Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 13, Issue 4 (2009)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 13, Issue 4 (2009)

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Special Contribution

Article
Explosions and Radioactive Material: A Primer for Responders
Jeffrey W. Runge MD & Brooke R. Buddemeier
Pages: 407-419
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforExplosions and Radioactive Material: A Primer for Responders | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Original Contributions

Article
The Availability and Use of Out-of-Hospital Physiologic Information to Identify High-Risk Injured Children in a Multisite, Population-Based Cohort
Craig D. Newgard MD, MPH, Kyle Rudser PhD, Dianne L. Atkins MD, Robert Berg MD, Martin H. Osmond MD CM, Eileen M. Bulger MD, Daniel P. Davis MD, Martin A. Schreiber MD, Craig Warden MD, MPH, Thomas D. Rea MD, MPH, Scott Emerson MD, PhD & the ROC Investigators
Pages: 420-431
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforThe Availability and Use of Out-of-Hospital Physiologic Information to Identify High-Risk Injured Children in a Multisite, Population-Based Cohort | Full Text | References | PDF (967.3 KB)
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Prospective Evaluation of an Emergency Medical Services-Administered Alternative Transport Protocol
Barry J. Knapp MD, Sara N. Tsuchitani MD, Jonathan M. Sheele MD, MHS, Jennifer Prince RN, BA & James Powers DO
Pages: 432-436
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforProspective Evaluation of an Emergency Medical Services-Administered Alternative Transport Protocol | Full Text | References | PDF (64.2 KB)
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The Effect of Adding a Second Helicopter on Trauma-Related Mortality in a County-Based Trauma System
Joshua Schiller MD, Jane E. McCormack RN, Victor Tarsia MD, Mark J. Shapiro MD, Adam J. Singer MD, Henry C. Thode Jr. PhD & Mark C. Henry MD
Pages: 437-443
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforThe Effect of Adding a Second Helicopter on Trauma-Related Mortality in a County-Based Trauma System | Full Text | References | PDF (465.7 KB)
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Article
Lack of Association Between Prehospital Response Times and Patient Outcomes
Thomas H. Blackwell MD, Jeffrey A. Kline MD, J. Jeffrey Willis MD & G. Monroe Hicks
Pages: 444-450
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforLack of Association Between Prehospital Response Times and Patient Outcomes | Full Text | References | PDF (105.6 KB)
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Focus on the EMS Workforce

Article
Comparison of Public Safety Provider Injury Rates
Joe Suyama MD, Jon C. Rittenberger MD, MS, P. Daniel Patterson PhD & David Hostler PhD, CSCS
Pages: 451-455
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforComparison of Public Safety Provider Injury Rates | Full Text | References | PDF (66.1 KB)
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Article
Factors Associated with Workforce Retention Among Emergency Medical Technicians in Montana
Bobbi Jo Perkins, Jim DeTienne EMT-B, Kevin Fitzgerald EMT-P, Mary Hill EMT-B & Todd S. Harwell MPH
Pages: 456-461
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforFactors Associated with Workforce Retention Among Emergency Medical Technicians in Montana | Full Text | References | PDF (243.6 KB)
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Article
Work-Family Fit: The Impact of Emergency Medical Services Work on the Family System
Sheila Gillespie Roth PhD & Crystal Dea Moore PhD
Pages: 462-468
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforWork-Family Fit: The Impact of Emergency Medical Services Work on the Family System | Full Text | References | PDF (77.7 KB)
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Focus on Cardiac Arrest

Article
Impact of the 2005 American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Guidelines on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival
Michael R. Sayre MD, Sarah A. Cantrell MS, Lynn J. White MS, Brian C. Hiestand MD, MPH, David P. Keseg MD & Shawn Koser EMT-P
Pages: 469-477
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforImpact of the 2005 American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Guidelines on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival | Full Text | References | PDF (188.7 KB)
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Article
Socioeconomic Status Is Associated with Provision of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Michael J. Mitchell BA, Benjamin A. Stubbs MPH & Mickey S. Eisenberg MD, PhD
Pages: 478-486
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforSocioeconomic Status Is Associated with Provision of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Full Text | References | PDF (154 KB)
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Article
The Effect of the Preshock Pause on Coronary Perfusion Pressure Decay and Rescue Shock Outcome in Porcine Ventricular Fibrillation
Timothy J. Mader MD, Allie T. Paquette BS, David D. Salcido BS, Brian H. Nathanson PhD & James J. Menegazzi PhD
Pages: 487-494
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforThe Effect of the Preshock Pause on Coronary Perfusion Pressure Decay and Rescue Shock Outcome in Porcine Ventricular Fibrillation | Full Text | References | PDF (203.8 KB)
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Article
Effect of Emergency Medical Technician–Placed Combitubes on Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Charles E. Cady MD, Matthew D. Weaver NREMT-P, Ronald G. Pirrallo MD, MHSA & Henry E. Wang MD, MS
Pages: 495-499
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforEffect of Emergency Medical Technician–Placed Combitubes on Outcomes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (113.5 KB)
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Military Medicine

