Richard O Cummins
Emergency Physician
University Of Washington Medical Ctr 1959 Ne Pacific St Seattle WA, 98195Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Richard Cummins practices Emergency Medicine in Seattle, WA. Dr. Cummins assesses patients who seek immediate medical attention at any time of day or night. Emergency Medicine Physicians are trained to efficiently work with each patient and situation no matter how acute or life-threatening. Dr. Cummins examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses conditions, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Univ. of Washington, School of Public Health & Community Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The origins of Utstein.
- Agreement between paramedic-estimated weights and subsequent hospital measurements in adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Prehospital cardiac care. Interview by William J. Koenig and Lauren Simon Ostrow.
- Implementing EMT-D.
- Making EMT-D work. Part II. Proceedings from the University of Iowa Workshop.
- Why are researchers and emergency medical services managers not using the Utstein guidelines?
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques and instruction: when does evidence justify revision?
- The most important changes in the international ECC and CPR guidelines 2000.
- Guidelines based on fear of type II (false-negative) errors : why we dropped the pulse check for lay rescuers.
- Guidelines based on the principle "first, do no harm" : new guidelines on tracheal tube confirmation and prevention of dislodgment.
- The most important changes in the international ECC and CPR guidelines 2000.
- Guidelines based on fear of type II (false-negative) errors. Why we dropped the pulse check for lay rescuers.
- Guidelines based on the principle 'First, do no harm'. New guidelines on tracheal tube confirmation and prevention of dislodgment.
- Letter: Reports to referring physicians.
- The "chain of survival" concept: how it can save lives.
Treatments
- Bladder Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
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