Resident Publications

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Resident Publications from 2005

 

1.       Singer AJ, Taira BR, Anderson R, McClain SA, Rosenberg L.  Reepithelialization of mid-dermal porcine burns after rapid enzymatic debridement with Debrase.  J Burn Care & Res  2011; in press.

2.       Taira BR, Cassara G, Meng H, Salama MN, Chohan J, Sandoval S, Singer AJ.  Predictors of sustaining burn injury:  Does the use of common prevention strategies mater?  J Burn Care & Res  2010; in press.

3.      Singer AJ, Taira BR, Anderson R, McClain SA, Rosenberg L.  Does pressure matter in creating burns in a porcine model.  J Burn Care Res  2010; in press.

4.      Taira T, Taira BR, Chohan J, Dickinson D, Troxell RM, Thode HC Jr, Singer AJ.  Physical fitness cannot be used to predict the likelihood of acute coronary syndromes in ED patients with chest pain.  Am J Emerg Med  [Epub ahead of print, Oct 22 PMID: 20971600] 2010; in press.

5.      Singer AJ, Taira BR, Anderson R, McClain SA, Rosenberg L.  The effects of rapid enzymatic debridement of deep partial thickness burns with Debrase on wound reepithelialization in swine.  J Burn Care Res  2010; in press.

6.      Garra G, Singer AJ, Leno R, Taira BR, Gupta N, Mathaikutty B, Thode HJ.  Heat or cold packs for neck and back strain: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy.  Acad Emerg Med  2009; in press.

7.      Minnerop M, Garra G, Chohan JK, Troxell RM, Singer AJ.  Patient history and physician suspicion accurately exclude pregnancy.  Am J Emerg Med  2009; in press.

8.      Singer AJ, McClain SA, Taira BR, Rooney J, Steinhauff N, Rosenberg L.  Rapid and selective enzymatic debridement of porcine comb-burns with bromelain derived Debrase®:  Acute phase preservation of non-injured tissue and zone of stasis.  J Burn Care & Res  2010;31:304-309.

9.      Taira T, Taira BR, Carmen M, Chohan JK, Singer AJ.  Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with borderline quantitative D-dimer levels.  Am J Emerg Med  2010; in press.

10.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, Rooney J, Steinhauff NT, Zimmerman T.  An in-vivo study of the wound bursting strengths of octylcyanoactylate, butyl-cyanoacrylate and surgical tape in rats.  J Emerg Med  [Epub, 1/30/09] 2010; in press.

11.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, Thode HC Jr, Lee C.  Burns in the Emergency Department: A national perspective.  J Emerg Med  [Epub, 8/30/09] 2010; in press.

12.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, Cassara G, Salama MN, Sandoval S.  Rates of compliance with first aid recommendations in burn patients.  J Burn Care Res  201031:121-124.

13.  Khwaja SM, Minnerop M, Singer AJ.  Comparison of ibuprofen, cyclobenzaprine or both in patients with acute cervical strain:  A randomized controlled trial.  Can J Emerg Med  2010;12:39-44.

14.  Singer AJ, Taira BR, Thode HC Jr, McCormack JE, Shapiro M, Aydin A, Lee C.  The association between hypothermia, pre-hospital cooling and mortality in burn victims.  Acad Emerg Med  2010;17:456-459.

15.  Singer AJ, Taira BR, McClain SA, Rooney J, Steinhauff N, Zimmerman T, Clark RAF.  Healing of mid-dermal burns in a diabetic porcine model.  J Burn Care & Res  2009;30:880-886.

16.  Taira BR, Meng H, Goodman M, Singer AJ.  Does “off-hours” admission affect burn patient outcome?  Burns  2009;35:1092-1096.

17.  Xu X, Lau K, Taira BR, Singer AJ.  The current management of skin tears.  Am J Emerg Med  2009; 27:729-733.

18.  Schiller J, McCormack JE, Tarsia V, Shapiro MJ, Singer AJ, Thode HC Jr, Henry MC.  The effect of adding a second helicopter on trauma relted mortality in a county based trauma system.  Prehosp Emerg Care  2009;13:437-443.

19.  Singer AJ, Taira BR, McClain SA, Rooney J, Steinhauff N, Zimmerman T, Clark RAF.  Healing of mid-dermal burns in a diabetic porcine model.  J Burn Care & Res  2009;30:880-886.

20.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, McClain SA, Lin F, Rooney J, Zimmerman T, Clark RAF.  Rosiglitazone, a PPAR-g ligand, reduces burn progression in rats.  J Burn Care & Res  2009;30:499-504.

21.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, Thode HC Jr, Lee CC.  National epidemiology of cutaneous abscesses:  1996-2005.  Am J Emerg Med  2009;27:289-292.

