Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 19, Issue 2 (2015)

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SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION

Article
Considerations for Safe EMS Transport of Patients Infected with Ebola Virus
John J. Lowe PhD, Katelyn C. Jelden BS, Paul J. Schenarts MD, Lloyd E. Rupp Jr., EMT-P, Kingdon J. Hawes NREMT-P, Benjamin M. Tysor NREMT-P, Raymond G. Swansiger PA-C, MPAS, Shelly S. Schwedhelm RN, MSN, Philip W. Smith MD & Shawn G. Gibbs PhD, CIH
Pages: 179-183
Published online: 07 Nov 2014
AbstractforConsiderations for Safe EMS Transport of Patients Infected with Ebola Virus | Full Text | References | PDF (322.9 KB)
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Article
U.S. Military Use of Tourniquets from 2001 to 2010
John F. Kragh Jr., COL (ret.), Michael A Dubick PhD, James K. Aden PhD, Anne L. McKeague PhD, Todd E. Rasmussen MD, COL, MC, David G. Baer PhD & Lorne H. Blackbourne MD, COL, MC
Pages: 184-190
Published online: 24 Nov 2014
AbstractforU.S. Military Use of Tourniquets from 2001 to 2010 | Full Text | References | PDF (443.5 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS WORKFORCE

Article
Assessment of the Safety and Effectiveness of Emergency Department STEMI Bypass by Defibrillation-only Emergency Medical Technicians/Primary Care Paramedics
Garry Ross ACP, Thamir Alsayed MD, SBEM, Linda Turner PhD, Chris Olynyk ACP, Adam Thurston ACP, RN & P. Richard Verbeek MD, FRCPC
Pages: 191-201
Published online: 08 Oct 2014
AbstractforAssessment of the Safety and Effectiveness of Emergency Department STEMI Bypass by Defibrillation-only Emergency Medical Technicians/Primary Care Paramedics | Full Text | References | PDF (458.2 KB)
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Identification of a Neurologic Scale That Optimizes EMS Detection of Older Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Who Require Transport to a Trauma Center
Erin B. Wasserman BA, Manish N. Shah MD, MPH, Courtney M. C. Jones PhD, MPH, Jeremy T. Cushman MD, MS, Jeffrey M. Caterino MD, MPH, Jeffrey J. Bazarian MD, MPH, Suzanne M. Gillespie MD, RD, Julius D. Cheng MD, MPH & Ann Dozier RN, PhD
Pages: 202-212
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforIdentification of a Neurologic Scale That Optimizes EMS Detection of Older Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Who Require Transport to a Trauma Center | Full Text | References | PDF (117.3 KB)
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Article
Rapid Assessment Medical Support (RAMS) for Active Shooter Incidents
C. Crawford Mechem MD, MS, Richard Bossert BS, MS & Christopher Baldini
Pages: 213-217
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforRapid Assessment Medical Support (RAMS) for Active Shooter Incidents | Full Text | References | PDF (56 KB)
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Article
Parenteral Midazolam Is Superior to Diazepam for Treatment of Prehospital Seizures
Brian M. Clemency DO, Jamie A. Ott MA, Christopher T. Tanski MD, Joseph A. Bart DO & Heather A. Lindstrom PhD
Pages: 218-223
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforParenteral Midazolam Is Superior to Diazepam for Treatment of Prehospital Seizures | Full Text | References | PDF (145.5 KB)
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Article
Intentional Drug Poisoning Care in a Physician-manned Emergency Medical Service
Maxime Maignan MD, MSc, Anais Richard MD, Guillaume Debaty MD, MSc, Philippe Pommier, Damien Viglino MD, François Loizzo MD, Jean-François Timsit MD, PhD, Jérome Hanna MD, Françoise Carpentier MD, PhD & Vincent Danel MD, PhD
Pages: 224-231
Published online: 28 Oct 2014
AbstractforIntentional Drug Poisoning Care in a Physician-manned Emergency Medical Service | Full Text | References | PDF (319.6 KB)
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Article
Description of the 2012 NEMSIS Public-Release Research Dataset
N. Clay Mann PhD, MS, Lauren Kane BS, Mengtao Dai MS & Karen Jacobson BA, NREMT-P
Pages: 232-240
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforDescription of the 2012 NEMSIS Public-Release Research Dataset | Full Text | References | PDF (603.5 KB)
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Article
The Effects of Ice Slurry Ingestion before Exertion in Wildland Firefighting Gear
Riana R. Pryor MS, ATC, Joe Suyama MD, Francis X. Guyette MD, Steven E. Reis MD & David Hostler PhD, NREMT-P
Pages: 241-246
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe Effects of Ice Slurry Ingestion before Exertion in Wildland Firefighting Gear | Full Text | References | PDF (289.2 KB)
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Article
Over-commitment of EMS Personnel in North Carolina with Implications for Disaster Planning
Cameron Watkins MD, Frances S. Shofer PhD, Theodore R. Delbridge MD, MPH, Greg D. Mears MD, Jeff Robertson & Jane H. Brice MD, MPH
Pages: 247-253
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforOver-commitment of EMS Personnel in North Carolina with Implications for Disaster Planning | Full Text | References | PDF (291.8 KB)
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Article
The Effect of Work Shift Configurations on Emergency Medical Dispatch Center Response
Emmanuel Montassier MD, PhD, Julien Labady, Antoine Andre MD, Gilles Potel MD, PhD, Frederic Berthier MD, Joel Jenvrin MD & Yann Penverne MD
Pages: 254-259
Published online: 08 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe Effect of Work Shift Configurations on Emergency Medical Dispatch Center Response | Full Text | References | PDF (66.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
The Attrition Condition: Use of a Preparatory Course to Reduce EMT Course Attrition and Improve Performance on North Carolina Certification Exams
Ginny K. Renkiewicz MHS, EMT-P & Michael W. Hubble PhD, MBA, NREMT-P
Pages: 260-266
Published online: 28 Oct 2014
AbstractforThe Attrition Condition: Use of a Preparatory Course to Reduce EMT Course Attrition and Improve Performance on North Carolina Certification Exams | Full Text | References | PDF (76.8 KB)
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FOCUS ON TRIAGE

