Emergency medical service systems and patient-flow patterns : S. Iwamoto, T. Hobara, H. Kobayashi, T. Kawamoto, T. Sakai. Jpn J Acute Med 1985;9:1663–1667
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(86)90313-X
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 4 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 1986
Emergency medical services in Israel Eli Hadas, Mickey Eisenberg, Eugene Nagel
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(84)90172-4
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 2 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 1984
Emergency medical services in the Soviet Union Jeffrey A. Coles
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(84)90049-4
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 2 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 1984
Emergency medical service safety of helicopters Robert C. Mathews
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(91)90221-5
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 9 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 1991
Role of a hospital team at an industrial explosion Bruce E. Haynes, Alfred C. Emmel
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(88)90013-7
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 6 , Issue 3 ,
Published in issue: May 1988
Does the absence of gasping upon emergency medical services arrival indicate the need for endotracheal intubation? Eric M. Rottenberg
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.11.045
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 34 , Issue 2 ,
Published online: November 18 2015
x Kang et al [1] conducted a nationwide study of the effects of prehospital airway management on survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. They compared neurologically favorable survival among adult nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who received airway management with bag-valve-mask (BVM) ventilation vs endotracheal intubation (ETI) vs supraglottic airway (SGA). Unlike other recent large-scale studies of prehospital airway management, they found that neurologically favorable survival to hospital discharge rates was significantly higher among patients who received ETI than those receiving BVM or SGA.
The Brighton experience with resuscitation ambulances Clive Studd
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(84)90020-2
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 2 , Issue 3 ,
Published in issue: May 1984
Emergency medical service system during the international exposition of science and technology (EXPO '85 Tsukuba) : Ohashi N, Ozaki A, Yamanaka M, et al. Jpn J Acute Med 1987;11:213–218
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(87)90395-0
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 5 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 1987
Emergency medical services: An annotated bibliography of the recent literature Jon R. Krohmer, Howard A. Werman, Members of the EMS Educators Committee, Stem
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(89)90105-8
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 7 , Issue 1 ,
Published in issue: January 1989
Efficiency and cost-effectiveness of advanced EMS in West Germany G. Riediger, Thomas Fleischmann-Sperber
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(90)90301-F
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 8 , Issue 1 ,
Published in issue: January 1990
x A model study was performed by an economist in Lower Frankonia (a mostly rural area of West Germany with several urban centers) to examine the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the emergency medical service that included prehospital physician presence.‡ To perform this examination about $3.5 million were spent to improve organization and communication within the local emergency medical service, to purchase additional equipment and further emergency vehicles, and to install pre-hospital emergency physician service.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) versus non-EMS transport of critically injured patients: Cornell EE, Belzberg H, Hennigan K, et al. JAMA 2000;135:315–319
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(01)80092-9
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 19 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 2001
Emergency medicine in Ecuador Heather R. Webb, Mark J. Sagarin
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/ajem.2001.18123
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 19 , Issue 5 ,
Published in issue: September 2001
x Emergency medical care in Ecuador is limited by geographic, economic, political, and infrastructural barriers. Afflictions of the developing world (eg, tropical infections and natural disasters) combine with ailments of the developed world (eg, trauma and cardiovascular disease) to mandate improved emergency medical systems. The nation has recently initiated FASBASE, a program dedicated to the enhancement of both prehospital and emergency department (ED) services. Furthermore, a dedicated residency program in Emergency and Disaster Medicine recently graduated its first class.
Community hospital management of pediatric emergencies: Implications for pediatric emergency medical services Alfred Sacchetti, Carol Carraccio, Todd Warden, Steven Gazak
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(86)90241-X
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 4 , Issue 1 ,
Published in issue: January 1986
x The ability of emergency physicians in a general community hospital to manage pediatric patients was evaluated. Essential diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in the emergency department on pediatric patients transferred for admission to a tertiary care center were compared with those initially performed on the same patients by the pediatricians and residents of the tertiary care center. The overall care rendered by the emergency physicians correlated well with that of the referral center.
