Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 4 (2021)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 4 (2021)

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Special Contributions

Article
Code of Ethics for EMS Physician Medical Directors
Kenneth A. Williams MD, FACEP, FAEMS, Brendan C. Berry MD, Allen Yee MD FACEP FAAEM FAEMS, A. Keith Wesley MD FACEP FAEMS, Kevin Sirmons MD, NRP, FAAFP, Benjamin J. Lawner DO, MS, EMT-P & on behalf of NASEMSO, AMPA, and NAEMSP
Page: 461
Published online: 12 Oct 2020
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The Role of Emergency Medical Services in the Opioid Epidemic
Anjni Joiner DO, MPH, Lekshmi Kumar MD, MPH, Brian Barhorst MD, Sabina Braithwaite MD, MPH & for the Public Health Committee on behalf of the NAEMSP Board of Directors
Pages: 462-464
Published online: 04 Sep 2020
AbstractforThe Role of Emergency Medical Services in the Opioid Epidemic | Full Text | References | PDF (70.3 KB) | EPUB
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Original Contributions

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Simplified Prehospital Prediction Rule to Estimate the Likelihood of 4 Types of Stroke: The 7-Item Japan Urgent Stroke Triage (JUST-7) Score
Kazutaka Uchida MD, PhD, Shinichi Yoshimura MD, PhD, Fumihiro Sakakibara MD, Norito Kinjo MD, Hayato Araki MD, Shin Saito MD, PhD, Takeshi Morimoto MD, PhD, MPH & JUST Score Investigators
Pages: 465-474
Published online: 07 Aug 2020
AbstractforSimplified Prehospital Prediction Rule to Estimate the Likelihood of 4 Types of Stroke: The 7-Item Japan Urgent Stroke Triage (JUST-7) Score | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Multicenter Evaluation of Prehospital Seizure Management in Children
Manish I. Shah MD, MS, Daniel G. Ostermayer MD, Lorin R. Browne DO, Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, John M. Carey MD, Chelsea Stanford MD, Nicole Fumo MPH & E. Brooke Lerner PhD
Pages: 475-486
Published online: 17 Jul 2020
AbstractforMulticenter Evaluation of Prehospital Seizure Management in Children | Full Text | References | PDF (573.5 KB) | EPUB
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Survival in Patients with Paramedic-Identified ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Tan N. Doan PhD, Kirsten Wilson BMus, Brendan V. Schultz MPH, Brett Rogers GradDipICPP, CCP, William Vollbon BSc, Marcus Prior HSC, Stephen Rashford FACEM & Emma Bosley PhD
Pages: 487-495
Published online: 05 Oct 2020
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Utility of Shock Index for Suspected Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Noëlle P. M. Dirks MD, Moniek Mestrom MD, Monique van der Lugt MD, Frits van Osch PhD, Nathalie A. L. R. Peters MD, Jan-Willem M. Elshof MD & Dennis G. Barten MD
Pages: 496-503
Published online: 29 Jul 2020
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Development of a Binary End-of-Event Outcome Indicator for the NEMSIS Public Release Research Dataset
Melissa L. Miller MD, Erin W. Lincoln MD & Lawrence H. Brown PhD
Pages: 504-511
Published online: 03 Aug 2020
AbstractforDevelopment of a Binary End-of-Event Outcome Indicator for the NEMSIS Public Release Research Dataset | Full Text | References | PDF (439 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Food and Drug Administration and Institutional Review Board Approval of a Novel Prehospital Informed Consent Process for Emergency Research
Jason McMullan MD MS FAEMS, Christopher Droege PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FASHP, Col. Richard Strilka MD PhD, Christopher Lindsell PhD & Michael J. Linke PhD
Pages: 512-518
Published online: 09 Sep 2020
AbstractforFood and Drug Administration and Institutional Review Board Approval of a Novel Prehospital Informed Consent Process for Emergency Research | Full Text | References | PDF (101.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain: Design and Rationale of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Jason McMullan MD, MS, FAEMS, Christopher Droege PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FASHP, Richard Strilka MD, PhD, Kimberly Hart MA & Christopher Lindsell PhD
Pages: 519-529
Published online: 15 Oct 2020
AbstractforIntranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain: Design and Rationale of a Randomized Controlled Trial | Full Text | References | PDF (138 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Education and Practice

