Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 20, Issue 6 (2016)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 20, Issue 6 (2016)

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Original Contributions

Article
Police Officers Can Safely and Effectively Administer Intranasal Naloxone
Rian Fisher MD, Daniel O'Donnell MD, Bradley Ray PhD & Daniel Rusyniak MD
Pages: 675-680
Published online: 24 May 2016
AbstractforPolice Officers Can Safely and Effectively Administer Intranasal Naloxone | Full Text | References | PDF (140.9 KB)
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Effect of Two Work-to-Rest Ratios on Cardiovascular, Thermal, and Perceptual Responses During Fire Suppression and Recovery
David Hostler, Deanna Colburn, Jon C. Rittenberger & Steven E. Reis
Pages: 681-687
Published online: 14 Apr 2016
AbstractforEffect of Two Work-to-Rest Ratios on Cardiovascular, Thermal, and Perceptual Responses During Fire Suppression and Recovery | Full Text | References | PDF (326.9 KB)
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Variability of Uncrossmatched Blood Use by Helicopter EMS Programs in the United States
Alyssa Karl MD, Tiffany Pham MD, Jeff D. Yanosky ScD & Jeffrey Lubin MD, MPH
Pages: 688-694
Published online: 23 May 2016
AbstractforVariability of Uncrossmatched Blood Use by Helicopter EMS Programs in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (322.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Prehospital Medical Planning for the 2015 Philadelphia Papal Visit
C. Crawford Mechem MD, Jeremiah Laster BS, EMT-P, Christopher Baldini EMT-P & Melissa D. Kohn MD
Pages: 695-704
Published online: 23 May 2016
AbstractforPrehospital Medical Planning for the 2015 Philadelphia Papal Visit | Full Text | References | PDF (622.5 KB)
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Patient Perspectives on EMS Alternate Destination Models
Kevin G. Munjal MD, MPH, Siri Shastry MD, George T. Loo MPA, DrPH, Daniel Reid BS, Corita Grudzen MD, MSHS, Manish N. Shah MD, MPH, Hugh H. Chapin MD, MS, Brandon First EMT-P, Sasilada Sirirungruang BS, Erin Alpert BS, Kevin Chason DO & Lynne D. Richardson MD
Pages: 705-711
Published online: 27 May 2016
AbstractforPatient Perspectives on EMS Alternate Destination Models | Full Text | References | PDF (71.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Safety and Appropriateness of Tourniquets in 105 Civilians
Michelle H. Scerbo MD, Jacob P. Mumm MD, Keith Gates MD, Joseph D. Love DO, Charles E. Wade PhD, John B. Holcomb MD & Bryan A. Cotton MD, MPH
Pages: 712-722
Published online: 31 May 2016
AbstractforSafety and Appropriateness of Tourniquets in 105 Civilians | Full Text | References | PDF (145.7 KB)
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Focus on Stroke

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Characterizing Strokes and Stroke Mimics Transported by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
Denisse Sequeira BS, Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH, Matthew R. Kesinger BA, Laura R. Thompson MD, MS, Tudor G. Jovin MD, Lori M. Massaro MSN, CRNP & Francis X. Guyette MD, MPH
Pages: 723-728
Published online: 15 Apr 2016
AbstractforCharacterizing Strokes and Stroke Mimics Transported by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services | Full Text | References | PDF (189.4 KB)
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Recognition of Stroke by EMS is Associated with Improvement in Emergency Department Quality Measures
Michael E. Abboud MD, Roger Band MD, Judy Jia MD, William Pajerowski BA, Guy David PhD, Michelle Guo BS, C. Crawford Mechem MD, Steven R. Messé MD, Brendan G. Carr MD, MS & Michael T. Mullen MD, MS
Pages: 729-736
Published online: 31 May 2016
AbstractforRecognition of Stroke by EMS is Associated with Improvement in Emergency Department Quality Measures | Full Text | References | PDF (154.3 KB)
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Focus on Pain Management

