Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 22, Issue 6 (2018)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 22, Issue 6 (2018)

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Special Contribution

Article
Spinal Motion Restriction in the Trauma Patient – A Joint Position Statement
Peter E. Fischer MD, MS, Debra G. Perina MD, Theodore R. Delbridge MD, MPH, Mary E. Fallat MD, Jeffrey P. Salomone MD, Jimm Dodd MS, MA, Eileen M. Bulger MD & Mark L. Gestring MD
Pages: 659-661
Published online: 09 Aug 2018
AbstractforSpinal Motion Restriction in the Trauma Patient – A Joint Position Statement | Full Text | References | PDF (95.5 KB)
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Original Contributions

Article
Fatal Wounding Pattern and Causes of Potentially Preventable Death Following the Pulse Night Club Shooting Event
E. Reed Smith MD, Geoff Shapiro NREMT-P & Babak Sarani MD
Pages: 662-668
Published online: 25 Apr 2018
AbstractforFatal Wounding Pattern and Causes of Potentially Preventable Death Following the Pulse Night Club Shooting Event | Full Text | References | PDF (655.9 KB)
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Decreased Time from 9-1-1 Call to PCI among Patients Experiencing STEMI Results in a Decreased One Year Mortality
Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, Allison Infinger MSPH, Hadley Wilson MD, Gary Niess MD, Patrick Jackson MD & Doug Swanson MD
Pages: 669-675
Published online: 29 Mar 2018
AbstractforDecreased Time from 9-1-1 Call to PCI among Patients Experiencing STEMI Results in a Decreased One Year Mortality | Full Text | References | PDF (410.1 KB)
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Determinants of Pediatric EMS Utilization in Children with High-Acuity Conditions
Casandra Quiñones MD, Manish I. Shah MD, MS, Andrea T. Cruz MD MPH, Jeanine M. Graf MD, Juan A. Mondragon, Elizabeth A. Camp PhD, Pooja Reddy & Esther M. Sampayo MD MPH
Pages: 676-690
Published online: 22 Mar 2018
AbstractforDeterminants of Pediatric EMS Utilization in Children with High-Acuity Conditions | Full Text | References | PDF (626 KB)
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Analysis of Prehospital Scene Times and Interventions on Mortality Outcomes in a National Cohort of Penetrating and Blunt Trauma Patients
Octavia S. Ruelas BA, Craig F. Tschautscher MD, Christine M. Lohse MS & Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer MD, PhD
Pages: 691-697
Published online: 04 Apr 2018
AbstractforAnalysis of Prehospital Scene Times and Interventions on Mortality Outcomes in a National Cohort of Penetrating and Blunt Trauma Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (376.5 KB)
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Burden of Emergency Medical Services Usage by Dialysis Patients
John Bartolacci, Judah Goldstein PCP, PhD, Bryce Kiberd MD, Janel Swain ACP, BEd, Amanda Vinson MD FRCPC, David Clark MD FRCPC & Karthik K. Tennankore MD SM FRCPC
Pages: 698-704
Published online: 19 Apr 2018
AbstractforBurden of Emergency Medical Services Usage by Dialysis Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (432.7 KB)
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Diabetes-Related Emergency Medical Service Activations in 23 States, United States 2015
Stephen R. Benoit MD, MPH, Henry S. Kahn MD, Andrew I. Geller MD, Daniel S. Budnitz MD, MPH, N. Clay Mann PhD, MS, MBA, Mengtao Dai MS, Edward W. Gregg PhD & Linda S. Geiss MA
Pages: 705-712
Published online: 12 Apr 2018
AbstractforDiabetes-Related Emergency Medical Service Activations in 23 States, United States 2015 | Full Text | References | PDF (332.9 KB)
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A Prospective Before and After Study of Droperidol for Prehospital Acute Behavioral Disturbance
Colin B. Page MBChB, FACEM, MMedSci (Clin Epid), Lachlan E. Parker BN, MHS, Stephen J. Rashford MBBS, FACEM, Emma Bosley PGBSc (Hons), PhD, Katherine Z. Isoardi MBBS, FACEM, Frances E. Williamson MBBS, FACEM & Geoffrey K. Isbister MBBS, FACEM, MD
Pages: 713-721
Published online: 20 Mar 2018
AbstractforA Prospective Before and After Study of Droperidol for Prehospital Acute Behavioral Disturbance | Full Text | References | PDF (741.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Focus on Stroke

