C. Crawford Mechem, MD, MS, FACEP

Emergency Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Emergency Medicine - Clifton Center for Medical Breakthroughs
Call 215-662-4000
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Medical Director, Emergency Medical Services
  • EMS Medical Director, Philadelphia Fire Department
  • Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: Valley Medical Center of Fresno
  • Residency: University of California San Francisco

Spoken languages

English
English
Español
Spanish

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Mechem is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Dickinson ET, Mechem CC, Thom SR, Shofer FS, Band RA The non-invasive carboxyhemoglobin monitoring in firefighters engaged in fire suppression and overhaul operations , International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management, 2: 2008,35-39

Mechem CC, Goodloe JM, Richmond NJ, Kaufman BJ, Pepe PE. Resuscitation Center Designation: Recommendations for EMS Practices. , Prehosp Emerg Care, 14: 2010,51-61

De Maio VJ, Osmond MH, Stiell IG, Nadkarni V, Berg R, Cabanas JG; CanAm Pediatric Study Group (Nesbitt LP, Donoghue A, Mechem C, Berger S, Gallagher J, Clark L, Hutchison J, Richmond N, Tunik M, Lanier BL, Paduchowski K, Forbach C, Wells GA, Burns S, Joseph D, Fine T, Hill J) Epidemiology of out-of hospital pediatric cardiac arrest due to trauma. , Prehosp Emerg Care, 16(2): 2012

Band RA, Callaway DW, Connor BA, Haughton B, Mechem CC Dignitary Medicine:Adapting Prehospital, Preventive, Tactical and Travel Medicine to New Populations. , American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 30(7): 2012,1274-81

Wallace SK, Abella BS, Shofer FS, Leary M, Agarwal AK, Mechem CC, Gaieski DF, Becker LB, Neumar RW, Band RA Effect of Time of Day on Prehospital Care and Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. , Circulation, 127(15): 2013,1591-6

Abboud ME, Band R, Jia J, Pajerowski W, David G, Guo M, Mechem CC, Messé SR, Carr BG, Mullen MT. Recognition of Stroke by EMS is Associated with Improvement in Emergency Department Quality Measures. , Prehosp Emerg Care, 20(6): 2016,729-736

Mechem CC. Prehospital Assessment and Management of Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices. , Prehospital Emergency Care, 17(2): 2013

Waldman M, Shapira S, Richman A, Haughton B, Mechem C Tactical Medicine: A Combined Forces Field Algorithm , Military Medicine, 179(10): 2014,1056–1061

Mechem C, Bossert R, Baldini C Rapid Assessment Medical Support (RAMS) for Active Shooter Incidents , Prehospital Emergency Care, 19: 2015,213-17

Mechem CC Prehospital Medical Planning for the 2015 Philadelphia Papal Visit: An Interview with Dr. Mechem. , Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast: 2017