2022 EMS Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Articles
ACEP is pleased to give you access to articles from the 2022 EMS LLSA Reading List. Please note that, in some cases as noted individually, printing a copy is prohibited; in all cases, sending a PDF or link to another person or making additional copies is strictly prohibited, as is distributing the articles or making them available in any other format.
EMS Provider Safety and Wellness
Vigil NH, Grant AR, Perez O, et al. Death by suicide-the EMS profession compared to the general public. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 May-Jun:23(3):340-345.
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Watanabe BL, Patterson GS, Kempema JM, Magallanes O, Brown LH. Is use of warning lights and sirens associated with increased risk of ambulance crashes? A contemporary analysis using National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) data. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;74(1):101-119.
Management of Behavioral Emergencies
O'Connor L, Rebesco M, Robinson C, et al. Outcomes of prehospital chemical sedation with ketamine versus haloperidol and benzodiazepine or physical restraint only. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 Mar-Apr;23(2):201-209.
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Management of Heat-Related Illness
Belval LN, Casa DJ, Adams WM, et al. Consensus statement-prehospital care of exertional heat stroke. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 May-Jun;22(3):392-397.
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Patient Safety
Hoyle JD Jr, Ekblad G, Hover T, et al. Dosing errors made by paramedics during pediatric patient simulations after implementation of a state-wide pediatric drug dosing reference. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2020 Mar-Apr;24(2):204-213.
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Post Cardiac Arrest Care
Lemkes JS, Janssens GN, van der Hoeven NW, et al. Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation. N Engl J Med. 2019 Apr 11;380(15):1397-1407.
Prehospital Airway Management
Braude D, Steuerwald M, Wray T, Galgon R. Managing the out-of-hospital extraglottic airway device. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Sep 1;74(3):416-422.
Prehospital Cardiac Arrest Management
Grunau B, Kime N, Leroux B, et al. Association of intra-arrest transport vs continued on-scene resuscitation with survival to hospital discharge among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. JAMA. 2020 Sep 15;324(11):1058-1067
Prehospital Cardiac Care
Patrick C, Ward B, Anderson J, et al. Feasibility, effectiveness and safety of prehospital intravenous bolus dose nitroglycerin in patients with acute pulmonary edema. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2020 Nov-Dec;24(6):844-850.
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Prehospital Management of Hypoglycemia
Sinclair JE, Austin M, Froats M, et al. Characteristics, prehospital management, and outcomes in patients assessed for hypoglycemia: repeat access to prehospital or emergency care. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 May-Jun;23(3):364-376.
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Prehospital Pain Management
Sobieraj DM, Martinez BK, Miao B, et al. Comparative effectiveness of analgesics to reduce acute pain in the prehospital setting. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2020 Mar-Apr;24(2):163-174.
Prehospital Trauma Management
Knapp J, Häske D, Böttiger BW, et al. Influence of prehospital physician presence on survival after severe trauma: systematic review and meta-analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 Oct;87(4):978-989.
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Newgard CD, Lin A, Eckstrom E, et al. Comorbidities, anticoagulants, and geriatric-specific physiology for the field triage of injured older adults. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2019 May;86(5):829-837.
Spaite DW, Bobrow BJ, Keim SM, et al. Association of statewide implementation of the prehospital traumatic brain injury treatment guidelines with patient survival following traumatic brain injury: the Excellence in Prehospital Injury Care (EPIC) study. JAMA Surg. 2019 Jul 1;154(7):e191152.
