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| Marc EcksteinSummaryAffiliation: University of Southern California Country: USA Publications
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Improved trauma system multicasualty incident response: comparison of two train crash disastersH Gill Cryer
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 1711, USA
J Trauma 68:783-9. 2010..To determine whether our trauma system MCI response improved, we analyzed the distribution of patients from the scene to TCs and CHs in the two MCIs...- The Los Angeles public access defibrillator (PAD) program: Ten years afterMarc Eckstein
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Medical Director Los Angeles Fire Department, United States Electronic address
Resuscitation 83:1411-2. 2012..This study sought to determine the usage of and survival rate from a large, urban PAD program in the first 10years since its implementation... - Impact of paramedic transport with prehospital 12-lead electrocardiography on door-to-balloon times for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMarc Eckstein
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 13:203-6. 2009..To determine the impact of prehospital 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) on door-to-balloon times for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients prior to the establishment of formally designated STEMI receiving centers... - Implementation of specialty centers for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionMarc Eckstein
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 13:215-22. 2009..Early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be superior to fibrinolytic therapy and is associated with reduced morbidity and mortality for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)... 
Specialty center boom: is transport to the closest ED a thing of the past?Marc Eckstein
Los Angeles Fire Department and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
JEMS 32:42-3. 2007- Focus on smoke inhalation--the most common cause of acute cyanide poisoningMarc Eckstein
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 21:s49-55. 2006.... - Prehospital 12-lead speeds careMarc Eckstein
Los Angeles Fire Department, USA
JEMS 30:38, 40-1. 2005 - Managing the pregnant trauma patientMarc Eckstein
Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles, CA, USA
JEMS 30:110-27; quiz 130-1. 2005 - Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Evaluation in Los Angeles: CARE-LAMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 45:504-9. 2005..We determine survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Los Angeles using the Utstein method and compare these data with that reported for other urban and suburban areas... - Termination of resuscitative efforts for out-of-hospital cardiac arrestsMarc Eckstein
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:65-70. 2005..To determine the rate of termination of resuscitative efforts for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients and whether variability exists among different base hospitals providing online medical control (OLMC)... - EMS and managed care: the Los Angeles experienceMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 14:245-9. 2010..As past medical records and close follow-up are unavailable at the non-MCO facility, unnecessary workups and/or admissions may result... - End-tidal CO2 as a predictor of survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrestMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 26:148-50. 2011..The objective of this study was to evaluate initial end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) as a predictor of survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest... - The effect of emergency department crowding on paramedic ambulance availabilityMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 43:100-5. 2004..We determine the effect of emergency department (ED) crowding on paramedic ambulance availability... 
Dispatcher recognition of stroke using the National Academy Medical Priority Dispatch SystemBrian H Buck
University of California at Los Angeles Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Stroke 40:2027-30. 2009..1 of the National Academy Medical Priority Dispatch System)...- Radiologic evaluation of alternative sites for needle decompression of tension pneumothoraxKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, USC LAC Medical Center, 1200 N State St, Inpatient Tower C Room C5L100, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Arch Surg 147:813-8. 2012..To compare the distance to be traversed during needle thoracostomy decompression performed at the second intercostal space (ICS) in the midclavicular line (MCL) with the fifth ICS in the anterior axillary line (AAL)... - Emergency medical services transport decisions in posttraumatic circulatory arrest: are national practices congruent?Jeremy Brywczynski
Department of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 4700, USA
J Trauma 69:1154-9; discussion 1160. 2010.... - Resuscitation center designation: recommendations for emergency medical services practicesC Crawford Mechem
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 14:51-61. 2010..Potential barriers to the establishment of such centers are discussed and strategies to overcome them are proposed... - Racial/ethnic differences in bystander CPR in Los Angeles, CaliforniaPeter C Benson
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ethn Dis 19:401-6. 2009..While previous studies have shown that African Americans are less likely to receive BCPR than Caucasians even after adjusting for variables such as socioeconomic status, BCPR rates in Latinos have not been reported... - Pulseless electrical activity: a diagnostic challenge for EMSPeter Benson
