Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 3 (2021)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 3 (2021)

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Original Contributions

Article
Impact of Prehospital Antibiotic Therapy on Septic Shock Mortality
Romain Jouffroy MD, Basile Gilbert MD, Jean Pierre Tourtier MD, PhD, Emmanuel Bloch-Laine MD, Patrick Ecollan MD, Vincent Bounes MD, PhD, Josiane Boularan MD, Teddy Léguillier PharmD, Papa Gueye-Ngalgou MD, PhD & Benoit Vivien MD, PhD
Pages: 317-324
Published online: 15 May 2020
AbstractforImpact of Prehospital Antibiotic Therapy on Septic Shock Mortality | Full Text | References | PDF (218.6 KB) | EPUB
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The Impact of Videolaryngoscopy on Endotracheal Intubation Success by a Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team
Edir S. Abid BS, EMT, Jennifer McNamara RN, CPNP, EMT, Pamela Hall BSN, EMT, Kelsey A. Miller MD, Michael Monuteaux ScD, Monica E. Kleinman MD & Joshua Nagler MD, MHPEd
Pages: 325-332
Published online: 15 May 2020
AbstractforThe Impact of Videolaryngoscopy on Endotracheal Intubation Success by a Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team | Full Text | References | PDF (344.5 KB) | EPUB
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Emergency Medical Services Utilization by Homeless Patients
Tiffany M. Abramson MD, Stephen Sanko MD & Marc Eckstein MD, MPH
Pages: 333-340
Published online: 07 Jul 2020
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Utilization by Homeless Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (428.5 KB) | EPUB
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Report
Inferior Vena Cava Diameter is an Early Marker of Central Hypovolemia during Simulated Blood Loss
Blair D. Johnson, Zachary J. Schlader, Michael W. Schaake, Moragn C. O’Leary, David Hostler, Howard Lin, Erika St. James, Penelope C. Lema, Aaron Bola & Brian M. Clemency
Pages: 341-346
Published online: 07 Jul 2020
AbstractforInferior Vena Cava Diameter is an Early Marker of Central Hypovolemia during Simulated Blood Loss | Full Text | References | PDF (836.8 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on Trauma

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Emergency Medical Services Traumatic Brain Injury Protocols Do Not Reflect Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines
Jason T. McMullan MD, MS FAEMS, Amanda Ventura MD & Dustin P. LeBlanc MD
Pages: 347-350
Published online: 17 Jun 2020
AbstractforEmergency Medical Services Traumatic Brain Injury Protocols Do Not Reflect Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines | Full Text | References | PDF (223.4 KB) | EPUB
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Motor Vehicle Crash Characteristics That Are Predictive of High Acuity Patients: An Analysis of Linked Ambulance and Crash Data
Ellen Ceklic GCIntelAnlys, GCHumanFact, BSc (Hons), Hideo Tohira PhD, MD, MEng, MPH, FJAAM, Stephen Ball PhD, GradDip (GIS), BSc, Elizabeth Brown PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), Deon Brink CertIV TAE, Ndip EMC, MHSM, Paul Bailey MBBS, FACEM, PhD, Austin Whiteside PGCert (EMS) & Judith Finn PhD, MEdSt, GradDipPH, BSc, DipAppSc, RN, RM, ICCert, FACN, FAHA
Pages: 351-360
Published online: 10 Jun 2020
AbstractforMotor Vehicle Crash Characteristics That Are Predictive of High Acuity Patients: An Analysis of Linked Ambulance and Crash Data | Full Text | References | PDF (910.1 KB) | EPUB
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Obesity May Require a Higher Level of Trauma Care: A Propensity-Matched Nationwide Cohort Study
Chih-Yuan Fu MD, Francesco Bajani MD, Marissa Bokhari BS, Caroline Butler MD, Frederick Starr MD FACS, Thomas Messer MD FACS, Matthew Kaminsky MD, Leah C. Tatebe MD FACS, Andrew Dennis DO FACS, Victoria Schlanser DO, Stathis Poulakidas MD FACS, Chi-Tung Cheng MD, Rubinder Toor MD MPH, Justin Mis RN & Faran Bokhari MD FACS
Pages: 361-369
Published online: 05 May 2020
AbstractforObesity May Require a Higher Level of Trauma Care: A Propensity-Matched Nationwide Cohort Study | Full Text | References | PDF (347.7 KB) | EPUB
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

