Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 23, Issue 2 (2019)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 23, Issue 2 (2019)

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Original Contributions

Article
Emergency Medical Services Response to Mass Shooting and Active Shooter Incidents, United States, 2014–2015
Aaron B. Klassen MD, Morgan Marshall BS, Mengtao Dai MS, N. Clay Mann PhD, MBA & Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer MD, PhD
Pages: 159-166
Published online: 30 Aug 2018
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Response to Mass Shooting and Active Shooter Incidents, United States, 2014–2015 | Full Text | References | PDF (284.2 KB) | EPUB
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Challenges in Statewide Implementation of a Prehospital Evidence-Based Guideline: An Assessment of Barriers and Enablers in Five States
Kathleen M. Adelgais MD, MPH, J. Matthew Sholl MD, MPH, Rachael Alter BA, QAS, Kristin Lauria Gurley MS, MPH, Camille Broadwater-Hollifield PhD, MPH & Peter Taillac MD
Pages: 167-178
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforChallenges in Statewide Implementation of a Prehospital Evidence-Based Guideline: An Assessment of Barriers and Enablers in Five States | Full Text | References | PDF (886.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Assessment of Key Health and Wellness Indicators Among North Carolina Emergency Medical Service Providers
Jane H. Brice MD, MPH, Julianne M. Cyr MPH, Andrew T. Hnat BSN, Trent L. Wei MD, Stephanie Principe MD, Sarah E. Thead BA, Theodore R. Delbridge MD, MPH, James E. Winslow MD, MPH, Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, NREMT-P, Antonio R. Fernandez PhD & Emily E. Forrest BS
Pages: 179-186
Published online: 23 Aug 2018
AbstractforAssessment of Key Health and Wellness Indicators Among North Carolina Emergency Medical Service Providers | Full Text | References | PDF (129.3 KB) | EPUB
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Comparison of Three Junctional Tourniquets Using a Randomized Trial Design
Micah J. Gaspary MD, Gregory J. Zarow PhD, Michael J. Barry DO, Alexandra C. Walchak MPH, Sean P. Conley DO & Paul J.D. Roszko MD, FAEMS
Pages: 187-194
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforComparison of Three Junctional Tourniquets Using a Randomized Trial Design | Full Text | References | PDF (473.4 KB) | EPUB
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Prognostic Value of BEFAST vs. FAST to Identify Stroke in a Prehospital Setting
David Pickham PhD, RN, André Valdez PhD, Jelle Demeestere MD, Robin Lemmens MD, PhD, Linda Diaz BSN, RN, Sherril Hopper MSN, RN, Karen de la Cuesta FNP-C, Fannie Rackover MS, Kenneth Miller MD, PhD & Maarten G. Lansberg MD, PhD
Pages: 195-200
Published online: 23 Aug 2018
AbstractforPrognostic Value of BEFAST vs. FAST to Identify Stroke in a Prehospital Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (187.9 KB) | EPUB
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Outcomes of Prehospital Chemical Sedation With Ketamine Versus Haloperidol and Benzodiazepine or Physical Restraint Only
Laurel O’Connor MD, Matthew Rebesco MD, Conor Robinson BS, Karen Gross EMT-P, Andrew Castellana BA, EMT-P, Mark J. O’Connor MD & Marc Restuccia MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Pages: 201-209
Published online: 27 Aug 2018
AbstractforOutcomes of Prehospital Chemical Sedation With Ketamine Versus Haloperidol and Benzodiazepine or Physical Restraint Only | Full Text | References | PDF (119.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Can Altering Grip Technique and Bag Size Optimize Volume Delivered with Bag-Valve-Mask by Emergency Medical Service Providers?
Melissa Kroll MD, Jyoti Das BS & Jeffrey Siegler MD
Pages: 210-214
Published online: 29 Aug 2018
AbstractforCan Altering Grip Technique and Bag Size Optimize Volume Delivered with Bag-Valve-Mask by Emergency Medical Service Providers? | Full Text | References | PDF (387.6 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on EMS Utilization

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Characteristics of Frequent Users of Emergency Medical Services in Singapore
Benjamin J.W. Kuek MBBS, Huihua Li PhD, Susan Yap RN, Marie X.R. Ng BSc, MPH, Yih Yng Ng MBBS, MPH, MBA, Alexander E. White MPH, JD & Marcus E.H. Ong MBBS, MPH
Pages: 215-224
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforCharacteristics of Frequent Users of Emergency Medical Services in Singapore | Full Text | References | PDF (281.8 KB) | EPUB
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Emergency Medical Services Utilization Is Associated With Community Deprivation in Children
Lauren C. Riney DO, Cole Brokamp PhD, Andrew F. Beck MD, MPH, Wendy J. Pomerantz MD, MS, Hamilton P. Schwartz MD, MEd & Todd A. Florin MD, MSCE
Pages: 225-232
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Utilization Is Associated With Community Deprivation in Children | Full Text | References | PDF (705.7 KB) | EPUB
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Impact of Lift Assist Calls on Paramedic Services: A Descriptive Study
Tyson Schierholtz BHSc, Dustin Carter AEMCA, Alisha Kane BHSc, Olivia Kemp BHSc, Camille Gallant BHSc, Bilal Sheikh BHSc, William Johnston AEMCA & Aleksandra Zecevic PhD
Pages: 233-240
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforImpact of Lift Assist Calls on Paramedic Services: A Descriptive Study | Full Text | References | PDF (572.4 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on Pediatrics

