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Prehospital Advanced Life Support for Major Trauma: Critical Need for Clinical Trials by Spaite, Daniel W, Criss, Elizabeth A, Valenzuela, Terence D, Meislin, Harvey W

“…We compared and contrasted the literature that currently exists on this topic. We examined methodologies, results, and conclusions for each article. We also…”
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Emergency medical service agency definitions of response intervals by Meislin, Harvey W, Conn, Jennifer B, Conroy, Carol, Tibbitts, Mark

“…Study objective: There is a time continuum from emergency medical services (EMS) dispatch, response, scene, transport, and arrival at the hospital. Previous…”
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Developing a Foundation for the Evaluation of Expanded-Scope EMS: A Window of Opportunity That Cannot Be Ignored by Spaite, Daniel W, Criss, Elizabeth A, Valenzuela, Terence D, Meislin, Harvey W

“…EMS systems are about to undergo a major transformation. Not only will the scope of EMS change, but many experts believe that it will dramatically expand. Some…”
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Prospective validation of a new model for evaluating emergency medical services systems by in-field observation of specific time intervals in prehospital care by Spaite, D W, Valenzuela, T D, Meislin, H W, Criss, E A, Hinsberg, P

“…To develop and validate a new time interval model for evaluating operational and patient care issues in emergency medical service (EMS) systems…”
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Analysis of Federally Imposed Penalties for Violations of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act by Levine, Robert J, Guisto, John A, Meislin, Harvey W, Spaite, Daniel W

“…Study objective: To identify the incidence of federally imposed penalties for violations of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA). Methods: Under…”
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Emergency vehicle intervals versus collapse-to-CPR and collapse-to-defibrillation intervals: monitoring emergency medical services system performance in sudden cardiac arrest by Valenzuela, T D, Spaite, D W, Meislin, H W, Clark, L L, Wright, A L, Ewy, G A

“…To compare emergency vehicle response intervals with collapse-to-intervention intervals to determine which of these system data better correlated with survival…”
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Observational Evaluation of Compliance With Traffic Regulations Among Helmeted and Nonhelmeted Bicyclists by Farris, Christine, Spaite, Daniel W, Criss, Elizabeth A, Valenzuela, Terence D, Meislin, Harvey W

“…See related editorial p 643. Study objective: To evaluate whether helmeted bicyclists are more compliant with traffic regulations than nonhelmeted bicyclists…”
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The impact of injury severity and prehospital procedures on scene time in victims of major trauma by Spaite, D W, Tse, D J, Valenzuela, T D, Criss, E A, Meislin, H W, Mahoney, M, Ross, J

“…To evaluate the relationship among injury severity, prehospital procedures, and time spent at the scene by paramedics for victims of major trauma…”
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A Prospective In-Field Comparison of Intravenous Line Placement by Urban and Nonurban Emergency Medical Services Personnel by Spaite, Daniel W, Valenzuela, Terence D, Criss, Elizabeth A, Meislin, Harvey W, Hinsberg, Paul

“…Study hypothesis: Emergency medical services personnel are highly proficient at rapid IV line placement in the prehospital setting, with little difference…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of paramedic emergency medical services in the treatment of prehospital cardiopulmonary arrest by Valenzuela, T D, Criss, E A, Spaite, D, Meislin, H W, Wright, A L, Clark, L

“…1) Identification of marginal costs associated with prehospital resuscitation of cardiopulmonary arrest; 2) Determination of cost effectiveness for such…”
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Geriatric injury: an analysis of prehospital demographics, mechanisms, and patterns by Spaite, D W, Criss, E A, Valenzuela, T D, Meislin, H W, Ross, J

“…To evaluate emergency medical services (EMS) system use, injury mechanisms, and prehospital assessments among elderly victims of trauma. We analyzed all…”
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An analysis of medical care at mass gatherings by Sanders, A B, Criss, E, Steckl, P, Meislin, H W, Raife, J, Allen, D

“…Emergency medical care at public gatherings is haphazard at best and dangerous at worst. The Arizona chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians,…”
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Fast Track: urgent care within a teaching hospital emergency department: can it work? by Meislin, H W, Coates, S A, Cyr, J, Valenzuela, T

“…We performed a ten-week study to understand the feasibility of a fast track system within a teaching hospital setting. Our results show that 50% or fewer of…”
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Meeting the goals of academia: characteristics of emergency medicine faculty academic work styles by Meislin, H W, Spaite, D W, Valenzuela, T D

“…Emergency medicine faculty have 24-hour clinical responsibilities in addition to the academic requirements of research and administration/teaching. This study…”
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Incarceration of the gravid uterus by Meislin, H W

“…Incarceration of the gravid uterus is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. Reported is the case of a gravida 2, para 1 26-year-old woman who presented…”
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A new model for providing prehospital medical care in large stadiums by Spaite, D W, Criss, E A, Valenzuela, T D, Meislin, H W, Smith, R, Nelson, A

“…To determine proper priorities for the provision of health care in large stadiums, we studied the medical incident patterns occurring in a major college…”
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Thermal stability of prehospital medications by Valenzuela, T D, Criss, E A, Hammargren, W M, Schram, K H, Spaite, D W, Meislin, H W, Clark, J B

“…To evaluate the effect of prolonged environmental extremes on common prehospital medications, four identical sets of 23 drugs were placed in a simulated…”
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Evaluation of EMS management training offered during emergency medicine residency training by Valenzuela, T D, Criss, E A, Spaite, D W, Meislin, H W

“…Physician involvement in the provision of both direct and indirect medical control to emergency medical providers is critical to the effective operation of an…”
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Case and Survival Definitions in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Effect on Survival Rate Calculation by Valenzuela, Terence D, Spaite, Daniel W, Meislin, Harvey W, Clark, Lani L, Wright, Arthur L, Ewy, Gordon A

“…Objective.—To determine the effect of different case and survival definitions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on survival rate calculations.Design.—A…”
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Cutaneous abscesses. Anaerobic and aerobic bacteriology and outpatient management by Meislin, H W, Lerner, S A, Graves, M H, McGehee, M D, Kocka, F E, Morello, J A, Rosen, P

“…Specimens from 135 cutaneous abscesses in outpatients were cultured anaerobically and aerobically. Of these, 4% were sterile and 29% yielded pure cultures,…”
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