Article
Prevalence and Predictors of Prehospital Pain Assessment and Analgesic Use in Military Trauma Patients, 2010–2013
Virginia Schmied Blackman RN, PhD, CNS, Bruce A. Cooper PhD, Kathleen Puntillo RN, PhD, FAAN, FCCM & Linda S. Franck RN, PhD, FRCPCH, FAAN
Pages: 737-751
Published online: 19 May 2016
AbstractforPrevalence and Predictors of Prehospital Pain Assessment and Analgesic Use in Military Trauma Patients, 2010–2013 | Full Text | References | PDF (267.8 KB)
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Effect of System-Wide Interventions on the Assessment and Treatment of Pain by Emergency Medical Services Providers
Kari B. Haley MD, E. Brooke Lerner PhD, Clare E. Guse MS & Ronald G. Pirrallo MD, MHSA
Pages: 752-758
Published online: 18 May 2016
AbstractforEffect of System-Wide Interventions on the Assessment and Treatment of Pain by Emergency Medical Services Providers | Full Text | References | PDF (212.7 KB)
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Multicenter Evaluation of Prehospital Opioid Pain Management in Injured Children
Lorin R. Browne DO, Manish I. Shah MD, MS, Jonathan R. Studnek PhD, Daniel G. Ostermayer MD, Stacy Reynolds MD, Clare E. Guse MS, David C. Brousseau MD, MS & E. Brooke Lerner PhD
Pages: 759-767
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
AbstractforMulticenter Evaluation of Prehospital Opioid Pain Management in Injured Children | Full Text | References | PDF (132.1 KB)
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International EMS

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Population-level Spatial Access to Prehospital Care by the National Ambulance Service in Ghana
Gavin Tansley MD, MScPH, Barclay Stewart MD, MScPH, Ahmed Zakariah MD, MPM, EMBA, MPhil, Edmund Boateng MSc, Christiana Achena BSc, Daniel Lewis PhD & Charles Mock MD, PhD
Pages: 768-775
Published online: 13 Apr 2016
AbstractforPopulation-level Spatial Access to Prehospital Care by the National Ambulance Service in Ghana | Full Text | References | PDF (282.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Demand for Emergency Services Trends in New South Wales Years 2010–2014 (DESTINY): Age and Clinical Factors Associated with Ambulance Transportation to Emergency Departments
Michael M. Dinh MB, BS, MPH, Sandy Muecke PhD, Saartje Berendsen Russell BN, Dane Chalkley MB, BS, Kendall J. Bein MB, MS, David Muscatello PhD, Guruprasad Nagaraj MB, BS, Richard Paoloni MB, BS, MClinEpi & Rebecca Ivers MPH, PhD
Pages: 776-782
Published online: 23 May 2016
AbstractforDemand for Emergency Services Trends in New South Wales Years 2010–2014 (DESTINY): Age and Clinical Factors Associated with Ambulance Transportation to Emergency Departments | Full Text | References | PDF (283.6 KB)
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Factors Influencing the Timeliness of Emergency Medical Service Response to Time Critical Emergencies
Ziad Nehme BHlthSc(Hons), Emily Andrew BBSc & Karen Smith BSc, PhD
Pages: 783-791
Published online: 03 Aug 2016
AbstractforFactors Influencing the Timeliness of Emergency Medical Service Response to Time Critical Emergencies | Full Text | References | PDF (301.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Education and Practice

Article
Community Implementation of a Prehospital Spinal Immobilization Guideline
Whitney Jones Rhodes PhD, MSPA, David Steinbruner MD, Lani Finck BA & Kathleen Flarity DNP, PhD, CEN, CFRN, FAEN
Pages: 792-797
Published online: 13 Jul 2016
AbstractforCommunity Implementation of a Prehospital Spinal Immobilization Guideline | Full Text | References | PDF (70.1 KB)
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Family Centered Practice During Pediatric Death in an Out of Hospital Setting
Mary E. Fallat MD, Anita P. Barbee MSSW, PhD, Richard Forest DMin, FT, Mary E. McClure BS, CCRC, Katy Henry MEd & Michael R. Cunningham PhD
Pages: 798-807
Published online: 18 May 2016
AbstractforFamily Centered Practice During Pediatric Death in an Out of Hospital Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (94.6 KB)
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Emergency Medical Dispatchers Can Obtain Accurate Pediatric Weights from 9-1-1 Callers
Todd Chassee, Diann Reischmann, Michael Mancera & John D. Hoyle Jr.
Pages: 808-814
Published online: 30 Sep 2016
AbstractforEmergency Medical Dispatchers Can Obtain Accurate Pediatric Weights from 9-1-1 Callers | Full Text | References | PDF (250.1 KB)
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