Reliability and validity of prehospital case finding for depression and cognitive impairment.

Objectives: To evaluate the test-retest reliability, the concurrent criterion validity, and the construct validity of prehospital, emergency medical service (EMS) case finding for depression and cognitive impairment in older adults.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Prehospital EMS system and hospital emergency department.

Influenza vaccination among emergency medical services and emergency department personnel.

Objectives: Influenza vaccination has long been recommended for health care workers, but vaccination rates among this group have been low. Data on emergency medical services (EMS) personnel's vaccination status have not been published. This study compared self-reported vaccination rates and barriers among EMS and emergency department (ED) personnel.