Introduction—Previous studies suggest socioeconomic disparities in pain control among emergency department and prehospital patients, including age, race and gender. However, such disparit...
Introduction—Multicasualty incidents (MCIs) can be taxing on EMS resources and personnel. In the setting of an MCI, a given patient’s probability of receiving a treatment intervention cou...
Introduction—Many factors contribute to the survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). These factors include the quality of resuscitation efforts, which in turn may be a function ...
Introduction—Numerous studies have investigated factors affecting the likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). One of the factors a...
Introduction—Evaluation of paramedic care, particularly regarding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients, is an integral part of any EMS system. Quality management tools are neede...
Introduction—It is well established that factors such as age, race, gender, urbanicity, and socioeconomic status affect survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, extant ...