Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 5 (2020)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 5 (2020)

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Original Contributions

Article
Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Pandemic Influenza Training Received and Willingness to Work during a Future Pandemic
T. Rebmann PhD, RN, CIC, FAPIC, R. L. Charney MD, T. M. Loux PhD, J. A. Turner PhD, Y. S. Abbyad BS & M. Silvestros
Pages: 601-609
Published online: 07 Jan 2020
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Personnel’s Pandemic Influenza Training Received and Willingness to Work during a Future Pandemic | Full Text | References | PDF (280.7 KB) | EPUB
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Complications During Inter-Hospital Transfer of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke for Endovascular Therapy
Denis Sablot MD, Franck Leibinger MD, Adrian Dumitrana MD, Nathalie Duchateau MD, Laurène Van Damme MD, Geoffroy Farouil MD, Nicolas Gaillard MD, Marlène Lachcar MD, Laurent Benayoun MD, Caroline Arquizan MD, Majo Ibanez MD, Francis Coll MD, Bénédicte Fadat MD, Ludovic Nguyen Them MD, Lucie Desmond MD, Thibaut Allou MD, Philippe Smadja MD, Adelaïde Ferraro-Allou MD, Isabelle Mourand MD, Anais Dutray MD, Celine Pujol MD, Maxime Tardieu MD, Snejana Jurici MD, Jean-Marie Bonnec MD, Nadège Olivier MD, Julie Mas MD, Vincent Costalat MD-PhD & Alain Bonafe MD-PhD
Pages: 610-616
Published online: 07 Jan 2020
AbstractforComplications During Inter-Hospital Transfer of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke for Endovascular Therapy | Full Text | References | PDF (236.8 KB) | EPUB
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Paramedic-Delivered Fibrinolysis in the Treatment of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Comparison of a Physician-Authorized versus Autonomous Paramedic Approach
Paul Davis PhD, Graham J. Howie PhD, Bridget Dicker PhD & Nicholas K. Garrett PhD
Pages: 617-624
Published online: 13 Nov 2019
AbstractforParamedic-Delivered Fibrinolysis in the Treatment of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Comparison of a Physician-Authorized versus Autonomous Paramedic Approach | Full Text | References | PDF (184.7 KB) | EPUB
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Open Access
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Causes of Delay During Interfacility Transports of Injured Patients Transported by Air Ambulance
Brodie Nolan MD, MSc, Barbara Haas MD, PhD, Homer Tien MD, MSc, Refik Saskin MSc & Avery Nathens MD, MPH, PhD
Pages: 625-633
Published online: 11 Nov 2019
AbstractforCauses of Delay During Interfacility Transports of Injured Patients Transported by Air Ambulance | Full Text | References | PDF (922.4 KB) | EPUB
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Effect of New 9-1-1 System on Efficiency of Initial Resource Assignment
Stephen Sanko, Christianne Lane & Marc Eckstein
Pages: 634-643
Published online: 12 May 2020
AbstractforEffect of New 9-1-1 System on Efficiency of Initial Resource Assignment | Full Text | References | PDF (594.9 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on EMS Workforce Health

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Comparing the Prevalence of Poor Sleep and Stress Metrics in Basic versus Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Services Personnel
Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, NRP, Sarah E. Anderson PhD, Kathryn E. Lancaster PhD, MPH, Bo Lu PhD, Madison K. Rivard MPH, NREMT, Carlos A. Camargo Jr. MD, DrPH & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 644-656
Published online: 07 May 2020
AbstractforComparing the Prevalence of Poor Sleep and Stress Metrics in Basic versus Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Services Personnel | Full Text | References | PDF (408.1 KB) | EPUB
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The Impact of Working Overtime or Multiple Jobs in Emergency Medical Services
Madison K. Rivard BS, NREMT, Rebecca E. Cash MPH, NRP, Kirsten Chrzan MPH, NREMT & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 657-664
Published online: 20 Dec 2019
AbstractforThe Impact of Working Overtime or Multiple Jobs in Emergency Medical Services | Full Text | References | PDF (357.3 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Focus on Pediatrics

