Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 2 (2021)

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Prehospital Emergency Care, Volume 25, Issue 2 (2021)

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Original Contributions

Article
Time to Return of Spontaneous Circulation and Survival: When to Transport in out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?
Corina de Graaf MD, MSc, Dominique N. V. Donders BSc, Stefanie G. Beesems PhD, José P. S. Henriques MD, PhD & Rudolph W. Koster MD, PhD
Pages: 171-181
Published online: 07 May 2020
AbstractforTime to Return of Spontaneous Circulation and Survival: When to Transport in out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest? | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Article
Opportunities for Emergency Medical Services Intervention to Prevent Opioid Overdose Mortality
Elizabeth H. Barefoot MA, Julianne M. Cyr MPH, Jane H. Brice MD, MPH, Michael W. Bachman EMT-P, MHS, Jefferson G. Williams MD, MPH, Jose G. Cabanas MD, MPH & Kyle M. Herbert MBMS, MD
Pages: 182-190
Published online: 02 Apr 2020
AbstractforOpportunities for Emergency Medical Services Intervention to Prevent Opioid Overdose Mortality | Full Text | References | PDF (141.5 KB) | EPUB
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Prehospital Protocols for Post-Return of Spontaneous Circulation Are Highly Variable
M. F. Spigner MD, J. L. Benoit MD, MS, J. J. Menegazzi PhD & J. T. McMullan MD, MS
Pages: 191-195
Published online: 01 May 2020
AbstractforPrehospital Protocols for Post-Return of Spontaneous Circulation Are Highly Variable | Full Text | References | PDF (648 KB) | EPUB
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Development and Validation of Content Domains for Paramedic Prehospital Performance Assessment: A Focus Group and Delphi Method Approach
Mihaiela R. Gugiu PhD, Rebecca Cash PhD, MPH, NRP, Madison Rivard MPH, Jennifer Cotto PhD, Remle P. Crowe PhD & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 196-204
Published online: 01 May 2020
AbstractforDevelopment and Validation of Content Domains for Paramedic Prehospital Performance Assessment: A Focus Group and Delphi Method Approach | Full Text | References | PDF (979.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Focus on the EMS Workforce

Report
Comparison of Volunteer and Paid EMS Professionals in the United States
Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, NRP, Madison K. Rivard MPH, NREMT, Kirsten Chrzan MPH, NREMT, Christopher B. Mercer DC, MPAS, Carlos A. Camargo Jr. MD, DrPH & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 205-212
Published online: 01 May 2020
AbstractforComparison of Volunteer and Paid EMS Professionals in the United States | Full Text | References | PDF (662.3 KB) | EPUB
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Demography of the National Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Description of Those Providing Patient Care in the Prehospital Setting
Madison K. Rivard MPH, NREMT, Rebecca E. Cash PhD, MPH, NRP, Christopher B. Mercer DC, MPAS, Kirsten Chrzan MPH, NREMT & Ashish R. Panchal MD, PhD
Pages: 213-220
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
AbstractforDemography of the National Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Description of Those Providing Patient Care in the Prehospital Setting | Full Text | References | PDF (538.8 KB) | EPUB
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Systematic Reviews

Article
Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care
Seth Turner MD, EMT-P, Eddy S. Lang MDCM, CCFP(EM), CSPQ, Kathleen Brown MD, Jantzen Franke MD, Michelle Workun-Hill MD, Colleen Jackson MD, MSc, Lauren Roberts MD, MSc, Christopher Leyton MD, Eileen M. Bulger MD, Eileen M. Censullo MBA, FAARC, RRT & Christian Martin-Gill MD, MPH for the Prehospital Guidelines Consortium
Pages: 221-234
Published online: 07 May 2020
AbstractforSystematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care | Full Text | References | PDF (577.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Control of Severe, Life-Threatening External Bleeding in the Out-of-Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review
Nathan P. Charlton MD, Janel M. Swain ACP, Jan L. Brozek MD, Maja Ludwikowska MD, Eunice Singletary MD, David Zideman LVO, MBBS, Jonathan Epstein MEMS, NRP, Andrea Darzi MD, Anna Bak PharmD, Samer Karam MD, Zbigniew Les MSc, Jestin N. Carlson MD, MSc, Eddy Lang MD & Robby Nieuwlaat MSc, PhD
Pages: 235-267
Published online: 27 Apr 2020
AbstractforControl of Severe, Life-Threatening External Bleeding in the Out-of-Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review | Full Text | References | PDF (537.4 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Military Medicine

