Introduction: Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for individuals between the ages of 10–24, and it is estimated that 2 million adolescents attempt suicide each year. While there...
Introduction—Airway management is a key component of prehospital care for seriously injured patients. Drug-assisted airway management is not a common intervention in the prehospital setti...
Introduction: Epinephrine is the only vasopressor associated with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). While current guidelines recommend rapid and frequent vasopressor administratio...
Airway management is a key component of prehospital care for seriously injured patients. Drug-assisted airway management is not a common intervention in the prehospital setting. Pharmacol...
Introduction—Numerous studies have investigated rearrest in the prehospital setting and its EMS response time, on-scene treatment and associated cardiac rhythms. However, etiology of the ...
Introduction—Prehospital providers respond regularly to victims of trauma, administering care and treatment. Treatment and performed procedures vary geographically due to changes in proto...
Introduction—Previous studies suggest socioeconomic disparities in pain control among emergency department and prehospital patients, including age, race and gender. However, such disparit...