2025
High-Risk Patient Refusals in the Prehospital Setting—Clinical and Legal Considerations
McNeilly B, Maggiore W, Goebel M, O’Brien M, Cozzi N, Ariyaprakai N, Lardaro T, Weinstock M. High-Risk Patient Refusals in the Prehospital Setting—Clinical and Legal Considerations. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2025, 6: 100083. PMID: 40125342, PMCID: PMC11927591, DOI: 10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical services medical directorsMedical directorsEmergency Medical Services ProfessionsEmergency medical services systemIn-hospital physiciansDecline careQuality assessment effortsMedical oversightMedical servicesEmergency departmentQuality improvementRisk of morbidityLife-threatening emergencyHigh-risk procedureDeclined treatmentHigh riskPatient refusalDeliberate trainingLegal counselState statutesLegal considerationsLegal risksRiskStandard policy
2022
Functional movement screen did not predict musculoskeletal injury among emergency medical services professionals
Supples M, Brichler K, Glober N, Lardaro T, O’Donnell D. Functional movement screen did not predict musculoskeletal injury among emergency medical services professionals. WORK A Journal Of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation 2022, 71: 795-802. PMID: 35253695, DOI: 10.3233/wor-205328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency Medical Services ProfessionsFunctional Movement ScreenEmergency medical servicesMusculoskeletal injuriesBody mass indexMovement ScreenEmergency Medical Services professionalsPrediction of musculoskeletal injuriesOdds of injuryParticipants' mean ageReceiver operating curveMovement analysis toolLogistic regression modelsFMS scoresEMS agenciesJob-related injuriesMovement deficienciesMedical servicesMovement injuryInjury reductionMass indexReceiver operator curve curvesProfessionalsFemale sexRegression models
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