Submissions from 2024
Shift Scheduling and Overnight Work Among Pregnant Emergency Medicine Residents, Isha Agarwal and Casey Z. MacVane
"I don't want to be the squeaky wheel": Addressing bias as a leader in emergency medicine, Ambuj Suri, David Yang, Wendy W. Sun, Mariame Fofana, Emily S. Binstadt, Paul Logan Weygandt, Joel L. Moll, and Tania D. Strout
Bezold abscess in a 4-year-old: an exceptionally rare complication of otitis media, Zachary Tillett and Robert Anderson
Submissions from 2023
Resident Attitudes Toward Performing Pelvic Examinations in the Emergency Department, Isha Agarwal, Deesha Sarma, Ryan C. Burke, Matthew Babineau, Scarlet Benson, Tania Strout, Leslie A. Bilello, and Leon D. Sanchez
A Case of Pediatric Rash, Elizabeth B. Albert, Nathan Mick, and Tania D. Strout
Man in Cardiac Arrest, Weeden Bauman, Christina Wilson, Erik Christensen, Hillary McKinley, Peter Croft, Hadley Gunnell, and Andrew Fried
Woman With Facial Swelling, Erik Christensen, Michelle Crispo, and Peter Croft
An Elderly Woman with the GáCS Sign, August Felix, Matthew Levasseur, Samir Haydar, and Jennifer Mabey
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Airway Management: Methods and Resources Document, Christopher B. Gage, Jonathan R. Powell, Nicole Bosson, Remle Crowe, Kyle Guild, Matthew Yeung, Davis Maclean, and J Matthew Sholl
Timing and Outcomes After Coronary Angiography Following Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Without Signs of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Andrew R. Helber, David R. Helfer, Aarika R. Ferko, Daniel D. Klein, Daniel Elchediak, Traci S. Deaner, Dustin Slagle, and William B. White
Disparities in Perinatal and Emergency Care Receipt Among Women With Perinatal Opioid Use Disorder in Medicaid, 2007 to 2012, Rachel K. Landis, Bradley D. Stein, Beth Ann Griffin, Brendan K. Saloner, Mishka Terplan, and Laura J. Faherty
Mystery at the meatus, Ben Pare, Robert Link, Isaak Jones, and Samir Haydar
Utilization of the Fordham Risk Screening Tool for violence risk assessment in an emergency department, Christopher W. Racine, Douglas N. Johnston, Kerry M. Quigley, Tania D. Strout, Linda S. Durst, Ben J. Guido, and Lee A. Wolfrum
Male Adolescent With Syncope and Abnormal Chest X-Ray, Josh A. Swenson, Rebecca Bloch, and Peter Croft
Characterization of pediatric beta-adrenergic antagonist ingestions reported to the National Poison Data System from 2000-2020, C James Watson, Michael C. Monuteaux, and Michele M. Burns
Chronic Doxepin Toxicity Masquerading as Epilepsy in a 10-Year-Old Boy, James D. Whitledge, C James Watson, and Michele M. Burns
Submissions from 2022
"Going through the motions": A qualitative exploration of the impact of emergency medicine resident burnout on patient care, Arvin Radfar Akhavan, Tania D. Strout, Carl A. Germann, Sara W. Nelson, Joshua Jauregui, and Dave W. Lu
Boy With Wheezing, Weeden J. Bauman, Alexander R. Lange, Josh A. Swenson, Christina Wilson, and David C. Mackenzie
The research escape hunt: An escape room-scavenger hunt for resident education, Timothy S. Fallon, Carl A. Germann, Rob Anderson, and Tania D. Strout
A Sight For Sore Eyes, Cynthia Gaudet, Michelle Crispo, Xiangyu Wang, Michael Leslie, and Matthew Kerr
Recreational Dissociation Leading to Bloody Urination, Cynthia Gaudet, Joshua Swenson, Diana Biggs, and Michelle Crispo
Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block (SAPB) Improves Pain Control in Patients With Rib Fractures, Randy M. Kring, David C. Mackenzie, Christina N. Wilson, Joseph F. Rappold, and Tania D. Strout
Response: Training POCUS, David Mackenzie
Woman With Groin Pain, Carrie Anne Orlikowski, Sharon Siegel, and Christina Wilson
Woman With Chest Wall Bruising, Joshua Rehberg, John Nicholas Hansen, and David C. Mackenzie
Woman With Cardiac Arrest, Christina Wilson, David Mackenzie, Peter Croft, John Hansen, Joshua Rehberg, and Andrew Fried
Submissions from 2021
Can hospital adult code-teams and individual members perform high-quality CPR? A multicenter simulation-based study incorporating an educational intervention with CPR feedback, Jesse M. Rideout, Edwin Ozawa, Darlene Bourgeois, Micheline Chipman, and Frank Overly