Article
A Consensus-based Gold Standard for the Evaluation of Mass Casualty Triage Systems
E. Brooke Lerner PhD, Courtney H. McKee BS, Charles E. Cady MD, David C. Cone MD, M. Riccardo Colella DO, MPH, Arthur Cooper MD, MS, Phillip L. Coule MD, MBA, Julio R. Lairet DO, J. Marc Liu MD, MPH, Ronald G. Pirrallo MD, MHSA, Scott M. Sasser MD, Richard Schwartz MD, Greene Shepherd PharmD & Raymond E. Swienton MD
Pages: 267-271
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforA Consensus-based Gold Standard for the Evaluation of Mass Casualty Triage Systems | Full Text | References | PDF (382.7 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS WORKFORCE

Article
A Better START for Low-acuity Victims: Data-driven Refinement of Mass Casualty Triage
Keith P. Cross MD, MSc, Michael J. Petry BS & Mark X. Cicero MD
Pages: 272-278
Published online: 25 Aug 2014
AbstractforA Better START for Low-acuity Victims: Data-driven Refinement of Mass Casualty Triage | Full Text | References | PDF (191.4 KB)
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Article
Barriers to Pediatric Disaster Triage: A Qualitative Investigation
Jeannette R. Koziel MSN, Garth Meckler MD, MSHS, Linda Brown MD, David Acker NREMT-P, Michael Torino, Barbara Walsh MD & Mark X. Cicero MD
Pages: 279-286
Published online: 28 Oct 2014
AbstractforBarriers to Pediatric Disaster Triage: A Qualitative Investigation | Full Text | References | PDF (169 KB)
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EDUCATION AND PRACTICE

