Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 6 (2020)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 24, Issue 6 (2020)

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Original Contributions

Article
Emergency Medical Services Care and Sepsis Trajectories
Robert Liu MD, Ninad S. Chaudhary MBBS, MPH, Donald M. Yealy MD, David T. Huang MD, MPH & Henry E. Wang MD, MS
Pages: 733-740
Published online: 23 Jan 2020
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Care and Sepsis Trajectories | Full Text | References | PDF (230.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Prehospital Epinephrine as a Potential Factor Associated with Prehospital Rearrest
Akira Yamashita MD, PhD, Hisanori Kurosaki MMSc, Kohei Takada BA, Yoshio Tanaka MD, PhD, Taiki Nishi PhD, Yukihio Wato MD, PhD & Hideo Inaba MD, PhD
Pages: 741-750
Published online: 06 Mar 2020
AbstractforPrehospital Epinephrine as a Potential Factor Associated with Prehospital Rearrest | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Point-of-Care Troponin Testing during Ambulance Transport to Detect Acute Myocardial Infarction
Jason P. Stopyra MD, MS, FACEP, FAEMS, Anna C. Snavely PhD, James F. Scheidler MD, Lane M. Smith MD, PhD, Robert D. Nelson MD, James E. Winslow MD, Gregory J. Pomper MD, Nicklaus P. Ashburn MD, Nella W. Hendley MS, Robert F. Riley MD, MS, Lauren E. Koehler EMT-P, Chadwick D. Miller MD, MS & Simon A. Mahler MD, MS
Pages: 751-759
Published online: 03 Mar 2020
AbstractforPoint-of-Care Troponin Testing during Ambulance Transport to Detect Acute Myocardial Infarction | Full Text | References | PDF (537.2 KB) | EPUB
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Intranasal Fentanyl versus Subcutaneous Fentanyl for Pain Management in Prehospital Patients with Acute Pain: A Retrospective Analysis
Alain Tanguay MD, Johann Lebon PhD, Denise Hébert BSc & François Bégin MD
Pages: 760-768
Published online: 23 Jan 2020
AbstractforIntranasal Fentanyl versus Subcutaneous Fentanyl for Pain Management in Prehospital Patients with Acute Pain: A Retrospective Analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (310.3 KB) | EPUB
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Seasonal Variation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Victoria 2008–2017: Winter Peak
Andrew Muller BHealthSc, MPH, Kylie Dyson BHealthSc(Hons), PhD, Stephen Bernard MBBS, MD & Karen Smith BSc(Hons), PhD
Pages: 769-777
Published online: 23 Jan 2020
AbstractforSeasonal Variation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Victoria 2008–2017: Winter Peak | Full Text | References | PDF (336.9 KB) | EPUB
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Comparison of Prehospital Calculated Age-Adjusted Pediatric Shock Index (SIPA) to Those Calculated in the ED for Identifying Trauma Patients That Needed the Highest-Level Activation Based on Consensus Criteria
Geet Gandhi MD, Mary Kate Claiborne MD, Toni Gross MD, MPH, Bethany L. Sussman PhD, Katherine Davenport MD & Blake Bulloch MD, MBA
Pages: 778-782
Published online: 10 Feb 2020
AbstractforComparison of Prehospital Calculated Age-Adjusted Pediatric Shock Index (SIPA) to Those Calculated in the ED for Identifying Trauma Patients That Needed the Highest-Level Activation Based on Consensus Criteria | Full Text | References | PDF (85.8 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on Air Medical Transport

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Sedation Depth is Associated with Increased Hospital Length of Stay in Mechanically Ventilated Air Medical Transport Patients: A Cohort Study
Brendan P. George BA, J. Priyanka Vakkalanka ScM, Karisa K. Harland PhD, MPH, Brett Faine PharmD, MS, Stacey Rewitzer PharmD, Anne Zepeski PharmD, Brian M. Fuller MD, MSCI, Nicholas M. Mohr MD, MS & Azeemuddin Ahmed MD, MBA
Pages: 783-792
Published online: 23 Jan 2020
AbstractforSedation Depth is Associated with Increased Hospital Length of Stay in Mechanically Ventilated Air Medical Transport Patients: A Cohort Study | Full Text | References | PDF (211.8 KB) | EPUB
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Patient, Paramedic and Institutional Factors Associated with Delays in Interfacility Transport of Injured Patients by Air Ambulance
Brodie Nolan MD, MSc, Barbara Haas MD, PhD, Homer Tien MD, MSc, Refik Saskin MSc & Avery Nathens MD, MPH, PhD
Pages: 793-799
Published online: 07 Jan 2020
AbstractforPatient, Paramedic and Institutional Factors Associated with Delays in Interfacility Transport of Injured Patients by Air Ambulance | Full Text | References | PDF (160.5 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Education and Practice

