Radial Arterial Lines Have a Higher Failure Rate than Femoral.

Introduction: Arterial lines are important for monitoring critically ill patients. They are placed most commonly in either femoral or radial sites, though there is little evidence to guide site preference.

Methods: This is an ambispective, observational, cohort study to determine variance in failure rates between femoral and radial arterial lines.

Motion sickness: comparison of metoclopramide and diphenhydramine to placebo.

Objectives: This is an evaluation of the efficacy of metoclopramide (MTCP) or diphenhydramine (DPH) to relieve symptoms of motion sickness in patients being transported via ambulance in a mountainous setting.

Methods: This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of patients transported by ambulance in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Fresno County. Consenting patients who met the inclusion criteria were asked to rate their motion sickness every five minutes using a visual analog scale (VAS) during transport.