2021
Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study
Schoeneck JH, Coughlin RF, Baloescu C, Cone DC, Liu RB, Kalam S, Medoro AK, Medoro I, Joseph D, Burns K, Bohrer-Clancy JI, Moore CL. Paramedic-performed Prehospital Point-of-care Ultrasound for Patients with Undifferentiated Dyspnea: A Pilot Study. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 750-755. PMID: 34125056, PMCID: PMC8203026, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.49254.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2017
Enhancement of Cricothyroidotomy Education Using a Novel Technique: Cadaver Autografting
Coughlin RF, Chandler I, Binford JC, Bonz JW, Hile DC. Enhancement of Cricothyroidotomy Education Using a Novel Technique: Cadaver Autografting. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 53: 885-889. PMID: 29066133, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.08.071.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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