Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 20, Issue 1 (2016)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 20, Issue 1 (2016)

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Original Contributions

Article
Evaluation of a Consensus-Based Criterion Standard Definition of Trauma Center Need for Use in Field Triage Research
Brian D. Willenbring MD, NREMT-B, E. Brooke Lerner PhD, Karen Brasel MD, MPH, Jeremy T. Cushman MD, MS, EMT-P, Clare E. Guse MS, Manish N. Shah MD, MPH & Robert Swor DO
Pages: 1-5
Published online: 13 Aug 2015
AbstractforEvaluation of a Consensus-Based Criterion Standard Definition of Trauma Center Need for Use in Field Triage Research | Full Text | References | PDF (59.2 KB)
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Prehospital Trauma Triage Decision-making: A Model of What Happens between the 9-1-1 Call and the Hospital
Courtney Marie Cora Jones PhD, MPH, Jeremy T. Cushman MD, MS, E. Brooke Lerner PhD, Susan G. Fisher PhD, Christopher L. Seplaki PhD, Peter J. Veazie PhD, Erin B. Wasserman BA, Ann Dozier RN, PhD & Manish N. Shah MD, MPH
Pages: 6-14
Published online: 27 May 2015
AbstractforPrehospital Trauma Triage Decision-making: A Model of What Happens between the 9-1-1 Call and the Hospital | Full Text | References | PDF (246.7 KB)
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Procedures Performed by Emergency Medical Services in the United States
Jestin N. Carlson MD, MS, Christopher Karns DO, N. Clay Mann PhD, MS, Karen E. Jacobson BA, NREMT-P, Mengtao Dai MS, Caroline Colleran DO & Henry E. Wang MD, MS
Pages: 15-21
Published online: 13 Aug 2015
AbstractforProcedures Performed by Emergency Medical Services in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (116.9 KB)
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EMS Provider Attitudes and Perceptions of Enrolling Patients without Consent in Prehospital Emergency Research
Jamie Jasti MS, Antonio R. Fernandez PhD, NRP, Terri A. Schmidt MD, MS & E. Brooke Lerner PhD
Pages: 22-27
Published online: 13 Aug 2015
AbstractforEMS Provider Attitudes and Perceptions of Enrolling Patients without Consent in Prehospital Emergency Research | Full Text | References | PDF (164.3 KB)
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Firefighter Incident Rehabilitation: Interpreting Heart Rate Responses
Denise L. Smith PhD, Jeannie M. Haller MS, Ron Benedict MS & Lori Moore-Merrell PhD
Pages: 28-36
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforFirefighter Incident Rehabilitation: Interpreting Heart Rate Responses | Full Text | References | PDF (320.8 KB)
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Focus on Pain Management

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Analysis of Prehospital Documentation of Injury-Related Pain Assessment and Analgesic Administration on the Contemporary Battlefield
Robert T. Gerhardt MD, MPH, Patrick T. Reeves, Russ S. Kotwal, Robert L. Mabry, John B. Robinson & Frank Butler
Pages: 37-44
Published online: 04 Jan 2016
AbstractforAnalysis of Prehospital Documentation of Injury-Related Pain Assessment and Analgesic Administration on the Contemporary Battlefield | Full Text | References | PDF (412.6 KB)
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Comparison of Fentanyl and Morphine in the Prehospital Treatment of Ischemic Type Chest Pain
Erin R. Weldon MD, FRCPC(EM), Robert E. Ariano PharmD, BCPS, FCCM & Robert A. Grierson MD, FRCPC(EM)
Pages: 45-51
Published online: 17 Aug 2015
AbstractforComparison of Fentanyl and Morphine in the Prehospital Treatment of Ischemic Type Chest Pain | Full Text | References | PDF (311.7 KB)
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A Prevalence and Management Study of Acute Pain in Children Attending Emergency Departments by Ambulance
Adrian Murphy MD, MRCS, Siobhan McCoy RGN, RCN, Kay O'Reilly RCSN, Eoin Fogarty MD, FRCEM, Jason Dietz BSc, Gloria Crispino BSc, Abel Wakai MD, FRCSI, FRCEM & Ronan O'Sullivan MB, FRCSI, FCEM, FPAEDS, MBS
Pages: 52-58
Published online: 29 May 2015
AbstractforA Prevalence and Management Study of Acute Pain in Children Attending Emergency Departments by Ambulance | Full Text | References | PDF (216.5 KB)
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Prehospital Opioid Administration in the Emergency Care of Injured Children
Lorin R. Browne, Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, Manish I. Shah MD, David C. Brousseau, Clare E. Guse & E. Brooke Lerner PhD
Pages: 59-65
Published online: 04 Jan 2016
AbstractforPrehospital Opioid Administration in the Emergency Care of Injured Children | Full Text | References | PDF (239.3 KB)
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Focus on STEMI