Article
Prehospital Triage of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients to an Intravenous tPA-Ready versus Endovascular-Ready Hospital: A Decision Analysis
Justin L. Benoit MD, MS, Pooja Khatri MD, MSc, Opeolu M. Adeoye MD, MS, Joseph P. Broderick MD, Jason T. McMullan MD, Jan F. Scheitz MD, Achala S. Vagal MD, MS & Mark H. Eckman MD, MS
Pages: 722-733
Published online: 30 May 2018
AbstractforPrehospital Triage of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients to an Intravenous tPA-Ready versus Endovascular-Ready Hospital: A Decision Analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Accuracy of Prehospital Identification of Stroke in a Large Stroke Belt Municipality
Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman MD, Halea Meese MS, Ibthial Alattas MBChB, Moges Ido MD, MS, MPH, PhD, Iasson Yi MD, Tolulope Oyewumi MD, MPH, Michael Colman MPA, NR-P, Michael Frankel MD & Arthur Yancey II MD, MPH
Pages: 734-742
Published online: 29 Mar 2018
AbstractforAccuracy of Prehospital Identification of Stroke in a Large Stroke Belt Municipality | Full Text | References | PDF (444.4 KB)
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

Article
Intrastate Variation in Treatment and Outcomes of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Ryan A. Coute BS, Theresa A. Shields BSN, James A. Cranford PhD, Sardar Ansari PhD, Mahshid Abir MD, M. Hakam Tiba MD, Robert Dunne MD, Brian O'Neil MD, Robert Swor DO, Robert W. Neumar MD, PhD & for the SaveMiHeart Consortium and the CARES Surveillance Group
Pages: 743-752
Published online: 06 Apr 2018
AbstractforIntrastate Variation in Treatment and Outcomes of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (218.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Does Non-Targeted Community CPR Training Increase Bystander CPR Frequency?
Amy Uber BA, Richard C. Sadler PhD, Todd Chassee MD & Joshua C. Reynolds MD, MS
Pages: 753-761
Published online: 01 May 2018
AbstractforDoes Non-Targeted Community CPR Training Increase Bystander CPR Frequency? | Full Text | References | PDF (635.6 KB)
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Education and Practice

Article
Barriers to Self-Reporting Patient Safety Incidents by Paramedics: A Mixed Methods Study
Julie E. Sinclair MScN, A-EMCA, Michael A. Austin MD, Christopher Bourque MBA, Jennifer Kortko BSc, ACP, Justin Maloney MD, Richard Dionne MD, Andrew Reed MD, Penny Price MMgt, ACP & Lisa A. Calder MD
Pages: 762-772
Published online: 22 May 2018
AbstractforBarriers to Self-Reporting Patient Safety Incidents by Paramedics: A Mixed Methods Study | Full Text | References | PDF (246.3 KB)
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Effect of Dial-Out Prefix Change on 9-1-1 Calls at a Large State University
Jane H. Brice MD, MPH, Matthew A. Psioda PhD, Renee Johnson MD, MPH, Amy Oakley, Julianne M. Cyr MPH, Christopher S. Cowden MPH & Richard Uribe MPH
Pages: 773-777
Published online: 09 Mar 2018
AbstractforEffect of Dial-Out Prefix Change on 9-1-1 Calls at a Large State University | Full Text | References | PDF (194.8 KB)
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Comparison of the Force Required for Dislodgement Between Secured and Unsecured Airways
Curtis Davenport DO, Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH, Henry E. Wang MD, MS, James Mayrose PhD & Jestin N. Carlson MD, MS
Pages: 778-781
Published online: 01 May 2018
AbstractforComparison of the Force Required for Dislodgement Between Secured and Unsecured Airways | Full Text | References | PDF (242.2 KB)
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Position Statement

Article
Defining Quality in EMS
Pages: 782-783
Published online: 29 Mar 2018
CitationforDefining Quality in EMS | Full Text | PDF (102.8 KB)
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Preliminary Reports

Report
Strategy to Address Private Location Cardiac Arrest: A Public Safety Survey
Jennifer Blackwood MPH, Mickey Eisenberg MD, PhD, Dawn Jorgenson PhD, James Nania MD, Bryan Howard EMT, Bryan Collins EMT, Peter Connell EMT, Tim Day EMT, Cody Rohrbach EMT & Thomas Rea MD, MPH
Pages: 784-787
Published online: 16 May 2018
AbstractforStrategy to Address Private Location Cardiac Arrest: A Public Safety Survey | Full Text | References | PDF (182.5 KB)
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Feasibility of Bystander Administration of Public-Access Naloxone for Opioid Overdose
Scott A. Goldberg MD, MPH, Daniel A. Dworkis MD, PhD, Vincent T. Liao MD, Andrew J. Eyre MD, Jack Albert BS, Meghan M. Fawcett BA, Conor M. Narovec BA, James DiClemente EMT-P & Scott G. Weiner MD, MPH
Pages: 788-794
Published online: 03 May 2018
AbstractforFeasibility of Bystander Administration of Public-Access Naloxone for Opioid Overdose | Full Text | References | PDF (499 KB)
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