2019
Effects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses
Felice J, Coughlin RF, Burns K, Chmura C, Bogucki S, Cone DC, Joseph D, Parwani V, Li F, Saxa T, Ulrich A. Effects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019, 23: 788-794. PMID: 30798628, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1587123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse navigator programSingle healthcare systemNavigator programHealthcare systemEmergency medical services (EMS) providersHealth system capacityNurse navigatorChief complaintEmergency departmentMedical service providersED volumeInpatient facilitiesTurnaround timeNeighboring hospitalRegistered NursesHospitalHospital campusSignificant decreaseED capacityIncidenceReal-time assessmentProgram implementationPrimary objectiveSignificant improvementPatients
2018
GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event
Gross IT, Coughlin RF, Cone DC, Bogucki S, Auerbach M, Cicero MX. GPS Devices in a Simulated Mass Casualty Event. Prehospital Emergency Care 2018, 23: 290-295. PMID: 30118640, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2018.1489018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentMass casualty eventsED staffPatient tracking toolCasualty eventsGlobal Positioning SystemEmergency medicine departmentPediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowsEmergency medical servicesSecondary outcomesPediatric patientsPrimary outcomeMedical evaluationPatient managementMedicine departmentStaff receptionPatient careReal-time trackingGPS devicesFree-text feedbackMedical servicesPatientsPatient actorsHospitalStaff perceptions
2012
Dose of reduced z-axis length of computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest for pulmonary embolism using 64-detector rows and adaptive iterative reconstruction techniques
Martillotti J, Silva N, Chhabra J, Molstrom C, Coughlin R, O’Loughlin M, Coughlin B. Dose of reduced z-axis length of computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest for pulmonary embolism using 64-detector rows and adaptive iterative reconstruction techniques. Emergency Radiology 2012, 20: 39-44. PMID: 22898866, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-012-1065-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismDose-length productCT angiographyEmergency departmentVolume CT dose indexYears of ageCT dose indexInstitutional review boardAverage effective doseConventional CT angiographySignificant comorbiditiesConsecutive patientsAortic archContrast injectionPatientsBreast doseBreast shieldControl groupDose indexCT parametersEffective doseSame time periodReview boardDoseRadiation dose