Variability of limb measurements performed by emergency medicine nurses in a simulated Crotalinae envenomation

There are no studies evaluating the reliability of data generated from serial limb measurements in envenomated patients by Crotalinae snakes. Because no baseline proficiency in measuring the limbs of patients by emergency medicine nursing staff has been established, it was logical to determine this...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2016-08, Vol.34 (8), p.1683-1685
Main Authors: Cumpston, Kirk L., DO, Reynolds, Penny, PhD, Stromberg, Paul E., MD, Wills, Brandon K., DO, Rose, S. Rutherfoord, PharmD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Agreements
Animals
Antivenins - administration & dosage
Body mass index
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Emergency
Emergency medical care
Emergency Medicine - methods
Extremities - anatomy & histology
Female
Humans
Lymphedema
Male
Medicine
Nurses
Patients
Snake Bites - nursing
Studies
Viperidae
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Summary:There are no studies evaluating the reliability of data generated from serial limb measurements in envenomated patients by Crotalinae snakes. Because no baseline proficiency in measuring the limbs of patients by emergency medicine nursing staff has been established, it was logical to determine this first in healthy volunteers. Strategies to decrease error should include greater standardization in measurement procedures and duplicate measurements per sampling period, or abandonment of the technique for alternative methods.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2016.04.051