On the Move: Simulation to Improve and Assure Transport Team Performance.
Pediatrics; Child; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Medicine; Quality of Health Care; Specialization; Safety; Teamwork; Simulations; Multidisciplinary Care Team; Government Agencies; Medical Practice; Transportation of Patients – Methods; Professional Competence – Evaluation; Skill Acquisition – Evaluation
Patterson Mary D; Geis Gary L
Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2013
2013-09
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpem.2013.08.002" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.cpem.2013.08.002</a>
Improving bariatric patient transport and care with simulation.
Humans; United States; Educational Measurement; Education; Emergency Medicine; Obesity/*therapy; Patient Care; Airway Management; Allied Health Personnel/*education; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/education; Manikins; Transportation of Patients/*methods/standards; Catheterization; Human; Simulations; Analysis of Covariance; Trauma; Medical; Models; Infusions; Educational; Intraosseous/methods; Peripheral/methods; Technology; Equipment and Supplies; Bariatric Patients; Control Group; Firefighters; Obesity – Surgery; Transportation of Patients – Methods; Airway Management – Education; Emergency Medical Technicians – Education; Health Knowledge – Evaluation
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is prevalent in the United States. Obese patients have physiologic differences from non-obese individuals. Not only does transport and maintenance of these patients require use of specialized equipment, but it also requires a distinct skill set and knowledge base. To date, there is no literature investigating simulation as a model for educating pre-hospital providers in the care of bariatric patients. The purpose of this study was to determine if a
Gable Brad D; Gardner Aimee K; Celik Dan H; Bhalla Mary Colleen; Ahmed Rami A
The western journal of emergency medicine
2014
2014-03
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2013.12.18855" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.5811/westjem.2013.12.18855</a>
Outcomes of non-STEMI patients transported by emergency medical services vs private vehicle.
*Electrocardiography; 80 and over; 80 and Over; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Comparative Studies; Demography; Electrocardiography; Emergency Medical Services – Methods; Emergency Medical Services – Statistics and Numerical Data; Emergency Medical Services/methods/*statistics & numerical data; Evaluation Research; Female; Hospital Mortality; Human; Humans; Length of Stay – Statistics and Numerical Data; Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data; Male; Medical Records – Statistics and Numerical Data; Medical Records/statistics & numerical data; Middle Age; Middle Aged; Multicenter Studies; Myocardial Infarction – Diagnosis; Myocardial Infarction – Mortality; Myocardial Infarction – Therapy; Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis/*mortality/therapy; Ohio; Ohio/epidemiology; Outcome Assessment – Statistics and Numerical Data; Outcome Assessment (Health Care)/*statistics & numerical data; Retrospective Design; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Severity of Illness Indices; Time Factors; Transportation of Patients – Methods; Transportation of Patients – Statistics and Numerical Data; Transportation of Patients/*methods/*statistics & numerical data; Trauma Centers – Statistics and Numerical Data; Trauma Centers/statistics & numerical data; Validation Studies
BACKGROUND: Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (NSTEMIs) are more common but less studied than ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMIs) treated by emergency medical services (EMS). OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences in baseline characteristics and outcomes of NSTEMI patients when arriving by EMS vs self-transport. METHODS: We performed a retrospective medical record review of 96 EMS patients and 96 self-transport patients with the diagnosis of NSTEMI based on billing code. RESULTS: The mean age of patients arriving by EMS was 75 vs 65 years for self-transport patients (P
Bhalla Mary Colleen; Frey Jennifer; Dials Sarah; Baughman Kristin
The American journal of emergency medicine
2016
2016-03
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.070" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.070</a>