Annals of emergency medicine
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To evaluate a program using health care preprofessional college students as research associates (RAs) to facilitate research in emergency medicine. ⋯ College students serving as research associates can be an economical and successful tool for clinical studies in the emergency department.
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To determine how accurately paramedics interpret common lung sounds on an audiotape in comparison with emergency physicians. ⋯ In our study, paramedics did not assess lung sounds as accurately as emergency physicians, and experienced paramedics did not interpret sounds more accurately than new paramedics. Correct identification of lung sounds improved significantly for paramedics when medical history was known.