Article
Implementation of a Prehospital Patella Dislocation Reduction Protocol
Spencer Lord MD, James Brodell BA, Heather Lenhardt MBA EMT-P, Michael Dailey MD & Jeremy Cushman MD, MS
Pages: 800-803
Published online: 29 Jan 2020
AbstractforImplementation of a Prehospital Patella Dislocation Reduction Protocol | Full Text | References | PDF (319.1 KB) | EPUB
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Novel Use of Telemedicine by Hurricane Evacuation Shelters
Joseph Marcus Grover MD, Benjamin Smith MD, Jefferson G. Williams MD MPH, Mehul D. Patel PhD, Jose G. Cabanas MD, MPH & Jane Helen Brice MD MPH
Pages: 804-812
Published online: 03 Mar 2020
AbstractforNovel Use of Telemedicine by Hurricane Evacuation Shelters | Full Text | References | PDF (285.2 KB) | EPUB
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Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Cancer Presenting to the Emergency Department and Their Use of Emergency Medical Service Transport
Baibing Chen MD, Christopher Kanaan BS, Ishmael Jaiyesimi MD, Daniel Ezekwudo MD & Robert Swor DO
Pages: 813-821
Published online: 25 Feb 2020
AbstractforClinical Characteristics of Patients with Cancer Presenting to the Emergency Department and Their Use of Emergency Medical Service Transport | Full Text | References | PDF (685.8 KB) | EPUB
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Predictors of Need for First and Recurrent Emergency Medical Service Transport to Emergency Department after Dialysis Initiation
A. J. Vinson MD SM FRCPC, J. Bartolacci, J. Goldstein PCP MD, J. Swain ACP BEd, D. Clark MD FRCPC & K. K. Tennankore MD SM FRCPC
Pages: 822-830
Published online: 07 Jan 2020
AbstractforPredictors of Need for First and Recurrent Emergency Medical Service Transport to Emergency Department after Dialysis Initiation | Full Text | References | PDF (268.4 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
Ability of Layperson Callers to Apply a Tourniquet Following Protocol-Based Instructions From an Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Greg Scott MBA, Christopher Olola PhD, Marie Isabel Gardett PhD, Daniel Ashwood PhD, Meghan Broadbent MS, Srilakshmi Sangaraju MS, Paul Stiegler MD, FACEP, Mark Conrad Fivaz MBChB, MMed (FamMed) & Jeff J. Clawson MD
Pages: 831-838
Published online: 03 Mar 2020
AbstractforAbility of Layperson Callers to Apply a Tourniquet Following Protocol-Based Instructions From an Emergency Medical Dispatcher | Full Text | References | PDF (255.9 KB) | EPUB
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NAEMSE Position Statement

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The Impact of Cultural Humility in Prehospital Healthcare Delivery and Education a Position Paper from the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)
Adopted by the NAEMSE Board of Directors on 7/15/2019
Sahaj Khalsa BS, NRP, NM I/C, Leaugeay Barnes MS, NRP, Robert Audet MBA, NRP, OH EMSI, Michele Sweeney MD, FACEP, William Leggio EdD, NRP, Lawrence Linder PhD(c), NRP, Jane MacArthur MS, NREMT, I/C, Diane C. Flint DPA, MS, NRP, CCEMTP, Dwayne Cottell B.A., ACP, A-EMCA, CQIA, NCEE & Jonathan L. Epstein MEMS, NRP
Pages: 839-843
Published online: 27 Feb 2020
AbstractforThe Impact of Cultural Humility in Prehospital Healthcare Delivery and Education a Position Paper from the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) | Full Text | References | PDF (225.4 KB) | EPUB
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Preliminary Report

Report
Feasibility, Effectiveness and Safety of Prehospital Intravenous Bolus Dose Nitroglycerin in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Edema
Casey Patrick MD, Brad Ward EMT-P, Jordan Anderson BS, LP, Kelly Rogers Keene BSN, RN, CCRP, Elizabeth Adams BS, Rebecca E. Cash MPH, NRP, Ashish R. Panchal MD & Robert Dickson MD
Pages: 844-850
Published online: 27 Jan 2020
AbstractforFeasibility, Effectiveness and Safety of Prehospital Intravenous Bolus Dose Nitroglycerin in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Edema | Full Text | References | PDF (934.9 KB) | EPUB
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Case Conferences

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Successful Resuscitation from Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation by BLS Providers Employing Double Sequential External Defibrillation: A Case Report
John Laird PCP BSc, Cesar Costa-Arbulu PCP PhD, Melissa Marighetto PCP, Anna Grochal PCP, Ian R. Drennan ACP PhD(c) & Sheldon Cheskes MD CCFP (EM) FCFP
Pages: 851-856
Published online: 25 Feb 2020
AbstractforSuccessful Resuscitation from Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation by BLS Providers Employing Double Sequential External Defibrillation: A Case Report | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Out-of-Hospital Intubation and Bronchoscopy Using a New Disposable Device: The Initial Case
Sunao Yamauchi MD, Ammundeep Tagore MD, MSHA, MBA, FAAEM, FACEP, Navin Ariyaprakai MD, EMT-P, FAEMS, Josephine V. Geranio BS & Mark A. Merlin DO, EMT-P, FACEP
Pages: 857-861
Published online: 10 Jan 2020
AbstractforOut-of-Hospital Intubation and Bronchoscopy Using a New Disposable Device: The Initial Case | Full Text | References | PDF (303.5 KB) | EPUB
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Commentary

Article
Remote Ischemic Conditioning in Acute Myocardial Infarction – Implications of the CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI Trial for Prehospital and Emergency Medicine
Andrew Fu Wah Ho MBBS, M.Med & Marcus Eng Hock Ong MBBS, MPH
Pages: 862-864
Published online: 27 Jan 2020
AbstractforRemote Ischemic Conditioning in Acute Myocardial Infarction – Implications of the CONDI-2/ERIC-PPCI Trial for Prehospital and Emergency Medicine | Full Text | References | PDF (307.7 KB) | EPUB
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