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Effect of Emergency Medical Service Use and Inter-hospital Transfer on Time to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Multicenter Observational Study
Sae Won Choi MD, Sang Do Shin MD, PhD, Young Sun Ro MD, DrPH, Kyoung Jun Song MD, PhD, Yu Jin Lee MD & Eui Jung Lee MD
Pages: 66-75
Published online: 04 Jan 2016
AbstractforEffect of Emergency Medical Service Use and Inter-hospital Transfer on Time to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Multicenter Observational Study | Full Text | References | PDF (122.6 KB)
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Prehospital Nitroglycerin Safety in Inferior ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Laurie Robichaud MDCM, Dave Ross MD, Marie-Hélène Proulx PCP, MSc, Sébastien Légaré PCP, Charlene Vacon AEMT-CC, PhD, Xiaoqing Xue MSc & Eli Segal MD, FRCP, CSPQ, FACEP
Pages: 76-81
Published online: 29 May 2015
AbstractforPrehospital Nitroglycerin Safety in Inferior ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction | Full Text | References | PDF (118.6 KB)
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Feasibility of Remote Ischemic Peri-conditioning during Air Medical Transport of STEMI Patients
Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH, Max Wayne BA, Francis X. Guyette MD, MPH, Oladipupo Olafiranye MD & Catalin Toma MD
Pages: 82-89
Published online: 13 Aug 2015
AbstractforFeasibility of Remote Ischemic Peri-conditioning during Air Medical Transport of STEMI Patients | Full Text | References | PDF (455.7 KB)
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International EMS

Article
Epidemiology of Sepsis and Its Recognition by Emergency Medical Services Personnel in the Netherlands
Lena C. W. van der Wekken MD, Nadia Alam MD, Frits Holleman MD, PhD, Pieternel van Exter MD, Mark H. H. Kramer MD, PhD, FRCP & Prabath W. B. Nanayakkara MD, PhD, FRCP
Pages: 90-96
Published online: 29 May 2015
AbstractforEpidemiology of Sepsis and Its Recognition by Emergency Medical Services Personnel in the Netherlands | Full Text | References | PDF (150.1 KB)
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Prehospital Care of Burn Patients and Trajectories on Survival
Outi Kallinen MD, PhD, Virve Koljonen MD, PhD, Erkki Tukiainen MD, PhD, Tarja Randell MD, PhD & Hetti Kirves MD, PhD
Pages: 97-105
Published online: 13 Aug 2015
AbstractforPrehospital Care of Burn Patients and Trajectories on Survival | Full Text | References | PDF (126.2 KB)
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A Paramedic-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service's Response to Winch Missions in Victoria, Australia
Ben Meadley BAppSci, GradDip EmergHlth, GradCert EmergHlth, Stefan Heschl MD, Emily Andrew BBiomedSc, Anthony de Wit BHlthSci, GradDip EmergHlth, GradCert EmergHlth, Stephen A. Bernard MBBS, MD & Karen Smith BSc, PhD
Pages: 106-110
Published online: 20 May 2015
AbstractforA Paramedic-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service's Response to Winch Missions in Victoria, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (59.7 KB)
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Education and Practice

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Impact of a Novel Collaborative Long-Term Care –EMS Model: A Before-and-After Cohort Analysis of an Extended Care Paramedic Program
Jan L. Jensen ACP, MAHSR, Emily Gard Marshall PhD, Alix J. E. Carter MD, MPH, FRCPC, Michelle Boudreau MA, Frederick Burge MD, MSc, FCFP & Andrew H. Travers MD, MSc, FRCPC
Pages: 111-116
Published online: 17 Aug 2015
AbstractforImpact of a Novel Collaborative Long-Term Care –EMS Model: A Before-and-After Cohort Analysis of an Extended Care Paramedic Program | Full Text | References | PDF (246.4 KB)
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Pediatric Prehospital Medication Dosing Errors: A Mixed-Methods Study
John D. Hoyle Jr. MD, Deborah Sleight PhD, Rebecca Henry PhD, Todd Chassee MD, Bill Fales MD & Brian Mavis PhD
Pages: 117-124
Published online: 23 Sep 2015
AbstractforPediatric Prehospital Medication Dosing Errors: A Mixed-Methods Study | Full Text | References | PDF (78.8 KB)
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Accuracy of Prehospital Intravenous Fluid Volume Measurement by Emergency Medical Services
Patrick J. Coppler BA, Rajagopala Padmanabhan MD, Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH, Clifton W. Callaway MD, PhD, Donald M. Yealy MD & Christopher W. Seymour MD, MSc
Pages: 125-131
Published online: 13 Aug 2015
AbstractforAccuracy of Prehospital Intravenous Fluid Volume Measurement by Emergency Medical Services | Full Text | References | PDF (151.7 KB)
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Case Conference

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Differences in Paramedic Fatigue before and after Changing from a 24-hour to an 8-hour Shift Schedule: A Case Report
P. Daniel Patterson PhD, NRP, Sharon E. Klapec NRP, Matthew D. Weaver PhD, EMT-P, Francis X. Guyette MD, MS, Thomas E. Platt EdD, NRP & Daniel J. Buysse MD
Pages: 132-136
Published online: 15 May 2015
AbstractforDifferences in Paramedic Fatigue before and after Changing from a 24-hour to an 8-hour Shift Schedule: A Case Report | Full Text | References | PDF (107.3 KB)
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NAEMSP Abstracts

Article
Abstracts for the 2016 NAEMSP Scientific Assembly
Pages: 137-173
Published online: 04 Jan 2016
First Page PreviewforAbstracts for the 2016 NAEMSP Scientific Assembly | Full Text | PDF (506.9 KB)
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