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Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5                           Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Parri N, Crosby BJ, Glass C, Mannelli F, Sforzi I, Schiavone R, Ban KM. J Emerg Med. 2013 Jan;44(1):135-41.   Article Link This single center prospective study of 55 children found that with minimal training, emergency physicians could detect pediatric skullRead More →

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Journal Club Summary Methodology: 3/5      Usefulness: 1.5/5 Ray WA, Murray KT, Hall K, Arbogast PG, Stein CM. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 17;366(20):1881-90  Article Link   This retrospective cohort study found that there was a slight increased risk of cardiovascular death in patients who received a 5-day courseRead More →

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Journal Club Summary  Methodology: 3/5      Usefulness: 3/5 Pradhan R, Chaudhary A, Donato AA. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Sep;30(7):1042-7 Abstract Link   This was a retrospective cohort study of 127 patients that found no association between ST depression during rapid atrial fibrillation and obstructive CAD on cardiac catheterization.  Because of possibleRead More →

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Journal Club Summary Prognostic value of plasma lactate levels among patients with acute pulmonary embolism: the thrombo-embolism lactate outcome study Methodology: 3/5           Usefulness: 2/5 Vanni S, Viviani G, Baioni M, Pepe G, Nazerian P, Socci F, Bartolucci M, Bartolini M, Grifoni S. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Mar;61(3):330-8 Abstract Link TheRead More →

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Journal Club Summary  Methodology: 3.5/5        Usefulness: 4/5 Hüpfl M, Selig HF, Nagele P. Lancet. 2010 Nov 6;376(9752):1552-7. Article Link    This meta-analysis evaluated if dispatcher-assisted chest compression-only CPR was superior to standard CPR for citizen bystanders in out-of hospital cardiac arrest and found that chest compression only CPR had aRead More →