Submissions from 2020
Man With Painful Erection., Christopher Allison, Christopher Hasslinger, and David Mackenzie
A 'good death' during COVID-19: Outdoor terminal extubation facilitates safe family presence for a dying patient., Michelle M Crispo, Tania D Strout, Lisa M Munzig, and Patricia A Lerwick
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder., Expert Panel on Women’s Imaging, Liina Poder, Stefanie Weinstein, Katherine E Maturen, Vickie A Feldstein, David C Mackenzie, Edward R Oliver, Thomas D Shipp, Loretta M Strachowski, Betsy L Sussman, Eileen Y Wang, Therese M Weber, Bradford P Whitcomb, and Phyllis Glanc
Electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation in the emergency department: A large single-center experience., Andrew M Fried, Tania D Strout, and Andrew D Perron
Simulation – Based Testing of a New Helipad Using an Iterative Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Framework, Jeffrey A. Holmes, Shelly Chipman, Erin Graydon Baker, Olivia Morejon, Tracie Barbour, Justin Michaud, Michael Baumann, and Leah Mallory
Outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism: A single center 4-year experience., Anne Huyler, Casey Z MacVane, Tania Strout, and Andrew D Perron
Diagnostic characteristics of 11 formulae for calculating corrected flow time as measured by a wearable Doppler patch., Jon-Émile S Kenny, Igor Barjaktarevic, David C Mackenzie, Andrew M Eibl, Matthew Parrotta, Bradley F Long, and Joseph K Eibl
"Pulling the Parachute": A Qualitative Study of Burnout's Influence on Emergency Medicine Resident Career Choices, Dave W. Lu, Carl A. Germann, Sara W. Nelson, Joshua Jauregui, and Tania D. Strout
"I Know It When I See It", David C. Mackenzie
Intervention and Mechanisms of Alanyl-glutamine for Inflammation, Nutrition, and Enteropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial., Sean R Moore, Laura A Quinn, Elizabeth A Maier, Marjorie M Guedes, Josiane S Quetz, Madeline Perry, Chethan Ramprasad, Gabriela M L Lanzarini Lopes, Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs, Jonathan Swann, Alberto M Soares, José Q Filho, Francisco S Junior, Alexandre Havt, Noelia L Lima, Richard L Guerrant, and Aldo A M Lima
Man With Cyanosis and Altered Mental Status., Anne Runkle, Jason Block, and Samir Haydar
Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients., Margaret E Samuels-Kalow, Krislyn M Boggs, Rebecca E Cash, Ramsey Herrington, Nathan W Mick, Maia S Rutman, Arjun K Venkatesh, Christopher P Zabbo, Ashley F Sullivan, Kohei Hasegawa, Kori S Zachrison, and Carlos A Camargo
Post-Acute Care Physician House Calls in Graduate Medical Education: Enriching the Resident and Patient Experience Through a Care Transitions Curriculum, Tania Strout, Eliza Bullis, and Robert Anderson
Psychometric Properties of the Short Form Patient Activation Measure When Used with Adult Emergency Department Patients, Tania D. Strout, Rushi Shah, Samir A. Haydar, and Karla Hyde
The Research Escape Hunt: An Escape Room-Scavenger Hunt for Resident Education, Tani Strout, Robert Anderson, Timothy Fallon, and Carl A. Germann
Change in opioid policies in New England emergency departments, 2014 vs 2018., Maranatha M Teferi, Krislyn M Boggs, Janice A Espinola, Ramsey Herrington, Nathan W Mick, Maia S Rutman, Arjun K Venkatesh, Christopher P Zabbo, Kohei Hasegawa, Margaret E Samuels-Kalow, Scott G Weiner, and Carlos A Camargo
Evaluation of an institutionspecific protocol for hyperglycemic crises management, Gianna Vitale, Stephen Rolfe, Joleen Bierlein, and Erin Corica
Submissions from 2019
A Case Report of Adhesional Small Bowel Obstruction Caused by Extraintestinal Anisakiasis., Christopher Allison and Michael Baumann
Woman with cirrhosis and shortness of breath., Christopher Allison and David Mackenzie
Hospital Prices Grew Substantially Faster Than Physician Prices For Hospital-Based Care In 2007-14., Zack Cooper, Stuart Craig, Martin Gaynor, Nir J Harish, Harlan M Krumholz, and John Van Reenen
Senior-year curriculum in U.S. medical schools: a scoping review., Carl A Germann, Tania D Strout, Yoon Soo Park, and Ara Tekian
ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Penetrating Trauma-Lower Abdomen and Pelvis., Matthew T Heller, Aytekin Oto, Brian C Allen, Oguz Akin, Lauren F Alexander, Jaron Chong, Adam T Froemming, Pat F Fulgham, David C Mackenzie, Jodi K Maranchie, Rekha N Mody, Bhavik N Patel, Nicola Schieda, Ismail B Turkbey, Aradhana M Venkatesan, Carolyn L Wang, and Mark E Lockhart
Outpatient Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism: A Single-Center Case Series, Annie Huyler, Casey Z. MacVane, Andrew Perron, and Tania D Strout
Man with foot pain., Randy M Kring, Timothy W Sweeney, and David MacKenzie
So the Doctor Is Burned Out: What Does It Mean for Patient Care?, Dave W. Lu, Andra L. Blomkains, and John H. Burton
Why Residents Quit: National Rates of and Reasons for Attrition Among Emergency Medicine Physicians in Training., Dave W. Lu, Nicholas D. Hartman, Jeffrey Druck, Jennifer Mitzman, and Tania D. Strout
Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage., Evie Marcolini and Jason Hine
Evaluation and Management of Neck and Back Pain., John W Martel and Samuel B Potter
Association of Emergency Clinicians' Assessment of Mortality Risk With Actual 1-Month Mortality Among Older Adults Admitted to the Hospital., Kei Ouchi, Tania Strout, Samir Haydar, Olesya Baker, Wei Wang, Rachelle Bernacki, Rebecca Sudore, Jeremiah D Schuur, Mara A Schonberg, Susan D Block, and James A Tulsky
Commentary: 2018 Stroke Guidelines., Andrew D. Perron and John H. Burton
Increasing heroin, cocaine, and buprenorphine arrests reported to the Maine Diversion Alert Program., Kevin J Simpson, Matthew T Moran, Kenneth L McCall, John Herbert, Michelle L Foster, Olapeju M Simoyan, Dipam T Shah, Clare Desrosiers, Stephanie D Nichols, and Brian J Piper
Young Man With Hip Injury., Matthew J Spanier and David C Mackenzie
Submissions from 2018
Woman With Hand Pain and Swelling., Christopher Allison and Garreth DeBiegun
Woman With Neck Pain., Christopher Allison, Jeffrey Holmes, and Elizabeth Pearce
What resources are used in emergency departments in rural sub-Saharan Africa? A retrospective analysis of patient care in a district-level hospital in Uganda., Cindy Carol Bitter, Brian Rice, Usha Periyanayagam, Bradley Dreifuss, Heather Hammerstedt, Sara W Nelson, Mark Bisanzo, Samuel Maling, and Stacey Chamberlain
Item Generation and Content Validity of the Child--Adolescent Bullying Scale., Rachel L. Difazio, Tania D. Strout, Judith A. Vessey, and Amanda Lulloff
Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound., Laura T Director and David C Mackenzie
Case report., Louis Eubank, Samantha Wood, and Tania Strout
Free open access medical education (FOAM) resources in a team-based learning educational series., Timothy S. Fallon and Tania D. Strout
Basic and advanced EMS providers are equally effective in naloxone administration for opioid overdose in Northern New England, Nazey Gulec, Joseph Lahey, James C. Suozzi, Matthew Sholl, Charles D. MacLean, and Daniel L. Wolfson
Woman With a Groin Mass., Christopher I Hasslinger, Christopher F Allison, Joshua J Barker, Emily E Muns, and David C Mackenzie
In Reply., Dave Lu
Carotid flow time test performance for the detection of dehydration in children with diarrhea., David C Mackenzie, Sabiha Nasrin, Bita Atika, Payal Modi, Nur H Alam, and Adam C Levine
Intern as patient: a patient experience simulation to cultivate empathy in emergency medicine residents., Sara W. Nelson, Carl A. Germann, Casey Z. MacVane, Rebecca B. Bloch, Timothy S. Fallon, and Tania D. Strout
Patient Throughput Time in the Emergency Department: Can Obtaining Blood Specimens in a Pre-hospital Setting Increase Timeliness?, Arielle Rancourt
An example of medical device-based projection of clinical trial enrollment: Use of electrocardiographic data to identify candidates for a trial in acute coronary syndromes., Harry P Selker, Manlik Kwong, Robin Ruthazer, Sheeona Gorman, Giuliana Green, Elizabeth Patchen, James E Udelson, Howard A Smithline, Michael R Baumann, Paul A Harris, Rashmee U Shah, Sarah J Nelson, Theodora Cohen, Elizabeth B Jones, Brien A Barnewolt, and Andrew E Williams
