Publications by authors named "Timmerie F Cohen"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates how different hospital personnel impact the treatment times for myocardial infarctions, specifically focusing on door-to-balloon time (the time from a patient arriving at the hospital to their artery being opened).
- Data from hospitals in Las Vegas reveal that factors like prehospital ECG activation and cardiologist arrival significantly affect these treatment times, while the arrival of catheterization lab personnel does not.
- The findings suggest the need for better timing and protocols involving cardiologists and prehospital processes, rather than focusing on speeding up catheterization lab staff response times.
Objective: To determine process factors impacting myocardial infarction reperfusion time.
Background: An ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a life-threatening condition that necessitates emergent medical treatment; longer reperfusion times are associated with negative patient outcomes. Therefore, time is critical in the treatment of a STEMI.
Factors associated with HPV vaccine use among Hispanic college students.
J Allied Health
November 2017
Unlabelled: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States and is linked strongly to cervical cancer. Hispanic women are at increased risk of cervical cancer from HPV due to lower screening rates with women in their early 20s at increased risk.
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to describe HPV vaccination rates and possible barriers to vaccination among a sample of U.
Purpose: To explore digital exposure techniques during pelvic imaging on patient dosimetry, exposure indicator (EXI) values and image quality.
Methods: An experimental design was used to study the effect of varying kilovoltage peak (kVp) and milliampere-seconds (mAs) on a male phantom pelvis when using a direct digital radiography (DR) flat panel detector. The radiation intensity was varied by increasing the kVp and reducing mAs.