Med 52:383-9. 2008..Compliance is usually assessed through retrospective chart analysis. We investigate the discrepancy between observed physician pain assessment and that subsequently documented in the medical record... - Impact of emergency medicine faculty on door to thrombolytic timeChristopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J Emerg Med 26:279-83. 2004..5% (95% CI: 13.6%, 35.4%). We conclude that the introduction of Emergency Medicine faculty significantly improved the quality of care for acute myocardial infarction patients in a large urban Emergency Department... - ED patient falls and resulting injuriesKevin M Terrell
Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
J Emerg Nurs 35:89-92. 2009..There is a growing body of literature on inpatient falls but a lack of data on ED falls. We applied the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model to patients who fell during their ED stays and provided a description of the patients and their injuries... - Droperidol vs prochlorperazine for the treatment of acute headacheChristopher S Weaver
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA
J Emerg Med 26:145-50. 2004..1% (SD 28.0%) in the prochlorperazine group (p =.23). It is concluded that droperidol i.v. provided a similar reduction of headache as achieved with prochlorperazine i.v. with a similar incidence of akathisia... - A task analysis of emergency physician activities in academic and community settingsCarey D Chisholm
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, and Methodist Hospital, 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Ann Emerg Med 58:117-22. 2011..This allows assessment of the effect of future ED system operational changes and identifies potential sources contributing to medical error... - Impact of emergency medicine faculty and an airway protocol on airway managementJames H Jones
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Acad Emerg Med 9:1452-6. 2002..To determine the impact of emergency medicine (EM) faculty presence and an airway management protocol on success rates of tracheal intubation in the emergency department (ED)...