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Autor:
Maija Holsti, Benjamin L. Sill, Steven M. Joyce, Sean D. Firth, Francis Filloux, Ronald A. Furnival
Publikováno v:
Pediatric Emergency Care. 23:148-153
The local emergency medical services (EMS) council implemented a new pediatric treatment protocol using a Mucosal Atomization Device (MAD) to deliver intranasal (IN) midazolam for seizure activity.We sought to compare outcomes in seizing pediatric pa
Autor:
Mark Keim, Richard Alcorta, Craig DeAtley, Robert J. Geller, Philip Edelman, Jefferey L. Burgess, Edwin Kilbourne, Dori Reisman, Michael Shannon, Steven M Joyce, Richard C. Dart, David Fenton, Frederick R. Sidell, Edward M. Eitzen, Alvin C. Bronstein, Fred M. Henretig, Armando Bevelaqua, Robert Gum, Gregory M. Bogdan, James M. Madsen, Matthew Tarosky, Richard G. Thomas, Erik Auf der Heide, Lewis R. Goldfrank, Mark A. Kirk, Andrew R. Erdman
Publikováno v:
JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 31:36-41
Publikováno v:
Prehospital Emergency Care. 1:140-144
Change from quality assurance (QA) to quality improvement (QI) in EMS has been adopted by many systems. This study sought to determine whether QI is effective in this setting.A QI program comprised of prospective, concurrent, and retrospective compon
Autor:
Steven M. Joyce, Chris S. Moser
Publikováno v:
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 7:61-64
A new cervical immobilization device (the Philadelphia Red E.M. Collar with Head Immobilizer/Stabilizer), has been introduced as an adjunct in extricating potentially neck-injured patients. This study compared the efficacy of immobilization using the
Autor:
Steven M. Joyce, Jerris R. Hedges
Publikováno v:
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 5:383-388
Report forms are used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems for documentation of services provided and for self-analysis of EMS functions. Although the EMS Systems Act of 1973 originally intended for the development and implementation of a unif
Autor:
Steven M. Joyce, Robert D. Cheeley
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 8:11-15
The widespread use of visually read blood glucose reagent strips for initiation of emergent treatment of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia has produced concern over the accuracy of this method. This study evaluated the accuracy of Chemstrip bG (Bio-Dyna
Publikováno v:
Prehospital emergency care. 2(1)
Controversy exists as to the effectiveness of defibrillation by emergency medical technicians (EMT-Ds) in reducing mortality from cardiac arrest in two-tiered EMS systems. This study was performed to assess the impact of EMT-Ds on outcome of sudden c
Autor:
Steven M. Joyce, J.N. Treseder
Publikováno v:
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 44:S62-S63
Study objectives: Rigid spine boards, along with other devices, are commonly used for spinal immobilization by emergency medical services. Research indicates that victims spend an average of 60 minutes immobilized, resulting in prolonged discomfort,
Autor:
Steven M. Joyce, Douglas E Brown
Publikováno v:
Annals of emergency medicine. 20(12)
Analysis of emergency medical services (EMS) systems data is crucial to planning, education, research, and quality assurance programs. Currently, comparative analysis of EMS data between regions or states is virtually impossible due to wide variation
Autor:
Steven M. Joyce, Christa Danielson
Publikováno v:
The Journal of emergency medicine. 8(6)
A 37-year-old male presented with peripheral edema of sudden onset. Other signs of heart failure were absent. Subsequent evaluation revealed that the patient was a schizophrenic whose diet consisted almost entirely of carbohydrates. A clinical diagno