Our Publications

A mixed-methods study of senior medical student help-calling in an individual, acute-care simulation experience.

Young TP, Estes M, Shank T, Smith DD, Kuntz HM. Simul Healthc. Accepted for publication September 17, 2020.

Video review with sports performance software improves trainee endotracheal intubation time, posture and confidence.

Fierro L, Kuntz HM, Guptill M, Reibling E, Kiemeney M, Smith DD, Young TP. Educ Health. Accepted June 30, 2020.

Emergency department management of eating disorder complications in pediatric patients.

Ernest S, Kuntz HM. Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2020;17(2):1‐16.

Laryngotracheobronchitis.

Ernest S, Khandhar PB. [Updated 2020 Jul 2]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan-.

Nonaxial Traction Mechanisms of Nursemaid's Elbow.

Li N, Khoo B, Brown L, Young T. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 6].

An Inexpensive Conceptual Training Model for Transvenous Pacemaker Placement.

Young TP, Tango JM, Toomasian CJ, Kendric KJ, Bengiamin DI. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Dec 19;21(1):180-183.

Pancreatitis in pre-adolescent children: a 10 year experience in the pediatric emergency department.

Randall MM, McDaniels S, Kyle K, Michael M, Giacopuzzi J, Brown LA. BMC Emerg Med. 2019;19(1):71. Published 2019 Nov 21.

EAST multicenter trial of simulation-based team training for pediatric trauma: Resuscitation task completion is highly variable during simulated traumatic brain injury resuscitation.

Jensen AR, Bullaro F, Falcone RA, Daugherty M, Young LC, McLaughlin C, Park C, Lane C, Prince JM, Scherzer DJ, Maa T, Dunn J, Wining L, Hess J, Santos MC, O'Neill J, Katz E, O'Bosky K, Young T, Christison-Lagay E, Ahmed O, Burd RS, Auerbach M. Am J Surg. 2019 Aug 5.

Emergency Department Thoracotomy: A Cost-Effective Model for Simulation Training.

Bengiamin DI, Toomasian C, Smith DD, Young TP. J Emerg Med. 2019 Sep;57(3):375-379.

Dextrose dilution for pediatric hypoglycemia.

Young TP, Borkowski CS, Main RN, Kuntz HM. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct;37(10):1971-1973.

Effective Educational Videos in Emergency Medicine.

Young TP, Guptill M, Thomas T, Mellick L. AEM Educ Train. 2018 Nov 27;2(Suppl Suppl 1):S17-S24.

Modification of Daly's Do-it-yourself, Ultrasound-guided Pericardiocentesis Model for Added External Realism.

Young TP, Kuntz HM. West J Emerg Med. 2018 May;19(3):465-466.

Yogaman: an inexpensive, anatomically detailed chest tube placement trainer.

Young TP, Schaefer M, Kuntz HM, Estes M, Kiemeney M, Wolk BJ, Guptill M. Yogaman: an inexpensive, anatomically detailed chest tube placement trainer. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;20(1):117-121.

Emergency Department Procedural Sedation Practice Limitations: A Statewide California American College of Emergency Physicians Survey.

Reibling ET, Green SM, Phan T, Lopez-Gusman E, Fierro L, Davis A, Sugarman T, Futernick M. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Sep 21.

Practical application of educational theory for learning technical skills in emergency medicine.

Davis AJ, Fierro L, Guptill M, Kiemeney M, Brown LA, Smith DD, Young TP. Annals Emerg Med. 2017; 70(3):402-405.

Interactive curriculum for learning pediatric emergency medicine radiology.

Kuntz HM. Annals Emerg Med 70(4s): October 2017. S148

An inexpensive esophageal balloon tamponade trainer.

Young TP, Kuntz HM, Alice B, Roper J, Kiemeney M. J Emerg Med. 2017; 53(5):726-729.

Effect of Educational Debt on Emergency Medicine Residents: A Qualitative Study Using Individual Interviews.

Young TP, Brown MM, Reibling ET, Ghassemzadeh S, Gordon DM, Phan TH, Thomas TL, Brown L. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 May 10. pii: S0196-0644(16)30081-6.

