Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 6 (2021)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 6 (2021)

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Original Contributions

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Association between Torso Gunshot Wound Volumes of Trauma Centers and Outcomes of Torso Gunshot Wound Patients. A Propensity-Matched Nationwide Cohort Study
Chih-Yuan Fu MD, Francesco Bajani MD, Marissa Bokhari BS, Caroline Butler MD, Frederick Starr MD FACS, Thomas Messer MD FACS, Matthew Kaminsky MD, Andrew Dennis DO FACS, Victoria Schlanser DO, Stathis Poulakidas MD FACS, Justin Mis RN & Faran Bokhari MD FACS
Pages: 731-739
Published online: 09 Mar 2021
AbstractforAssociation between Torso Gunshot Wound Volumes of Trauma Centers and Outcomes of Torso Gunshot Wound Patients. A Propensity-Matched Nationwide Cohort Study | Full Text | References | PDF (866.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Outcomes following Naloxone Administration by Bystanders and First Responders
Andrew Farkas MD, Rachael Westover MD, Anthony F. Pizon MD, Michael Lynch MD & Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH
Pages: 740-746
Published online: 07 May 2021
AbstractforOutcomes following Naloxone Administration by Bystanders and First Responders | Full Text | References | PDF (226.3 KB) | EPUB
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The Nipple as a Landmark for Needle Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax in Children – A CT-Based Evaluation and Proposal of an Alternative Insertion Site
Tom Terboven MD, Lea A. Heblich, Christel Weiss PhD, Tim Viergutz MD, Marcus Rudolph MD, Stephan Waldeck MD, Stefan Schönberg MD & Daniel Overhoff MD
Pages: 747-752
Published online: 03 Nov 2020
AbstractforThe Nipple as a Landmark for Needle Decompression of Tension Pneumothorax in Children – A CT-Based Evaluation and Proposal of an Alternative Insertion Site | Full Text | References | PDF (678.5 KB) | EPUB
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Ketamine for Prehospital Pain Management Does Not Prolong Emergency Department Length of Stay
Emily J. Robinson DO, Brooke L. Watanabe MD & Lawrence H. Brown PhD
Pages: 753-760
Published online: 12 Oct 2020
AbstractforKetamine for Prehospital Pain Management Does Not Prolong Emergency Department Length of Stay | Full Text | References | PDF (429.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Description of Adverse Events in a Cohort of Dance Festival Attendees with Stimulant-Induced Severe Agitation Treated with Dissociative-Dose Ketamine
Matt S. Friedman MD, David Saloum MD, Astrid Haaland MD, Jefferson Drapkin MPH, Antonios Likourezos MA, MPH & Reuben J. Strayer MD
Pages: 761-767
Published online: 11 Nov 2020
AbstractforDescription of Adverse Events in a Cohort of Dance Festival Attendees with Stimulant-Induced Severe Agitation Treated with Dissociative-Dose Ketamine | Full Text | References | PDF (226.9 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on COVID-19

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Ambulance Calls for Substance-Related Issues Before and After COVID-19
Scott G. Weiner MD, MPH, Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, Michelle Hendricks PhD, Sanae El Ibrahimi PhD, MPH, Olesya Baker PhD, Raghu R. Seethala MD, MSc, Gregory Peters MD & Scott A. Goldberg MD, MPH
Pages: 768-776
Published online: 15 Dec 2020
AbstractforAmbulance Calls for Substance-Related Issues Before and After COVID-19 | Full Text | References | PDF (429.3 KB) | EPUB
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Emergency Medical Services Personnel Awareness and Training about Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, NRP, Madison K. Rivard MPH, NREMT, Carlos A. Camargo Jr MD, DrPH, Jonathan R. Powell MPA, NRP & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 777-784
Published online: 12 Jan 2021
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Personnel Awareness and Training about Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 Pandemic | Full Text | References | PDF (483.9 KB) | EPUB
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Correlation between Emergency Medical Services Suspected COVID-19 Patients and Daily Hospitalizations
Matthew J. Levy DO, MSc, Eili Klein PhD, MS, Timothy P. Chizmar MD, Luis M. Pinet Peralta PhD, MSc, Teferra Alemayehu MSc, MS, Mustafa M. Sidik & Theodore R. Delbridge MD, MPH
Pages: 785-789
Published online: 02 Feb 2021
AbstractforCorrelation between Emergency Medical Services Suspected COVID-19 Patients and Daily Hospitalizations | Full Text | References | PDF (246.8 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on Stroke

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Design and Derivation of the Austrian Prehospital Stroke Scale (APSS) to Predict Severe Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion
Stefan Krebs MD, Dominik Roth MD, PhD, Michael Knoflach MD, Michael Baubin MD, MSc, Wilfried Lang MD, Roland Beisteiner MD, Jan Purrucker MD, MSc, Sven Poli MD, MSc & Marek Sykora MD, PhD, MSc
Pages: 790-795
Published online: 12 Jan 2021
AbstractforDesign and Derivation of the Austrian Prehospital Stroke Scale (APSS) to Predict Severe Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion | Full Text | References | PDF (564.7 KB) | EPUB
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Accuracy and Implications of Hemorrhagic Stroke Recognition by Emergency Medical Services
J. Adam Oostema MD, FACEP, Todd Chassee MD, William Baer MD, PharmD, Allison Edberg DO & Mathew J. Reeves BVSc, PhD
Pages: 796-801
Published online: 05 Nov 2020
AbstractforAccuracy and Implications of Hemorrhagic Stroke Recognition by Emergency Medical Services | Full Text | References | PDF (100 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