The Child Adolescent Bullying Scale (CABS): Psychometric evaluation of a new measure., Tania D. Strout, Judith A. Vessey, Rachel L. DiFazio, and Larry H. Ludlow
TF-3 Teach the Teacher: A Self-Guided Syllabus for the Senior Teaching Resident., L Wendell
A tight squeeze., Rachel J Williams, David C Mackenzie, and Benjamin Liess
Submissions from 2017
In reply to Hauswald., Samir A Haydar, Tania D Strout, and Michael R Baumann
Comparison of QSOFA score and SIRS criteria as screening mechanisms for emergency department sepsis., Samir Haydar, Matthew Spanier, Patricia Weems, Samantha Wood, and Tania Strout
Point-of-care ultrasound use, accuracy, and impact on clinical decision making in Rwanda hospitals., Patricia C Henwood, David C Mackenzie, Andrew S Liteplo, Joshua S Rempell, Alice F Murray, Megan M Leo, Damas Dukundane, Anthony J Dean, Stephen Rulisa, and Vicki E Noble
The evolution of uncertainty in second opinions about prostate cancer treatment., Marij A Hillen, Caitlin M Gutheil, Ellen M A Smets, Moritz Hansen, Terrence M Kungel, Tania D Strout, and Paul K J Han
Tolerance of uncertainty: conceptual analysis, integrative model, and implications for healthcare., Marij A Hillen, Caitlin M Gutheil, Tania D Strout, Ellen M A Smets, and Paul K J Han
An Unlikely Cause of Hypokalemia., Jason Hine, Ari Schwell, and Norah Kairys
Woman with headache and neck swelling., Randy M Kring, Heidi M Goddard, Michael T Wilmot, and Casey Z MacVane
Woman with severe headache., Randy M Kring and David C Mackenzie
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Emergency Medicine Trainee Burnout and Clinical Performance in a High-fidelity Simulation Environment., Dave W Lu, Scott M Dresden, D Mark Courtney, and David H Salzman
Spontaneous elbow hemarthrosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound., David C Mackenzie and Scott McCorvey
Congratulations, you're pregnant! Now about your shifts . . . : the state of maternity leave attitudes and culture in EM., Casey Z MacVane, Megan L Fix, Tania D Strout, Kate D Zimmerman, Rebecca B Bloch, and Christine L Hein
“Choosing Wisely” Imaging Recommendations: Initial Implementation in New England Emergency Departments., Ali S. Raja
Technology-enhanced focus groups as a component of instrument development., Tania D. Strout and Rachel L. DeFazio
Impact of non-medical out-of-pocket expenses on families of children with cerebral palsy following orthopaedic surgery., Judith A Vessey, Rachel L DiFazio, Tania D Strout, and Brian D Snyder
Adolescent female with abdominal pain., Diane Walsh, Rebecca B Bloch, and Tania D Strout
Diagnosis of Severe Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding With CTA., Samantha L. Wood, Louis Eubank, and Tania D. Strout
Submissions from 2016
Spinal Cord Injury., Michael Abraham, Jason Brown, and Andrew D. Perron
A blown pupil and intracranial hemorrhage in a 4-week-old: a case of delayed onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding, a rare "can't miss" diagnosis., Ryley Enz and Robert S. Anderson Jr
Sustainable Mechanism to Reduce Emergency Department (ED) Length of Stay: The Use of ED Holding (ED Transition) Orders to Reduce ED Length of Stay., Samir A Haydar, Tania D Strout, and Michael R Baumann
Sustainable Mechanism to Reduce Emergency Department (ED) Length of Stay: The Use of ED Holding (ED Transition) Orders to Reduce ED Length of Stay., Samir A. Haydar, Tania D. Strout, Michael R. Baumann, and Mark Hauswald
Intensive point-of-care ultrasound training with long-term follow-up in a cohort of Rwandan physicians., Patricia C Henwood, David C. Mackenzie, Joshua S Rempell, Emily Douglass, Damas Dukundane, Andrew S Liteplo, Megan M Leo, Alice F Murray, Samuel Vaillancourt, Anthony J Dean, Resa E Lewiss, Stephen Rulisa, Elizabeth Krebs, A K Raja Rao, Emmanuel Rudakemwa, Vincent Rusanganwa, Patrick Kyanmanywa, and Vicki E Noble
Mortality in Children Under Five Receiving Nonphysician Clinician Emergency Care in Uganda., Brian Rice, Usha Periyanayagam, Stacey Chamberlain, Bradley Dreifuss, Heather Hammerstedt, Sara Nelson, Samuel Maling, and Mark Bisanzo
Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies., Amber M Richards