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Designated Medical Directors for Emergency Medical Services: Recruitment and Roles
The Journal of Rural Health, 10/05/09

Slifkin RT et al. – Existing recommendations for DMD qualifications may be difficult to attain in rural communities. To develop programs that will support medical direction for rural EMS agencies, it is important to learn what physicians identify as the barriers to serving as DMDs, and whether there are alternative and innovative ways to provide an optimal level of medical oversight. Solutions will likely be multi–faceted, as EMS activities and organizational structures are diverse and the responsibilities of the DMD are broad.

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Injuries occurring in hospital staff attending medical emergency team calls--A prospective, observational study
Resuscitation, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 81%

Assessing hospital emergency management plans: A guide for infection preventionists
American Journal of Infection Control, 10/29/09 Relevance Score: 80%

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Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Remote mobile health service utilization post 2005 Kashmir-Pakistan earthquake
European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 80%

US Emergency Department Performance on Wait Time and Length of Visit
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 80%