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Comparison of Chest Compression Quality between Transfer Sheet and Stretcher Use for Transporting out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients in a High-Rise Building - A Randomized and Open-Label Cross-over Design
Chien-Yu Chi MD, Desmond Mao Renhao MBBS, MCEM, Chih-Wei Yang MD, PhD, Mei-Fen Yang MPH, Huan-Ju Lee MD, Chih-Hsien Lee, Frank Fuh-Yuan Shih MD, PHD, Eng Hock Marcus Ong MBBS, MPH & Patrick Chow-In Ko MD, MSc
Pages: 370-376
Published online: 07 May 2020
AbstractforComparison of Chest Compression Quality between Transfer Sheet and Stretcher Use for Transporting out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients in a High-Rise Building - A Randomized and Open-Label Cross-over Design | Full Text | References | PDF (479.7 KB) | EPUB
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Verbal Motivation vs. Digital Real-Time Feedback during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Comparing Bystander CPR Quality in a Randomized and Controlled Manikin Study of Simulated Cardiac Arrest
Christopher Plata MD, Michael Nowack, Johannes Loeser MD, Hendrik Drinhaus MD, Susanne Steinhauser MSc, Jochen Hinkelbein MD, Wolfgang A. Wetsch MD, Bernd W. Böttiger MD, ML, DEAA, FESC, FERC, FAHA & Oliver Spelten MD
Pages: 377-387
Published online: 13 May 2020
AbstractforVerbal Motivation vs. Digital Real-Time Feedback during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Comparing Bystander CPR Quality in a Randomized and Controlled Manikin Study of Simulated Cardiac Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (299 KB) | EPUB
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myResponder Smartphone Application to Crowdsource Basic Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Singapore Experience
Wei Ming Ng MBBS, MCEM, MMED (Emergency Medicine), Carl Ross De Souza, Pin Pin Pek MPH, Nur Shahidah BA, Yih Yng Ng MBBS, MPH, MBA, Shalini Arulanandam MBBS, MMED, Alexander Elgin White JD, MPH, Benjamin Sieu-Hon Leong MBBS & Marcus Eng Hock Ong MBBS, MPH
Pages: 388-396
Published online: 09 Jul 2020
AbstractformyResponder Smartphone Application to Crowdsource Basic Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Singapore Experience | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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International EMS

Article
Emergency Care Provided by the Israeli Military Airborne Combat Evacuation Unit during Helicopter Winch Rescue Operations
Ariel Guinzburg MD, Danny Epstein MD, Jonathan Cohen BEMS, Shai Kiso BEMS, Eliad Aviram MD, Shachar Shapira MD, Itai Shavit MD & Asaf Miller MD
Pages: 397-403
Published online: 01 May 2020
AbstractforEmergency Care Provided by the Israeli Military Airborne Combat Evacuation Unit during Helicopter Winch Rescue Operations | Full Text | References | PDF (351 KB) | EPUB
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Prehospital Blood Transfusion in New South Wales, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Sophie Shand BN(Hons), GradCertEM, FdScPara, Kate Curtis PhD, RN, Michael Dinh MBBS, FACEM & Brian Burns Dip RTM, MSc, MRCSEd, FFSEM, FACEM
Pages: 404-411
Published online: 10 Jun 2020
AbstractforPrehospital Blood Transfusion in New South Wales, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study | Full Text | References | PDF (733.8 KB) | EPUB
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Education and Practice

