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editorials IA/EMS Papers Cover the (rnergency Medicine Spectrum Beginning in 1974 t h e N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r is.e of J A C E P has been devoted to p u b l i s h i n g papers prented at the A n n u a l Meeting of the U n i v e r s i t y Associam for E m e r g e n c y Medical Services. This year s UA/EMS eeting in V a n c o u v e r produced a plethora of worthy Lpers, m a n y of which involve original research in the ~ld of emergency medicine. Therefore, we have decided mblish a portion of the UA/EMS papers i n this issue ~dthe r e m a i n d e r in J a n u a r y , which, by the way, will the first m o n t h l y issue of this j o u r n a l . The papers each issue were chosen for their respective issues with ~effort to create balance with a variety of topics in each. arl J e l e n k o , III, MD, J A C E P a s s o c i a t e e d i t o r for A/EMS, is editor-in-chief for both issues The papers cover the waterfront, so to speak. The Presintial address by George Johnson, Jr_, MD, "A New ~wer: Is it a Cactus or a Daisy?" discusses a subject imrtant to UA/EMS members, the role and status of emerncy medicine in the House of Medicine. Curtis P. Artz, D, traces the history of EMS and identifies its c u r r e n t eds in his paper, "Our Responsibility to T r a u m a . " Ele~ntsof EMS systems are discussed in "Assets and Liabili[~sof Helicopter E v a c u a t i o n in Support of Emergency ~edicalService" by H. J. Proctor, MD, et al, and in "Develiraent of Selection Criteria for Advanced EMT Trainees" i Lewis M. Flint, Jr, MD. Several of the papers are studies of specific aspects of aergency medicine_ "A Review of 60 Operations in the ~ergency D e p a r t m e n t O p e r a t i n g Room" by K i r k K. ~zarian, MD, et al, investigates the feasibility of per'ruing major surgery on critical cases in the emergency partment. "Platelet Response to Acute Blood Loss" by bert C. Lim, MD, et al, reports on platelet dysfunction deficiencies in platelet count r e s u l t i n g from massive ,0dtransfusions. The effect of vasoconstrictors on the tis!'s ability to fight infection is reported in "Damage to ISSUeDefenses by Vasoconstrictors" by Thomas R. Ste{nson, MD, et al_ l~inally, " E x t e n d i n g the Art - - Portable CardiopulmonYBypass" by K e n n e t h L. Mattox, MD, et al, and '~The 't~ediate Double-hip Spica Cast in Multiple T r a u m a Pa-
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tients" by Richard A. Zorn, MD, et al, reveal the results of studies on the use of these devices and techniques. The editors of J A C E P are proud to be p r e s e n t i n g these papers and we hope that our readers will find them relev a n t and applicable to their i n v o l v e m e n t with emergency medicine. The Editors
What's Better Than Six JACEPs? Beginning in January
J A C E P will be twice as
valuable to its readers. No, this s t a t e m e n t is not based on ego. Rather, it is based on our plans to increase J A C E P publication to a m o n t h l y basis. J a n u a r y 1976 will m a r k the b e g i n n i n g of our fifth year of publication. In that time, we have grown from a bim o n t h l y issue that struggled to fill its pages with worthwhile articles, to a flourishing clinical j o u r n a l t h a t attracts an a b u n d a n c e of worthy m a n u s c r i p t s from leaders in the field of emergency medicine, As a bi-monthly, J A C E P was limited in its ability to b r i n g its readers the latest i n f o r m a t i o n on research and new techniques in the field. By doubling the n u m b e r of issues, the J o u r n a l can increase the a m o u n t and timeliness of its contents. We are also pleased t h a t growth in the n u m b e r of subscribers, both through ACEP's increased membership and from others involved in EMS, along with the support of our advertisers, has provided the financial base necessary for a m o n t h l y journal. Although there will be twice as m a n y issues, our subscription charge for non-ACEP members has increased only from $15.00 to $24.00 per year. You are holding the last b i - m o n t h l y J A C E P . We t r u s t you will be pleased with our new publication schedule and t h a t you will continue to provide us with manuscripts and news p e r t a i n i n g to our fast-growing m u t u a l interest - emergency medicine. The Editors
