We examined the impact on physician prescribing patterns of pharmaceutical firms offering
all-expenses-paid trips to popular sunbelt vacation sites to attend symposia sponsored by a …

In many areas of the world, drowning is a leading cause of death, especially among young
children. This review describes the pathophysiology of drowning and summarizes the …

• Intraosseous infusion of emergency drugs is a lifesaving alternative to intravenous administration
when intravenous access cannot be rapidly established. We studied the comparative …

Each year, drowning is responsible for an estimated 500,000 deaths around the world. The
exact number is unknown because many drowning deaths go unreported. This accident has …

Drowning is the second most common cause of accidental death in children. Swimming pools
and natural bodies of water close to home present the greatest risk to young children. The …

Ninety-seven pediatric patients (age < 17 years) undergoing routine upright chest roentgenograms
in the posteroanterior projection and 90 children undergoing supine anteroposterior …

Three pediatric patients with generalized status epilepticus unresponsive to therapy with
conventional anticonvulsants were successfully treated with moderate hypothermia (30+/-to 31+…

It has been postulated that near-drowning in fresh water may cause hemodilution and
hypervolemia due to the hypotonicity of the aspirated water. In contrast, near-drowning in seawater…

There is no more exasperating situation than the inability to establish intravenous (IV) access
in a critically ill child. Yet this predicament confronts physicians. It is not uncommon for a …

… Orlowski), Cleveland, OH; and the Departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Biomedical
Ethics (Dr. Youngner), University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH. … 3.0 +/- 0.8; p = .056) …