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Episode 14: Thoracotomy

PHEM Cast

J Am Coll Surg; 2000. Tarney et al.Outcomes following military traumatic cardiorespiratory arrest: A prospective observational study. Emergency Department thoracotomy for the critically injured patient: Objectives, indications, and outcomes. World Journal of Emergency Surgery; 2006: 1:4. Rhee et al. J Am Coll Surg.

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Is it Time to Take Another Look at the State of Emergency Care in the U.S.? 

ACEP Now

In 2000, as he was completing his second term on ACEP’s Board, he was elected to the IOM – now National Academy of Medicine – in 2000. Prior to WVU, Dr. Prescott served as a military emergency physician at Brooke Army Medical Center, TX and Fort Bragg/Fort Liberty, NC. million in federal grants. “I

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Trimble, BVMs] Many physicians of this era had experience of WWII and Korean War military medicine; they were joined by younger men who used GI Bill benefits to enter medicine, and then honed their skills in Vietnam. Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care: WWII and Korean War military medical experience and progress.