Pediatric acute osteomyelitis in the postvaccine, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus era.

Ratnayake K, Davis AJ, Brown L, Young TP.Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Oct;33(10):1420-4.

Comparison of the finger counting method, the Broselow tape and common weight estimation formulae in Filipino children after Typhoon Haiyan.Young TP, Washington O, Flanery A, Guptill M, Reibling ET, Brown L, Barcega B.Emerg Med Australas. 2015 Jun;27(3):239-44.

Predictors of Delayed Hematologic Toxicity Following Rattlesnake Envenomation in Southern California.

Stewart G, Kuntz HM, Wolk B, Westeren J, Phan T Reibling E, Young TP. Acad Emerg Med 2015. May (22): S137.

Banana fibers masquerading as worms in the stool of a 14-month-old girl.Young TP.Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Apr;54(4):382-3.

The flipped classroom: a modality for mixed asynchronous and synchronous learning in a residency program.Young TP, Bailey CJ, Guptill M, Thorp AW, Thomas TL.West J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;15(7):938-44.

Pediatric procedural sedation with propofol using a higher initial bolus dose.Young TP, Lim JJ, Kim TY, Thorp AW, Brown L.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Oct;30(10):689-93.

Evidence-based management of neonatal vomiting in the emergency department.Ratnayake K, Kim TY.Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2014 Nov;11(11):1-20.

Analysis of medication errors in simulated pediatric resuscitation by residents.Porter E, Barcega B, Kim TY.West J Emerg Med. 2014 Jul;15(4):486-90.

Oral, jaw, and neck injury in infants and children: from abusive trauma or intubation?Lopez MR, Abd-Allah S, Deming DD, Piantini R, Young-Snodgrass A, Perkin R, Barcega B, Sheridan-Matney C.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 May;30(5):305-10.

Finger counting: an alternative method for estimating pediatric weights.Young TP, Chen BG, Kim TY, Thorp AW, Brown L.Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Mar;32(3):243-7.

Apnea in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis.Schroeder AR, Mansbach JM, Stevenson M, Macias CG, Fisher ES, Barcega B, Sullivan AF, Espinola JA, Piedra PA, Camargo CA Jr.Pediatrics. 2013 Nov;132(5):e1194-201.

Incidence of serious bacterial infections in febrile children with sickle cell disease.Bansil NH, Kim TY, Tieu L, Barcega B.Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Jul;52(7):661-6.

Avulsion fracture of the lesser trochanter: an unusual cause of hip pain in an adolescent.

Vazquez E, Kim TY, Young TP.

CJEM. 2013 Mar 1;15(2):123-5. PMID: 23458147

Changes in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections presenting to the pediatric emergency department: comparing 2003 to 2008.

Karamatsu ML, Thorp AW, Brown L.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Feb;28(2):131-5.

Pediatric emergency department census during major sporting events.Kim TY, Barcega BB, Denmark TK.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Nov;28(11):1158-61.

Bilious vomiting does not rule out infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.Piroutek MJ, Brown L, Thorp AW.Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Mar;51(3):214-8.

Three-percent saline administration during pediatric critical care transport.Luu JL, Wendtland CL, Gross MF, Mirza F, Zouros A, Zimmerman GJ, Barcega B, Abd-Allah SA.Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011 Dec;27(12):1113-7.

Test characteristics of urinalysis to predict urologic injury in children.

Thorp AW, Young TP, Brown L.

West J Emerg Med. 2011 May;12(2):168-72.

Citations to Web pages in scientific articles: the permanence of archived references.

Thorp AW, Schriger DL.Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Feb;57(2):165-8.

An educational course including medical simulation for early goal-directed therapy and the severe sepsis resuscitation bundle: an evaluation for medical student training.

Nguyen HB, Daniel-Underwood L, Van Ginkel C, Wong M, Lee D, Lucas AS, Palaganas J, Banta D, Denmark TK, Clem K.

Resuscitation. 2009 Jun;80(6):674-9.

