Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 3 (2020)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 3 (2020)

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Original Contributions

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Patient, Neighborhood, and Spatial Determinants of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Throughout the Chain of Survival: A Community-Oriented Multilevel Analysis
Sarah S. Gul MD, Scott A. Cohen BS, Torben K. Becker MD, PhD, Karl Huesgen MD, Jason M. Jones MD & Joseph A. Tyndall MD, MPH
Pages: 307-318
Published online: 05 Aug 2019
AbstractforPatient, Neighborhood, and Spatial Determinants of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Throughout the Chain of Survival: A Community-Oriented Multilevel Analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (946.2 KB) | EPUB
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The Association between Presentation by EMS and EMS Prenotification with Receipt of Intravenous Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in a State Implementing Stroke Systems of Care
Victoria M. Nielsen MPH, Claudine DeJoie-Stanton COTA, Glory Song MPH, Anita Christie RN MHA CPHQ, Jing Guo PhD & Kori Sauser Zachrison MD, Msc
Pages: 319-325
Published online: 02 Oct 2019
AbstractforThe Association between Presentation by EMS and EMS Prenotification with Receipt of Intravenous Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in a State Implementing Stroke Systems of Care | Full Text | References | PDF (393.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Prehospital ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in Queensland, Australia: Findings from 11 Years of the Statewide Prehospital Reperfusion Strategy
Tan N. Doan PhD, Brendan V. Schultz MPH, Stephen Rashford FACEM, Brett Rogers GradDipICPP, CCP, Marcus Prior HSc, William Vollbon BSc & Emma Bosley PhD
Pages: 326-334
Published online: 23 Aug 2019
AbstractforPrehospital ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in Queensland, Australia: Findings from 11 Years of the Statewide Prehospital Reperfusion Strategy | Full Text | References | PDF (883.1 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Epidemiology of Prehospital Care at the San Diego (USA) - Tijuana (Mexico) International Border Crossing
Jennifer Farah MD, Mathew Goebel MAS, EMT-P, MSIV, Jodie Pierce RN, EMT-P & J. Joelle Donofrio DO
Pages: 335-340
Published online: 31 Jul 2019
AbstractforEpidemiology of Prehospital Care at the San Diego (USA) - Tijuana (Mexico) International Border Crossing | Full Text | References | PDF (596.5 KB) | EPUB
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Validity of the Pediatric Early Warning Score and the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Score in Classifying Patients Who Require the Resources of a Higher Level Pediatric Hospital
Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, NRP, Lorin R. Browne DO, Manish I. Shah MD, Nicole Fumo MPH, Matthew Hansen MD & E. Brooke Lerner PhD
Pages: 341-348
Published online: 06 Sep 2019
AbstractforValidity of the Pediatric Early Warning Score and the Bedside Pediatric Early Warning Score in Classifying Patients Who Require the Resources of a Higher Level Pediatric Hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Development of a Content Valid and Reliable Prehospital Environmental Falls Risk Assessment Tool for Older Adults
Allison Infinger MSPH, Patricia Dowbiggin MPH, EMT-P, Rachel Seymour PhD, Meghan Wally MSPH, Madhav Karunakar MD, Anthony Caprio MD, Joshua Patt MD, MPH & Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, NRP
Pages: 349-354
Published online: 19 Jul 2019
AbstractforDevelopment of a Content Valid and Reliable Prehospital Environmental Falls Risk Assessment Tool for Older Adults | Full Text | References | PDF (254.5 KB) | EPUB
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Efficacy of Different Hair and Skin Decontamination Strategies with Identification of Associated Hazards to First Responders
Joanne Larner BSc(Hons) MSc PhD, Adam Durrant BSc(Hons), Philip Hughes BSc(Hons), Devanya Mahalingam BSc(Hons) MSc, Samantha Rivers MSci, Hazem Matar BSc(Hons) MSc PhD, Elliot Thomas, Mark Barrett BSc(Hons), Andreia Pinhal BSc(Hons) MSc, Nevine Amer BSc(Hons) MRes, Charlotte Hall BSc(Hons) MSc PhD, Toni Jackson BSc(Hons) MSc, Valeria Catalani BSc(Hons) MSc & Robert P. Chilcott BSc(Hons) MSc PhD
Pages: 355-368
Published online: 19 Jul 2019
AbstractforEfficacy of Different Hair and Skin Decontamination Strategies with Identification of Associated Hazards to First Responders | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Temporal Trends in the Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Hanging-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Saeed Alqahtani MScParamedicine, Ziad Nehme PhD, Brett Williams PhD, Stephen Bernard MB, BS, MD & Karen Smith PhD
Pages: 369-377
Published online: 11 Oct 2019
AbstractforTemporal Trends in the Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Hanging-Related Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (665.4 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Focus on EMS Resource Deployment