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Impact of a Standardized Patient Hand-off Tool on Communication between Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Emergency Department Staff
Joseph K. Maddry MD, Erica M. Simon DO, MPH, MHA, Lauren K. Reeves MsPH, Alejandra G. Mora MS, Melissa A. Clemons PhD, Nicole M. Shults BS, Shelia Savell PhD, RN, Alexis Blessing PhD & Benjamin D. Walrath MD, MPH
Pages: 530-538
Published online: 27 Aug 2020
AbstractforImpact of a Standardized Patient Hand-off Tool on Communication between Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Emergency Department Staff | Full Text | References | PDF (426.5 KB) | EPUB
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The Association of Death Notification and Related Training with Burnout among Emergency Medical Services Professionals
Abraham Campos MD, Eric V. Ernest MD, Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, NRP, Madison K. Rivard MPH, NREMT, Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD, Brian M. Clemency DO, Robert A. Swor DO & Remle P. Crowe PhD, NREMT
Pages: 539-548
Published online: 20 Jul 2020
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Using Red Lights and Sirens for Emergency Ambulance Response: How Often Are Potentially Life-Saving Interventions Performed?
Jeffrey L. Jarvis MD, Vaughn Hamilton MA, EMT-P, Mike Taigman MA & Lawrence H. Brown PhD
Pages: 549-555
Published online: 07 Aug 2020
AbstractforUsing Red Lights and Sirens for Emergency Ambulance Response: How Often Are Potentially Life-Saving Interventions Performed? | Full Text | References | PDF (309.5 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Systematic Reviews

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The Safety and Effectiveness of On-Site Paramedic and Allied Health Treatment Interventions Targeting the Reduction of Emergency Department Visits by Long-Term Care Patients: Systematic Review
Shannon Leduc MSc(c), ACP, Zach Cantor PCP, Peter Kelly ACP, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy MD, MSc, George Wells PhD & Christian Vaillancourt MD, MSc
Pages: 556-565
Published online: 20 Jul 2020
AbstractforThe Safety and Effectiveness of On-Site Paramedic and Allied Health Treatment Interventions Targeting the Reduction of Emergency Department Visits by Long-Term Care Patients: Systematic Review | Full Text | References | PDF (349.3 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Ultrasound Use in the Prehospital Setting for Trauma: A Systematic Review
Christopher B. Mercer DMSc, DC, MPAS, Matthew Ball MD, Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, NRP, Madison K. Rivard MPH, NREMT, Kirsten Chrzan MPH, NREMT & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 566-582
Published online: 17 Sep 2020
AbstractforUltrasound Use in the Prehospital Setting for Trauma: A Systematic Review | Full Text | References | PDF (549.3 KB) | EPUB
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Brief Report

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Brief Research Report: Prehospital Rapid Sequence Airway
Darren Braude MD, EMT-P, Douglas Dixon MD, Michael Torres RN, BSN, CFRN, John P. Martinez EMT-P, Sean O’Brien MD & Timothy Bajema MD
Pages: 583-587
Published online: 22 Jul 2020
AbstractforBrief Research Report: Prehospital Rapid Sequence Airway | Full Text | References | PDF (104.9 KB) | EPUB
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Position Statements

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Ketamine Use in Prehospital and Hospital Treatment of the Acute Trauma Patient: A Joint Position Statement
Margaret M. Morgan MD, Debra G. Perina MD, Nicole M. Acquisto Pharm.D., Mary E. Fallat MD, John M. Gallagher MD, Kathleen M. Brown MD, Jeffrey Ho MD, Aaron Burnett MD, Julio Lairet DO, Dennis Rowe EMT-P & Mark L. Gestring MD
Pages: 588-592
Published online: 27 Aug 2020
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Position Statement: Mass Gathering Medical Care
Asa M. Margolis DO, MPH, MS, Alison K. Leung MD, Matt S. Friedman MD, Sean P. McMullen NRP, BS, Francis X. Guyette MD, MPH & Nathan Woltman MD
Pages: 593-595
Published online: 30 Apr 2021
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Role of Emergency Medical Services in Disaster Response - National Association of EMS Physicians Position Statement
J. Marc Liu MD, MPH, Christina Catlett MD, J. Lee Jenkins MD, MS, Robert Lowe MD & Michael Gordon Millin MD, MPH
Page: 596
Published online: 25 May 2021
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