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Does increased emergency medical services prehospital time affect patient mortality in rural motor vehicle crashes? A statewide analysis.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Herbert A Phelan, Madhuri S. Mulekar, Charles B. Rodning
• American journal of surgery
• 2009

BACKGROUND Fatality rates from rural vehicular trauma are almost double those found in urban settings. It has been suggested that increased prehospital time is a factor that adversely affects… (More)

Increased mortality in rural vehicular trauma: identifying contributing factors through data linkage.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Madhuri S. Mulekar, Charles B. Rodning
• The Journal of trauma
• 2006

BACKGROUND Fatality rates from rural vehicular trauma are almost double those found in urban settings. Causes of this difference in rural and urban trauma fatality rates have yet to be fully… (More)

On-scene intravenous line insertion adversely impacts prehospital time in rural vehicular trauma.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Herbert A Phelan, Madhuri S. Mulekar, Charles B. Rodning
• The American surgeon
• 2008

Fatality rates from rural vehicular trauma are almost double those found in urban settings. Increased emergency medical services (EMS) prehospital time has been implicated as one of the causative… (More)

Rural EMS en route IV insertion improves IV insertion success rates and EMS scene time.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Charles B. Rodning
• American journal of surgery
• 2011

BACKGROUND Emergency medical service (EMS) personnel are trained to insert intravenous (IV) lines at trauma scenes if the time for insertion does not prolong scene time. However, EMS providers… (More)

Increased rural vehicular mortality rates: roadways with higher speed limits or excessive vehicular speed?

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Herbert A Phelan, Shanna Harlin, Madhuri S. Mulekar, Charles B. Rodning
• The Journal of trauma
• 2007

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess whether higher roadway speed limits and excessive vehicular speed were contributing factors to increased rural vehicular mortality rates in the State… (More)

Is helicopter evacuation effective in rural trauma transport

• Melanie K. Rose, Glenn R. Cummings, Charles B. Rodning, Sid B Brevard, Richard P. Gonzalez
• The American surgeon
• 2012

Helicopter transport for trauma remains controversial because its appropriate utilization and efficacy with regard to improved survival is unproven. The purpose of this study was to assess rural… (More)

Prehospital clinical clearance of the cervical spine: a prospective study.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, +7 authors Charles B. Rodning
• The American surgeon
• 2013

Physician clinical clearance of the cervical spine after blunt trauma is practiced in many trauma centers. Prehospital clinical clearance of the cervical spine (c-spine) performed by emergency… (More)

EMS relocation in a rural area using a geographic information system can improve response time to motor vehicle crashes.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Shanna M Harlan, Maduri S Mulekar, Charles B. Rodning
• The Journal of trauma
• 2011

OBJECTIVE To assess whether repositioning of ambulance stations in a rural county of Alabama can improve emergency medical services (EMS) response time to motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) without… (More)

Clinical examination in complement with computed tomography scan: an effective method for identification of cervical spine injury.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Herbert A Phelan, Patrick L Bosarge, Charles B. Rodning
• The Journal of trauma
• 2009

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate a protocol that assesses the efficacy and sensitivity of clinical examination in complement with computed tomographic (CT) scan in… (More)

Improving rural emergency medical service response time with global positioning system navigation.

• Richard P. Gonzalez, Glenn R. Cummings, Madhuri S. Mulekar, Shana M Harlan, Charles B. Rodning
• The Journal of trauma
• 2009

OBJECTIVE Rural emergency medical services (EMS) often serves expansive areas that many EMS personnel are unfamiliar with. EMS response time is increased in rural areas, which has been suggested as a… (More)

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