A survey of emergency department staff about challenges and recommendations for emergency department care of extended care facility patients.

Objectives: Extended care facility (ECF) patients who transfer to emergency departments (EDs) can pose problems when complicated health problems require extra resources. Higher numbers of older patients are projected to use EDs, so we aimed to identify problems now to implement solutions before they worsen in the future.

Design: This was a prospective survey research study.

The relationship between asthma and overweight in urban minority children.

Background: This study was performed to determine the relationship between overweight [body mass index (BMI) > or = 85th percentile] and asthma as determined by spirometry.

Method: Spirometry was performed according to the American Thoracic Society guidelines, and BMI was calculated. Asthma was defined as a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) <80% predicted and FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC) >5% lower than predicted for age and sex.

Cardiorespiratory effects of naloxone in children.

Background: Data on the cardiorespiratory changes and complications following administration of naloxone in children are limited.

Objective: To evaluate the cardiorespiratory changes and complications following naloxone treatment in children.

Methods: The maximal changes in respiratory rate (RR), heart rate (HR), systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure, and any complications within 1 and 2 hours following naloxone were tabulated.