Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 1 (2020)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 1 (2020)

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Original Contributions

Article
Improving the Continuum of Care by Bridging the Gap between Prehospital and Hospital Discharge Data through Stepwise Deterministic Linkage
Vatsal Chikani MPH, Robyn Blust MPH, Anne Vossbrink MS, Patrick Wightman PhD, MPP, Shelley Bissell, Joe Graw MBA, Rogelio Martinez MPH & Benjamin Fisher MPA, NRP
Pages: 1-7
Published online: 09 May 2019
AbstractforImproving the Continuum of Care by Bridging the Gap between Prehospital and Hospital Discharge Data through Stepwise Deterministic Linkage | Full Text | References | PDF (180.1 KB) | EPUB
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How Well Do EMS Providers Predict Intracranial Hemorrhage in Head-Injured Older Adults?
Simson Hon BS, Samuel D. Gaona BS, Mark Faul PhD, MA, James F. Holmes MD, MPH, Daniel K. Nishijima MD, MAS & for the Sacramento County Prehospital Research Consortium
Pages: 8-14
Published online: 23 Apr 2019
AbstractforHow Well Do EMS Providers Predict Intracranial Hemorrhage in Head-Injured Older Adults? | Full Text | References | PDF (116.1 KB) | EPUB
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Predictors of Hypothermia upon Trauma Center Arrival in Severe Trauma Patients Transported to Hospital via EMS
Chantal Forristal MD, Kristine Van Aarsen MSc, Melanie Columbus PhD, James Wei MD, Kelly Vogt MD, MSc & Sameer Mal MD
Pages: 15-22
Published online: 19 Apr 2019
AbstractforPredictors of Hypothermia upon Trauma Center Arrival in Severe Trauma Patients Transported to Hospital via EMS | Full Text | References | PDF (193.7 KB) | EPUB
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Strategy to Identify Paramedic Transported Sepsis Cases in an Emergency Department Administrative Database
Daniel J. Lane PhD, Ian E. Blanchard M.Sc, ACP, Sheldon Cheskes MD, Gerald Lazarenko MD, Steve Lin MDCM, MSc, Laurie J. Morrison MD, MSc, Refik Saskin MSc, Christopher W. Seymour MD, MSc, Hannah Wunsch MD, MSc & Damon C. Scales MD, PhD
Pages: 23-31
Published online: 31 May 2019
AbstractforStrategy to Identify Paramedic Transported Sepsis Cases in an Emergency Department Administrative Database | Full Text | References | PDF (504.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Special Contribution

Article
The 2019 Core Content of Emergency Medical Services Medicine
Theodore R. Delbridge MD, Sophia Dyer MD, Jeffrey M. Goodloe MD, Vincent N. Mosesso MD, Debra G. Perina MD, Ritu Sahni MD, Peter T. Pons MD, Chair, Kathy J. Rinnert MD, Alexander P. Isakov MD, Douglas F. Kupas MD, Marianne Gausche-Hill MD, Kevin B. Joldersma PhD & Julia N. Keehbauch
Pages: 32-45
Published online: 15 May 2019
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Focus on Interhospital Transport

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Effect of Specialized Critical Care Transport Unit on Short-Term Mortality of Critically ILL Patients Undergoing Interhospital Transport
Tae Han Kim MD, Kyoung Jun Song MD, PhD, Sang Do Shin MD, Young Sun Ro MD, DrPH, Ki Jeong Hong MD, PhD & Jeong Ho Park MD
Pages: 46-54
Published online: 13 May 2019
AbstractforEffect of Specialized Critical Care Transport Unit on Short-Term Mortality of Critically ILL Patients Undergoing Interhospital Transport | Full Text | References | PDF (227.9 KB) | EPUB
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Risk Factors for Non-optimal Resource Utilization for Emergent Interfacility Transfers by Air Ambulance in Ontario
Brodie Nolan MD, Homer Tien MD, MSc, Bruce Sawadsky MD, Barbara Haas MD, PhD, Refik Saskin MSc, Mahvareh Ahghari MSc & Avery Nathens MD, PhD
Pages: 55-63
Published online: 17 May 2019
AbstractforRisk Factors for Non-optimal Resource Utilization for Emergent Interfacility Transfers by Air Ambulance in Ontario | Full Text | References | PDF (411.6 KB) | EPUB
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Education and Practice

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Immediate Interventions for Presyncope of Vasovagal or Orthostatic Origin: A Systematic Review
Jan L. Jensen ACP MAHSR, Shinichiro Ohshimo MD, PhD, Pascal Cassan MD, Daniel Meyran MD, Jennifer Greene ACP MSc(c), Kee Chong Ng MBBS, NMED, FAMS, Eunice Singletary MD, FACEP, David Zideman LVO, MBBS, FRCA & on behalf of the First Aid and Pediatric Task Forces of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
Pages: 64-76
Published online: 09 May 2019
AbstractforImmediate Interventions for Presyncope of Vasovagal or Orthostatic Origin: A Systematic Review | Full Text | References | PDF (611.3 KB) | EPUB
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Caring for Infectious Disease in the Prehospital Setting: A Qualitative Analysis of EMS Providers Experiences and Suggestions for Improvement
Andreia B. Alexander MD, PhD, MPH, M. Meredith Masters MD & Karma Warren MD
Pages: 77-84
Published online: 24 Apr 2019
AbstractforCaring for Infectious Disease in the Prehospital Setting: A Qualitative Analysis of EMS Providers Experiences and Suggestions for Improvement | Full Text | References | PDF (132.3 KB) | EPUB
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Case Conferences

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CPR Induced Inappropriate Shocks from a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Patrik Cmorej PhD, Eva Smrzova MD, David Peran MSc & Tana Bulikova PhD
Pages: 85-89
Published online: 15 Apr 2019
AbstractforCPR Induced Inappropriate Shocks from a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator during Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Out-of-Hospital Transesophageal Echocardiogram for Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: The Initial Case
Mark A. Merlin DO, Joslyn Joseph DO, Janae Hohbein DO, Navin Ariyaprakai MD, James Tanis MD & Ammundeep Tagore MD
Pages: 90-93
Published online: 10 May 2019
AbstractforOut-of-Hospital Transesophageal Echocardiogram for Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation: The Initial Case | Full Text | References | PDF (252.9 KB) | EPUB
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Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: An Unusual Case of Fright-Induced Prehospital Cardiac Arrest in a Healthy 6-Year-Old Child
Michael Wilson ACP, Steven Schwartz MD, FRCPC & P. Richard Verbeek MD, FRCPC
Pages: 94-99
Published online: 28 May 2019
AbstractforCatecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: An Unusual Case of Fright-Induced Prehospital Cardiac Arrest in a Healthy 6-Year-Old Child | Full Text | References | PDF (512.9 KB) | EPUB
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Abstracts for the 2020 NAEMSP Scientific Assembly

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Abstracts for the 2020 NAEMSP Scientific Assembly
Pages: 100-156
Published online: 17 Oct 2019
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Innovations in EMS Education Abstracts

Article
Innovations in EMS Education
Pages: 157-161
Published online: 07 Oct 2019
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