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pro vyhledávání: '"Michael E. Richards"'
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Perinatology. 31:287-292
Objective The objective of this investigation was to determine maternal ground transport times from community hospitals to the nearest hospital offering comprehensive (level III) neonatal care within the contiguous United States. Study Design This ob
Autor:
Amy A. Ernst, Michael E. Richards, George Kennedy, Andrew Harrell, Danniel Stites, Michael Chicarelli
Publikováno v:
Southern Medical Journal. 106:13-16
The objective of this review is to stimulate the reader's considerations for developing community disaster mitigation. Disaster mitigation begins long before impact and is defined as the actions taken by a community to eliminate or minimize the impac
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 17:15-22
Epinephrine and vasopressin are the only vasopressors associated with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). While current guidelines recommend rapid and frequent vasopressor administration during cardiac arrest, delays in their administration in
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 16:277-283
Prior to graduation, paramedic students must be assessed for terminal competency and preparedness for national credentialing examinations. Although the procedures for determining competency vary, many academic programs use a practical and/or oral exa
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 29:1173-1177
Objective: Computed tomography measurements of chest wall thickness (CWT) suggest that standardlength angiocatheters (4.5 cm) may fail to decompress tension pneumothoraces. We used an alternative modality, ultrasound, to measure CWT. We correlated CW
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 15:175-183
Because of their frequent patient interactions, particularly with patients in long-term care facilities, emergency medical services (EMS) professionals are at risk of contracting and spreading influenza. However, influenza vaccination rates among EMS
Autor:
Lawrence H. Brown, Michael W. Hubble, Randall W. Benner, Denise A. Wilfong, Michael E. Richards, Attila J Hertelendy
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 14:377-401
Airway management is a key component of prehospital care for seriously ill and injured patients. Although endotracheal intubation has been a commonly performed prehospital procedure for nearly three decades, the safety and efficacy profile of prehosp
Autor:
Lawrence H. Brown, David C. Cone, Brad Greenberg, Brian Schwartz, Michael W. Hubble, Michael E. Richards, P. Daniel Patterson, Michael G. Millin
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 13:516-527
Introduction. Reducing unnecessary ambulance transports may have operational and economic benefits for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies and receiving emergency departments. However, no consensus exists on the ability of paramedics to accurat
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Prehospital Emergency Care. 12:277-285
To estimate the cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in managing prehospital acute pulmonary edema in an urban EMS system.Using estimates from published reports on prehospital and emergency department CPAP, a cost-effectiv
Publikováno v:
American Journal of Disaster Medicine. 2:285-295
In September 2004, two consecutive hurricanes (Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne) made landfall in Stuart, FL, and created healthcare needs that overtaxed the capacity of the local healthcare system. To determine the character and structure of t