Article
Children's Safety Initiative: A National Assessment of Pediatric Educational Needs among Emergency Medical Services Providers
Matthew Hansen MD, MCR, Garth Meckler MD, MSHS, Caitlyn Dickinson MPH, Kathryn Dickenson MPH, Jonathan Jui MD, MPH, William Lambert PhD & Jeanne-Marie Guise MD, MPH
Pages: 287-291
Published online: 08 Oct 2014
AbstractforChildren's Safety Initiative: A National Assessment of Pediatric Educational Needs among Emergency Medical Services Providers | Full Text | References | PDF (60.7 KB)
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FOCUS ON EMS WORKFORCE

Article
Characteristics of Statewide Protocols for Emergency Medical Services in the United States
Douglas F. Kupas MD, Ellen Schenk MPH, J. Matthew Sholl MD & Richard Kamin MD
Pages: 292-301
Published online: 17 Feb 2015
AbstractforCharacteristics of Statewide Protocols for Emergency Medical Services in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (345.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Translation of EMS: Clinical Practice and System Oversight from Core Content Study Guide to Best Practices Implementation in an Urban EMS System
Katie Tataris MD, MPH, Mary Mercer MD, MPH & John Brown MD, MPA
Pages: 302-307
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforTranslation of EMS: Clinical Practice and System Oversight from Core Content Study Guide to Best Practices Implementation in an Urban EMS System | Full Text | References | PDF (78.4 KB)
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Article
Identification of Factors Integral to Designing Community-based CPR Interventions for High-risk Neighborhood Residents
Renee King MD, MPH, Michele Heisler MD, MPA, Michael R. Sayre MD, Susan H. Colbert MS, Cindy Bond-Zielinski MA, Marilyn Rabe MS, Brian Eigel PhD & Comilla Sasson MD, MS
Pages: 308-312
Published online: 30 Mar 2015
AbstractforIdentification of Factors Integral to Designing Community-based CPR Interventions for High-risk Neighborhood Residents | Full Text | References | PDF (234 KB)
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Article
Hand Hygiene in Emergency Medical Services
Jonathan Teter MS, NREMT, Michael G. Millin MD, MPH & Rick Bissell PhD
Pages: 313-319
Published online: 21 Nov 2014
AbstractforHand Hygiene in Emergency Medical Services | Full Text | References | PDF (69.5 KB)
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CASE CONFERENCE

Law Enforcement-applied Tourniquets: A Case Series of Life-saving Interventions
David W. Callaway MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Joshua Robertson MD & Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer MD, PhD, FACEP
Pages: 320-327
Published online: 28 Oct 2014
AbstractforLaw Enforcement-applied Tourniquets: A Case Series of Life-saving Interventions | Full Text | References | PDF (73.5 KB)
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PRELIMINARY REPORT

Preliminary Report of a Mathematical Model of Ventilation and Intrathoracic Pressure Applied to Prehospital Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Daniel P. Davis MD, Steve A. Aguilar MD, Kimberly Smith MD, Ruchika D. Husa MD, Anushirvan Minokadeh MD, Gary Vilke MD, Rebecca Sell MD, Roger Fisher EMT-P5, Criss Brainard EMT-P5 & James V. Dunford MD
Pages: 328-335
Published online: 07 Oct 2014
AbstractforPreliminary Report of a Mathematical Model of Ventilation and Intrathoracic Pressure Applied to Prehospital Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury | Full Text | References | PDF (613.9 KB)
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NAEMSP FELLOW EDUCATION ABSTRACTS

Article
Innovations in EMS Fellow Education
Pages: 336-341
Published online: 06 Mar 2015
First Page PreviewforInnovations in EMS Fellow Education | Full Text | PDF (203.5 KB) | Supplemental
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Improving CPR Training by Tracking: A Free Open-source Computer Program to Collect Laerdal SimMan 3G CPR Performance Data
David Clinkard MSc, Katie Stuart MD, Laura Stuart B Eng, Gabor Fichtinger PhD & Tamas Ungi MD, PhD
Page: 342
Published online: 28 Oct 2014
CitationforImproving CPR Training by Tracking: A Free Open-source Computer Program to Collect Laerdal SimMan 3G CPR Performance Data | Full Text | References | PDF (22.8 KB)
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