Casey Patrick

TL;DR: The RACE scale demonstrated acceptable discrimination, yet the sensitivity and positive predictive value were lower in this cohort of EMS professionals in the United States than in the original validation study conducted in Spain.

TL;DR: The data show that properly trained paramedics in ground-based emergency medical services were able to safely and effectively perform ST in patients with traumatic cardiac arrest and suspected tension pneumothorax, which supports previously reported high rates in this patient population.

TL;DR: In this paper, a previously healthy 47-year-old female with syncope due to multiple episodes of nodal dysfunction and asystole was admitted and treated for viral pneumonia and found to have normal electrocardiograms (ECG's), normal troponin levels and a normal echocardiogram during her hospital stay.

TL;DR: Preliminary data suggest that the administration of bolus dose epinephrine may be effective at rapidly augmenting hypotension in the prehospital setting with a minimal incidence of adverse events.

TL;DR: Patients who were treated by paramedics with IV NTG had improved systolic blood pressure and oxygen saturation upon ED arrival as compared to their initial presentation and one patient had an adverse event, which was transient hypotension that did not require intervention.