Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 12, Issue 4 (2008)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 12, Issue 4 (2008)

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Special Contribution

Article
Addressing Prehospital Patient Safety Using the Science of Injury Prevention andControl
Zachary F. Meisel MD, MPH, Stephen Hargarten MD, MPH & Jon Vernick JD, MPH
Pages: 411-416
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforAddressing Prehospital Patient Safety Using the Science of Injury Prevention andControl | Full Text | References | PDF (67.2 KB)
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Original Contributions

Article
Community Consultation Methods in a Study Using Exception to Informed Consent
Maria Nelson MS4, Terri A. Schmidt MD, MS, Nicole M. DeIorio MD, K. John McConnell PhD, Denise E. Griffiths BS & Katie B. McClure MD
Pages: 417-425
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforCommunity Consultation Methods in a Study Using Exception to Informed Consent | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Advance Hospital Notification by EMS in Acute Stroke Is Associated with Shorter Door-to-Computed Tomography Time andIncreased Likelihood of Administration of Tissue-Plasminogen Activator
Abdul R. Abdullah MD, Eric E. Smith MD, MPH, Paul D. Biddinger MD, Deidre Kalenderian & Lee H. Schwamm MD
Pages: 426-431
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforAdvance Hospital Notification by EMS in Acute Stroke Is Associated with Shorter Door-to-Computed Tomography Time andIncreased Likelihood of Administration of Tissue-Plasminogen Activator | Full Text | References | PDF (133.4 KB)
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A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Treatment Regimens for Acute Pain for Topical Oleoresin Capsaicin (Pepper Spray) Exposure in Adult Volunteers
James D. Barry MD, Robert Hennessy MD & John G. McManus Jr MD, MCR
Pages: 432-437
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforA Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Treatment Regimens for Acute Pain for Topical Oleoresin Capsaicin (Pepper Spray) Exposure in Adult Volunteers | Full Text | References | PDF (670.6 KB)
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Article
Location of Airway Management in Air Medical Transport
Scott E. McIntosh MD, MPH, Eric R. Swanson MD, Anna F. McKeone MD & Erik D. Barton MD, MS, MBA
Pages: 438-442
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforLocation of Airway Management in Air Medical Transport | Full Text | References | PDF (117 KB)
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Helicopter Scene Response: Regional Variation in Compliance with Air Medical Triage Guidelines
Tami O. Tiamfook-Morgan MD, Christine Kociszewski EMT-P, MPH, Ciaran Browne MBBS, Derek Barclay MD, Suzanne K. Wedel MD & Stephen H. Thomas MD, MPH
Pages: 443-450
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforHelicopter Scene Response: Regional Variation in Compliance with Air Medical Triage Guidelines | Full Text | References | PDF (75.6 KB)
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Focus On Trauma

Article
Establishing the Need for Trauma Center Care: Anatomic Injury or Resource Use?
Craig D. Newgard MD, MPH, Jerris R. Hedges MD, MS, Brian Diggs PhD & Richard J. Mullins MD
Pages: 451-458
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforEstablishing the Need for Trauma Center Care: Anatomic Injury or Resource Use? | Full Text | References | PDF (982.5 KB)
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Distance Impacts Mortality in Trauma Patients with an Intubation Attempt
Michael T. Cudnik MD, MPH, Craig D. Newgard MD, MPH, Henry Wang MD, MPH, Christopher Bangs MS & Robert Herrington IV MD
Pages: 459-466
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforDistance Impacts Mortality in Trauma Patients with an Intubation Attempt | Full Text | References | PDF (466.6 KB)
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Article
Do Outcome Measures for Trauma Triage Agree?
Sydney R. Leach MD, Robert A. Swor DO, Raymond E. Jackson MD, Ryan C. Fringer MD & Antonio X. Bonfiglio MD
Pages: 467-469
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforDo Outcome Measures for Trauma Triage Agree? | Full Text | References | PDF (46.8 KB)
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Focus On EMS Dispatch

Article
Can Emergency Medical Dispatch Codes Predict Prehospital Interventions for Common 9-1-1 Call Types?
Karl A. Sporer MD, Nicholas J. Johnson BA, Clement C. Yeh MD & Glen M. Youngblood BA
Pages: 470-478
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforCan Emergency Medical Dispatch Codes Predict Prehospital Interventions for Common 9-1-1 Call Types? | Full Text | References | PDF (762.2 KB)
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Can Emergency Medical Dispatch Systems Safely Reduce First-Responder Call Volume?
David C. Cone MD, Nicholas Galante BS & Donald S. MacMillan MA, PA-C, EMT-P
Pages: 479-485
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforCan Emergency Medical Dispatch Systems Safely Reduce First-Responder Call Volume? | Full Text | References | PDF (71 KB)
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Education andPractice

Article
Prevention of Pediatric Drug Calculation Errors by Prehospital Care Providers
Morgen Bernius, Bryan Thibodeau, Abby Jones, Brian Clothier & Michael Witting
Pages: 486-494
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforPrevention of Pediatric Drug Calculation Errors by Prehospital Care Providers | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Article
Pay for Performance Improves Rural EMS Quality: Investment in Prehospital Care
Brett S. Whyte MD & Randall Ansley EMT-P
Pages: 495-497
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforPay for Performance Improves Rural EMS Quality: Investment in Prehospital Care | Full Text | References | PDF (47.3 KB)
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Article
Is Online Pediatric Continuing Education Effective in a Rural State?
Linda Warren NREMT-P, Robert Sapien MD & Lynne Fullerton-Gleason PhD
Pages: 498-502
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
AbstractforIs Online Pediatric Continuing Education Effective in a Rural State? | Full Text | References | PDF (51.8 KB)
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Case Conference

Article
Aortic Dissection Mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Perils of Prehospital Care
Richard A. Forbes MBBS, FACEM, DipIMC (RCSEd) & G. Balderston SR Paramedic
Pages: 503-505
Published online: 02 Jul 2009
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