Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 22, Issue 2 (2018)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 22, Issue 2 (2018)

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Special Contribution

Report
Scene Safety and Force Protection in the Era of Ultra-Potent Opioids
Michael J. Lynch MD, Joe Suyama MD & Francis X. Guyette MD, MPH
Pages: 157-162
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
AbstractforScene Safety and Force Protection in the Era of Ultra-Potent Opioids | Full Text | References | PDF (160.7 KB)
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Original Contributions

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Basic and Advanced EMS Providers Are Equally Effective in Naloxone Administration for Opioid Overdose in Northern New England
Nazey Gulec, Joseph Lahey, James C. Suozzi DO, NRP, Matthew Sholl MD, Charles D. MacLean MD & Daniel L. Wolfson MD
Pages: 163-169
Published online: 12 Oct 2017
AbstractforBasic and Advanced EMS Providers Are Equally Effective in Naloxone Administration for Opioid Overdose in Northern New England | Full Text | References | PDF (246.6 KB)
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Report
Prehospital End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Predicts Mortality in Trauma Patients
Kelsey Childress MD, Kelly Arnold MS, Christopher Hunter MD, PhD, George Ralls MD, Linda Papa MD & Salvatore Silvestri MD
Pages: 170-174
Published online: 25 Aug 2017
AbstractforPrehospital End-tidal Carbon Dioxide Predicts Mortality in Trauma Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (203.4 KB)
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Feasibility of Paramedic Performed Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in Medical Patients with Respiratory Distress
Torben K. Becker MD, PhD, Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH, Clifton W. Callaway MD, PhD, Francis X. Guyette MS, MS, MPH & Christopher Schott MD, MS, RDMS
Pages: 175-179
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforFeasibility of Paramedic Performed Prehospital Lung Ultrasound in Medical Patients with Respiratory Distress | Full Text | References | PDF (158 KB)
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Prehospital Stroke Assessment for Large Vessel Occlusions: A Systematic Review
William Krebs DO, Travis P. Sharkey-Toppen MD, PhD, Fern Cheek AMLS, Eric Cortez MD, Ashley Larrimore MD, David Keseg MD & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 180-188
Published online: 12 Oct 2017
AbstractforPrehospital Stroke Assessment for Large Vessel Occlusions: A Systematic Review | Full Text | References | PDF (208.2 KB)
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Prehospital Pain Management: Disparity By Age and Race
Hilary A. Hewes MD, Mengtao Dai, N. Clay Mann, Tanya Baca & Peter Taillac
Pages: 189-197
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
AbstractforPrehospital Pain Management: Disparity By Age and Race | Full Text | References | PDF (417.5 KB)
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

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Gains of Continuing Resuscitation in Refractory Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Model-based Analysis to Identify Deaths Due to Intra-arrest Prognostication
Brian Grunau MD, MHSc, Joseph Puyat PhD, Hubert Wong PhD, Frank X. Scheuermeyer MD, MHSc, Joshua C. Reynolds MD, MS, Takahisa Kawano MD, PhD, Joel Singer PhD, William Dick MD, MSc & James Christenson MD
Pages: 198-207
Published online: 25 Aug 2017
AbstractforGains of Continuing Resuscitation in Refractory Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Model-based Analysis to Identify Deaths Due to Intra-arrest Prognostication | Full Text | References | PDF (366.3 KB)
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Challenges of Using Probabilistic Linkage Methodology to Characterize Post-Cardiac Arrest Care in Michigan
Robert Swor DO, Lihua Qu MD, Kevin Putman MS, Kelly N. Sawyer MD, Robert Domeier MD, Jennifer Fowler RN & William Fales MD
Pages: 208-213
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforChallenges of Using Probabilistic Linkage Methodology to Characterize Post-Cardiac Arrest Care in Michigan | Full Text | References | PDF (8 MB)
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Neurological Favorable Outcomes Associated with EMS Compliance and On-Scene Resuscitation Time Protocol
Tae Han Kim MD, Eui Jung Lee MD, Sang Do Shin MD, PhD, Young Sun Ro MD, DrPH, Yu Jin Kim MD, PhD, Ki Ok Ahn MD, PhD, Kyoung Jun Song MD, PhD, Ki Jeong Hong MD & Kyung won Lee MD, PhD
Pages: 214-221
Published online: 27 Sep 2017
AbstractforNeurological Favorable Outcomes Associated with EMS Compliance and On-Scene Resuscitation Time Protocol | Full Text | References | PDF (299.1 KB)
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Evaluating Dispatch-Assisted CPR Using the CARES Registry
Manali Shah BA, Cherie Bartram MM, ENP, Kevin Irwin MBA, Kimberly Vellano MPH, Bryan McNally MD, Timothy Gallagher BS & Robert Swor DO, FACEP
Pages: 222-228
Published online: 08 Dec 2017
AbstractforEvaluating Dispatch-Assisted CPR Using the CARES Registry | Full Text | References | PDF (275.3 KB)
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Education and Practice