22.  Garra G, Singer AJ, Taira BR, Chohan J, Cardoz H, Chisena E, Thode HC Jr.  Validation of the Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale in pediatric ED patients.  Acad Emerg Med 2010;17(1):50-54.

23.  Singer AJ, McClain SA, Taira BR, Romanov A, Rooney J, Zimmerman T.  Validation of a porcine comb burn model.  Am J Emerg Med  2009;27(3):285-288.

24.  Garra G, Singer AJ, Bamber D, Chohan J, Troxell R, Thode HC Jr.Pretreatment of patients requiring oral contrast abdominal computed tomography with antiemetics: a randomized controlled trial of efficacy.  Ann Emerg Med  2009 Apr;53(4):528-33.

25.  Garra G, Albino H, Chapman H, Singer AJ, Thode HC Jr.  The impact of communication barriers on diagnostic confidence and ancillary testing in the emergency department.  J Emerg Med  [Epup, 3/1/09].

26.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, Rooney J, Steinhauff NT, Zimmerman T.  An in-vivo study of the wound-bursting strengths of octyl-cyanoacrylate, butyl-cyanoacrylate, and surgical tape in rats.  J Emerg Med  [Epub 1/30/09].

27.  Aydin A, Taira B, Singer AJ.  Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide in the emergency department in patients with asthma.  Emerg Med Clin North Am  2008;26(4):899-904.

28.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, McClain SA, Zimmerman T.  The effects of brain natriuretic peptide on scar formation in incisional rat wounds.  Acad Emerg Med  2008;15(10):945-8.

29.  Taira BR, Singer AJ, Thode HC Jr, Lee C.  Burns in the emergency department:  A national perspective.  J Emerg Med  [Epub 8/30/08].

30.  Lee CC, Im M, Kim TM, Stapleton ER, Kim K, Suh GJ, Singer AJ, Henry MC.  Comparison of Traditional Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Course Instruction vs. a Scenario-based, Performance Oriented Team Instruction (SPOTI) Method for Korean Paramedic Students.  J Emerg Med  [Epub 8/22/08]

31.  Taira BR, Singer AJ.  Assessing the severity of a burn injury.  Emerg Med  2008;40:26-35.

32.  Singer AJ, McClain SA, Taira BR, Guerriero JL, Zong W.  Apoptosis and necrosis in the ischemic zone adjacent to third degree burns.  Acad Emerg Med  2008 Jun;15(6):549-54.

33.  Taira BR, Jahnes K, Singer AJ, McLarty AJ.  Does reported funding differ by gender in the surgical literature?  Ann Surg  2008;247(6):1069-1073.

34.  Singer AJ, Garra G, Chohan JK, Dalmedo C, Thode HC Jr  Triage pain scores and the desire for and use of analgesics.  Ann Emerg Med  2008;52(6):689-695.

35.  Singer AJ, Taira BR, Chisena EN, Gupta N, Chipley J.  Warm lidocaine/tetracaine patch versus placebo before pediatric intravenous cannulation: a randomized controlled trial.  Ann Emerg Med  2008;52(1):41-47.

36.  Chaudhry A, Singer AJ, Chohan J, Russo V, Lee C.  Interrater reliability of hemodynamic profiling of patients with heart failure in the ED. Am J Emerg Med  2008;26(2):196-201.

37.  Singer AJ, Shembekar A, Visram F, Schiller J, Russo V, Lawson W, Gomes CA, Santora C, Maliszewski M, Wilbert L, Dowdy E, Viccellio P, Henry MC.  Emergency department activation of an interventional cardiology team reduces door-to-balloon times in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction.  Ann Emerg Med  2007;50(5):538-544.

38.  Singer AJ, Weeks R, Regev R.  Laser-assisted anesthesia reduces the pain of venous cannulation in children and adults: a randomized controlled trial.  Acad Emerg Med  2006;13(6):623-628.

39.  Singer AJ, Visram F, Shembekar A, Khwaja M, Viccellio A.  Telemetry monitoring during transport of low-risk chest pain patients from the emergency department: is it necessary?  Acad Emerg Med  2005;12(10):965-969.

40.  Singer AJ, Regev R, Weeks R, Tlockowski DS.  Laser-assisted anesthesia prior to intravenous cannulation in volunteers: a randomized, controlled trial.  Acad Emerg Med  2005;12(9):804-807.

41.  Wackett A, Anderson K, Thode H.  Bullard laryngoscopy by naïve operators in the cervical spine immobilized patient. J Emerg Med  2005;29(3):253-257.

42.  Chaudhry A.  Images in emergency medicine. Lemierre syndrome.  Ann Emerg Med  2005;46(2):114, 131.