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Deployment of Alternative Response Units in a High-Volume, Urban EMS System
C. Crawford Mechem MD, Crystal A. Yates BS, Maureen S. Rush MS, Arturo Alleyne, H. Jay Singleton & Tabitha L. Boyle BSN
Pages: 378-384
Published online: 16 Sep 2019
AbstractforDeployment of Alternative Response Units in a High-Volume, Urban EMS System | Full Text | References | PDF (126 KB) | EPUB
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Drivers of Increasing Emergency Ambulance Demand
Emily Andrew MBiostats, Ziad Nehme PhD, Peter Cameron MB BS PhD & Karen Smith PhD
Pages: 385-393
Published online: 12 Aug 2019
AbstractforDrivers of Increasing Emergency Ambulance Demand | Full Text | References | PDF (669.2 KB) | EPUB
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Education and Practice

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Comprehensive Description of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Certification Level
Madison K. Rivard BS, NREMT, Rebecca E. Cash MPH, NRP, Kirsten Chrzan MPH, NREMT & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 394-400
Published online: 31 Jul 2019
AbstractforComprehensive Description of the Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Certification Level | Full Text | References | PDF (544.5 KB) | EPUB
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Prehospital Protocols Reducing Long Spinal Board Use Are Not Associated with a Change in Incidence of Spinal Cord Injury
Franco Castro-Marin MD, Joshua B. Gaither MD, Amber D. Rice MD, Robyn N. Blust MPH, Vatsal Chikani MPH, Anne Vossbrink MS & Bentley J. Bobrow MD
Pages: 401-410
Published online: 14 Aug 2019
AbstractforPrehospital Protocols Reducing Long Spinal Board Use Are Not Associated with a Change in Incidence of Spinal Cord Injury | Full Text | References | PDF (747.2 KB) | EPUB
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Assessment of Paramedic Performance on Difficult Airway Simulation
Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD, Geoffrey Finnegan BSEMT-B, David P. Way MEd & Thomas Terndrup MD
Pages: 411-420
Published online: 21 Nov 2016
AbstractforAssessment of Paramedic Performance on Difficult Airway Simulation | Full Text | References | PDF (101.4 KB) | EPUB
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Transition in Care from EMS Providers to Emergency Department Nurses: A Systematic Review
Gudrun Reay PhD, RN, Jill M. Norris MSc, ACC, Lorelli Nowell PhD, RN, K. Alix Hayden MLIS, MSc, PhD, Katherine Yokom ACP, Eddy S. Lang MDCM, CCFP (EM), Gerald C. Lazarenko BSc Pharm, MD, CCFP, FRCPC & Joanna Abraham PhD
Pages: 421-433
Published online: 22 Jul 2019
AbstractforTransition in Care from EMS Providers to Emergency Department Nurses: A Systematic Review | Full Text | References | PDF (863.2 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Laryngeal Tube Practice in a Metropolitan Ambulance Service: A Five-year Retrospective Observational Study (2009–2013)
Raphael van Tulder MD, Christoph Schriefl, Dominik Roth MD, Peter Stratil MD, Martin Thalhammer, Hermann Wieczorek, Friedrich Lausch, Andreas Zajicek, Jochen Haidvogel, Dieter Sebald MD, Wolfgang Schreiber MD, Fritz Sterz MD & Anton Laggner MD
Pages: 434-440
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
AbstractforLaryngeal Tube Practice in a Metropolitan Ambulance Service: A Five-year Retrospective Observational Study (2009–2013) | Full Text | References | PDF (250.7 KB) | EPUB
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Preliminary Reports

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“Weighing Cam”: A New Mobile Application for Weight Estimation in Pediatric Resuscitation
Joong Wan Park MD, Hyuksool Kwon MD, Jae Yun Jung MD, PhD, Yoo Jin Choi MD, Ji Soo Lee MS, Woo Sang Cho MS, Jung Chan Lee PhD, Hee Chan Kim PhD, Se Uk Lee MD, Young Ho Kwak MD, PhD & Do Kyun Kim MD, PhD
Pages: 441-450
Published online: 29 Aug 2019
Abstractfor“Weighing Cam”: A New Mobile Application for Weight Estimation in Pediatric Resuscitation | Full Text | References | PDF (751.7 KB) | EPUB
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Identification of Swimmers in Distress Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Experience at the Mont-Tremblant IRONMAN Triathlon
Valerie Homier MD, François de Champlain MD, Michael Nolan ACP, MA & Richard Fleet MD, PhD
Pages: 451-458
Published online: 10 Sep 2019
AbstractforIdentification of Swimmers in Distress Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Experience at the Mont-Tremblant IRONMAN Triathlon | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Correction

Correction
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Page: 459
Published online: 07 May 2019
CitationforCorrection | Full Text | PDF (148.3 KB) | EPUB
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