Incidence of Serious Bacterial Infections in Ex-premature Infants with a Postconceptional Age Less Than 48 Weeks Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department.

Inoue N, Kim TY, Birkbeck-Garcia AM, Givner A, Denmark TK.

West J Emerg Med. 2009 Feb;10(1):37-40.

Ketamine-associated vomiting: is it dose-related?

Thorp AW, Brown L, Green SM.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Jan;25(1):15-8.

Inter-rater reliability for noninvasive measurement of cardiac function in children.

Stewart GM, Nguyen HB, Kim TY, Jauregui J, Hayes SR, Corbett S.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2008 Jul;24(7):433-7.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the sedation of pediatric patients in the emergency department.

Mace SE, Brown LA, Francis L, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Howard PK, Kennedy RM, Mooney DP, Sacchetti AD, Wears RL, Clark RM; EMSC Panel on Critical Issues in the Sedation of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department.

J Emerg Nurs. 2008 Jun;34(3):e33-107.

Adjunctive atropine is unnecessary during ketamine sedation in children.

Brown L, Christian-Kopp S, Sherwin TS, Khan A, Barcega B, Denmark TK, Moynihan JA, Kim GJ, Stewart G, Green SM.

Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Apr;15(4):314-8.

Clinical policy: Critical issues in the sedation of pediatric patients in the emergency department.

Mace SE, Brown LA, Francis L, Godwin SA, Hahn SA, Howard PK, Kennedy RM, Mooney DP, Sacchetti AD, Wears RL, Clark RM; EMSC Panel (Writing Committee) on Critical Issues in the Sedation of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency.

Ann Emerg Med. 2008 Apr;51(4):378-99, 399.e1-57.

Accessibility of Internet references in Annals of Emergency Medicine: is it time to require archiving?

Thorp AW, Brown L.Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Aug;50(2):188-92, 192.e1-33.

Test characteristics of parent's visual analog scale score in predicting ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction in the pediatric emergency department.

Kim TY, Brown L, Stewart GM.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Aug;23(8):549-52.

Perichondritis--a complication of high ear piercing.

Stewart GM, Thorp A, Brown L.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Dec;22(12):804-6.

Cardiac troponin I as a predictor of mortality for pediatric submersion injuries requiring out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Checchia PA, Moynihan JA, Brown L.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Apr;22(4):222-5.

Clinical practice guideline: acute otitis externa.

Rosenfeld RM, Brown L, Cannon CR, Dolor RJ, Ganiats TG, Hannley M, Kokemueller P, Marcy SM, Roland PS, Shiffman RN, Stinnett SS, Witsell DL; American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Apr;134(4 Suppl):S4-23.

Signs and symptoms of cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction in the pediatric emergency department.

Kim TY, Stewart G, Voth M, Moynihan JA, Brown L.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Jan;22(1):28-34.

Albuterol nebulized in heliox in the initial ED treatment of pediatric asthma: a blinded, randomized controlled trial.

Rivera ML, Kim TY, Stewart GM, Minasyan L, Brown L.

Am J Emerg Med. 2006 Jan;24(1):38-42.

Tracheoinnominate artery fistula: a rare and often fatal complication of indwelling tracheostomy tubes.

Thorp A, Hurt TL, Kim TY, Brown L.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Nov;21(11):763-6.

Intraabdominal abscess masquerading as a properly replaced gastrostomy tube.

Kim TY, Denmark TK.

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2005 Jul-Aug;44(6):539-41. No abstract available.

Incidence and severity of recovery agitation after ketamine sedation in young adults.

Green SM, Sherwin TS.

Am J Emerg Med. 2005 Mar;23(2):142-4.

Investigation of afebrile neonates with a history of fever.

Brown L, Shaw T, Moynihan JA, Denmark TK, Mody A, Wittlake WA.

CJEM. 2004 Sep;6(5):343-8.

The removal of coins from the upper esophageal tract of children by emergency physicians: a pilot study.

Vargas EJ, Mody AP, Kim TY, Denmark K, Moynihan JA, Barcega BB, Khan A, Clark RT, Brown L.