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Association of Burnout with Workforce-Reducing Factors among EMS Professionals
Remle P. Crowe MS, NREMT, Julie K. Bower PhD, MPH, FAHA, Rebecca E. Cash MPH, NRP, Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD, Severo A. Rodriguez PhD, NRP & Susan E. Olivo-Marston PhD
Pages: 229-236
Published online: 25 Aug 2017
AbstractforAssociation of Burnout with Workforce-Reducing Factors among EMS Professionals | Full Text | References | PDF (220.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Emergency Medical Services Provider Experiences of Hospice Care
Cassandra Barnette Donnelly DO, Karen Andrea Armstrong PhD, Molly M. Perkins PhD, Danielle Moulia MPH, Tammie E. Quest MD & Arthur H. Yancey MD
Pages: 237-243
Published online: 04 Dec 2017
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Provider Experiences of Hospice Care | Full Text | References | PDF (120.5 KB)
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Article
State Regulation of Community Paramedicine Programs: A National Analysis
Melody Glenn MD, Olivia Zoph MD, MPH, Kim Weidenaar JD, Leila Barraza JD, MPH, Warren Greco, Kylie Jenkins, Pooja Paode & Jonathan Fisher MD, MPH
Pages: 244-251
Published online: 12 Oct 2017
AbstractforState Regulation of Community Paramedicine Programs: A National Analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (603.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Development and Prospective Federal State-Wide Evaluation of a Device for Height-Based Dose Recommendations in Prehospital Pediatric Emergencies: A Simple Tool to Prevent Most Severe Drug Errors
Jost Kaufmann MD, Bernhard Roth MD, PhD, Thomas Engelhardt MD, PhD, Alex Lechleuthner MD, PhD, Michael Laschat MD, Christoph Hadamitzky MD, Frank Wappler MD, PhD & Martin Hellmich PhD
Pages: 252-259
Published online: 07 Dec 2016
AbstractforDevelopment and Prospective Federal State-Wide Evaluation of a Device for Height-Based Dose Recommendations in Prehospital Pediatric Emergencies: A Simple Tool to Prevent Most Severe Drug Errors | Full Text | References | PDF (470.3 KB)
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Open Access

International EMS

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Psychological Comfort of Paramedics with Field Death Pronouncement: A National Asian Study to Prepare Paramedics for Field Termination of Resuscitation
Desmond R. H. Mao MBBS, MCEM, MMed, Marcus E. H. Ong MBBS, MPH, FAMS, Chungli Bang MB BCh BAO, GDPM, Mohamed D. T. Salim MBBS MS MRCSEd, Yih Yng Ng MBBS, MRCS, MPH, MBA & Desiree A. Lie MD, MSED
Pages: 260-265
Published online: 08 Dec 2017
AbstractforPsychological Comfort of Paramedics with Field Death Pronouncement: A National Asian Study to Prepare Paramedics for Field Termination of Resuscitation | Full Text | References | PDF (123.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Preliminary Report

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Sternal Route More Effective than Tibial Route for Intraosseous Amiodarone Administration in a Swine Model of Ventricular Fibrillation
James M. Burgert DNAP, Andre Martinez BS, MS4, Mara O'Sullivan BS, MS4, Dawn Blouin BS, Audrey Long & Arthur D. Johnson PhD
Pages: 266-275
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforSternal Route More Effective than Tibial Route for Intraosseous Amiodarone Administration in a Swine Model of Ventricular Fibrillation | Full Text | References | PDF (337.4 KB)
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Case Conference

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Multi-Patient Rabies Exposure on a Colorado River Rafting Expedition: Urgent vs. Emergent Transport Decision Making in an Austere Setting
Emily A. Pearce BS, NRP, FAWM, DiMM, Aaron N. Farney MD, FAEMS, Laura Banks DVM & Andrew J. Harrell MD, FAEMS
Pages: 276-279
Published online: 27 Sep 2017
AbstractforMulti-Patient Rabies Exposure on a Colorado River Rafting Expedition: Urgent vs. Emergent Transport Decision Making in an Austere Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (141.9 KB)
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