Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 19, Issue 1 (2015)

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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Article
Prehospital Transfusion of Plasma and Red Blood Cells in Trauma Patients
John B. Holcomb MD, Daryn P. Donathan BS, Bryan A. Cotton MD, Deborah J. del Junco PhD, Georgian Brown RN, Toni von Wenckstern RN, Jeanette M. Podbielski RN, Elizabeth A. Camp PhD, Rhonda Hobbs, Yu Bai MD, PhD, Michelle Brito BS, Elizabeth Hartwell MD, James Red Duke MD & Charles E. Wade PhD
Pages: 1-9
Published online: 16 Jun 2014
AbstractforPrehospital Transfusion of Plasma and Red Blood Cells in Trauma Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (132.2 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS TRANSPORT

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Continuous Infusion of Ketamine for Out-of-hospital Isolated Orthopedic Injuries Secondary to Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Eric Wiel MD, PhD, Djamel Zitouni PhD, Nathalie Assez MD, PhD, Quentin Sebilleau MD, Sébastien Lys MD, Audrey Duval, Patrick Mauriaucourt MD & Hervé Hubert PhD
Pages: 10-16
Published online: 16 Jun 2014
AbstractforContinuous Infusion of Ketamine for Out-of-hospital Isolated Orthopedic Injuries Secondary to Trauma: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Full Text | References | PDF (138.9 KB)
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Risk Factors for Failed Tracheal Intubation in Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Specialty Transport
Kristen A. Smith MD, M. David Gothard MS, Hamilton P. Schwartz MD, John S. Giuliano Jr. MD, Michael Forbes MD & Michael T. Bigham MD
Pages: 17-22
Published online: 28 Oct 2014
AbstractforRisk Factors for Failed Tracheal Intubation in Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Specialty Transport | Full Text | References | PDF (63.7 KB)
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Chest Compression Injuries Detected via Routine Post-arrest Care in Patients Who Survive to Admission after Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Lori L. Boland MPH, Paul A. Satterlee MD, Jonathan S. Hokanson MD, Craig E. Strauss MD, MPH & Dana Yost MICP
Pages: 23-30
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforChest Compression Injuries Detected via Routine Post-arrest Care in Patients Who Survive to Admission after Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (75.9 KB)
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Care for Cardiac Arrest on Golf Courses: Still Not up to Par?
Leisa Deutsch MD, MPH, Ryan Paternoster CCRP, Kevin Putman MS, William Fales MD & Robert Swor DO
Pages: 31-35
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforCare for Cardiac Arrest on Golf Courses: Still Not up to Par? | Full Text | References | PDF (54.6 KB)
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Article
Fatigue in Air Medical Clinicians Undertaking High-acuity Patient Transports
Julia A. Myers NZ DipPhys, MHealSc, Michael F. Haney M.D, PhD, Robin F. Griffiths MB, ChB, (Hons.), MPP, FAFOEM, Nevil F. Pierse MSc, PhD & David M.C. Powell MB, ChB, FAFOEM
Pages: 36-43
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforFatigue in Air Medical Clinicians Undertaking High-acuity Patient Transports | Full Text | References | PDF (174.5 KB)
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Article
Survivors Perceptions of Recovery following Air Medical Transport Accidents
Cathy L. Jaynes PhD, RN, Anna Valdez PhD, RN, CEN, CFRN, Megan Hamilton RN, BSN, CFRN, NREMTP, Krista Haugen RN, MN, CEN, Colin Henry ATP, CFII, CMTE, LSSBB, Pat Jones, Howard A. Werman MD & Lynn J. White MS
Pages: 44-52
Published online: 16 Jun 2014
AbstractforSurvivors Perceptions of Recovery following Air Medical Transport Accidents | Full Text | References | PDF (83.2 KB)
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Article
Accuracy of EMS Trauma Transport Destination Plans in North Carolina
Chailee Moss MD, Christopher S. Cowden MPH, Laurie Meyer Atterton MD, Meredith H. Arasaratnam ScD, Antonio R. Fernandez PhD, NREMT-P, Jeff S. Evarts AAS, Brian Barrier BA, E. Brooke Lerner PhD, N. Clay Mann PhD, MS, Chad Lohmeier MBA, Frances S. Shofer PhD & Jane H. Brice MD, MPH
Pages: 53-60
Published online: 30 May 2014
AbstractforAccuracy of EMS Trauma Transport Destination Plans in North Carolina | Full Text | References | PDF (741.6 KB)
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EMS-STARS: Emergency Medical Services “Superuser” Transport Associations: An Adult Retrospective Study
M. Kennedy Hall MD, Maria C. Raven MD MPH MSc FACEP, Jane Hall PhD, Clement Yeh MD, Elaine Allen PhD, Robert M. Rodriguez MD FAAEM, Niels L. Tangherlini NREMTP BA, Karl A. Sporer MD & John F. Brown MD MPA FACEP
Pages: 61-67
Published online: 05 Aug 2014
AbstractforEMS-STARS: Emergency Medical Services “Superuser” Transport Associations: An Adult Retrospective Study | Full Text | References | PDF (168.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Retrospective Validation of a Protocol to Limit Unnecessary Transport of Assisted-living Residents Who Fall
Jefferson G. Williams MD, MPH, Michael W. Bachman MHS, EMT-P, A. Wooten Jones BS, EMT-P, J. Brent Myers MD, MPH, Alan K. Kronhaus MD, Diane L. Miller MD, MS, Benjamin Currie EMT-P, Michael Lyons BA, EMT-P, Joseph Zalkin BS, EMT-P, Johna K. Register-Mihalik PhD, Holly Tibbo-Valeriote RN & Valerie J. De Maio MD, MSc
Pages: 68-78
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforRetrospective Validation of a Protocol to Limit Unnecessary Transport of Assisted-living Residents Who Fall | Full Text | References | PDF (744.7 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS RESEARCH DESIGN