CJEM. 2004 Nov;6(6):434-40.

Yo-yo injuries.

Brown L.

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2004 Jun;20(6):379-81.

Blunt pediatric head trauma requiring neurosurgical intervention: how subtle can it be?

Brown L, Moynihan JA, Denmark TK.

Am J Emerg Med. 2003 Oct;21(6):467-72.

Bronchiolitis: Can objective criteria predict eligibility for brief hospitalization?

Brown L, Reiley DG, Jeng A, Green SM.

CJEM. 2003 Jul;5(4):239-44.

Pulse oximetry in discharge decision-making: a survey of emergency physicians.

Brown L, Dannenberg B.

CJEM. 2002 Nov;4(6):388-93.

Heliox as a temporizing measure for pediatric foreign body aspiration.

Brown L, Sherwin T, Perez JE, Perez DU.

Acad Emerg Med. 2002 Apr;9(4):346-7.

Does adjunctive midazolam reduce recovery agitation after ketamine sedation for pediatric procedures? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Sherwin TS, Green SM, Khan A, Chapman DS, Dannenberg B.

Ann Emerg Med. 2000 Mar;35(3):229-38.

Young TP, Washington O, Flanery A, Guptill M, Reibling ET, Brown L, Barcega B. Comparison of the finger counting method, the Broselow tape and common weight estimation formulae in Filipino children after Typhoon Haiyan. Emerg Med Australas. 2015 Jun;27(3):239-44. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.12382. Epub 2015 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 25818595.

Thorp AW, Young TP, Brown L. Test characteristics of urinalysis to predict urologic injury in children. West J Emerg Med. 2011 May;12(2):168-72. PubMed

PMID: 21691520; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3099601.

Young TP, Bailey CJ, Guptill M, Thorp AW, Thomas TL. The flipped classroom: a modality for mixed asynchronous and synchronous learning in a residency program. West J Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;15(7):938-44. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.10.23515. Epub 2014 Oct 29. PubMed PMID: 25493157; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4251258.

Young TP, Maas L, Thorp AW, Brown L. Etiology of septic arthritis in children: an update for the new millennium. Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Oct;29(8):899-902. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.04.008. Epub 2010 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 20674219.

Ratnayake K, Davis AJ, Brown L, Young TP. Pediatric acute osteomyelitis in the postvaccine, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus era. Am J Emerg Med.

2015 Oct;33(10):1420-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.011. Epub 2015 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 26298052.

Young TP, Lim JJ, Kim TY, Thorp AW, Brown L. Pediatric procedural sedation with propofol using a higher initial bolus dose. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014

Oct;30(10):689-93. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000229. PubMed PMID: 25272069.

Young TP, Chen BG, Kim TY, Thorp AW, Brown L. Finger counting: an alternative method for estimating pediatric weights. Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Mar;32(3):243-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.11.034. Epub 2013 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 24370066.

Vazquez E, Kim TY, Young TP. Avulsion fracture of the lesser trochanter: an unusual cause of hip pain in an adolescent. CJEM. 2013 Mar;15(2):123-5. PubMed

PMID: 23458147.

Young TP. Banana fibers masquerading as worms in the stool of a 14-month-old girl. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Apr;54(4):382-3. doi: 10.1177/0009922814533409. Epub 2014 May 6. PubMed PMID: 24803631.

Karamatsu ML, Thorp AW, Brown L. Changes in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections presenting to the pediatric emergency department: comparing 2003 to 2008. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Feb;28(2):131-5. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318243fa36. PubMed PMID: 22270497.

Thorp AW, Brown L. Accessibility of Internet references in Annals of Emergency Medicine: is it time to require archiving? Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Aug;50(2):188-92, 192.e1-33. Epub 2007 Feb 5. PubMed PMID: 17276549.

Thorp AW, Brown L, Green SM. Ketamine-associated vomiting: is it dose-related? Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Jan;25(1):15-8. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318191db68. PubMed PMID: 19116497.

Stewart GM, Thorp A, Brown L. Perichondritis--a complication of high ear piercing. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Dec;22(12):804-6. PubMed PMID: 17198212.

