Highland at the 2010 SAEM Western Regional Research Forum

Congrats to all residents and attendings on abstracts accepted to SAEM’s Western Regional Research Forum, March 19-21 in Sonoma, CA.

Abstracts include:

Andrew Herring
Ultrasound-guided Suprascapular Nerve Block for Treatment of Shoulder Pain in the Emergency Department

Harrison J Alter
The FINDERS Study: Finding New Diabetes In An Emergency Setting

Gene Hern
There Is A Linear Relationship Between Age And “Normal” ECGs In Patients Presenting With Chest Pain

Gene Hern
Simulated Thoraxes Increase Student and Intern Comfort in Tube Thoracostomy Placement

Jahan Fahimi
Ultrasound Probe Contamination And Cleaning Strategies: Do We Care?

Jennifer Carnell
A Brief Educational Course Improves Bolivian Health Care Providers‟ Comfort Level with and Knowledge of Ultrasound

Megann Young
Ethnicity And Age Differences Exist Among Prehospital Patients Receiving Morphine In Blunt Trauma

Tania Sadoun
Impact of prehospital ECGs on door-to-balloon time in ST elevation myocardial infarction: First year of implementation in a county-wide STEMI alert system

Berenice Perez
Novel Approach To Triage Decreases Left Without Being Seen Rates And Average Length Of Stay in Lower Acuity Patients