Article
The Effect of Systemic Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Wound Irrigation on Penetrating Combat Wounds in a Return-to-Duty Population
Robert T. Gerhardt MD, MPH, Joseph M. Matthews MD, MPHTM & Scott G. Sullivan MPAS, PA-C
Pages: 500-504
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforThe Effect of Systemic Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Wound Irrigation on Penetrating Combat Wounds in a Return-to-Duty Population | Full Text | References | PDF (57.1 KB)
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Education and Practice

Article
Strategies of High-Performing Paramedic Educational Programs
Gregg S. Margolis PhD, NREMT-P, Gabriel A. Romero MBA, NREMT-P, Antonio R. Fernandez MS, NREMT-P & Jonathan R. Studnek MS, NREMT-P
Pages: 505-511
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforStrategies of High-Performing Paramedic Educational Programs | Full Text | References | PDF (71.6 KB)
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Article
Intranasal Naloxone Is a Viable Alternative to Intravenous Naloxone for Prehospital Narcotic Overdose
Tania Mieke Robertson MD, Gregory W. Hendey MD, Geoff Stroh MD & Marc Shalit MD
Pages: 512-515
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforIntranasal Naloxone Is a Viable Alternative to Intravenous Naloxone for Prehospital Narcotic Overdose | Full Text | References | PDF (168.8 KB)
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Article
Paramedic Determinations of Medical Necessity: A Meta-Analysis
Lawrence H. Brown EMT-P, MPH&TM, Michael W. Hubble PhD, MBA, NREMTP, David C. Cone MD, Michael G. Millin MD, MPH, Brian Schwartz MD, P. Daniel Patterson PhD, MPH, EMT-B, Brad Greenberg MD, MPA & Michael E. Richards MD, MPA
Pages: 516-527
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforParamedic Determinations of Medical Necessity: A Meta-Analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (826.3 KB)
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Case Conferences

Meeting Report
The Lifesaving Potential of Specialized On-Scene Medical Support for Urban Tactical Operations
Jeffery C. Metzger MD, Alexander L. Eastman MD, Fernando L. Benitez MD & Paul E. Pepe MD, MPH
Pages: 528-531
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforThe Lifesaving Potential of Specialized On-Scene Medical Support for Urban Tactical Operations | Full Text | References | PDF (48.4 KB)
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Meeting Report
Pneumothorax as a Complication After TASER Activation
Paul R. Hinchey MD, MBA & Geeta Subramaniam MD
Pages: 532-535
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforPneumothorax as a Complication After TASER Activation | Full Text | References | PDF (614.2 KB)
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Preliminary Reports

Article
Pilot Test of the SALT Mass Casualty Triage System
David C. Cone MD, John Serra MD, Kevin Burns PA, EMT-P, Donald S. MacMillan MA, PA, EMT-P, Lisa Kurland MD, PhD & Carin Van Gelder MD
Pages: 536-540
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforPilot Test of the SALT Mass Casualty Triage System | Full Text | References | PDF (282.7 KB)
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Article
Use of the King LTS-D During Medication-Assisted Airway Management
Ralph J. Frascone MD, Sandi S. Wewerka MPH, Kent R. Griffith RN, EMT-P & Joshua G. Salzman MA, EMT-B
Pages: 541-545
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforUse of the King LTS-D During Medication-Assisted Airway Management | Full Text | References | PDF (160.4 KB)
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Article
Carbon Footprinting of Emergency Medical Services Systems: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Ian Blanchard BSc, EMT-P & Lawrence H. Brown EMT-P, MPH&TM
Pages: 546-549
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
AbstractforCarbon Footprinting of Emergency Medical Services Systems: A Proof-of-Concept Study | Full Text | References | PDF (53.5 KB)
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Abstracts

Abstract
NAEMSE Abstracts from the Prehospital Care Research Forum at UCLA
Pages: 550-554
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
First Page PreviewforNAEMSE Abstracts from the Prehospital Care Research Forum at UCLA | Full Text | PDF (61.2 KB)
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Article
SAEM Call for Abstracts – Annual Meeting
Page: 555
Published online: 09 Sep 2009
CitationforSAEM Call for Abstracts – Annual Meeting | Full Text | PDF (278.5 KB)
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