2009
Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients
Carter AJ, Davis KA, Evans LV, Cone DC. Information Loss in Emergency Medical Services Handover of Trauma Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2009, 13: 280-285. PMID: 19499462, DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScalePrehospital hypotensionPatient handoverPrehospital Glasgow Coma ScaleLevel I trauma centerEMS providersPrehospital vital signsEmergency medical services personnelI trauma centerMechanism of injuryTrauma team activationPatients meeting criteriaMedical services personnelPrehospital eventsGCS scoreTrauma patientsComa ScaleTrauma centerEmergency departmentTeam activationHospital cliniciansAnatomic locationAppropriate careTrauma teamTrauma program
2004
Urgent Airways After Trauma: Who Gets Pneumonia?
Eckert MJ, Davis KA, Reed RL, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Esposito TJ, Luchette FA. Urgent Airways After Trauma: Who Gets Pneumonia? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2004, 57: 750-755. PMID: 15514528, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000147499.73570.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCohort StudiesEmergency TreatmentFemaleHumansIncidenceInjury Severity ScoreIntubation, IntratrachealMaleMiddle AgedPneumonia, BacterialPredictive Value of TestsProbabilityPrognosisRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTracheostomyTrauma CentersWounds and InjuriesConceptsIndependent risk factorDevelopment of pneumoniaRisk factorsEmergency departmentField intubationEmergent intubationLower Glasgow Coma Scale scoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreMultiple logistic regression analysisPost-traumatic pneumoniaPre-hospital areaIncidence of pneumoniaLower GCS scoreSevere head injuryLogistic regression analysisSeverity of injuryAIS extremityAIS headED intubationHigher ISSHospital lengthGCS scoreRetrospective reviewTrauma patientsBlunt trauma