Article
Prehospital Vasopressor Use Is Associated with Worse Mortality in Combat Wounded
Andrew D. Fisher MPAS, PA-C, Michael D. April MD, DPhil, Cord Cunningham MD, MPH & Steven G. Schauer DO, MS
Pages: 268-273
Published online: 20 Mar 2020
AbstractforPrehospital Vasopressor Use Is Associated with Worse Mortality in Combat Wounded | Full Text | References | PDF (440.4 KB) | EPUB
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Case Conferences

Article
Tension Hemopneumothorax in the Setting of Mechanical CPR during Prehospital Cardiac Arrest
Dustin Rowland BS, Nicholas Vryhof MD, David Overton MD & Joshua Mastenbrook MD
Pages: 274-280
Published online: 14 Apr 2020
AbstractforTension Hemopneumothorax in the Setting of Mechanical CPR during Prehospital Cardiac Arrest | Full Text | References | PDF (544.9 KB) | EPUB
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Article
A Four-Year-Old with History of Kawasaki Disease Presenting in Acute Shock
Katherine Staats MD, Adriana H. Tremoulet MAS, MD, Helen Harvey MS, MD, Jane C. Burns MD & J. Joelle Donofrio-Odmann DO
Pages: 281-288
Published online: 01 May 2020
AbstractforA Four-Year-Old with History of Kawasaki Disease Presenting in Acute Shock | Full Text | References | PDF (716.1 KB) | EPUB
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Buprenorphine Field Initiation of ReScue Treatment by Emergency Medical Services (Bupe FIRST EMS): A Case Series
Gerard G. Carroll MD FAAEM EMT-P, Deena D. Wasserman MD FAWM, Aman A. Shah MD, Matthew S. Salzman MD, Kaitlan E. Baston MD MSc DFASAM, Rick A. Rohrbach BSN CFRN CCRN-K MICP, Iris L. Jones MA LPC, LCADC & Rachel Haroz MD, FAACT
Pages: 289-293
Published online: 04 May 2020
AbstractforBuprenorphine Field Initiation of ReScue Treatment by Emergency Medical Services (Bupe FIRST EMS): A Case Series | Full Text | References | PDF (321.9 KB) | EPUB
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NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document

Article
Medication Dosing Safety for Pediatric Patients: Recognizing Gaps, Safety Threats, and Best Practices in the Emergency Medical Services Setting. A Position Statement and Resource Document from NAEMSP
Mark X. Cicero MD, Kathleen Adelgais MD, MPH, John D. Hoyle Jr. MD, John W. Lyng MD, NRP, Matthew Harris MD, Brian Moore MD, Marianne Gausche-Hill MD & on behalf of Pediatric Committee of NAEMSP adopted by NAEMSP Board of Directors
Pages: 294-306
Published online: 27 Aug 2020
AbstractforMedication Dosing Safety for Pediatric Patients: Recognizing Gaps, Safety Threats, and Best Practices in the Emergency Medical Services Setting. A Position Statement and Resource Document from NAEMSP | Full Text | References | PDF (559.9 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Free Access

NEMSMA Position Statement and White Paper

Article
NEMSMA Position Statement and White Paper: Process and Outcomes Data Sharing between EMS and Receiving Hospitals
Michael R. Gunderson REMT-P(Ret.), FAEMS, Aaron Florin MSHS, NRP, Mark Price EMT-P, FACPE & Justin Reed NRP, FACPE
Pages: 307-313
Published online: 23 Jul 2020
AbstractforNEMSMA Position Statement and White Paper: Process and Outcomes Data Sharing between EMS and Receiving Hospitals | Full Text | References | PDF (233.7 KB) | EPUB
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Fatal Myocardial Ischemic Shock after Kawasaki Disease, the Not to Be Missed Differential Diagnosis
Nagib Dahdah MD, FACC, FRCP(c)
Pages: 314-315
Published online: 19 Oct 2020
CitationforFatal Myocardial Ischemic Shock after Kawasaki Disease, the Not to Be Missed Differential Diagnosis | Full Text | References | PDF (196.9 KB) | EPUB
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Letter
Reply to Dr. Dahdah’s Letter to the Editor Re: “A Four-Year-Old with History of Kawasaki Disease Presenting in Acute Shock”
J. Joelle Donofrio-Ödmann DO, Adriana Tremoulet MD, Jane Burns MD, Helen Harvey MD & Katherine Staats MD
Page: 316
Published online: 11 Nov 2020
CitationforReply to Dr. Dahdah’s Letter to the Editor Re: “A Four-Year-Old with History of Kawasaki Disease Presenting in Acute Shock” | Full Text | References | PDF (159.7 KB) | EPUB
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