Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 21, Issue 5 (2017)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 21, Issue 5 (2017)

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Original Contributions

Article
Prehospital Intubation is Associated with Favorable Outcomes and Lower Mortality in ProTECT III
Kurt R. Denninghoff MD, Tomas Nuño PhD, Qi Pauls MS, Sharon D. Yeatts PhD, Robert Silbergleit MD, Yuko Y. Palesch PhD, Lisa H. Merck MD, MPH, Geoff T. Manley MD, PhD & David W. Wright MD
Pages: 539-544
Published online: 10 May 2017
AbstractforPrehospital Intubation is Associated with Favorable Outcomes and Lower Mortality in ProTECT III | Full Text | References | PDF (91.5 KB)
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Role of Guideline Adherence in Improving Field Triage
Craig D. Newgard MD, MPH, Rongwei Fu PhD, E. Brooke Lerner PhD, Mohamud Daya MD, MS, Jonathan Jui MD, MPH, Lynn Wittwer MD, Terri A. Schmidt MD, MS, Dana Zive MPH, Eileen M. Bulger MD, Ritu Sahni MD, MPH, Craig Warden MD, MPH & Nathan Kuppermann MD, MPH
Pages: 545-555
Published online: 01 May 2017
AbstractforRole of Guideline Adherence in Improving Field Triage | Full Text | References | PDF (505.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Morbidity and Mortality Associated with Prehospital “Lift-assist” Calls
Lauren Leggatt MD, Kristine Van Aarsen MSc, Melanie Columbus PhD, Adam Dukelow MD, MHSc, Michael Lewell MD, Matthew Davis MD, MSc & Shelley McLeod MSc
Pages: 556-562
Published online: 19 Apr 2017
AbstractforMorbidity and Mortality Associated with Prehospital “Lift-assist” Calls | Full Text | References | PDF (158.1 KB)
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Evaluating the Cost and Utility of Mandating Schools to Stock Epinephrine Auto-injectors
Chelsea Steffens MS, Benjamin Clement BS, William Fales MD, Ahel El Haj Chehade MD, Kevin Putman MSA & Robert Swor DO
Pages: 563-566
Published online: 17 Apr 2017
AbstractforEvaluating the Cost and Utility of Mandating Schools to Stock Epinephrine Auto-injectors | Full Text | References | PDF (81.8 KB)
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Intraosseous Pressure Monitoring in Healthy Volunteers
Joshua G. Salzman MA, EMT-B, Nicholas M. Loken BS, Sandi S. Wewerka MPH, EMT-B, Aaron M. Burnett MD, Abigail E. Zagar BS, Kent R. Griffith RN, EMT-P, Peter L. Bliss BME, Bjorn K. Peterson MD, Christopher J. Ward MD & Ralph J. Frascone MD
Pages: 567-574
Published online: 18 Apr 2017
AbstractforIntraosseous Pressure Monitoring in Healthy Volunteers | Full Text | References | PDF (320.5 KB)
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Focus on Trauma

Article
Body Temperature after EMS Transport: Association with Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes
Joshua B. Gaither MD, Vatsal Chikani MPH, Uwe Stolz PhD, Chad Viscusi MD, Kurt Denninghoff MD, Bruce Barnhart RN, CEP, Terry Mullins MBA, Amber D. Rice MD, Moses Mhayamaguru MD, Jennifer J. Smith PharmD, MD, Samuel M. Keim MD, MS, Bentley J. Bobrow MD & Daniel W. Spaite MD
Pages: 575-582
Published online: 08 May 2017
AbstractforBody Temperature after EMS Transport: Association with Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes | Full Text | References | PDF (234.9 KB)
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Prehospital Predictors of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Victoria, Australia
Alaa O. Oteir BPT, PhD, Karen Smith BSc (Hons), PhD, Johannes Stoelwinder MBBS, MD, James W. Middleton MBBS, PhD, Shelley Cox BSc (Hons), PhD, Lisa N. Sharwood RN, BN, MPH, PhD & Paul A. Jennings BN, PhD
Pages: 583-590
Published online: 17 Apr 2017
AbstractforPrehospital Predictors of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Victoria, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (201.9 KB)
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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Trauma Triage and Destination Plan on the Field Triage of Injured Patients in North Carolina
Jane H. Brice MD, MPH, Frances S. Shofer PhD, Christopher Cowden MPH, E. Brooke Lerner PhD, Matthew Psioda MS, Meredith Arasaratanam ScD, N. Clay Mann PhD, MS, Antonio R. Fernandez PhD, NRP, Anna Waller ScD, Chailee Moss MD & Michael Mian BA
Pages: 591-604
Published online: 19 Apr 2017
AbstractforEvaluation of the Implementation of the Trauma Triage and Destination Plan on the Field Triage of Injured Patients in North Carolina | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Report
Prehospital Fluid Administration in Trauma Patients: A Survey of State Protocols
Sahil Dadoo, Joseph M. Grover MD, Lukas G. Keil MD, Kay S. Hwang, Jane H. Brice MD, MPH & Timothy F. Platts-Mills MD, MSc
Pages: 605-609
Published online: 08 May 2017
AbstractforPrehospital Fluid Administration in Trauma Patients: A Survey of State Protocols | Full Text | References | PDF (93.4 KB)
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

