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Selected publications

Sean Paul Bush, MD, FACEP, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Full-length, peer-reviewed publications

Isbister G, White J, Currie B, BUSH SP, Vetter R, Warrell D: Spider bites: addressing mythology and poor evidence. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene. 2005; 72:361-364.
BUSH SP, Green SM, Laack TA, Hayes WK, Cardwell MD, Tanen DA: Pressure-Immobilization Delays Mortality and Increases Intra-compartmental Pressure after Artificial Intramuscular Rattlesnake Envenomation in a Porcine Model. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004; 44:599-604.
BUSH SP: Snakebite suction devices don't remove venom—they just suck [editorial]. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004. 43(2): 187-188.
French WJ, Hayes WK, BUSH SP, Cardwell MD, Bader JO, Rael ED: Mojave Toxin in Venom of Crotalus helleri (Southern Pacific Rattlesnake): Molecular and Geographic Characterization. Toxicon. 2004. 44: 781-791.
Lavonas EJ, Gerardo CJ, O'Malley G, Arnold TC, BUSH SP, Banner W, Steffens M, Kerns WP: Initial Experience with Crotaline Fab Antivenom in the Treatment of Copperhead Snakebite. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004. 43(2): 200-206.
BUSH SP, Green SM, Moynihan JA, Hayes WK, Cardwell MD: Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) Antivenom is Efficacious for Envenomations by Southern Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus helleri). Annals of Emergency Medicine 2002; 40(6): 619-624. Reprints are available by contacting VenomER1@aol.com.
Offerman SR, BUSH SP, Moynihan JA, Clark RF: Crotaline Fab Antivenom for the Treatment of Children with Rattlesnake Envenomation. Pediatrics 2002; 110(5): 968-971.
BUSH SP, King BO, Norris RL, Stockwell SA: Centipede envenomation. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal 2001; 12(2): 93-99. To be reprinted in The Journal of Special Operations Medicine.
BUSH SP, Hegewald K, Green SM, Cardwell MD, Hayes WK: Effects of a negative pressure venom extraction device (ExtractorTM) on local tissue injury after artificial rattlesnake envenomation in a porcine model. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal 2000; 11(3): 180-188. Reprints are available by contacting VenomER1@aol.com.
Ho J, BUSH SP: Painful tongue swelling. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000; 7(8): 918-943.
BUSH SP, Wu VH, Corbett SW: Rattlesnake venom-induced thrombocytopenia response to Antivenin (Crotalidae) Polyvalent. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000; 7(2): 181-185.
BUSH SP, Giem P, Vetter R: Green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) envenomation. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2000; 18(1): 64-66.
BUSH SP, Siedenburg E: Neurotoxicity associated with suspected Southern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis helleri) envenomation. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 1999; 10(4): 247-249.
BUSH SP: Envenomation by the scorpion Centruroides limbatus outside its natural range and recognition of medically important scorpions. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 1999; 10(3): 161-164.
BUSH SP, Cardwell MD: Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus) identification. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 1999; 10(1): 6-9.
Hardy Sr. DL, BUSH SP: Pressure/immobilization as first aid for venomous snakebite in the United States. Herpetological Review 1998; 29(4): 204-208.
Farstad D, Thomas T, Chow T, Bush S, Stiegler P: Mojave rattlesnake envenomation in southern California: a review of suspected cases. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 1997; 8(2): 89-93.
BUSH SP, Thomas TL, Chin ES: Envenomations in children. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Reports 1997; 2 (1): 1-12.
BUSH SP, Jansen PW: Severe rattlesnake envenomation with anaphylaxis and rhabdomyolysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1995; 25(6): 845-848.

Editorials

BUSH SP: Snakebite suction devices don't remove venom--they just suck [editorial]. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2004. 43(2): 187-188. Reprints are available by contacting VenomER1@aol.com.
Vetter RS, BUSH SP: Presumptive brown recluse spider bites reinforce logistically improbable diagnoses in non-endemic North America [editorial]. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2002;35:442-445.
Vetter RS, BUSH SP: The diagnosis of brown recluse spider bite is overused for dermonecrotic wounds of uncertain etiology [editorial]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2002; 39(5): 544-546. Reprints are available by contacting VenomER1@aol.com.

Letters to the editor

Behm MO, Kearns GL, Offerman S, BUSH SP, Clark RF: Crotaline Fab Antivenom for Treatment of Children With Rattlesnake Envenomation [letter]. Pediatrics. 2003. 112(6): 1458-1459.
BUSH SP: Why no antivenom? [letter] Annals of Emergency Medicine2003; 42 (3): 431-432.
Vetter RS, BUSH SP: Additional considerations in presumptive brown recluse spider bites and dapsone therapy. [letter] Accepted to The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2003.
Vetter RS, BUSH SP: Chemical burn misdiagnosed as brown recluse spider bite [letter]. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2002; 20(1): 68-69.
BUSH SP, Hardy Sr. DL: Immediate removal of Extractor is recommended [letter]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2001; 38(5): 607-608.
Merin DS, BUSH SP: Severe hand injury following a green iguana bite [letter]. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Journal 2000; 11(3): 225-226.
BUSH SP: Black widow spider envenomation mimicking cholecystitis [letter]. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine 1999; 17(3): 315.
BUSH SP: Anesthesia for fish envenomation [letter]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1997; 29(5): 692-693.
BUSH SP: Hyperbaric oxygen treatments' utility should be confirmed [letter]. Wilderness Medicine Letter 1997; 14(1): 12.
BUSH SP, Naftel J, Farstad D: Injection of a whole black widow spider [letter]. Annals of Emergency Medicine 1996; 27(4): 532-533.

Textbooks and chapters

BUSH SP: Snakebites. In: Lemm J, author: Field Guide to San Diego Herpetofauna. 2004 publication anticipated.
Norris Jr RL, BUSH SP: North American venomous reptile bites. In: Auerbach PS, editor: Wilderness Medicine, 4th edition. Mosby, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 2001.
BUSH SP: Snake Envenomation, Rattle. In Adler JN, Brenner B, Dronen S et al, editors: eMedicine: Emergency Medicine. eMedicine.com, Inc., Boston Medical Publishing Corporation, Boston, MA, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic540.htm
BUSH SP: Snake Envenomation, Mojave Rattle. In Adler JN, Brenner B, Dronen S et al, editors: eMedicine: Emergency Medicine. eMedicine.com, Inc., Boston Medical Publishing Corporation, Boston, MA, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic541.htm
BUSH SP: Snake Envenomation, Moccasin. In Adler JN, Brenner B, Dronen S et al, editors: eMedicine: Emergency Medicine. eMedicine.com, Inc., Boston Medical Publishing Corporation, Boston, MA, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic539.htm
BUSH SP: Spider Envenomation, Widow. In Adler JN, Brenner B, Dronen S et al, editors: eMedicine: Emergency Medicine. eMedicine.com, Inc., Boston Medical Publishing Corporation, Boston, MA, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic546.htm
BUSH SP: Scorpion envenomation. In Adler JN, Brenner B, Dronen S et al, editors: eMedicine: Emergency Medicine. eMedicine.com, Inc., Boston Medical Publishing Corporation, Boston, MA, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic524.htm

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