Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 16, Issue 2 (2012)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 16, Issue 2 (2012)

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Original Contributions

Article
Factors Associated with Emergency Medical Services Scope of Practice for Acute Cardiovascular Events
Ishmael Williams MA, Amy L. Valderrama PhD, RN, Patricia Bolton PhD, April Greek PhD, Sophia Greer MPH, Davis G. Patterson PhD & Zefeng Zhang MD, PhD
Pages: 189-197
Published online: 27 Sep 2011
AbstractforFactors Associated with Emergency Medical Services Scope of Practice for Acute Cardiovascular Events | Full Text | References | PDF (99.7 KB)
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Research Article

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Impact of an Emergency Department Closure on the Local Emergency Medical Services System
Mazen El Sayed MD, MPH, Patricia M. Mitchell RN, Laura F. White PhD, Julia E. Rubin-Smith MSPH, Thomas M. Maciejko EMT-P, Daniel T. Obendorfer MIS, MBA, Andrew S. Ulrich MD, Sophia Dyer MD & Jonathan S. Olshaker MD
Pages: 198-203
Published online: 22 Dec 2011
AbstractforImpact of an Emergency Department Closure on the Local Emergency Medical Services System | Full Text | References | PDF (75.9 KB)
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Utilization of Prehospital Dispatch Protocols to Identify Low-Acuity Patients
Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, NREMT-P, Lars Thestrup MD, Tom Blackwell MD & Barry Bagwell EMT-P
Pages: 204-209
Published online: 12 Jan 2012
AbstractforUtilization of Prehospital Dispatch Protocols to Identify Low-Acuity Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (68.9 KB)
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Abnormal End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Levels on Emergency Department Arrival in Adult and Pediatric Intubated Patients
James Holmes MD, MPH, James Peng MD & Aaron Bair MD, MS
Pages: 210-216
Published online: 04 Jan 2012
AbstractforAbnormal End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Levels on Emergency Department Arrival in Adult and Pediatric Intubated Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (111.2 KB)
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Low–Fractional Oxygen Concentration Continuous Positive Airway Pressure is Effective in the Prehospital Setting
Bryan E. Bledsoe DO, Eric Anderson MD, Ryan Hodnick DO, Larry Johnson, Steven Johnson & Eric Dievendorf
Pages: 217-221
Published online: 22 Dec 2011
AbstractforLow–Fractional Oxygen Concentration Continuous Positive Airway Pressure is Effective in the Prehospital Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (154.4 KB)
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Focus on Trauma

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Large Cost Savings Realized from the 2006 Field Triage Guideline: Reduction in Overtriage in U.S. Trauma Centers
Mark Faul PhD, MA, Marlena M. Wald MLS, MPH, Ernest E. Sullivent MD, MPH, Scott M. Sasser MD, Vikas Kapil DO, MPH, E. Brooke Lerner PhD & Richard C. Hunt MD
Pages: 222-229
Published online: 18 Oct 2011
AbstractforLarge Cost Savings Realized from the 2006 Field Triage Guideline: Reduction in Overtriage in U.S. Trauma Centers | Full Text | References | PDF (213 KB)
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Research Article

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Epidemiology of Out-of Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrest due to Trauma
Valerie J. De Maio MD, MSc, Martin H. Osmond MD, Ian G. Stiell MD, MSc, Vinay Nadkarni MS, MD, Robert Berg MD & Jose G. Cabanas MD for the CanAm Pediatric Study Group
Pages: 230-236
Published online: 11 Jan 2012
AbstractforEpidemiology of Out-of Hospital Pediatric Cardiac Arrest due to Trauma | Full Text | References | PDF (86.5 KB)
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Incidence and Outcome of Tube Thoracostomy Positioning in Trauma Patients
Marc O. Maybauer MD, PhD, Wolfgang Geisser MD, Holger Wolff MD & Dirk M. Maybauer MD, PhD
Pages: 237-241
Published online: 03 Oct 2011
AbstractforIncidence and Outcome of Tube Thoracostomy Positioning in Trauma Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (166.3 KB)
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

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Time to First Compression Using Medical Priority Dispatch System Compression-First Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Protocols
Lee M. Van Vleet MHS, NREMT-P & Michael W. Hubble PhD, MBA, NREMT-P
Pages: 242-250
Published online: 12 Dec 2011
AbstractforTime to First Compression Using Medical Priority Dispatch System Compression-First Dispatcher-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Protocols | Full Text | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Research Article

