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Autor:
Judy Jia, Roger Band, Michael E. Abboud, William Pajerowski, Michelle Guo, Guy David, C. Crawford Mechem, Steven R. Messé, Brendan G. Carr, Michael T. Mullen
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 8 (2017)
BackgroundAccurate recognition of stroke symptoms by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is necessary for timely care of acute stroke patients. We assessed the accuracy of stroke diagnosis by EMS in clinical practice in a major US city.Methods and resul
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https://doaj.org/article/fc0d0d2197d2442ebaa4276b2203546b
Autor:
Maureen S. Rush, C. Crawford Mechem, H. Jay Singleton, Tabitha L. Boyle, Crystal A. Yates, Arturo Alleyne
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 24:378-384
Faced with increasing demand for their services, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies must find more efficient ways to use their limited resources. This includes moving beyond the traditional response and transport model. Alternative Response Un
Autor:
Robert W. Neumar, Sarah Wallace Cater, Roger A. Band, C. Crawford Mechem, Benjamin S. Abella, Brendan G. Carr, William Pajerowski, Raina M. Merchant, Frances S. Shofer, Lance B. Becker, David F. Gaieski, Marion Leary, Anish K. Agarwal
Publikováno v:
Resuscitation. 115:17-22
Background Wide variation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survival has been reported, with low survival in urban settings. We sought to describe the epidemiology of OHCA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fifth largest U.S. city, and identif
Recognition of Stroke by EMS is Associated with Improvement in Emergency Department Quality Measures
Autor:
Brendan G. Carr, Michelle Guo, Roger A. Band, Steven R. Messé, Michael E. Abboud, Guy David, C. Crawford Mechem, William Pajerowski, Michael T. Mullen, Judy Jia
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 20:729-736
Hospital arrival via Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and EMS prenotification are associated with faster evaluation and treatment of stroke. We sought to determine the impact of diagnostic accuracy by prehospital providers on emergency department qua
Autor:
William Pajerowski, Steven R. Messé, Michael T. Mullen, Roger A. Band, Judy Jia, Brendan G. Carr, C. Crawford Mechem, Guy David, Michael E. Abboud
Publikováno v:
Stroke. 49(4)
Background and Purpose— We evaluated the impact of a primary stroke center (PSC) destination policy in a major metropolitan city and used geographic modeling to evaluate expected changes for a comprehensive stroke center policy. Methods— We ident
Autor:
Michael T. Mullen, Brendan G. Carr, Guy David, Michael E. Abboud, Judy Jia, William Pajerowski, Michelle Guo, Roger A. Band, Steven R. Messé, C. Crawford Mechem
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Neurology
Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 8 (2017)
Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 8 (2017)
BackgroundAccurate recognition of stroke symptoms by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is necessary for timely care of acute stroke patients. We assessed the accuracy of stroke diagnosis by EMS in clinical practice in a major US city.Methods and resul
Autor:
Lance B. Becker, David F. Gaieski, C. Crawford Mechem, Roger A. Band, Anish K. Agarwal, Robert W. Neumar, Frances S. Shofer, Sarah K. Wallace, Marion Leary, Benjamin S. Abella
Publikováno v:
Circulation. 127:1591-1596
Background— More than 300 000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur each year in the United States. The relationship between time of day and OHCA outcomes in the prehospital setting is unknown. Any such association may have important implica
Autor:
C. Crawford Mechem
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 17:223-229
Advances in the management of heart failure have led to an increasing number of patients living outside the hospital with a variety of ventricular-assist devices (VADs). These implantable pumps may be placed temporarily as a bridge to cardiac transpl
Publikováno v:
Prehospital emergency care. 20(6)
In September 2015 Philadelphia hosted the World Meeting of Families, which culminated with a two day visit by Pope Francis. Emergency medical services (EMS) planning for the event was a complex process that involved the cooperation of municipal, stat
Autor:
Melissa, Kohn, C Crawford, Mechem
Publikováno v:
JEMS : a journal of emergency medical services. 41(6)