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| Steve J WeissSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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The out-of-hospital use of a domestic violence screen for assessing patient riskS Weiss
University of California, Davis, Medical Center, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 4:24-7. 2000....- Development of a screen for ongoing intimate partner violenceSteve J Weiss
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Violence Vict 18:131-41. 2003..Because the OAS was still not accurate enough, we developed a new screen, based on the ISA, titled the Ongoing Violence Assessment Tool (OVAT)... - Emergency medical services screening of elderly falls in the homeSteven J Weiss
Division of Emergency Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 7:79-84. 2003.... - Repeat EMS transports among elderly emergency department patientsSteven J Weiss
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 6:6-10. 2002..The purposes of this study were to identify repeat transports of elderly patients to the authors' emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS), to identify demographics, and to compare chief complaints... - Visits to home environments by emergency medical services: a statewide studyS J Weiss
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 5:19-22. 2001..Understanding out-of-hospital transport demographics would clarify the opportunities for injury surveillance and prevention... - Use, understanding, and beliefs about complementary and alternative medicines among emergency department patientsS J Weiss
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 8:41-7. 2001..To describe the extent of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among emergency department (ED) patients, to evaluate patients' understanding of CAMs, and to determine gender differences in beliefs about CAMs... - The effect of prior hypothermia on the physiological response to norepinephrineS J Weiss
Section of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Resuscitation 45:201-7. 2000..this study determines the effect of prior hypothermia on the cardiovascular responses to norepinephrine (NE) after rewarming... - Gender differences in state-wide EMS transportsS J Weiss
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, USA
Am J Emerg Med 18:666-70. 2000..The use of various medications and procedures may also be related to gender. Understanding these differences may help in preparing EMS professionals for patient management... - Comparison of three instruments for assessing ongoing intimate partner violenceAmy A Ernst
Medical Center, University of California, Davis, California, USA
Med Sci Monit 8:CR197-201. 2002..The hypothesis of this study was that the OAS represents a construct that is different from either the original AAS or a single question asking about ongoing IPV... - Detecting ongoing intimate partner violence in the emergency department using a simple 4-question screen: the OVATAmy A Ernst
University of New Mexico Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131 5246, USA
Violence Vict 19:375-84. 2004..In conclusion, four brief questions can detect ongoing IPV to aid in identifying the victim... - Predicting adverse outcomes in a diagnosis-based protocol system for rapid sequence intubationEduardo Marvez
Louisiana State University/Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:23-9. 2003..This could alert the physician to a population at higher risk for adverse outcomes. Variables available in a diagnosis-based protocol RSI system can be used to predict adverse outcome among patients requiring RSI... - Development of a novel measure of overcrowding in a pediatric emergency departmentSteven J Weiss
University of New Mexico Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 23:641-5. 2007..Our primary objectives were to validate the NEDOCS model in our institution's pediatric ED and explore the possibility of another pediatric ED overcrowding model that would be better than the NEDOCS model... - Witnessing intimate partner violence as a child does not increase the likelihood of becoming an adult intimate partner violence victimAmy A Ernst
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Acad Emerg Med 14:411-8. 2007..The authors also sought to determine whether there were differences in demographics in these two groups... - An emergency department-based vaccination program: overcoming the barriers for adults at high risk for vaccine-preventable diseasesDiane Rimple
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:922-30. 2006..32 for flu). CONCLUSIONS: An ED-based vaccination program is both feasible and successful. Other than a shortage of vaccine, the only ED barrier to vaccination (perceived need) might be overcome with patient education... - Comparison of the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale and the Emergency Department Work Index for quantifying emergency department crowdingSteven J Weiss
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:513-8. 2006..Emergency department (ED) crowding is just beginning to be quantified. The only two scales presently available are the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS) and the Emergency Department Work Index (EDWIN)... - Automatic transport ventilator versus bag valve in the EMS setting: a prospective, randomized trialSteven J Weiss
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 0001, USA
South Med J 98:970-6. 2005..The primary objective of this study was to compare Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedics (EMT-P) perceptions of the usefulness of an automatic transport ventilator (ATV) compared with bag valve (BV) ventilation for intubated patients... - Effect of a social services intervention among 911 repeat usersSteven J Weiss
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:492-6. 2005..To determine whether emergency medical services (EMS) 911 frequent users would benefit from social services intervention... - Relationship between the National ED Overcrowding Scale and the number of patients who leave without being seen in an academic EDSteven J Weiss
Department of Emergency, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131 0001, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:288-94. 2005..We hypothesize that the number of patients who leave without being seen is correlated with the simple-to-use National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS)... - Development of a site sampling form for evaluation of ED overcrowdingSteven J Weiss
Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
Med Sci Monit 8:CR549-53. 2002..ED overcrowding is fast becoming a national crisis although no definition exists. The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot a sampling form that accurately reflects the concept of ED Overcrowding... - Estimating the degree of emergency department overcrowding in academic medical centers: results of the National ED Overcrowding Study (NEDOCS)Steven J Weiss
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
Acad Emerg Med 11:38-50. 2004.... - Intimate partner violence from the emergency medicine perspectiveAmy A Ernst
University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95817, USA
Women Health 35:71-81. 2002..2%. Ongoing IPV may be an immediate cause of presentation for medical care, or it may not be readily apparent. Over the last two decades efforts to improve identification of IPV in the ED have been successful... 
A novel diversion protocol dramatically reduces diversion hoursOsei Kwame Asamoah
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:670-5. 2008..Ambulance diversion is a problem in many communities. When patients are diverted prompt and appropriate medical care may be delayed...