- Meta-analytic Cautionary Tales-Bias and Benefit in Stroke Transportation. [Editorial]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 10. [Online ahead of print]AE
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- A Research Agenda for Acute Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Emergencies. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 10. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: This consensus-based research agenda, which integrates diverse perspectives, informs the need for research to improve identification and management of children at risk of harming themselves or others in the out-of-hospital and emergency department settings.
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- Effectiveness of a Novel Emergency Department Psychiatric Care Model in Reducing Length of Stay. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 08. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: The Psychiatric Model of Care significantly reduced ED length of stay for patients with psychiatric emergencies, suggesting a promising approach to improve patient flow and care delivery.
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- Association Between Time Spent in the Emergency Department and 30-Day Mortality: A Population-Level Observational Study in England. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 07. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: Longer time spent in the ED for nonimmediate care is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality within 30 days of discharge or admission. However, the reasons for this association are uncertain and may reflect residual confounding, rather than a direct causal effect of time spent in the ED. Therefore, further research is needed to understand causal drivers of postdischarge mortality.
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- Do Hospitals Turn Away Ambulances Only When Busy, or When Their Peers Do? [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 06. [Online ahead of print]AE
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- "It's Just So Important to Make Them Feel Seen": Teen and Caregiver Perspectives of Lethal Means Safety Planning for the Emergency Department. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 06. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: Lethal means safety counseling is an essential, high-yield component of suicide prevention. Our findings will directly inform the development of a brief family-centered lethal means safety counseling intervention for the ED.
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- Hepatitis C Screening Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness in the Emergency Department: A Secondary Analysis of the Determining Effective Testing in Emergency Departments and Care Coordination on Treatment Outcomes (DETECT) for Hepatitis C (Hep C) Screening Trial. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 06. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: Compared to housed individuals, persons experiencing homelessness were more likely to agree to nontargeted HCV screening and equally likely to agree to targeted HCV screening, suggesting that nontargeted HCV screening in the ED may better support HCV detection among persons experiencing homelessness. Furthermore, persons experiencing homelessness had higher risk of HCV seropositivity and viremia regardless of screening strategy and HCV risk factors.
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- Incidence and Outcomes of Emergency Physician-Performed Awake Intubations: A Report From the Airway Interventions Registry and Observational Database. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 06. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: In this preliminary single-center study, emergency physicians performed awake intubation with relatively high incidence, high overall success, and low rates of major adverse events.
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- Variation in Emergency Department Experience With Pediatric Critical Illness. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 02. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: Most EDs infrequently care for critically ill children, and a minority of these encounters could be realistically diverted to high-volume EDs. Direct transport to high-volume centers is unlikely to be a universal strategy for ensuring access to high-quality emergency care for critically ill children.
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- Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Hydrostatic Reduction of Ileocolic Intussusception in the Pediatric Emergency Department. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 02. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: Our case series of POCUS-guided hydrostatic reduction performed by a trained PEM physician at the bedside in the PED appears to highlight a safe and expedient form of treatment for ileocolic intussusception. This approach eliminates radiation exposure and may shorten time to intervention in certain cases, particularly in settings without dedicated pediatric radiology services. Further larger studies are needed to validate our findings.
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- Managing Diabetic Ketoacidosis. [Review]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 02. [Online ahead of print]AE
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- Needle Thoracostomy: Implications of Chest Wall Thickness for Anatomical Location and Needle Length. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 01. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: In patients with class II and III obesity, chest wall thickness at ICS 2-MCL is lower and less sensitive to increasing BMI than at ICS 4/5-AAL. No patient exceeded 83 mm at this site, suggesting this combination may maximize pleural space access.
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- Women Emergency Physicians and Gender Disparities from Entry to Advancement. [Journal Article]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul 01. [Online ahead of print]AE
- CONCLUSIONS: Although some areas remain understudied, our central findings confirm that gender-based disparities continue to exist among emergency physicians. Future efforts should be redirected toward the development and assessment of interventions that combat these disparities.
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- Policy Statements Approved March 2026. [Editorial]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul; 88(1):e9-e10.AE
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- Policy Statements. [Editorial]Ann Emerg Med. 2026 Jul; 88(1):e1-e8.AE
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