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editorials IA/EMS Papers Cover the (rnergency Medicine Spectrum Beginning in 1974 t h e N o v e m b e r / D e c e m b e r is.e of J A C E P has been devoted to p u b l i s h i n g papers prented at the A n n u a l Meeting of the U n i v e r s i t y Associam for E m e r g e n c y Medical Services. This year s UA/EMS eeting in V a n c o u v e r produced a plethora of worthy Lpers, m a n y of which involve original research in the ~ld of emergency medicine. Therefore, we have decided mblish a portion of the UA/EMS papers i n this issue ~dthe r e m a i n d e r in J a n u a r y , which, by the way, will the first m o n t h l y issue of this j o u r n a l . The papers each issue were chosen for their respective issues with ~effort to create balance with a variety of topics in each. arl J e l e n k o , III, MD, J A C E P a s s o c i a t e e d i t o r for A/EMS, is editor-in-chief for both issues The papers cover the waterfront, so to speak. The Presintial address by George Johnson, Jr_, MD, "A New ~wer: Is it a Cactus or a Daisy?" discusses a subject imrtant to UA/EMS members, the role and status of emerncy medicine in the House of Medicine. Curtis P. Artz, D, traces the history of EMS and identifies its c u r r e n t eds in his paper, "Our Responsibility to T r a u m a . " Ele~ntsof EMS systems are discussed in "Assets and Liabili[~sof Helicopter E v a c u a t i o n in Support of Emergency ~edicalService" by H. J. Proctor, MD, et al, and in "Develiraent of Selection Criteria for Advanced EMT Trainees" i Lewis M. Flint, Jr, MD. Several of the papers are studies of specific aspects of aergency medicine_ "A Review of 60 Operations in the ~ergency D e p a r t m e n t O p e r a t i n g Room" by K i r k K. ~zarian, MD, et al, investigates the feasibility of per'ruing major surgery on critical cases in the emergency partment. "Platelet Response to Acute Blood Loss" by bert C. Lim, MD, et al, reports on platelet dysfunction deficiencies in platelet count r e s u l t i n g from massive ,0dtransfusions. The effect of vasoconstrictors on the tis!'s ability to fight infection is reported in "Damage to ISSUeDefenses by Vasoconstrictors" by Thomas R. Ste{nson, MD, et al_ l~inally, " E x t e n d i n g the Art - - Portable CardiopulmonYBypass" by K e n n e t h L. Mattox, MD, et al, and '~The 't~ediate Double-hip Spica Cast in Multiple T r a u m a Pa-
~ P November/December 1975
tients" by Richard A. Zorn, MD, et al, reveal the results of studies on the use of these devices and techniques. The editors of J A C E P are proud to be p r e s e n t i n g these papers and we hope that our readers will find them relev a n t and applicable to their i n v o l v e m e n t with emergency medicine. The Editors
What's Better Than Six JACEPs? Beginning in January
J A C E P will be twice as
valuable to its readers. No, this s t a t e m e n t is not based on ego. Rather, it is based on our plans to increase J A C E P publication to a m o n t h l y basis. J a n u a r y 1976 will m a r k the b e g i n n i n g of our fifth year of publication. In that time, we have grown from a bim o n t h l y issue that struggled to fill its pages with worthwhile articles, to a flourishing clinical j o u r n a l t h a t attracts an a b u n d a n c e of worthy m a n u s c r i p t s from leaders in the field of emergency medicine, As a bi-monthly, J A C E P was limited in its ability to b r i n g its readers the latest i n f o r m a t i o n on research and new techniques in the field. By doubling the n u m b e r of issues, the J o u r n a l can increase the a m o u n t and timeliness of its contents. We are also pleased t h a t growth in the n u m b e r of subscribers, both through ACEP's increased membership and from others involved in EMS, along with the support of our advertisers, has provided the financial base necessary for a m o n t h l y journal. Although there will be twice as m a n y issues, our subscription charge for non-ACEP members has increased only from $15.00 to $24.00 per year. You are holding the last b i - m o n t h l y J A C E P . We t r u s t you will be pleased with our new publication schedule and t h a t you will continue to provide us with manuscripts and news p e r t a i n i n g to our fast-growing m u t u a l interest - emergency medicine. The Editors
Volume 4 Number 6 Page 553