2004 Emergency Department Research

Shelly Feaver

2004 Funded Studies

Brent Asplin– A Multicenter Study of ED Crowding– ER Crowding: Causes and Consequences– ED Access Study: Insurance as a Barrier

Brad Gordon: ED Operations Research Infrastructure Thom Flottemesch: Estimating the Costs of ED Crowding Nathan Anderson: Time to Intervention During Periods of ED

Crowding Joel Holger: A Comparison of Vasopressing and Epinephrine,

and Insulin in Beta-blocker Induced Toxicity Nicholas Johnson: Delayed Antibiotics in the Treatment of Acute

Otitis Media Teri Gunnarson: Transitional Care in a Healthcare Organization

2004 Publications

Asplin, B. R. Show me the money! Managing access, outcomes, and cost in high-risk populations. Ann Emerg Med. 2004 Feb; 43(2):174-7.

Coates, W. C.; Ankel, F.; Birnbaum, A.; Kosiak, D.; Broderick, K. B.; Thomas, S.; Leschke, R., and Collings, J. The virtual advisor program: linking students to mentors via the world wide web. Acad Emerg Med. 2004 Mar; 11(3):253-5. Notes: CORPORATE NAME: SAEM Undergraduate Education Committee.

Heegaard, W.; Plummer, D.; Dries, D.; Frascone, R. J.; Pippert, G.; Steel, D., and Clinton, J. Ultrasound for the air medical clinician. Air Med J. 2004 Mar-2004 Apr 30; 23(2):20-3.

Hofbauer, R. D. and Holger, J. S. The use of cholecystokinin as an adjunctive treatment for toxin ingestion. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 2004; 42(1):61-6.

Kaye, K.; Kilgore, K. P., and Grorud, C. Transoral crossbow injury: an unusual case of central nervous system foreign body. J Trauma. 2004 Sep; 57(3):653-5.

Kennedy, J.; Rhodes, K.; Walls, C. A., and Asplin, B. R. Access to emergency care: restricted by long waiting times and cost and coverage concerns. Ann Emerg Med. 2004 May; 43(5):567-73.

Knopp, R. Comparing NEXUS and Canadian C-Spine decision rules for determining the need for cervical spine radiography. Ann Emerg Med. 2004 Apr; 43(4):518-20.

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2005 SAEM Annual MeetingNYC: May 22-25

Call for abstracts– DEADLINE: January 5, 2005

Thom and Shelly – DEADLINE: November 2, 2004