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Cardiac Movement Identified on Prehospital Echocardiography Predicts Outcome in Cardiac Arrest Patients
Gernot Aichinger MD, Peter Michael Zechner MD, Gerhard Prause MD, Florian Sacherer, Gernot Wildner MD, Craig L. Anderson MPH, PhD, Mirjam Pocivalnik MD, Ulrike Wiesspeiner MD & John Christian Fox MD
Pages: 251-255
Published online: 11 Jan 2012
AbstractforCardiac Movement Identified on Prehospital Echocardiography Predicts Outcome in Cardiac Arrest Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (61.8 KB)
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Spatial Analysis of Ambulance Response Times Related to Prehospital Cardiac Arrests in the City-State of Singapore
Arul Earnest PhD, MSc, Marcus Eng Hock Ong MBBS (S'pore), MPH, Nur Shahidah, Wen Min Ng BSc (Hons), Chuanyang Foo BSc (Hons) & David John Nott PhD
Pages: 256-265
Published online: 14 Oct 2011
AbstractforSpatial Analysis of Ambulance Response Times Related to Prehospital Cardiac Arrests in the City-State of Singapore | Full Text | References | PDF (993.8 KB)
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Surrogate Markers of Transport Distance for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients
Michael T. Cudnik MD, MPH, Jing Yao MS, Dana Zive MPH, Craig Newgard MD, MPH & Alan T. Murray PhD
Pages: 266-272
Published online: 27 Sep 2011
AbstractforSurrogate Markers of Transport Distance for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (262.6 KB)
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Military Medicine

Article
Prehospital Burn Management in a Combat Zone
Kimberly F. Lairet MD, MAJ, MC, USA, Julio R. Lairet DO, Lt Col(sel), USAF, MC, Booker T. King MD, LTC, MC, USA, Evan M. Renz MD, COL, MC, USA & Lorne H. Blackbourne MD, COL, MC, USA
Pages: 273-276
Published online: 22 Dec 2011
AbstractforPrehospital Burn Management in a Combat Zone | Full Text | References | PDF (57.4 KB)
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Education and Practice

Article
Interevaluator Reliability of a Mock Paramedic Practical Examination
Melisa Martin MHS, EMT-P, Michael W. Hubble PhD, MBA, NREMT-P, Marianne Hollis PhD, RN & Michael E. Richards MD, MPA
Pages: 277-283
Published online: 09 Jan 2012
AbstractforInterevaluator Reliability of a Mock Paramedic Practical Examination | Full Text | References | PDF (82.5 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Paramedic King Laryngeal Tube Airway Insertion versus Endotracheal Intubation in Simulated Pediatric Respiratory Arrest
Michael S. Mitchell MD, Marjorie Lee White MD, MPPM, MEd, William D. King RPh, MPH, DrPH & Henry E. Wang MD, MS
Pages: 284-288
Published online: 09 Jan 2012
AbstractforParamedic King Laryngeal Tube Airway Insertion versus Endotracheal Intubation in Simulated Pediatric Respiratory Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (119.2 KB)
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Preliminary Reports

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Can Nebulized Naloxone Be Used Safely and Effectively by Emergency Medical Services for Suspected Opioid Overdose?
Joseph M. Weber MD, Katie L. Tataris MD, Joyce D. Hoffman EMT-P, Steven E. Aks DO & Mark B. Mycyk MD
Pages: 289-292
Published online: 22 Dec 2011
AbstractforCan Nebulized Naloxone Be Used Safely and Effectively by Emergency Medical Services for Suspected Opioid Overdose? | Full Text | References | PDF (56.6 KB)
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Research Article

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Variables Associated with Successful Intubation Attempts Using Video Laryngoscopy: A Preliminary Report in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
Jestin N. Carlson MD, Jorge Quintero MD, Francis X. Guyette MD, MPH, Clifton W. Callaway MD, PhD & James J. Menegazzi PhD
Pages: 293-298
Published online: 22 Dec 2011
AbstractforVariables Associated with Successful Intubation Attempts Using Video Laryngoscopy: A Preliminary Report in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service | Full Text | References | PDF (450.5 KB)
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Case Conferences

Article
A 35-Year-Old Pregnant Woman Presenting with Sudden Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
Matthew Nelson MICP, Amy Moorhead MICP, Dana Yost MICP & Adrian Whorton MD
Pages: 299-302
Published online: 27 Sep 2011
AbstractforA 35-Year-Old Pregnant Woman Presenting with Sudden Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Peripartum Cardiomyopathy | Full Text | References | PDF (54.4 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Management of an Extremely Premature Infant in the Out-of-Hospital Environment
William Sanders MD, Ryan Fringer MD & Robert Swor DO
Pages: 303-307
Published online: 12 Dec 2011
AbstractforManagement of an Extremely Premature Infant in the Out-of-Hospital Environment | Full Text | References | PDF (66.5 KB)
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