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December 2013

Volume 96, Number 12

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About RIMJ

For Authors
• Contributors
• Letters to the Editor

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Editor-in-Chief
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

Associate Editor
Sun Ho Ahn, MD

Editor Emeritus
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

	Special 23-page Section EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FRANCIS SULLIVAN, MD; KENNETH A. WILLIAMS, MD Guest Editors

22	Emergency Medical Services More than a ride to the hospital – Examining the continuing evolution of a complex, coordinated response system FRANCIS SULLIVAN, MD; KENNETH A. WILLIAMS, MD
24	An Overview of Prehospital Emergency Medical Services FRANCIS SULLIVAN, MD; KENNETH A. WILLIAMS, MD; JASON RHODES, MPA, EMT-C
28	Physician Medical Direction of Emergency Medical Services FRANCIS SULLIVAN, MD; KENNETH A. WILLIAMS, MD
31	Emergency Medical Technician Education and Training JOSEPH LAURO, MD, NREMT-P; FRANCIS SULLIVAN, MD; KENNETH A. WILLIAMS, MD
35	The Rhode Island Life Saving Score (RILSS) – A Proposed Life-Saving Definition for EMS and Emergency Medicine KENNETH A. WILLIAMS, MD; FRANCIS SULLIVAN, MD
39	Critical Care Transport KENNETH A. WILLIAMS, MD; FRANCIS SULLIVAN, MD

	CASE REPORTS
44	Spontaneous Coronary Dissection in Polycystic Kidney Disease MAXWELL E. AFARI, MD; ABDULLAH QUDDUS, MD; MANOJ BHATTARAI, MD; AMRITA R. JOHN, MD; RYAN J. BRODERICK, MD
46	Kikuchi Fujimoto Disease (KFD) in a 31-year-old Woman DANIEL PERLI, MD; NEHA ALANG, MD; ALWYN RAPOSE, MD

	PUBLIC HEALTH
48	Health Information Technology (HIT) Adoption and Use by Rhode Island Advance Practice Registered Nurses and Physician Assistants, 2013 KIMBERLY PELLAND ; ROSA BAIER, MPH; BLAKE MORPHIS; SAMARA VINER-BROWN, MS; REBEKAH GARDNER, MD
50	Vital Statistics COLLEEN A. FONTANA

	IN THE NEWS (complete 5-page section)
53	$15M donation will establish institute for neuroscience at URI
54	RIH, Hasbro orthopedic surgeons introduce ‘GPS for the spine’ to RI
54	Women’s Medicine Collaborative joins primary care initiative
55	AMA analysis lists states with lowest levels of health insurance competition
56	Study finds stenting does not improve outcomes in renal artery stenosis
56	Judge gives final approval for Landmark deal
57	Alpert Medical School physicians among partners in Rwanda
57	Hittner, Ferguson reject President’s call to continue cancelled coverage in RI
57	Breast cancer expert speaks at Women and Infants Hospital

	COMMENTARY (10-page section)
7	“Decent respect”: An Update on United’s October Surprise ELAINE C. JONES, MD
10	Altruism and My Nine Gallons of Blood JOSEPH H. FRIEDMAN, MD
13	History Issues a Cautious Summons to Reason STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD

	POINT OF VIEW
16	ACC/AHA New Cholesterol Management Guidelines: What’s a Doc to Do? KENNETH S. KORR, MD
18	A Call to Expand Motorcycle Helmet use in RI ADAM E.M. ELTORAI, ALAN H. DANIELS, MD; ROMAN A. HAYDA, MD; CHARLES A. ADAMS, JR, MD; G. REES COSGROVE, MD; CHRISTOPHER T. BORN, MD

	LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
21	Doctor Questions Requiring Flu Shots for Health Care Workers STEVEN G. MCCLOY, MD
21	Proposal for Nursing-Centered Model of HIV Testing NEHA ALANG, MD; JOANNE COSTELLO, PhD; CINDY MACLEOD, BSN, ACRN; MICHELLE CARPENTIER, MSN; PATRICIA COSTA, RN; JENNIFER A THIESSEN, RNP; ANNE SLINEY, BSN, ACRN; TIMOTHY FLANIGAN, MD

	RIMS NEWS (2-page section)
51	Free Seminars; Why You Should Join RIMS

	PEOPLE (10-page section)
62	Recognition Appointments Obituaries

	BOOKS
68	Dr. Friedman’s book examines impact of behavioral changes in Parkinson’s disease MARY KORR

	PHYSICIAN'S LEXICON AND HERITAGE (5-page section)
71	The Many Qu- Words of Medicine STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD
73	Dr. Franklin C. Clark: Early mentor to HP Lovecraft – the master of ‘weird tales’ MARY KORR

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