Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 16, Issue 3 (2012)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 16, Issue 3 (2012)

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Special Contribution

Article
The Core Content of Emergency Medical Services Medicine
The EMS Examination Task Force, American Board of Emergency Medicine, Debra G. Perina MD, Chair, Editor, EMS Subspecialty Examinations, Peter T. Pons MD, Editor, EMS Subspecialty Examinations, Thomas H. Blackwell MD, Sandy Bogucki MD, PhD, Jane H. Brice MD, Carol A. Cunningham MD, Theodore R. Delbridge MD, Marianne Gausche-Hill MD, William C. Gerard MD, Matthew C. Gratton MD, Vincent N. Mosesso Jr. MD, Ronald G. Pirrallo MD, Kathy J. Rinnert MD, Ritu Sahni MD, American Board of Emergency Medicine: Anne L. Harvey PhD, Terry Kowalenko MD, Alpine Testing Solutions: Chad W. Buckendahl PhD, Lisa S. O'Leary PhD & Myisha Stokes
Pages: 309-322
Published online: 10 Jan 2012
AbstractforThe Core Content of Emergency Medical Services Medicine | Full Text | PDF (615.8 KB)
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Original Contributions

Article
A Review of Traumatic Brain Injury Trauma Center Visits Meeting Physiologic Criteria from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Field Triage Guidelines
William S. Pearson PhD, Fernando Ovalle Jr. BA, Mark Faul PhD & Scott M. Sasser MD
Pages: 323-328
Published online: 01 May 2012
AbstractforA Review of Traumatic Brain Injury Trauma Center Visits Meeting Physiologic Criteria from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Field Triage Guidelines | Full Text | References | PDF (75.4 KB)
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Research Article

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Factors Associated with Ambulance Use Among Patients with Low-Acuity Conditions
Edward Durant MPH & Jahan Fahimi MD, MPH
Pages: 329-337
Published online: 11 Apr 2012
AbstractforFactors Associated with Ambulance Use Among Patients with Low-Acuity Conditions | Full Text | References | PDF (93.8 KB)
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Poisson Cluster Analysis of Cardiac Arrest Incidence in Columbus, Ohio
Craig Warden MD, MPH, MS, Michael T. Cudnik MD, MPH, Comilla Sasson MD, MPH, Greg Schwartz PhD & Hugh Semple PhD
Pages: 338-346
Published online: 27 Mar 2012
AbstractforPoisson Cluster Analysis of Cardiac Arrest Incidence in Columbus, Ohio | Full Text | References | PDF (336.1 KB)
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Quantifying Dehydration in the Fire Service Using Field Methods and Novel Devices
Gavin P. Horn PhD, Jacob DeBlois BS, Inga Shalmyeva BS & Denise L. Smith PhD
Pages: 347-355
Published online: 23 Mar 2012
AbstractforQuantifying Dehydration in the Fire Service Using Field Methods and Novel Devices | Full Text | References | PDF (456 KB)
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Drowning After Falling from a Medium-Height Bridge: Multiple Trauma Victims
Nicholas Heming MD, Emilie Serve MD, Nicolas Weiss MD, PhD, Audrey Imbert MD, Gildas Ducharne MD, Jean-Luc Diehl MD, Emmanuel Guérot MD, Jean-Yves Fagon MD, PhD & Jean-Marc Tadié MD, PhD
Pages: 356-360
Published online: 11 Apr 2012
AbstractforDrowning After Falling from a Medium-Height Bridge: Multiple Trauma Victims | Full Text | References | PDF (393.1 KB)
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Article
Tactical Emergency Medical Support Programs: A Comprehensive Statewide Survey
William P. Bozeman MD, Benjamin M. Morel MD, Timothy D. Black RN, NREMT-P & James E. Winslow MD, MPH
Pages: 361-365
Published online: 17 Apr 2012
AbstractforTactical Emergency Medical Support Programs: A Comprehensive Statewide Survey | Full Text | References | PDF (464.3 KB)
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Focus on Pediatrics

Article
Transport Disposition Using the Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) Score
Sarah B. Kandil MD, Heather A. (Schmenk) Sanford RN, BSN, CCRN, Veronika Northrup MPH, Michael Theodore Bigham MD & John Sebastian Giuliano Jr. MD
Pages: 366-373
Published online: 23 Mar 2012
AbstractforTransport Disposition Using the Transport Risk Assessment in Pediatrics (TRAP) Score | Full Text | References | PDF (472 KB)
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Research Article

