Does ambulance response time influence patient condition among patients with specific medical and trauma emergencies?Steven Weiss
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, and Albuquerque Ambulance Services, Albuquerque, NM, USA
South Med J 106:230-5. 2013
..The objective of the study was to determine whether ambulance response time makes a difference in the outcomes of emergency medical services (EMS) patients with specific traumatic and medical emergencies...
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...
- Comparison of the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale and the Emergency Department Work Index for quantifying emergency department crowding
Steven 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 trial
Steven 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 users
Steven 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 ED
Steven 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)...
- 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
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- Bioimpedance-derived differences in cardiac physiology during exercise stress testing in low-risk chest pain patients
Steven J Weiss
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
South Med J 96:1121-7. 2003
..In addition, the demographics of patients with chest pain, the incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD), and the methods used for evaluation have well-documented sex differences...
- Development of a site sampling form for evaluation of ED overcrowding
Steven 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...
- Detecting ongoing intimate partner violence in the emergency department using a simple 4-question screen: the OVAT
Amy 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...
- Derivation and validation of a short emergency department screening tool for perpetrators of intimate partner violence: the PErpetrator RaPid Scale (PERPS)
Amy A Ernst
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
J Emerg Med 42:206-17. 2012
..There is no short screening tool for perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV), although one is needed...
- A novel diversion protocol dramatically reduces diversion hours
Osei 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...
- Ondansetron oral dissolving tablets are superior to normal saline alone for prehospital nausea
Lynne Fullerton
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 16:463-8. 2012
..Antiemetics have been shown to be effective in multiple hospital settings, but few studies have been done in the prehospital environment...
- Usefulness of CRP and ESR in predicting septic joints
Amy A Ernst
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, NM 87131 001, USA
South Med J 103:522-6. 2010
..To determine whether erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), or a combination of both was better in diagnosing a septic joint...
- Adult intimate partner violence perpetrators are significantly more likely to have witnessed intimate partner violence as a child than nonperpetrators
Amy A Ernst
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 95817, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:641-50. 2009
..In a previous study, no association was found between intimate partner violence (IPV) victims and being an adult who witnessed IPV as a child (ACW)...
- Witnessing intimate partner violence as a child does not increase the likelihood of becoming an adult intimate partner violence victim
Amy 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 diseases
Diane 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...
- Does the addition of Vocera hands-free communication device improve interruptions in an academic emergency department?
Amy A Ernst
University of New Mexico, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
South Med J 106:189-95. 2013
..The research purpose was to determine whether this addition improved interruption times and our hypothesis was the device would decrease length of interruptions...
- Positive outcomes from an immediate and ongoing intervention for child witnesses of intimate partner violence
Amy A Ernst
University of New Mexico, Resources Inc, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:389-94. 2008
..We evaluated a unique immediate and ongoing intervention program for children who witness adult IPV...
- Minimal-risk waiver of informed consent and exception from informed consent (Final Rule) studies at institutional review boards nationwide
Amy A Ernst
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
Acad Emerg Med 12:1134-7. 2005
..Performance of research without consent is controversial; however, chances for public health improvements are significant...
- Brief intervention for perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV): simulation versus instruction alone
Amy A Ernst
University of New Mexico, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
South Med J 104:446-55. 2011
..To compare two brief randomized computer-based interventions about perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV)...
- Perpetrators of intimate partner violence use significantly more methamphetamine, cocaine, and alcohol than victims: a report by victims
Amy A Ernst
Department of Emergency Medicine, MSC10 5560 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 95817, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:592-6. 2008
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- Child witnesses and victims in homes with adult intimate partner violence
Amy A Ernst
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:696-9. 2006
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- Emergency medical services screening of elderly falls in the home
Steven J Weiss
Division of Emergency Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California 95817, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 7:79-84. 2003
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- Intimate partner violence from the emergency medicine perspective
Amy 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...
- Warmed versus room temperature saline for laceration irrigation: a randomized clinical trial
Amy A Ernst
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
South Med J 96:436-9. 2003
..Patient comfort is an important part of laceration repair...
- On-site pharmacists in the ED improve medical errors
Amy A Ernst
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87113, USA
Am J Emerg Med 30:717-25. 2012
..Our hypothesis was that errors would be significantly fewer during PP than PA times. We also hypothesized that times with PP would affect patients greater when disposition was to more critical areas (intensive care unit, or ICUs)...
- Assessing air medical crew real-time readiness to perform critical tasks
Darren Braude
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 0001, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:254-60. 2011
..Flight crew members' cognitive readiness (CR) to perform their jobs may be affected by sleep deprivation, personal problems, high workload, and use of alcohol and drugs...
- Awareness and use of over-the-counter pain medications: a survey of emergency department patients
Elaine Cham
Department of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento 95817, USA
South Med J 95:529-35. 2002
..Knowledge about renal and hepatic problems correlated with age and education. CONCLUSION: Many patients use OTC pain medications. Many are ill informed about their use and side effects. More education is needed...
- Relationship of restraint use, patient injury, and assaults on EMS personnel
Paul R Cheney
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131-0001, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 10:207-12. 2006
..By specifically targeting patients exhibiting these factors, EMS providers can help prevent injury to themselves. Patients not exhibiting these factors may be less dangerous...
- Residents with disabilities: a national survey of directors of emergency medicine residency programs
Kevin M Takakuwa
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, USA
South Med J 95:436-40. 2002
..CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide array of disabilities among EM residents. Available assistance varies. This may apply to other residencies as well...
Occult pneumothoraces in acute trauma patientsAmy A Ernst
University of New Mexico, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
West J Emerg Med 13:437-43. 2012
..Our hypotheses were that CR is a sensitive indicator of PTX on CT, that chest pain and shortness of breath are good predictors of PTX on CR, and that we could determine other predictors of PTX on CR...
- Repeat EMS transports among elderly emergency department patients
Steven 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...
- Predicting adverse outcomes in a diagnosis-based protocol system for rapid sequence intubation
Eduardo 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...
- Protocol for rapid sequence intubation in pediatric patients -- a four-year study
Eduardo Marvez-Valls
Medical Center of New Orleans Section of Emergency Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Med Sci Monit 8:CR229-34. 2002
..CONCLUSIONS: This protocol based pediatric rapid sequence intubation method worked well in an EM residency program. More intubations were in males and more were necessary due to trauma in this group...