Piroutek MJ, Brown L, Thorp AW. Bilious vomiting does not rule out infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Mar;51(3):214-8. doi: 10.1177/0009922811431159. Epub 2011 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 22166750.

Thorp A, Hurt TL, Kim TY, Brown L. Tracheoinnominate artery fistula: a rare and often fatal complication of indwelling tracheostomy tubes. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Nov;21(11):763-6. PubMed PMID: 16280953.

Thorp AW, Schriger DL. Citations to Web pages in scientific articles: the permanence of archived references. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Feb;57(2):165-8. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.11.029. PubMed PMID: 21251524.

Kim TY, Brown L, Stewart GM. Test characteristics of parent's visual analog scale score in predicting ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Aug;23(8):549-52. PubMed PMID: 17726414.

Kim TY, Stewart G, Voth M, Moynihan JA, Brown L. Signs and symptoms of cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Jan;22(1):28-34. PubMed PMID: 16418609.

Moynihan JA, Brown L, Sehra R, Checchia PA. Cardiac troponin I as a predictor of respiratory failure in children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections: a pilot study. Am J Emerg Med. 2003 Oct;21(6):479-82. PubMed PMID: 14574656.

Rivera ML, Kim TY, Stewart GM, Minasyan L, Brown L. Albuterol nebulized in heliox in the initial ED treatment of pediatric asthma: a blinded, randomized controlled trial. Am J Emerg Med. 2006 Jan;24(1):38-42. PubMed PMID: 16338507.

Green SM, Roback MG, Krauss B, Brown L, McGlone RG, Agrawal D, McKee M, Weiss M, Pitetti RD, Hostetler MA, Wathen JE, Treston G, Garcia Pena BM, Gerber AC, Losek JD; Emergency Department Ketamine Meta-Analysis Study Group. Predictors of emesis and recovery agitation with emergency department ketamine sedation: an individual-patient data meta-analysis of 8,282 children. Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Aug;54(2):171-80.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.04.004. Epub 2009 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 19501426.

Brown L, Moynihan JA, Denmark TK. Blunt pediatric head trauma requiring neurosurgical intervention: how subtle can it be? Am J Emerg Med. 2003 Oct;21(6):467-72. PubMed PMID: 14574653.

Green SM, Roback MG, Krauss B, Brown L, McGlone RG, Agrawal D, McKee M, Weiss M, Pitetti RD, Hostetler MA, Wathen JE, Treston G, Garcia Pena BM, Gerber AC, Losek JD; Emergency Department Ketamine Meta-Analysis Study Group. Predictors of airway and respiratory adverse events with ketamine sedation in the emergency department: an individual-patient data meta-analysis of 8,282 children. Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Aug;54(2):158-68.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.011. Epub 2009 Feb 7. PubMed PMID: 19201064.

Brown L, Christian-Kopp S, Sherwin TS, Khan A, Barcega B, Denmark TK, Moynihan JA, Kim GJ, Stewart G, Green SM. Adjunctive atropine is unnecessary during ketamine sedation in children. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Apr;15(4):314-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00074.x. PubMed PMID: 18370983.

Checchia PA, Moynihan JA, Brown L. Cardiac troponin I as a predictor of mortality for pediatric submersion injuries requiring out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Apr;22(4):222-5. PubMed PMID: 16651909.

Denmark TK, Crane HA, Brown L. Ketamine to avoid mechanical ventilation in severe pediatric asthma. J Emerg Med. 2006 Feb;30(2):163-6. PubMed PMID: 16567251.

Brown L, Denmark TK, Wittlake WA, Vargas EJ, Watson T, Crabb JW. Procedural sedation use in the ED: management of pediatric ear and nose foreign bodies. Am J Emerg Med. 2004 Jul;22(4):310-4. PubMed PMID: 15258875.

Kim G, Brown L, Mejia C. Pediatric fever and febrile seizures. Emerg Med Serv. 2003 Jul;32(7):71-3. PubMed PMID: 12889428.