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in emergency medical service providers Barry J. Knapp, Sara N. Tsuchitani
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2011.05.024
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 29 , Issue 8 ,
Published in issue: October 2011
x Understanding the epidemiological spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important aspect in limiting the pathogen's prevalence in a community. Because emergency medical service (EMS) personnel are potential portals of infection both into and out of the hospital, knowledge of their MRSA colonization status may have implications on limiting the further spread of this organism. The prevalence of nasal MRSA colonization in EMS providers has not been documented in the current literature.
Emergency medical dispatching: Rapid identification and treatment of acute myocardial infarction National Heart Attack Alert Program Coordinating Committee Access to Care Subcommittee
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(95)90246-5
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 13 , Issue 1 ,
Published in issue: January 1995
x Emergency medical telephone calls (ie, those made to 9-1-1 or 7-digit emergency numbers) are directed to emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) who are responsible for quickly obtaining critical pieces of information from the caller, then activating an appropriate level of emergency medical services (EMS) response and providing the caller with patient care instructions until medical help arrives. The impact of well-trained, medically managed EMDs on the early care of potential acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients is believed to be beneficial.
Resuscitation decision making by New Mexico emergency medical technicians David R. Johnson, W.Ann Maggiore
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(93)90107-M
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 11 , Issue 2 ,
Published in issue: March 1993
x The extent to which Emergency Medical Service personnel are placed in situations in which difficult cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions must be made has been poorly explored. Further, it is not known whether this kind of decision making is troubling to emergency medical technicians. Although it is likely that emergency medical service systems handle with-holding cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a variety of ways, the authors chose to examine a cross-section of New Mexico emergency medical technicians.
International EMS: Lessons learned in Costa Rica Connie Mitchell
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(91)90062-O
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 9 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 1991
x Health care planners in Costa Rica, seeking to upgrade their emergency medical services, contracted with United States agencies for additional funding and established a national program for the development of an emergency medical service system. Three years later some of the problems and accomplishments of both the planning and early implementation phases have been identified and include the importance of a detailed assessment of current system components, resources, and priorities; the early implementation of an accurate data collection system; early planning for system self-sufficiency; the vital role of the lead agency with formal lines of authority; the careful development of local expertise and leadership.
Emergency Medical Services and 9-1-1 pandemic influenza preparedness: a national assessment Anthony L. Oliver, Gerald S. Poplin, Christopher A. Kahn
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2011.11.014
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 30 , Issue 3 ,
Published online: February 10 2012
x The likelihood of an influenza pandemic places public agencies under pressure to ensure readiness for local outbreaks. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is a critical infrastructure that needs to be part of preparedness and response planning for a severe pandemic. Legal and regulatory frameworks should recognize prehospital capabilities as lawmakers attempt to facilitate capacity-building collaboration, which is critical to disaster response. The prehospital system's lack of surge capacity has been detailed [1-5], and agencies seek direction regarding preparedness planning from state agencies [6,7].
Emergency medicine in Eritrea: Rebuilding after a 30-year war of independence Michael D Brown
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90099-2
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 17 , Issue 4 ,
Published in issue: July 1999
x Eritrea became a member of the United Nations in 1993, after a devestating 30-year war of independence with Ethiopia. Although Eritrea suffers from many of the problems beset by the developing world, the people are determined to rebuild their country. Emergency medical care and emergency services are in their infancy, yet the signs of progress are already visible in the capital city of Asmara. This report describes the current state of the prehospital system and emergency medical care in Eritrea.
The impact of H1N1 influenza A virus pandemic on the emergency medical service in Kobe Masaharu Tsubokura, Haruka Nakada, Tomoko Matsumura, Yuko Kodama, Masahiro Kami
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2009.10.013
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine , Vol. 28 , Issue 2 ,
Published in issue: February 2010
x Pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza virus infection has been identified as the cause of a widespread outbreak of febrile respiratory tract infection. On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert to the highest level, phase 6.
