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Association of Out-of-Hospital Hypotension Depth and Duration With Traumatic Brain Injury Mortality
Published in Annals of emergency medicine (01-10-2017)“…Study objective Out-of-hospital hypotension has been associated with increased mortality in traumatic brain injury. The association of traumatic brain injury…”
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Telemedical Direction to Optimize Resource Utilization in a Rural Emergency Medical Services System
Published in The western journal of emergency medicine (01-09-2024)“…Telemedicine remains an underused tool in rural emergency medical servces (EMS) systems. Rural emergency medical technicians (EMT) and paramedics cite concerns…”
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Use of Long Spinal Board Post-Application of Protocol for Spinal Motion Restriction for Spinal Cord Injury
Published in The western journal of emergency medicine (01-09-2024)“…Historically, prehospital care of trauma patients has included nearly universal use of a cervical collar (C-collar) and long spine board (LSB). Due to recent…”
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Firing Patterns of Human Genioglossus Motor Units During Voluntary Tongue Movement
Published in Journal of neurophysiology (01-01-2007)“…Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Submitted 17 July 2006; accepted in final form 2 October 2006 The tongue participates in a…”
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Association of Statewide Implementation of the Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Guidelines With Patient Survival Following Traumatic Brain Injury: The Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care (EPIC) Study
Published in JAMA surgery (01-07-2019)“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a massive public health problem. While evidence-based guidelines directing the prehospital treatment of TBI have been…”
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Optimal Out-of-Hospital Blood Pressure in Major Traumatic Brain Injury: A Challenge to the Current Understanding of Hypotension
Published in Annals of emergency medicine (01-07-2022)“…Little is known about the out-of-hospital blood pressure ranges associated with optimal outcomes in traumatic brain injuries (TBI). Our objective was to…”
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EMS Treatment Guidelines in Major Traumatic Brain Injury With Positive Pressure Ventilation
Published in JAMA surgery (01-04-2024)“…The Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care (EPIC) study demonstrated improved survival in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) following…”
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Refusals After Prehospital Administration of Naloxone during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Published in Prehospital emergency care (01-01-2021)“…To determine if COVID-19 was associated with a change in patient refusals after Emergency Medical Services (EMS) administration of naloxone. This is a…”
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Correlation between prehospital and in-hospital hypotension and outcomes after traumatic brain injury
Published in The American journal of emergency medicine (01-03-2023)“…Hypotension has a powerful effect on patient outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The relative impact of hypotension occurring in the field versus…”
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Effect of Implementing the Out-of-Hospital Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Guidelines: The Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care for Children Study (EPIC4Kids)
Published in Annals of emergency medicine (01-02-2021)“…We evaluate the effect of implementing the out-of-hospital pediatric traumatic brain injury guidelines on outcomes in children with major traumatic brain…”
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Collaboration by emergency medicine pharmacists and prehospital services providers
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Impact of in-Station Medication Automated Dispensing Systems on Prehospital Pain Medication Administration
Published in Prehospital emergency care (03-04-2023)“…Medication automatic dispensing systems (ADS) have been implemented in many settings, including fire-based EMS stations. The aim of this study was to evaluate…”
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Prehospital Protocols Reducing Long Spinal Board Use Are Not Associated with a Change in Incidence of Spinal Cord Injury
Published in Prehospital emergency care (03-05-2020)“…Introduction: Many emergency medical services (EMS) agencies have de-emphasized or eliminated the use of long spinal boards (LSB) for patients with possible…”
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Can Emergency Medical Services Utilization Rates Be Used to Measure the Success of An Alcohol Amnesty Policy?
Published in Prehospital emergency care (01-05-2021)“…Medical Amnesty/Good Samaritan (MAGS) policies, which eliminate legal charges when students call 9-1-1 for excessive drinking, have been implemented with the…”
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Sleep/Wake Firing Patterns of Human Genioglossus Motor Units
Published in Journal of neurophysiology (01-12-2007)“…1 Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, and 2 Department of Psychology, College of Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Submitted 3…”
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Body Temperature after EMS Transport: Association with Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes
Published in Prehospital emergency care (03-09-2017)“…Introduction: Low body temperatures following prehospital transport are associated with poor outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, a…”
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Availability and use of medications by prehospital providers trained to manage medical complications of patients in hazardous materials incidents
Published in American journal of disaster medicine (2021)“…Little is known about prehospital availability and use of medications to treat patients from hazardous materials (hazmat) medical emergencies. The aim of this…”
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Abstract 252: End-Tidal CO2 and Glasgow Coma Scale in Non-Intubated Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: Evaluation of Prehospital Nasal Capnography and Level of Consciousness
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (07-11-2023)“…Abstract only Background: The EMS traumatic brain injury (TBI) guidelines recommend limiting intubation (ETI) to patients with profoundly-depressed level of…”
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Abstract 167: Nasal Sensor Capnographic Differences In Major Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Receiving Non-rebreather Mask Versus Nasal Cannula Oxygen Delivery
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (08-11-2022)“…BackgroundThe advent of highly sensitive End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) sensors allows effective monitoring of intubated patients in EMS. Previous work has explored the…”
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Abstract 13737: Enhanced Prehospital End-Tidal CO2 Monitor Data Analysis for Intubated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Striking Findings From the EPIC Study
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (16-11-2021)“…BackgroundStudies show that EMS patients are often inadvertently hyperventilated (HV), resulting in hypocapnia. In TBI, HV markedly increases mortality. We…”
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