Article
Design of the Study of Tranexamic Acid during Air Medical Prehospital Transport (STAAMP) Trial: Addressing the Knowledge Gaps
Joshua B. Brown MD, Matthew D. Neal MD, Francis X. Guyette MD MPH, Andrew B. Peitzman MD, Timothy R. Billiar MD, Brian S. Zuckerbraun MD & Jason L. Sperry MD MPH
Pages: 79-86
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforDesign of the Study of Tranexamic Acid during Air Medical Prehospital Transport (STAAMP) Trial: Addressing the Knowledge Gaps | Full Text | References | PDF (218.2 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS TRANSPORT

Article
Rationale, Methodology, and Implementation of a Dispatcher-assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Trial in the Asia-Pacific (Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study Phase 2)
Marcus Eng Hock Ong MBBS, MPH, Sang Do Shin MD, PhD, Hideharu Tanaka MD, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma MD, PhD, Tatsuya Nishiuchi MD, Eui Jung Lee MD, Patrick Chow-In Ko MD, Nausheen Edwin Doctor MBBS, Pairoj Khruekarnchana MD, Ghulam Yasin Naroo MBBS, FRCP, Kwanhathai Darin Wong MBChB, MMED, Takashi Nakagawa MD, Hyun Wook Ryoo MD, Chih-Hao Lin MD, E-Shaun Goh MBBS, Nalinas Khunkhlai MD, Omer Ahmed Alsakaf MD, Nik A.B. Rahman Nik Hisamuddin MBChB, MMED, Bentley J. Bobrow MD, FACEP, Bryan McNally MD, MPH, Pryseley Nkouibert Assam PhD & Edwin S. Y. Chan PhD
Pages: 87-95
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforRationale, Methodology, and Implementation of a Dispatcher-assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Trial in the Asia-Pacific (Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study Phase 2) | Full Text | References | PDF (1,012.5 KB)
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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