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Tibial Intraosseous Insertion in Pediatric Emergency Care: A Review Based upon Postmortem Computed Tomography
H. Theodore Harcke MD, Riley N. Curtin, M. Patricia Harty MD, Sharon W. Gould MD, Jennie Vershvovsky MD, Gary L. Collins MD & Stephen Murphy MD
Pages: 665-671
Published online: 07 Jan 2020
AbstractforTibial Intraosseous Insertion in Pediatric Emergency Care: A Review Based upon Postmortem Computed Tomography | Full Text | References | PDF (409 KB) | EPUB
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A Statewide Analysis of EMS’ Pediatric Transport Destination Decisions
Kayla McManus DO, Erik Finlay MPH, Sam Palmer MAURP, Jennifer F. Anders MD, Phyllis Hendry MD & Jennifer N. Fishe MD
Pages: 672-682
Published online: 07 Jan 2020
AbstractforA Statewide Analysis of EMS’ Pediatric Transport Destination Decisions | Full Text | References | PDF (873.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Success of Pediatric Intubations Performed by a Critical Care Transport Service
Sriram Ramgopal MD, Sean E. Button MD, Sylvia Owusu-Ansah MD MPH, Mioara D. Manole MD, Richard A. Saladino MD, Francis X. Guyette MD MPH & Christian Martin-Gill MD MPH
Pages: 683-692
Published online: 09 Jan 2020
AbstractforSuccess of Pediatric Intubations Performed by a Critical Care Transport Service | Full Text | References | PDF (482.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Education and Practice

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Advanced Practice Providers in the Field: Implementation of the Los Angeles Fire Department Advanced Provider Response Unit
Stephen Sanko MD, Saman Kashani MD, MSc, Terrance Ito RN, DNP, Aaron Guggenheim MPH, Shangnon Fei BS & Marc Eckstein MD, MPH
Pages: 693-703
Published online: 11 Dec 2019
AbstractforAdvanced Practice Providers in the Field: Implementation of the Los Angeles Fire Department Advanced Provider Response Unit | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Report
A Randomized Crossover Trial of Conventional versus Modified “Koch” Chest Compressions in a Height-Restricted Aeromedical Helicopter
Nick Pompa MD FRCPC, Matthew J. Douma RN ENC(C) CNCC(C), Priya Jaggi MSc, Shell Ryan MN BScN RN CEN CFRN, Mark MacKenzie MD CCFP(EM) & Domhnall O’Dochartaigh MSc ENC(C) CNCC(C)
Pages: 704-711
Published online: 20 Dec 2019
AbstractforA Randomized Crossover Trial of Conventional versus Modified “Koch” Chest Compressions in a Height-Restricted Aeromedical Helicopter | Full Text | References | PDF (677.8 KB) | EPUB
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Cervical Spine Motion During Vehicle Extrication of Healthy Volunteers
Alberto Gabrieli MD, Francesca Nardello PhD, Michele Geronazzo PhD, Pierpaolo Marchetti PhD, Alessandro Liberto MD, Daniele Arcozzi MD, Enrico Polati MD, Paola Cesari PhD & Paola Zamparo PhD
Pages: 712-720
Published online: 20 Dec 2019
AbstractforCervical Spine Motion During Vehicle Extrication of Healthy Volunteers | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Preliminary Report

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Synchronized Chest Compressions for Pseudo-PEA: Proof of Concept and a Synching Algorithm
Keith A. Marill MD, MS, James J. Menegazzi PhD, Allison C. Koller BS, Matthew L. Sundermann PhD & David D. Salcido PhD
Pages: 721-729
Published online: 19 Dec 2019
AbstractforSynchronized Chest Compressions for Pseudo-PEA: Proof of Concept and a Synching Algorithm | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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NAEMSE Position Statement

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Position Paper on Degree Requirements for EMS Educators
William J. Leggio EdD, NRP, Paul Rosenberger EdD, NRP & Stephen Perdziola B.S.B.A
Pages: 730-732
Published online: 20 Mar 2020
AbstractforPosition Paper on Degree Requirements for EMS Educators | Full Text | References | PDF (198.9 KB) | EPUB
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