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 9:231-5. 2005 - Facilitating EMS turnaround intervals at hospitals in the face of receiving facility overcrowdingMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 9:267-75. 2005..Federal and state health officials should also play an active role in monitoring progress and compliance... - Helicopter transport of pediatric trauma patients in an urban emergency medical services system: a critical analysisMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Trauma 53:340-4. 2002..Helicopter transport of pediatric trauma patients in an urban Emergency Medical Services system remains controversial... - Rationale for establishing regional ST-elevation myocardial infarction receiving center (SRC) networksIvan C Rokos
Department of Emergency Medicine, Olive View University of California Los Angeles UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 91342, USA
Am Heart J 152:661-7. 2006..Regional coordination of SRC networks is needed to ensure quality monitoring and to delineate the ideal reperfusion strategy for a given community based on available resources and expertise... - Physician-investigator phone elicitation of consent in the field: a novel method to obtain explicit informed consent for prehospital clinical researchJeffrey L Saver
Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 10:182-5. 2006..To describe and report the feasibility of a novel field telephonic strategy to elicit explicit informed consent in prehospital trials for conditions in which patients retain decision-making capacity... - Paramedic knowledge, attitudes, and training in end-of-life careSusan C Stone
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 24:529-34. 2009.... - Optimal positioning for emergent needle thoracostomy: a cadaver-based studyKenji Inaba
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033 4525, USA
J Trauma 71:1099-103; discussion 1103. 2011..The purpose of this study was to evaluate placement in the fifth intercostal space, midaxillary line, where tube thoracostomy is routinely performed. We hypothesized that this would result in a higher successful placement rate... - Enhancing public health preparedness for a terrorist attack involving cyanideMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
J Emerg Med 35:59-65. 2008.... - Ability of paramedics to treat patients with congestive heart failure via standing field treatment protocolsMarc Eckstein
Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:23-5. 2002..Further training and quality improvement efforts need to be directed towards improving paramedic performance with this challenging group of patients, with consideration given to requiring OLMD for patients presenting with rales... - Helicopter scene transport of trauma patients with nonlife-threatening injuries: a meta-analysisBryan E Bledsoe
The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, and Saint Johns Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J Trauma 60:1257-65; discussion 1265-6. 2006..The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of patients transported by helicopter who have nonlife-threatening injuries... - Disaster on the rails: training, teamwork & unified command lead to success at California multiple-train MCIA J Heightman
JEMS
JEMS 30:46-67. 2005 - Primum non nocere--first do no harm: an imperative for emergency medical servicesMarc Eckstein
Prehosp Emerg Care 8:444-6. 2004..To do otherwise is in direct conflict with the mission of EMS, and minimizes the value of the lives of the people in the communities who depend on us. First do no harm... is anyone listening?.. - The value of prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to predict the need for patient hospitalizationMarc Eckstein
J Trauma 54:628; author reply 628-9. 2003 - The Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS): a new measure to characterize stroke severity in the fieldJennifer N Llanes
UCLA Stroke Center, 90095, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 8:46-50. 2004..2 versus 3.7, p=.0002. CONCLUSIONS: A motor score derived from the LAPSS rapidly quantifies stroke severity in the field and predicts functional outcomes with accuracy comparable to that of the full NIHSS and the sNIHSS... - The misplaced endotracheal tube?Bryan E Bledsoe
JEMS 29:36-8; discussion 38-50. 2004 - Prehospital neuroprotective therapy for acute stroke: results of the Field Administration of Stroke Therapy-Magnesium (FAST-MAG) pilot trialJeffrey L Saver
UCLA Stroke Center, Geffen School of Medicine of the University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA
Stroke 35:e106-8. 2004..To demonstrate that paramedic initiation of intravenous magnesium sulfate (Mg) in the field in focal stroke patients is feasible, safe, and yields significant time-savings compared with in-hospital initiation of neuroprotective therapy... - Out-of-hospital pediatric airway managementMarc Eckstein
Ann Emerg Med 44:181-2; author reply 182-3. 2004 - Hydrogen cyanide in fire smoke: an underappreciated threatDonald W Walsh
Chicago Fire Department's Bureau of Operation's EMS Division, USA
Emerg Med Serv 33:160-3. 2004 - Evidence-based performance measures for emergency medical services systems: a model for expanded EMS benchmarkingJ Brent Myers
Section of EMF Homeland Security and Disaster Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390 8579, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 12:141-51. 2008..It is hoped that utilization of this model will serve to improve EMS system design and deployment strategies while enhancing the benchmarking and sharing of best practices among EMS systems...