Article
Advanced Clinical Interventions Performed by Emergency Medical Responder Firefighters prior to Ambulance Arrival
Lori L. Boland MPH, Paul A. Satterlee MD, Karl M. Fernstrom MPH, Kai G. Hanson MS, Prasanna Desikan PhD & Brian K. LaCroix EMT-P
Pages: 96-102
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforAdvanced Clinical Interventions Performed by Emergency Medical Responder Firefighters prior to Ambulance Arrival | Full Text | References | PDF (205 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS TRANSPORT

Article
Medical Transfer of Patients in Preterm Labor: Treatments and Tocolytics
Kathleen McCubbin MD, BSc, BPHE, Sean Moore MD, Russell MacDonald MD, MPH & Christian Vaillancourt MD, MSc
Pages: 103-109
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforMedical Transfer of Patients in Preterm Labor: Treatments and Tocolytics | Full Text | References | PDF (191.5 KB)
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Article
The Use of Prehospital Ketamine for Control of Agitation in a Metropolitan Firefighter-based EMS System
David Keseg MD, Eric Cortez MD, Douglas Rund MD & Jeffrey Caterino MD, MPH
Pages: 110-115
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforThe Use of Prehospital Ketamine for Control of Agitation in a Metropolitan Firefighter-based EMS System | Full Text | References | PDF (60.2 KB)
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Article
Cervical Spine Motion during Transfer and Stabilization Techniques
Ian Shrier MD, PhD, Patrick Boissy PhD, Karina Lebel B Eng (Ing), John Boulay BSc, DO(Qc), Eli Segal MD, J. Scott Delaney MD, L. Charlene Vacon AEMT-CC, PhD & Russell J. Steele PhD
Pages: 116-125
Published online: 30 Jul 2014
AbstractforCervical Spine Motion during Transfer and Stabilization Techniques | Full Text | References | PDF (469.1 KB)
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Report

Double Sequential External Defibrillation in Out-of-Hospital Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation: A Report of Ten Cases
José G. Cabañas MD, MPH, J. Brent Myers MD, MPH, Jefferson G. Williams MD, MPH, Valerie J. De Maio MD, MSc & Michael W Bachman MHS, EMT-P
Pages: 126-130
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
AbstractforDouble Sequential External Defibrillation in Out-of-Hospital Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation: A Report of Ten Cases | Full Text | References | PDF (406.7 KB)
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CASE CONFERENCE

Article
A Novel Use of a Metronome in Dispatcher-assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Khalid A. Ateyyah MD, SBEM, ArBEM, Charles E. Cady MD, James T. Poltrock MA & Ronald G. Pirrallo MD MHSA
Pages: 131-134
Published online: 24 Nov 2014
AbstractforA Novel Use of a Metronome in Dispatcher-assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Full Text | References | PDF (151.4 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Intranasal Naloxone for Opioid Overdose Reversal
Corey S. Davis JD, MSPH, Caleb J. Banta-Green PhD, MPH, MSW, Phillip Coffin MD, MIA, Michael W. Dailey MD, FACEP & Alexander Y. Walley MD, MSc
Pages: 135-137
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
First Page PreviewforIntranasal Naloxone for Opioid Overdose Reversal | Full Text | References | PDF (39.7 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS TRANSPORT

Letter
Pitfalls of Intranasal Narcan – Response to a Letter to the Editor
Matthew Zuckerman MD, Stacy N. Weisberg MD, MPH & Edward W. Boyer MD, PhD
Pages: 138-139
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
CitationforPitfalls of Intranasal Narcan – Response to a Letter to the Editor | Full Text | References | PDF (30.2 KB)
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NAEMSP ABSTRACTS

Abstract
Abstracts for the 2015 NAEMSP Scientific Assembly
Pages: 140-177
Published online: 10 Dec 2014
First Page PreviewforAbstracts for the 2015 NAEMSP Scientific Assembly | Full Text | PDF (518.9 KB)
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