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Perceptions by Families of Emergency Medical Service Interventions During Imminent Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Death
Mary E. Fallat MD, Anita P. Barbee MSSW, PhD, Richard Forest D. Min, CT, Mary E. McClure BS, CCRC, Katy Henry MEd & Michael R. Cunningham PhD
Pages: 241-248
Published online: 23 Aug 2018
AbstractforPerceptions by Families of Emergency Medical Service Interventions During Imminent Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Death | Full Text | References | PDF (348.7 KB) | EPUB
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Utilizing Pediatric Scoring Systems to Predict Disposition During Interfacility Transport
Tanya Holt MD, FRCP(C), Michael Prodanuk MD & Gregory Hansen MD, FRCP(C), MPH, MSc
Pages: 249-253
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforUtilizing Pediatric Scoring Systems to Predict Disposition During Interfacility Transport | Full Text | References | PDF (134.8 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on Trauma

Article
Relative Mortality Analysis Of The “Golden Hour”: A Comprehensive Acuity Stratification Approach To Address Disagreement In Current Literature
Philip H. Schroeder, Nicholas J. Napoli MS, PhD, William F. Barnhardt BS, Laura E. Barnes PhD, MS & Jeffrey S. Young MD, MBA
Pages: 254-262
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforRelative Mortality Analysis Of The “Golden Hour”: A Comprehensive Acuity Stratification Approach To Address Disagreement In Current Literature | Full Text | References | PDF (455.2 KB) | EPUB
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Correlation Between the Revised Trauma Score and Injury Severity Score: Implications for Prehospital Trauma Triage
Samuel M. Galvagno Jr. DO, PhD, FCCM, Michael Massey BS, Pierre Bouzat MD, PhD, Roumen Vesselinov PhD, Matthew J. Levy DO, MSc, FACEP, FAEMS., Michael G. Millin MD, MPH, FACEP, FAEMS., Deborah M. Stein MD, MPH, FACS., FCCM, Thomas M. Scalea MD, FACS, MCCM & Jon Mark Hirshon MD, PhD, MPH, FACEP
Pages: 263-270
Published online: 23 Aug 2018
AbstractforCorrelation Between the Revised Trauma Score and Injury Severity Score: Implications for Prehospital Trauma Triage | Full Text | References | PDF (251.1 KB) | EPUB
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Military Medicine

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Trends in Prehospital Analgesia Administration by US Forces From 2007 Through 2016
Steven G. Schauer DO, MS, Jason F. Naylor PA-C, Joseph K. Maddry MD, Carmen Hinojosa-Laborde PhD & Michael D. April MD, DPhil, MSc
Pages: 271-276
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforTrends in Prehospital Analgesia Administration by US Forces From 2007 Through 2016 | Full Text | References | PDF (208.9 KB) | EPUB
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Preliminary Reports

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Quality And Feasibility of Sonographic Measurement of the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter to Estimate the Risk of Raised Intracranial Pressure After Traumatic Brain Injury in Prehospital Setting
Charles-Henri Houzé-Cerfon MD, Vincent Bounes PhD, Johanna Guemon MD, Thibault Le Gourrierec MD & Thomas Geeraerts PhD
Pages: 277-283
Published online: 27 Aug 2018
AbstractforQuality And Feasibility of Sonographic Measurement of the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter to Estimate the Risk of Raised Intracranial Pressure After Traumatic Brain Injury in Prehospital Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (209.4 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Recording Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treatment via a Mobile Smartphone Application: A Feasibility Simulation Study
Samuel E. Sondheim MBA, EMT, Joseph Devlin BS, William H. Seward IV NREMT-P, Aaron W. Bernard MD, Richard S. Feinn PhD & David C. Cone MD
Pages: 284-289
Published online: 21 Aug 2018
AbstractforRecording Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Treatment via a Mobile Smartphone Application: A Feasibility Simulation Study | Full Text | References | PDF (134.3 KB) | EPUB
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GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Isabel T. Gross MD, PhD, MPH, Ryan F. Coughlin MD, David C. Cone MD, Sandy Bogucki MD, PhD, Marc Auerbach MD, MSc & Mark X. Cicero MD
Pages: 290-295
Published online: 17 Aug 2018
AbstractforGPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event | Full Text | References | PDF (979.9 KB) | EPUB
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