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| C S CrandallSummaryAffiliation: University of New Mexico Country: USA Publications
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Guns and knives in New Mexico: patterns of penetrating trauma, 1978-1993C Crandall
Center for Injury Prevention, Research, and Education, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, USA
Acad Emerg Med 4:263-7. 1997..To identify patterns of nonfatal and fatal penetrating trauma among children and adults in New Mexico using ED and medical examiner data...- The influence of site of collection on postmortem morphine concentrations in heroin overdose victimsCameron S Crandall
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Injury Prevention Research and Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
J Forensic Sci 51:413-20. 2006..Left and right ventricular morphine concentrations were usually similar, although up to 3.2-fold differences were noted (left side higher)... - Subsequent suicide mortality among emergency department patients seen for suicidal behaviorCameron Crandall
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:435-42. 2006..To determine whether suicide mortality rates for a cohort of patients seen and subsequently discharged from the ED for a suicide-related complaint were higher than for ED comparison groups... - Previous emergency department use among homicide victims and offenders: a case-control studyCameron S Crandall
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Ann Emerg Med 44:646-55. 2004..We differentiate risk factors for future homicide victimization and offending, and we measure emergency department (ED) use among homicide victims, offenders, and controls... - Mortality reduction with air bag and seat belt use in head-on passenger car collisionsC S Crandall
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Injury Prevention Research and Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Am J Epidemiol 153:219-24. 2001..Combined air bag and seat belt use reduced mortality by more than 80% (OR = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.13, 0.25). Thus, this study confirms the independent effect of air bags and seat belts in reducing mortality... - Relationships between ambulance transports for alcohol intoxication and assaultL Fullerton
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Center for Injury Prevention Research and Education, Albuquerque 87131 5246, USA
Acad Emerg Med 5:325-9. 1998..To evaluate the association between ambulance transports for assault and those for alcohol intoxication... 
Driver mortality in paired side impact collisions due to incompatible vehicle typesC S Crandall
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med 47:495-506. 2003..0; 95% confidence interval: 7.9, 12.5). Differential mortality persisted after adjustment for confounders. Efforts should be sought to improve passenger car side impact crashworthiness and to reduce SUV aggressivity...- Octreotide: an antidote for sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycemiaS A McLaughlin
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque 87131 5246, USA
Ann Emerg Med 36:133-8. 2000..Our objective was to determine whether treatment with octreotide decreases glucose requirements and the number of hypoglycemic episodes in patients with sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycemia... - Prevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis C in ED patientsJudith C Brillman
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131 5246, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:476-80. 2002..Efforts to identify at risk patients for serologic testing and follow-up should be initiated. Identifying undiagnosed HCV can lead to interventions to decrease transmission as well as reduce the morbidity and mortality of disease... - Emergency department utilization among victims and offenders involved in non-lethal violenceJerry K Daday
Department of Sociology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101 1057, USA
Soc Sci Med 66:1197-203. 2008.... - Do pediatric and adult disaster victims differ? A descriptive analysis of clinical encounters from four natural disaster DMAT deploymentsKatherine A Gnauck
Center for Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 22:67-73. 2007..The differences between pediatric (< or = 17 years of age) and adult clinical field encounters were analyzed from four deployments of Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs)... - The influence of collection site and methods on postmortem morphine concentrations in a porcine modelCameron S Crandall
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Injury Prevention, Research and Education, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
J Anal Toxicol 30:651-8. 2006..This observation is not surprising given the transformation that occurs prior to the drug reaching the femoral vein. Values associated with diffuse tissues, relative to femoral veins, demonstrate more stochastic variation... - Changes in metabolic and hematologic laboratory values with ascent to altitude and the development of acute mountain sickness in Nepalese pilgrimsMark B Shah
Department of Emergency Medicine, MSC 10 5560, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 17:171-7. 2006.... - Analysis of patients treated during four Disaster Medical Assistance Team deploymentsKevin E Nufer
Center for Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA
J Emerg Med 30:183-7. 2006..In conclusion, DMATs should be prepared to see high volumes of low acuity patients. Patient needs do not change with time. Diagnostic testing may be useful... - Rural and urban fatal pedestrian crashes among United States American Indians and Alaskan NativesJonathon LaValley
University of New Mexico, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med 47:127-43. 2003..55% rural; p=0.0239). Prevention of AI/AN deaths should include engineering countermeasures specific to the needs of rural (lighting) and urban (medians with barriers) environments and address drinking behavior in both populations... - Different medical needs between hurricane and flood victimsKevin E Nufer
Center for Disaster Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 14:89-93. 2003..Our hypothesis was that flood and hurricane victims have different medical conditions and needs... - Use of a self-selected scheduling method in a large academic emergency medicine groupDouglas S Binder
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131 5246, USA
Ann Emerg Med 41:653-8. 2003..The lottery process continues until all shifts are filled. The creation of shift equivalent values facilitates the initial allocation of shifts and subsequent trades between faculty members... 
Impairment and severity: how ED physicians decide to override an impaired patient's refusalElizabeth Withers
Department of Emergency Medicine, MSC10 5560, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:803-7. 2008..1; 95% confidence interval, 1.5-3.0) and an increase of 10 mm of severity (odds ratio, 1.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-2.0) independently predicted a WOPR. Both degrees of impairment and illness severity impact an ED physician's WOPR...- Unanticipated death after discharge home from the emergency departmentDavid P Sklar
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Ann Emerg Med 49:735-45. 2007..We measured the frequency of unanticipated death among patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) and reviewed these cases for patterns of potential preventable medical error... - Pain in the emergency department: results of the pain and emergency medicine initiative (PEMI) multicenter studyKnox H Todd
Pain and Emergency Medicine Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York 10003, USA
J Pain 8:460-6. 2007..This study documents high pain intensity and suboptimal pain management practices in a large multicenter ED network in the United States and Canada. These findings suggest that there is much room for improvement in this area... - Computed tomography of the head as a screening examination for facial fracturesJon Marinaro
Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:616-9. 2007..85, 95% CI = 0.74-0.96). Head CT was sensitive and specific for identifying nonnasal bone midfacial fractures. An initial head CT alone may limit the need for a Waters view radiography or screening facial CT in detecting injuries...