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New Articles from Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (PDM)
The articles featured below are currently available on FirstView on Cambridge Core. Please note, full-text articles that are not Open Access can accessed on Cambridge Core from the Member Area of the website.
Prehospital Surgical Cricothyrotomy in a Ground-Based 9-1-1 EMS System: A Retrospective Review
Can ground-based 911 paramedics perform surgical airway placement accurately without physician assistance? At Montgomery County Hospital District EMS in Greater Houston, paramedics successfully placed emergent surgical airways >90% of the time over a 10-year period without online medical direction or physician assistance on the scene.
Paramedic initiation of the procedure permitted rapid action in the specific time-sensitive situation where oxygenation and ventilation were impossible using less invasive means. Read more…
Early Vital Sign Thresholds Associated with 24-Hour Mortality among Trauma Patients: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Study
A recently published study in PDM sought to determine patient vital sign values predictive of death within 24 hours. It used a multi-center database of trauma patients to determine the associations between vital sign values and survival. It found that the prehospital vital signs most predictive of death were systolic blood pressure less than 110 mm Hg, heart rate more than 110 beats per minute, and respiratory rate greater than 15 breaths per minute.
These vital sign thresholds are significantly less deranged than those commonly taught as being associated with the risk of adverse outcomes, highlighting the importance of ongoing research and responder vigilance in treating trauma patients. Read more…
Colloquium – Enhancing European Public Health Preparedness, Prehospital, and Disaster Medicine
WADEM partnered with the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Regions (ASPHER) and its affiliate the European Council of Disaster Medicine (ECDM), to convene “Enhancing European Public Health Preparedness, Prehospital, and Disaster Medicine.” The colloquium took place at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on 25 March 2024.
The colloquium aimed to seek consensus from professional associations, international organizations, expert stakeholders, and citizens on adaptive ways forward for the discipline to enhance existing public health curricula in the face of emerging threats. Public and global health are challenged by unprecedented population growth, human migration, urbanization, natural disasters, climate change, war and conflict, and novel disease emergence.
2-6 May 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Save the Dates- 23rd Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine!
Join us next year in Tokyo for the 23rd edition of WADEM’s biennial congress, an event than brings together global experts to share research and lessons learned on disaster medicine, prehospital care, and the health aspects of emergency management and complex humanitarian crises.
Co-hosted by the Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine (JADM), the congress will feature a dynamic and engaging scientific program, including plenary sessions, panel discussions, oral and poster presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Dengue Fever Update
Dr. Vijai Bhola provides an overview of the increased number of cases of dengue fever globally. Also discussed are the clinical features of dengue, the role of climate change, vector control and bite avoidance, and the dengue vaccination (Qdenga). Dr. Bhola is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University and the WADEM Infectious Diseases Special Interest Group Co-Chair.
Image Credit: NIAID (CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Recorded – 27 April 2024
Ethical Decision Making in Disaster and Emergency Management: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Joe Cuthbertson drops by the PDM podcast series to discuss his article “Ethical Decision Making in Disaster and Emergency Management: A Systematic Review of the Literature,” which was published in the October 2023 issue of PDM. The open-access article can be accessed here – doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X23006325. Many thanks to Don Donahue for moderating!
Recorded – 19 December 2023
The 2023 Model Core Content of Disaster Medicine
Dr. Bryan Wexler joins the podcast series to discuss his article “The 2023 Model Core Content of Disaster Medicine,” which was published in the December 2023 issue of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. The full-text, open-access article can be accessed here – doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X23006556. Special thanks to Joe Cuthbertson for moderating!
Recorded – 11 December 2023