Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 18, Issue 2 (2014)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 18, Issue 2 (2014)

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Special Contribution

Article
An Evidence-based Prehospital Guideline for External Hemorrhage Control: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
Eileen M. Bulger MD, FACS, David Snyder PhD, Karen Schoelles MD, FACP, Cathy Gotschall ScD, Drew Dawson BA, Eddy Lang MD, CM CCFP (EM) CSPQ, Nels D. Sanddal PhD, NREMT, Frank K. Butler MD, FAAO, FUHM, Mary Fallat MD, FACS, Peter Taillac MD, Lynn White MS, CCRP, Jeffrey P. Salomone MD, FACS, NREMT-P, William Seifarth MS, NREMT-P, Michael J. Betzner MD, FRCPC, Jay Johannigman MD, FACS & Norman McSwain Jr. MD, FACS, NREMT-P
Pages: 163-173
Published online: 18 Mar 2014
AbstractforAn Evidence-based Prehospital Guideline for External Hemorrhage Control: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma | Full Text | References | PDF (343.4 KB)
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Original Contributions

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Prevalence and Interventional Outcomes of Patients with Resolution of ST-segment Elevation between Prehospital and In-hospital ECG
Micah Ownbey MD, Brian Suffoletto MD, MS, Adam Frisch MD, Francis X. Guyette MD, MS & Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH
Pages: 174-179
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforPrevalence and Interventional Outcomes of Patients with Resolution of ST-segment Elevation between Prehospital and In-hospital ECG | Full Text | References | PDF (102.1 KB)
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Research Article

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Utility of Initial Prehospital End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Measurements to Predict Poor Outcomes in Adult Asthmatic Patients
Roxanne Nagurka BA, Samuel Bechmann MD, William Gluckman DO, Sandra R. Scott MD, Scott Compton PhD & Sangeeta Lamba MD
Pages: 180-184
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforUtility of Initial Prehospital End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Measurements to Predict Poor Outcomes in Adult Asthmatic Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (204.9 KB)
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Epidemiology of Emergency Medical Service Responses to Older People Who Have Fallen: A Prospective Cohort Study
Paul M. Simpson MScM(ClinEpi), BHSc, BEd, Jason C. Bendall PhD, MBBS, MM(ClinEpi), Anne Tiedemann PhD, BSc, Stephen R. Lord PhD, DSc, MA, BSc & Jacqueline C. T. Close MD, MBBS
Pages: 185-194
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforEpidemiology of Emergency Medical Service Responses to Older People Who Have Fallen: A Prospective Cohort Study | Full Text | References | PDF (125 KB) | Supplemental
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The Influence of Paramedic and Patient Gender on the Administration of Analgesics in the Out-of-Hospital Setting
Bill Lord BHlthSc, MEd, PhD, Jason Bendall MBBS, MM(ClinEpi), PhD & Tracie Reinten BSc(Hons), MMedSc(ClinEpid), MBiostats
Pages: 195-200
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforThe Influence of Paramedic and Patient Gender on the Administration of Analgesics in the Out-of-Hospital Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (63.4 KB)
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Unfit for Duty? Evaluation of 4 Years of Paramedic Preemployment Fitness Screening Test Results
Kate E. Thornton BParamedicSc, BSc(Hons) & Mark G. L. Sayers BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD
Pages: 201-206
Published online: 17 Oct 2013
AbstractforUnfit for Duty? Evaluation of 4 Years of Paramedic Preemployment Fitness Screening Test Results | Full Text | References | PDF (101.2 KB)
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Article
Reducing Ambulance Response Times Using Discrete Event Simulation
Sean Shao Wei Lam PhD, Zhong Cheng Zhang BEng, Hong Choon Oh PhD, Yih Ying Ng MBBS (S'pore), MRCS A&E (Edinburgh), MPH, MBA, Win Wah MBBS (Yangon), MPH, Marcus Eng Hock Ong MBBS (S'pore), MPH, FAMS; & on behalf of the Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Epidemiology (CARE) Study Group
Pages: 207-216
Published online: 17 Oct 2013
AbstractforReducing Ambulance Response Times Using Discrete Event Simulation | Full Text | References | PDF (660.3 KB)
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

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Survival and Neurologic Outcome after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Results One Year after Regionalization of Post-Cardiac Arrest Care in a Large Metropolitan Area
Nichole Bosson MD, MPH, Amy H. Kaji MD, PhD, James T. Niemann MD, Marc Eckstein MD, Paula Rashi RN, Richard Tadeo RN, Deidre Gorospe RN, Gene Sung MD, William J. French MD, David Shavelle MD, Joseph L. Thomas MD & William Koenig MD
Pages: 217-223
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforSurvival and Neurologic Outcome after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Results One Year after Regionalization of Post-Cardiac Arrest Care in a Large Metropolitan Area | Full Text | References | PDF (73.1 KB)
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Research Article

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Probability of a Shockable Presenting Rhythm as a Function of EMS Response Time
Ginny K. Renkiewicz BS, EMT-P, Michael W. Hubble PhD, MBA, NREMT-P, Daniel R. Wesley AAS, EMT-B, Patricia A. Dorian EMT-B, Matthew J. Losh EMT-B, Robert Swain EMT-P & Stephen E. Taylor BS, EMT-P
Pages: 224-230
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforProbability of a Shockable Presenting Rhythm as a Function of EMS Response Time | Full Text | References | PDF (363 KB)
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Focus On Airway Management

