title: Emergency medicine: ahead of the rest.
abstract: George E. Moerkirk, MD, FACS, is director of prehospital emergency medical services and former medical director of aeromedical services at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. Since the early 1960s, Dr. Moerkirk has been a driving force in statewide efforts to develop and maintain a quality emergency medical services system in Pennsylvania.
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoepfer
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality