Out-of-hospital administration of albuterol for asthma by basic life support providersNeal J Richmond
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:396-403. 2005
..Since the rapid availability of ALS units cannot always be assured, some individuals with acute asthma may receive only basic life support (BLS) measures in the field...
The use of rhDNAse in severely ill, non-intubated adult asthmatics refractory to bronchodilators: a pilot studyRobert A Silverman
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, New York, USA
Respir Med 106:1096-102. 2012
..We test the hypothesis that rhDNAse, an agent that reduces viscoelasticity of sputum in patients with cystic fibrosis, has a therapeutic role in acute asthma...
Association of ambient fine particles with out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in New York CityRobert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, NS LIJ Health System, New York, New York, USA
Am J Epidemiol 172:917-23. 2010
..5) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Since few individuals survive an arrest, air pollution control may help prevent future cardiovascular mortality...
- The "vertical response time": barriers to ambulance response in an urban area
Robert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:772-8. 2007
..However, the often unmeasured "vertical response time" from arrival on-scene to arrival at the patient's side may be substantial, particularly in urban areas with high-rise buildings or other barriers to access...
- FEV1 performance among patients with acute asthma: results from a multicenter clinical trial
Robert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, North Shore LIJMC Health Care System, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA
Chest 131:164-71. 2007
..To determine the ability of patients seen for acute asthma exacerbations in the emergency department (ED) to perform good-quality FEV(1) measurements...
- The relationship of plasma glucose and HbA1c Levels among emergency department patients with no prior history of diabetes mellitus
Robert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:722-6. 2006
..The objective of this study was to determine whether hyperglycemia in ED patients without a history of diabetes was associated with higher HbA1c levels...
- The relationship of fall school opening and emergency department asthma visits in a large metropolitan area
Robert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:818-23. 2005
..Asthma morbidity is seasonal, with the fewest exacerbations occurring in summer and the most exacerbations in early fall...
- Zafirlukast treatment for acute asthma: evaluation in a randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial
Robert A Silverman
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 270 05 76th Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA
Chest 126:1480-9. 2004
..Acute asthma causes nearly 2 million hospital emergency department (ED) visits in the United States annually, and hospitalization after an ED visit and relapse after ED discharge are common...
- Age-related seasonal patterns of emergency department visits for acute asthma in an urban environment
Robert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, NY 11040, USA
Ann Emerg Med 42:577-86. 2003
..The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between age and seasonal asthma periodicity in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED)...
- Cigarette smoking among asthmatic adults presenting to 64 emergency departments
Robert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA
Chest 123:1472-9. 2003
..The present study determined the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults presenting to the ED with acute asthma and identified the factors associated with current smoking status...
- IV magnesium sulfate in the treatment of acute severe asthma: a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Robert A Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA
Chest 122:489-97. 2002
..In a multicenter cohort, this study tests the hypothesis that administration of magnesium sulfate improves pulmonary function in patients with acute severe asthma...
- Treatment of acute asthma. A new look at the old and at the new
R Silverman
Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Clin Chest Med 21:361-79. 2000
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