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Comparison of Success Rates between Two Video Laryngoscope Systems Used in a Prehospital Clinical Trial
Aaron M. Burnett MD, Ralph J. Frascone MD, Sandi S. Wewerka MPH, EMT-B, Samantha E. Kealey MD, Zabrina N. Evens MD, Kent R. Griffith RN, EMT-P & Joshua G. Salzman MA, EMT-B
Pages: 231-238
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforComparison of Success Rates between Two Video Laryngoscope Systems Used in a Prehospital Clinical Trial | Full Text | References | PDF (316.1 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Paramedic Intubation: Patient Position Might Matter
Brian M. Clemency DO, Matthew Roginski MD, Heather A. Lindstrom PhD & Anthony J. Billittier IV, MD
Pages: 239-243
Published online: 24 Jan 2014
AbstractforParamedic Intubation: Patient Position Might Matter | Full Text | References | PDF (330.3 KB)
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Article
Airways in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Pieter F. Fouche BhSc, NDip (EMC), Paul M. Simpson MScMed (ClinEpi), BEd, BHSc, GradCertPaeds, GradCertClinEd, Jason Bendall MBBS MM (ClinEpi), PhD, Richard E. Thomas BAppSc (EnvHlth) DipHlthSc (Prehosp Care) AdvDip ParamedSc, David C. Cone MD & Suhail A. R. Doi PhD
Pages: 244-256
Published online: 10 Oct 2013
AbstractforAirways in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (270.8 KB) | Supplemental
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International EMS

Article
A Comparison of Ketamine and Morphine Analgesia in Prehospital Trauma Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial in Rural Quang Tri Province, Vietnam
Kim Phung Tran MD, PhD, Quynh Nguyen MD, MPH, Xuan Nhuan Truong MD, Viet Le MSci, Van Phu Le MD, Nam Mai MD, MPH, Hans Husum MD, PhD & Ole Kristian Losvik MD
Pages: 257-264
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforA Comparison of Ketamine and Morphine Analgesia in Prehospital Trauma Care: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial in Rural Quang Tri Province, Vietnam | Full Text | References | PDF (193.4 KB)
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Education and Practice

Article
Evidence-based Prehospital Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comparative Analysis of Current Clinical Practice Guidelines
Olivier Hoogmartens MSc, Annemie Heselmans PhD, Stijn Van de Velde PhD, Maaret Castrén MD, PhD, Helena Sjölin RN, Marc Sabbe MD, PhD, Bert Aertgeerts MD, PhD & Dirk Ramaekers MD, PhD
Pages: 265-273
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforEvidence-based Prehospital Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Comparative Analysis of Current Clinical Practice Guidelines | Full Text | References | PDF (172.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Article

Article
Community Consultation for Prehospital Research: Experiences of Study Coordinators and Principal Investigators
Neal W. Dickert MD, PhD, Prasanthi Govindarajan MD, MAS, Deneil Harney MSW, MPH, Robert Silbergleit MD, Jeremy Sugarman MD, MA, MPH, Kevin P. Weinfurt PhD & Rebecca D. Pentz PhD
Pages: 274-281
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforCommunity Consultation for Prehospital Research: Experiences of Study Coordinators and Principal Investigators | Full Text | References | PDF (531.3 KB)
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Article
Creation and Delphi-method Refinement of Pediatric Disaster Triage Simulations
Mark X. Cicero MD, Linda Brown MD, MSCE, Frank Overly MD, Jorge Yarzebski BS, NREMT-P, Garth Meckler MD, MSHS, Susan Fuchs MD, Anthony Tomassoni MD, Richard Aghababian MD, Sarita Chung MD, Andrew Garrett MD, Daniel Fagbuyi MD, Kathleen Adelgais MD, Ran Goldman MD, James Parker MD, Marc Auerbach MD, MSci, Antonio Riera MD, David Cone MD & Carl R. Baum MD
Pages: 282-289
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforCreation and Delphi-method Refinement of Pediatric Disaster Triage Simulations | Full Text | References | PDF (104.2 KB)
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Article
EMS Provider Compliance with Infection Control Recommendations Is Suboptimal
Bryan E. Bledsoe DO, Richard J. Sweeney MD, Ross P. Berkeley MD, Korey T. Cole BS, Wesley J. Forred RN & Larry D. Johnson NRP
Pages: 290-294
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforEMS Provider Compliance with Infection Control Recommendations Is Suboptimal | Full Text | References | PDF (94.3 KB)
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Article
Medication Errors in Prehospital Management of Simulated Pediatric Anaphylaxis
Richard Lammers MD, Maria Willoughby-Byrwa BS EMT-P, I/C & William Fales MD
Pages: 295-304
Published online: 08 Jan 2014
AbstractforMedication Errors in Prehospital Management of Simulated Pediatric Anaphylaxis | Full Text | References | PDF (239.4 KB) | Supplemental
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NAEMSP Position Statement

Article
Transfer of Patient Care between EMS Providers and Receiving Facilities
Page: 305
Published online: 06 Mar 2014
CitationforTransfer of Patient Care between EMS Providers and Receiving Facilities | Full Text | PDF (18.9 KB)
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Full Access

Resource Document

Article
EMS Spinal Precautions and the Use of the Long Backboard –Resource Document to the Position Statement of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma
Chelsea C. White IV MD, EMT-P, Robert M. Domeier MD, Michael G. Millin MD, MPH & and the Standards and Clinical Practice Committee, National Association of EMS Physicians
Pages: 306-314
Published online: 21 Feb 2014
AbstractforEMS Spinal Precautions and the Use of the Long Backboard –Resource Document to the Position Statement of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma | Full Text | References | PDF (86.4 KB)
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Free Access

NAEMSP Fellow Education Abstracts

Article
Innovations in EMS Fellow Education
Pages: 315-320
Published online: 21 Feb 2014
First Page PreviewforInnovations in EMS Fellow Education | Full Text | PDF (94.3 KB)
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