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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus on the stethoscopes of emergency medical services providersMark A Merlin
Department of Emergency Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 13:71-4. 2009..While stethoscopes are known fomites for MRSA, the prevalence of MRSA in the prehospital setting is not well documented in the literature...- Evaluating degradation with fragment formation of prehospital succinylcholine by mass spectrometryMark A Merlin
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Acad Emerg Med 17:631-7. 2010..A 10% degradation threshold was set as not appropriate for human use, in accordance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines... - Evidence-based appendicitis: the initial work-upMark A Merlin
Department of Emergency Medicine, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Postgrad Med 122:189-95. 2010..It is essential that when the diagnosis of abdominal pain of unclear etiology is suspected, the clinician's discussion with the patient is well documented on the patient's chart... - Intranasal naloxone delivery is an alternative to intravenous naloxone for opioid overdosesMark A Merlin
Department of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA
Am J Emerg Med 28:296-303. 2010..Our study attempts to establish that IN naloxone is as effective as IV naloxone but without the risk of needle exposure. We also attempt to validate the use of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in opioid intoxication... - Improving medical students' understanding of prehospital care through a fourth year emergency medicine clerkshipMark A Merlin
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
Emerg Med J 27:147-50. 2010.... - External blood loss estimation using the MAR MethodMark A Merlin
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:1085-90. 2009..This study proposes and tests a new method using one's fist to determine external blood loss... - Prehospital rapid sequence intubation in an emergency medical services system with two advanced life support providersMark A Merlin
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 25:341-5. 2010..This is a report of the initial experience with the first 50 patients in a unique, two-tiered, two advanced life support (ALS) providers system... - Study of placing a second intravenous line in traumaMark A Merlin
Department of Emergency Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:208-13. 2011..Our hypothesis was that the placement of a second IV catheter in trauma does not result in an improvement in heart rate, blood pressure, rehospitalizaton rate, or 30-day mortality... - Naloxone in cardiac arrest with suspected opioid overdosesMatthew D Saybolt
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Resuscitation 81:42-6. 2010..We hypothesized that naloxone administration during cardiac arrest, in suspected opioid overdosed patients, is associated with a change in cardiac rhythm... - Impact of trauma activation on the ED length of stay for nontraumatic patientsRajiv Arya
Department of Emergency Medicine, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:311-6. 2012..We hypothesized that length of stay (LOS) is longer for nontrauma patients during a trauma activation... - Nosocomial and community-acquired infection rates of patients treated by prehospital advanced life support compared with other admitted patientsScott M Alter
Department of Medical Education, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, 08854, USA
Am J Emerg Med 29:57-64. 2011..This study examines admitted patients treated by advanced life support (ALS) and their likelihood of having community-acquired and nosocomial infections... - Prehospital intervention probability score: a novel method for determining necessity of emergency medical service unitsDenise Livingston
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Piscataway, New Jersey 08901, USA
Am J Emerg Med 28:552-60. 2010..This article models use of emergency medical services (EMS) within a defined geographical area. Our goal was to develop an original quantitative method to delineate the need for EMS units within a geographical population... - Causes of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletesMichael S Westrol
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Postgrad Med 122:144-57. 2010..Clinical findings, work-up, treatment, long-term management, and athlete preparticipation screening guidelines are discussed... - Use of a limited lights and siren protocol in the prehospital setting vs standard usageMark A Merlin
Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:519-25. 2012..Our objective was to determine if implementing a standard lights and sirens (L&S) protocol would reduce their use and if this had any effect on patient disposition... - OxyContin abuse and overdoseChristopher T Aquina
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Medical Education, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Postgrad Med 121:163-7. 2009.... - Impact of scribes on performance indicators in the emergency departmentRajiv Arya
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Acad Emerg Med 17:490-4. 2010..The objective was to quantify the effect of scribes on three measures of emergency physician (EP) productivity in an adult emergency department (ED)... - Babesiosis as a rare cause of fever in the immunocompromised patient: a case reportDaniel A Nelson
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, MEB Room 104, New Brunswick, NJ USA
Cases J 2:7420. 2009..This is the case of a rare and regional disease not often considered in the immunocompromised patient presenting with a chief complaint of fever... - Do all pediatric patients who have a febrile seizure require transport by advanced life support?Richard Brodsky
Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 25:317-20. 2009..The purpose of this study is establish that the subset of those patients who experience simple febrile seizures could be safely transported by BLS, subsequently freeing much needed ALS resources... - Disposable stainless steel vs plastic laryngoscope blades among paramedicsFrank D Dos Santos
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, New Brunswick, 08901, USA
Am J Emerg Med 29:590-3. 2011..This is the first prehospital comparison of disposable plastic vs disposable stainless steel laryngoscope blades used by paramedics...