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David J. Dula
Researcher at Geisinger Medical Center
Publications - 25
Citations - 475
David J. Dula is an academic researcher from Geisinger Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Emergency department. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 25 publications receiving 461 citations.
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The effect of working serial night shifts on the cognitive functioning of emergency physicians
TL;DR: Working a series of 5 serial night shifts in the emergency department results in a substantial decline in cognitive performance in physicians working in the ED, according to the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test.
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Rural interhospital helicopter transport of motor vehicle trauma victims: Causes for delays and recommendations
Michael J Leicht,David J. Dula,Sheldon Brotman,Thomas E Anderson,Harlen W Gessner,Gary A Parrish,William D. Rose +6 more
TL;DR: One hundred twenty-six consecutive ACS Category I motor vehicle trauma patients transported by helicopter from 25 hospitals to a regional trauma center in rural Pennsylvania during a 14-month period were reviewed retrospectively and recommendations for standardized emergency department preparation of trauma victims requiring aeromedical evacuation are made.
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Patient outcome using medical protocol to limit "lights and siren" transport
TL;DR: This medical protocol directing the use of warning L&S during patient transport results in infrequent L &S transport, with no adverse outcomes found related to non-L&S transports.
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Use of prehospital fluids in hypotensive blunt trauma patients.
TL;DR: It is suggested that prehospital fluid resuscitation of blunt injured trauma patients with systolic blood pressure ≤90 increases systolics blood pressure but has no effect on survival or length of hospital stay.
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A prospective study comparing i.m. ketorolac with i.m. meperidine in the treatment of acute biliary colic
TL;DR: In this study of patients with acute biliary colic there was no significant difference in the pain relief achieved by using either ketorolac or meperidine, which was not statistically different.