J Emerg Med
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Massachusetts (MA) instituted a moratorium on ambulance diversion ("No Diversion") on January 1, 2009. ⋯ No Diversion was not associated with significant changes in throughput measures in "all," "high" diversion and "low" diversion EDs.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Cervical spine injury: analysis and comparison of patients by mode of transportation.
Cervical spine injury (CSI) studies have identified different factors contributing to CSI, but none compares the incidence and pattern of injury of patients arriving at the Emergency Department (ED) by private vehicle (PV). ⋯ A small proportion of patients with CSI present to the ED by PV. Although most had stable injuries, a surprising number had unstable injuries with neurologic deficits, and were triaged to lower-acuity areas in the ED.