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Edward T. Dickinson , III
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Emergency Medical Services Field Operations
EMS Medical Director, Malvern Fire Company, Malvern, PA
EMS Medical Director, Berwyn Fire Company, Berwyn, PA
EMS Medical Director, Township of Haverford, Haverford, PA
Department: Emergency Medicine
Contact information
Department of Emergency Medicine
Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Hospital University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Email:
eddickin@mail.med.upenn.edu
eddickin@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education
A.B. (English)
Colgate University, 1982.
M.D.
S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook, 1989.
A.B. (English)
Colgate University, 1982.
M.D.
S.U.N.Y. at Stony Brook, 1989.
Post-Graduate Training
Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 1991-1992.
Resident in Emergency Medicine, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 1989-1991.
Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 1991-1992.
Resident in Emergency Medicine, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, 1989-1991.
Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine (Recertification by examination 2004), 1994.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider, .
Paramedic, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (EMT-P), .
Nationally Registered Paramedic (NREMT-P), .
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor / Provider, .
Emergency Medical Technician - Tactical, .
Prehospital Physician, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (HP-MD), .
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor / Provider, .
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Emergency Medicine (Recertification by examination 2004), 1994.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider, .
Paramedic, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (EMT-P), .
Nationally Registered Paramedic (NREMT-P), .
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor / Provider, .
Emergency Medical Technician - Tactical, .
Prehospital Physician, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (HP-MD), .
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Instructor / Provider, .
Selected Publications
Dickinson ET: “Medical Aspects of Rehab Operations” Emergency Incident Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition. Dickinson ET, Weider MA (eds.). Brady - Prentice Hall Health, Upper Saddle River, in press 2004.Dickinson ET: “Fluids and Nutrition in Rehab” Emergency Incident Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition. Dickinson ET, Weider MA (eds.). Brady - Prentice Hall Health, Upper Saddle River, in press 2004.
Dickinson ET, Bevilacgua JJ, Hill JD, Sites FD, Wurster FW, Mechem CC: The Utility of tympanic versus oral temperature measurements of firefighters in emergency incident rehabilitation operations. Prehospital Emerg Care 7(2): 363-367, 2003.
Dickinson ET: Emergency Incident Rehabilitation. Fire Rescue 21(2): 101-113, 2003.
Dickinson ET: “Transition of Prehospital Care” Emergency Care – Fire Service Edition. Limmer D, O’Keefe MF, Dickinson ET, et. al. (eds.). Brady Prentice Hall Health, Upper Saddle River, 2003.
Dickinson ET: “Emergency Incident Rehabilitation” Emergency Care – Fire Service Edition. Limmer D, O’Keefe MF, Dickinson ET, et. al. (eds.). Brady Prentice Hall Health, Upper Saddle River, 2003.
First Responder: A Skills Approach. (6th ed.). Karren KJ, Hafen BQ, Limmer, D; Dickinson ET (eds.). Englewood Cliffs: Brady - Prentice Hall, 2003.
Funk DL, McErlean M, Politis JF, Dickinson ET: Necessity of fire department response to the scene of motor vehicle crashes. Am J Emerg Med 20: 580-582, 2002.
Mechem CC, Dickinson ET, Shofer FS, Jaslow D: Injuries from assaults on paramedics and firefighters in an urban EMS system. Prehospital Emerg Care 6: 396-401, 2002.
Dickinson ET, Niegelberg E: Don’t knock the doc: Two perspectives on building a healthy relationship between EMS manager and medical director. EMS Manager and Supervisor 4(9): 3, 2002.