Article
Epidemiology of Oxytocin Administration in Out-of-Hospital Births Attended by Paramedics
Brendan V. Schultz MPH, BHealth Science (Paramedics), Shonel Hall BHealth Science(Paramedics), BMidwifery, Lachlan Parker MHlthSc(OHS), BNursing, Stephen Rashford MBBS, FACEM & Emma Bosley PGBSc(Hons), PhD
Pages: 412-417
Published online: 13 Jul 2020
AbstractforEpidemiology of Oxytocin Administration in Out-of-Hospital Births Attended by Paramedics | Full Text | References | PDF (223.7 KB) | EPUB
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Best Practices for a Novel EMS-Based Naloxone Leave behind Program
Becca M. Scharf MSc, David J. Sabat MA, NRP, James M. Brothers MS, CRNP, NRP, Asa M. Margolis DO, MPH, MS & Matthew J. Levy DO, MSc, NRP
Pages: 418-426
Published online: 23 Jun 2020
AbstractforBest Practices for a Novel EMS-Based Naloxone Leave behind Program | Full Text | References | PDF (129.7 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Can Emergency Medical Services Utilization Rates Be Used to Measure the Success of An Alcohol Amnesty Policy?
Samantha Roberts BS, Abhijay Murugesan, Jeffrey Tolson BS, Asad E. Patanwala PharmD, MPH, Amber D. Rice MD, MS, Daniel Beskind MD, MPH, Hans Bradshaw MD, Isrealia Jado BS & Joshua B. Gaither MD
Pages: 427-431
Published online: 23 Jun 2020
AbstractforCan Emergency Medical Services Utilization Rates Be Used to Measure the Success of An Alcohol Amnesty Policy? | Full Text | References | PDF (158.8 KB) | EPUB
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Preliminary Report

Report
Prehospital Patient Care Protocols for Suicidality in Washington State
Christopher R. DeCou PhD, Tierney Huppert BA, Kosuke Kume BS, Perry Veras BS, Katherine Anne Comtois PhD, MPH & Thomas Rea MD, MPH
Pages: 432-437
Published online: 23 Jun 2020
AbstractforPrehospital Patient Care Protocols for Suicidality in Washington State | Full Text | References | PDF (143.4 KB) | EPUB
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Case Conferences

Article
Complications from Needle Thoracostomy: Penetration of the Myocardium
Arielle Thomas MPH, MD, K. Hope Wilkinson MS, MD, Kevin Young NRP, FP-C, Timothy Lenz MD, MPH, EMT-P & Jillian Theobald MD, PhD
Pages: 438-440
Published online: 10 Jun 2020
AbstractforComplications from Needle Thoracostomy: Penetration of the Myocardium | Full Text | References | PDF (410.4 KB) | EPUB
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Article
A Framework for EMS Outreach for Drug Overdose Survivors: A Case Report of the Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System
James R. Langabeer PhD, David Persse MD, FACEP, Andrea Yatsco PhD, Meredith M. O’Neal MA & Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer PhD
Pages: 441-448
Published online: 04 May 2020
AbstractforA Framework for EMS Outreach for Drug Overdose Survivors: A Case Report of the Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System | Full Text | References | PDF (241.6 KB) | EPUB
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Position Statements

Article
Physician Oversight of Air-Based Emergency Medical Services: A Joint Position Statement of NAEMSP, ACEP, and AMPA
John Lyng MD, NRP, Brandon Bleess MD, Justin Fairless DO, Francis X. Guyette MD, MPH, Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH, Michael T. Steuerwald MD, Doug Swanson MD & on behalf of their respective organizations
Pages: 449-450
Published online: 05 Feb 2021
CitationforPhysician Oversight of Air-Based Emergency Medical Services: A Joint Position Statement of NAEMSP, ACEP, and AMPA | Full Text | References | PDF (86.4 KB) | EPUB
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Free Access
Article
Recommended Essential Equipment for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulances 2020: A Joint Position Statement
John Lyng MD, NRP, Kathleen Adelgais MD, MPH, Rachael Alter BA, Justin Beal PHRN, Bruce Chung MD, Toni Gross MD, Marc Minkler BS, NRP, Brian Moore MD, Tim Stebbins MD, Sam Vance MHA, EMT-P, Ken Williams MD & Allen Yee MD
Pages: 451-459
Published online: 09 Apr 2021
AbstractforRecommended Essential Equipment for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulances 2020: A Joint Position Statement | Full Text | References | PDF (123.6 KB) | EPUB
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