Article
EMS Provider Perceptions on Termination of Resuscitation in a Large, Urban EMS System
Katie L. Tataris MD, MPH, Christopher T. Richards MD, MS, Leslee Stein-Spencer RN, MS, Stephanie Ryan EMT-B, Pete Lazzara EMT-P & Joseph M. Weber MD
Pages: 610-615
Published online: 08 May 2017
AbstractforEMS Provider Perceptions on Termination of Resuscitation in a Large, Urban EMS System | Full Text | References | PDF (99.3 KB)
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Article
Improvements in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival from 1998 to 2013
Yutaka Yamaguchi MD, MCR, Jeff A. Woodin NRP, FAHA, Koichiro Gibo MD, Dana M. Zive MPH & Mohamud R. Daya MD, MS
Pages: 616-627
Published online: 20 Apr 2017
AbstractforImprovements in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival from 1998 to 2013 | Full Text | References | PDF (596.9 KB)
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Advanced Airway Type and Its Association with Chest Compression Interruptions During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Attempts
Angela F. Jarman MD, Christy L. Hopkins MD, MPH, J. Nicholas Hansen BS, Jonathan R. Brown BS, EMT, Christopher Burk MPA, NREMT-P & Scott T. Youngquist MD, MSc
Pages: 628-635
Published online: 01 May 2017
AbstractforAdvanced Airway Type and Its Association with Chest Compression Interruptions During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Attempts | Full Text | References | PDF (269 KB)
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Report
Chest Compression Fraction between Mechanical Compressions on a Reducible Stretcher and Manual Compressions on a Standard Stretcher during Transport in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: The Ambulance Stretcher Innovation of Asian Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ASIA-CPR) Pilot Trial
Tae Han Kim MD, Sang Do Shin MD, PhD, Kyoung Jun Song MD, PhD, Ki Jeong Hong MD, Young Sun Ro MD, DrPH, Sung Wook Song MD & Chu Hyun Kim MD
Pages: 636-644
Published online: 03 May 2017
AbstractforChest Compression Fraction between Mechanical Compressions on a Reducible Stretcher and Manual Compressions on a Standard Stretcher during Transport in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests: The Ambulance Stretcher Innovation of Asian Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (ASIA-CPR) Pilot Trial | Full Text | References | PDF (269.6 KB)
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Education and Practice

Article
Defining Components of Team Leadership and Membership in Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Remle P. Crowe MS, NREMT, Robert L. Wagoner BSAS, NRP, Severo A. Rodriguez PhD, NRP, Melissa A. Bentley MS, EMT-P & David Page MS, NRP
Pages: 645-651
Published online: 02 May 2017
AbstractforDefining Components of Team Leadership and Membership in Prehospital Emergency Medical Services | Full Text | References | PDF (191.8 KB)
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Article
Building Capacity in Healthcare by Re-examining Clinical Services in Paramedicine
Walter Tavares PhD, Ian Drennan PhD(c), Kelly Van Diepen MD, Michael Abanil ACP, Natalie Kedzierski BSc, Chris Spearen BSc.N, Norm Barrette MA & Mathew Mercuri PhD
Pages: 652-661
Published online: 03 May 2017
AbstractforBuilding Capacity in Healthcare by Re-examining Clinical Services in Paramedicine | Full Text | References | PDF (240.8 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Evaluating Barriers to Bystander CPR among Laypersons before and after Compression-only CPR Training
Andrew J. Bouland MD, Megan H. Halliday BS, Angela C. Comer MPH, Matthew J. Levy DO, MSc, Kevin G. Seaman MD & Benjamin J. Lawner DO, MS
Pages: 662-669
Published online: 19 Apr 2017
AbstractforEvaluating Barriers to Bystander CPR among Laypersons before and after Compression-only CPR Training | Full Text | References | PDF (286.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Commentary

Editorial
Researching Lift-Assists: Nebulous Complexity
Lawrence H. Brown PhD, MPH&TM
Pages: 670-672
Published online: 07 Sep 2017
First Page PreviewforResearching Lift-Assists: Nebulous Complexity | Full Text | References | PDF (76.7 KB)
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