Prehospital Medicine Research

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Goal / Description

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are an essential component of the public health and public safety systems. Historically, EMS practice has been based on hospital practice or perceived best practices from the field. Our research focuses on evidence-based practice for EMS personnel, evaluation of EMS system components and the motivations, decision-making and expertise of the EMS workforce.

Ongoing Projects

Study of EMS Findings Predictive of PediatricTrauma Center Need

To determine the predictive value of the 1999 and 2006 FIeld Triage Criteria in determining pediatric trauma center need.

Lear more about the Pediatric Trauma project

Pediatric Video-Based Education for Emergency Medical Services Personnel

To develop three blocks of four video segments each in topics relating to EMS care of pediatric patients.

Learn more about the Pediatric Video project

Geriatric Emergency Medical Services Use

To describe the epidemiology of the population of older adults presenting to the ED and provide preliminary information regarding the impact of an acute illness upon screening for depression and cognitive impairment.

Learn more about the EMS Use project

Recent Publications

Hettinger, A. Z., J. T. Cushman, M. N. Shah and K. Noyes (2013). "Emergency medical dispatch codes association with emergency department outcomes." Prehosp Emerg Care 17(1): 29-37.

Williams DM, Rindal KE, Cushman JT, Shah MN. (2012) "Barriers and enablers to prehospital analgesia for pediatric patients" Prehospital Emergency Care 16(4): 519-26.

Lerner EB, Garrison HG, Nichol G, Maio RF, Lookman HA, Sheahan WD ,Franz TR ,Austad JD, Ginster AM, Spaite DW. "An Economic Toolkit for Identifying the Cost of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems: Detailed Methodology of the EMS Cost Analysis Project (EMSCAP)" Academic Emergency Medicine 2012;19:1-7.

Lerner EB, Shah MN, Swor R, Cushman JT, Guse C, Brasel K, Jurkovich GJ. "Comparison of the 1999 and 2006 trauma triage guidelines: Where do the patients go?" Prehospital Emergency Care 2011; 15: 12-17. Cushman J, Lerner B, Shah MN, et al. "EMS Provider Assessment of Vehicle Damage Compared to a Professional Crash Reconstructionist" Prehospital Emergency Care 2011 Aug 4

Cushman J, Lerner B, Shah MN, et al. "EMS Provider Assessment of Vehicle Damage Compared to a Professional Crash Reconstructionist" Prehospital Emergency Care. 2011;15:483-89.

Archived Publications

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Funding

Source Type Description
CDC R01 Study of EMS Findings predictive of Pediatric Trauma Center Need (Multi-Site, MCW Primary)
NYS DOH Grant Pediatric Video Based Education for EMS