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Accuracy of Paramedic Broselow Tape Use in the Prehospital Setting
Theodore Heyming MD, Nichole Bosson MD, Aileen Kurobe BS, Amy H. Kaji MD, PhD & Marianne Gausche-Hill MD
Pages: 374-380
Published online: 23 Mar 2012
AbstractforAccuracy of Paramedic Broselow Tape Use in the Prehospital Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (634.6 KB)
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International EMS

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Assessment of the Status of Prehospital Care in 13 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Katie Nielsen MD, Charles Mock MD, PhD, Manjul Joshipura MBBS, Andres M. Rubiano MD, MPH, Ahmed Zakariah MD, MPM, EMBA, MPhil & Frederick Rivara MD, MPH
Pages: 381-389
Published online: 10 Apr 2012
AbstractforAssessment of the Status of Prehospital Care in 13 Low- and Middle-Income Countries | Full Text | References | PDF (143.3 KB)
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Preliminary Reports

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Use of Thermal Imagery for Estimation of Core Body Temperature During Precooling, Exertion, and Recovery in Wildland Firefighter Protective Clothing
Thirimachos Bourlai PhD, Riana R. Pryor MS, Joe Suyama MD, Steven E. Reis MD & David Hostler PhD
Pages: 390-399
Published online: 17 Apr 2012
AbstractforUse of Thermal Imagery for Estimation of Core Body Temperature During Precooling, Exertion, and Recovery in Wildland Firefighter Protective Clothing | Full Text | References | PDF (852.7 KB)
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Research Article

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Examinations Performed by Emergency Medical Technicians
Chu Hyun Kim MD, Sang Do Shin MD, PhD, Kyoung Jun Song MD & Chang Bae Park MD
Pages: 400-406
Published online: 02 Mar 2012
AbstractforDiagnostic Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Examinations Performed by Emergency Medical Technicians | Full Text | References | PDF (127.5 KB)
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Case Conferences

Article
Prehospital Chemical Restraint of a Noncommunicative Autistic Minor by Law Enforcement
Jeffrey D. Ho MD, Paul C. Nystrom MD, Darryl V. Calvo MD, Marc S. Berris JD, Jeffrey F. Norlin AS & Joseph E. Clinton MD
Pages: 407-411
Published online: 11 Jan 2012
AbstractforPrehospital Chemical Restraint of a Noncommunicative Autistic Minor by Law Enforcement | Full Text | References | PDF (61.5 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Laryngospasm and Hypoxia After Intramuscular Administration of Ketamine to a Patient in Excited Delirium
Aaron M. Burnett MD, Benjamin J. Watters MD, Kelly W. Barringer MD, Kent R. Griffith RN, EMT-P & Ralph J. Frascone MD
Pages: 412-414
Published online: 17 Jan 2012
AbstractforLaryngospasm and Hypoxia After Intramuscular Administration of Ketamine to a Patient in Excited Delirium | Full Text | References | PDF (49.1 KB)
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Article
Paramedic-Performed Digital Nerve Block To Facilitate Field Reduction Of A Dislocated Finger
Paul M. Simpson MScM (ClinEpi), BEd, BHSc, ICP, Bernadette McCabe BHSc, BNurs, GradCert ICP, Jason C. Bendall MBBS, MM (ClinEpi), PhD, ICP, David C. Cone MD & Paul M. Middleton MBBS, MM (ClinEpi), MD
Pages: 415-417
Published online: 17 Apr 2012
AbstractforParamedic-Performed Digital Nerve Block To Facilitate Field Reduction Of A Dislocated Finger | Full Text | References | PDF (48.3 KB)
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Letters to the Editor

Article
Safety Culture and Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Paramedics
Page: 418
Published online: 10 Apr 2012
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Research Article

Article
Adverse Events in EMS: Symptom of a Larger Problem
Page: 419
Published online: 10 Apr 2012
CitationforAdverse Events in EMS: Symptom of a Larger Problem | Full Text | References | PDF (26.8 KB)
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Media Reviews

Article
Emergency Care, 11th Edition
Jeremy T. Cushman MD, MS, EMT-P
Pages: 420-421
Published online: 23 May 2012
CitationforEmergency Care, 11th Edition | Full Text | PDF (33.4 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Prehospital Behavioral Emergencies and Crisis Response
Darryl J. Macias MD
Pages: 422-423
Published online: 23 May 2012
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Article
Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Review: Putting It all Together, 1st Edition
Karen L. Braden EMT-B, RN, MS, CPNP
Page: 424
Published online: 23 May 2011
CitationforCertified Pediatric Emergency Nurse Review: Putting It all Together, 1st Edition | Full Text | PDF (23.6 KB)
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