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Community resilience and public health practice by Morton, Melinda J, Lurie, Nicole

“…Building resilience is one of the two major focuses of the National Health Security Strategy of the US Department of Health and Human Services.1 According to…”
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Should Patients Who Receive a Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Have Evidence of Right Ventricular Strain Be Treated With Thrombolytic Therapy? by Morton, Melinda J., MD, MPH

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Is Early Goal-Directed Therapy or Standard Therapy More Effective in Decreasing Mortality Among Patients With Sepsis? by Morton Hamer, Melinda J., Faught, Sara K.

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Head Computed Tomography Use in the Emergency Department for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Integrating Evidence Into Practice for the Resident Physician by Morton, Melinda J., MD, MPH, Korley, Frederick K., MD

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Women on professional society and journal editorial boards by MORTON, Melinda J, SONNAD, Seema S

“…Membership on a professional medical society or journal editorial board is a marker of influence and prestige for those in academic medicine. This study…”
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Characterizing hospital workers' willingness to respond to a radiological event by Balicer, Ran D, Catlett, Christina L, Barnett, Daniel J, Thompson, Carol B, Hsu, Edbert B, Morton, Melinda J, Semon, Natalie L, Watson, Christopher M, Gwon, Howard S, Links, Jonathan M

“…Terrorist use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD, or "dirty bomb"), which combines a conventional explosive device with radiological materials, is among…”
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Developments in Surge Research Priorities: A Systematic Review of the Literature Following the Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference, 2007–2015 by Morton, Melinda J., DeAugustinis, Matthew L., Velasquez, Christina A., Singh, Sonal, Kelen, Gabor D., Zehtabchi, Shariar

“…Objectives In 2006, Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) published a special issue summarizing the proceedings of the AEM consensus conference on the “Science of…”
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International Emergency Medicine and Global Health: Training and Career Paths for Emergency Medicine Residents by Morton, Melinda J., MD, MPH, Vu, Alexander, DO, MPH

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Residents' Perspective section. Introduction by Morton, Melinda J

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Case Report: Ovarian Torsion in Pregnancy – Diagnosis and Management by Morton, Melinda J., MD, MPH, Masterson, Mary, PA-C, MPAS, Hoffmann, Beatrice, MD, PhD, RDMS

“…Abstract Background Ovarian torsion (OT) is one of the most common gynecologic surgical emergencies. All age groups can be affected, but ovarian stimulation,…”
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Are Thrombolytics Indicated for Pulmonary Embolism? by Morton, Melinda J., MD, MPH, Omron, Rodney, MD, MPH

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Lightning injury: A review by Ritenour, Amber E, Morton, Melinda J, McManus, John G, Barillo, David J, Cancio, Leopoldo C

“…Abstract Lightning is an uncommon but potentially devastating cause of injury in patients presenting to burn centers. These injuries feature unusual symptoms,…”
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Economic Community of West African States Disaster Preparedness Tabletop Exercise: Building Regional Capacity to Enhance Health Security by Morton Hamer, Melinda J, Reed, Paul L, Greulich, Jane D, Beadling, Charles W

“…The West African Disaster Preparedness Initiative held a disaster preparedness tabletop exercise with representatives from the Economic Community of West…”
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Challenges in Disaster Data Collection during Recent Disasters by Morton, Melinda, Levy, J. Lee

“…Gathering essential health data to provide rapid and effective medical relief to populations devastated by the effects of a disaster-producing event involves…”
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Agreement Between Routine Emergency Department Care and Clinical Decision Support Recommended Care in Patients Evaluated for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Korley, Frederick K., Morton, Melinda J., Hill, Peter M., Mundangepfupfu, Tichaendepi, Zhou, Tingting, Mohareb, Amir M., Rothman, Richard E., Lewis, Lawrence

“…Objectives Emergency department (ED) computed tomography (CT) use has increased significantly during the past decade. It has been suggested that adherence to…”
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Enhancing Global Health Security: US Africa Command's Disaster Preparedness Program by Morton Hamer, Melinda J, Reed, Paul L, Greulich, Jane D, Beadling, Charles W

“…US Africa Command's Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP), implemented by the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine, partnered with US…”
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Iraq's Internally Displaced Persons: A Hidden Crisis by Morton, Melinda J, Burnham, Gilbert M

“…Morton and Burnham tackles on the lack of access to quality health care and services of the displaced people in Iraq. With ongoing violence, the health system…”
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Preparing Your Emergency Department for the New CMS Metrics: Collecting and Comparing the Data by Morton, Melinda J., MD, MPH, Barrett, Tyler W., MD, MSCI

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The West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative: Strengthening National Capacities for All-Hazards Disaster Preparedness by Morton Hamer, Melinda J, Reed, Paul L, Greulich, Jane D, Kelen, Gabor D, Bradstreet, Nicole A, Beadling, Charles W

“…The Ebola outbreak demonstrated the need for improved disaster response throughout West Africa. The West Africa Disaster Preparedness Initiative was a training…”
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Republic of Senegal Disaster Preparedness and Response Exercise: Lessons Learned and Progress Toward Key Goals by Morton Hamer, Melinda J, Jordan, John J, Reed, Paul L, Greulich, Jane D, Gaye, Dame B, Beadling, Charles W

“…The Republic of Senegal Disaster Preparedness and Response Exercise was held from June 2-6, 2014, in Dakar, Senegal. The goal was to assist in familiarizing…”
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