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Improved Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival with a Comprehensive Dispatcher-Assisted CPR Program in a Developing Emergency Care System
Pin Pin Pek MPH, Jasmine Yen Yin Lim MD, Benjamin Sieu-Hon Leong MBBS, Desmond Ren-Hao Mao MBBS, Michael Yih-Chong Chia MBBS, Si Oon Cheah MBBS, Han Nee Gan MBBS, Yih Yng Ng MBBS, MPH, MBA, Lai Peng Tham MBBS, Shalini Arulanandam MBBS, MMED, MBA, Nur Shahidah BA, Xinyi Lin PhD, Andrew Fu Wah Ho MBBS & Marcus Eng Hock Ong MBBS, MPH
Pages: 802-811
Published online: 04 Dec 2020
AbstractforImproved Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival with a Comprehensive Dispatcher-Assisted CPR Program in a Developing Emergency Care System | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Neurological Outcome of Chest Compression-Only Bystander CPR in Asphyxial and Non-Asphyxial Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Observational Study
François Javaudin MD, Julien Raiffort MD, Natacha Desce MD, Valentine Baert MS, Hervé Hubert PhD, Emmanuel Montassier MD, PhD, Clément Le Cornec MD, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou MD, PhD, Quentin Le Bastard MD & on behalf of the GR-RéAC
Pages: 812-821
Published online: 18 Dec 2020
AbstractforNeurological Outcome of Chest Compression-Only Bystander CPR in Asphyxial and Non-Asphyxial Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Observational Study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Education and Practice

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Child Abuse Recognition Training for Prehospital Providers Using Deliberate Practice
Kathleen Adelgais MD, MPH, Martin Pusic MD, PhD, Denise Abdoo CPNP, PhD, Sean Caffrey MBA, NRP, Katherine Snyder MD, MPH, Michelle Alletag MD, Ashley Balakas BSN, CPEN, Timothy Givens MD, Ian Kane MD, Maria Mandt MD, Kelley Roswell MD, Mary Saunders MD & Kathy Boutis MD MSc
Pages: 822-831
Published online: 11 Nov 2020
AbstractforChild Abuse Recognition Training for Prehospital Providers Using Deliberate Practice | Full Text | References | PDF (508.2 KB) | EPUB
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Impact of Prepatching on Paramedic In-Hospital Times for Emergent Interfacility Transfers
Taylor Bischoff MD, Bruce Sawadsky MD, Michael Peddle MD & Brodie Nolan MD MSc
Pages: 832-838
Published online: 18 Dec 2020
AbstractforImpact of Prepatching on Paramedic In-Hospital Times for Emergent Interfacility Transfers | Full Text | References | PDF (293 KB) | EPUB
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a High-Altitude, Resource-Poor Setting
Niels Holthof MD, Flavia Wipplinger MD, Jasmin Lienert MD, Anastasia Budowski, Monika Brodmann Maeder MD & Didier Moens MD
Pages: 839-843
Published online: 18 Dec 2020
AbstractforPoint-of-Care Ultrasound Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a High-Altitude, Resource-Poor Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (305.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Case Conferences

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Fatal Sodium Nitrite Poisoning: Key Considerations for Prehospital Providers
Matthew R. Neth MD, Jennifer S. Love MD, B. Zane Horowitz MD, Michael D. Shertz MD, Ritu Sahni MD, MPH & Mohamud R. Daya MD, MS
Pages: 844-850
Published online: 05 Nov 2020
AbstractforFatal Sodium Nitrite Poisoning: Key Considerations for Prehospital Providers | Full Text | References | PDF (453.1 KB) | EPUB
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Acute Myocardial Infarction Identified by Paramedics Using the Smith-Modified Sgarbossa Criteria: A Case Report
Matthew Di Toro BHlthSc (Paramedic), GradDipEmergHlth (Intensive Care Paramedic) & Dion Stub MBBS, PhD, FRACP
Pages: 851-853
Published online: 24 Nov 2020
AbstractforAcute Myocardial Infarction Identified by Paramedics Using the Smith-Modified Sgarbossa Criteria: A Case Report | Full Text | References | PDF (553.2 KB) | EPUB
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Position Statement

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Appropriate Air Medical Services Utilization and Recommendations for Integration of Air Medical Services Resources into the EMS System of Care: A Joint Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP, ACEP, and AMPA
John W. Lyng MD, NRP, Sabina Braithwaite MD, MPH, Heidi Abraham MD, Christine M. Brent MD, David A. Meurer MD, Alexander Torres DO, MBA, Peter V. Bui MD, Douglas J. Floccare MD, MPH, Andrew N. Hogan MD, Justin Fairless DO, NRP & Ashley Larrimore MD
Pages: 854-873
Published online: 04 Oct 2021
AbstractforAppropriate Air Medical Services Utilization and Recommendations for Integration of Air Medical Services Resources into the EMS System of Care: A Joint Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP, ACEP, and AMPA | Full Text | References | PDF (833.9 KB) | EPUB
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Free Access

Letter to the Editor

ABEM Core Content Letter to the Editor
Douglas F. Kupas MD
Page: 874
Published online: 14 Sep 2021
CitationforABEM Core Content Letter to the Editor | Full Text | References | PDF (71.7 KB) | EPUB
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