Altitude-Related Change in Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in Helicopter EMS

Autor: Stacy N. Weisberg, Jonathan C. McCall Jr., Joseph Tennyson

Publikováno v: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 4 (2017)

Introduction: Over-inflation of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuffs has the potential to lead to scarring and stenosis of the trachea. 1, 2, 3, 4 The air inside an ETT cuff is subject to expansion as atmospheric pressure decreases, as happens with an incre

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Measuring Agreement Among Prehospital Providers and Physicians in Patient Capacity Determination

Autor: Stacy N. Weisberg, Conor Robinson, Kerrie P. Nelson, Ronald Gigliotti, Laurel O'Connor, Julianne Dugas, Joseph Tennyson, Matthew R Rebesco, Kenneth Knowles, Liam Porter, Eli Carrillo

Publikováno v: Academic Emergency Medicine. 27:580-587

Objectives If a patient wishes to refuse treatment in the prehospital setting, prehospital providers and consulting emergency physicians must establish that the patient possesses the capacity to do so. The objective of this study is to assess agreeme

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https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.13941

Pitfalls of Intranasal Naloxone

Autor: Edward W. Boyer, Stacy N. Weisberg, Matthew Zuckerman

Publikováno v: Prehospital Emergency Care. 18:550-554

We present a case of failed prehospital treatment of fentanyl induced apnea with intranasal (IN) naloxone. While IN administration of naloxone is becoming more common in both lay and pre-hospital settings, older EMS protocols utilized intravenous (IV

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https://doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2014.896961

Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in Patients Intubated Prior to Helicopter EMS Transport

Autor: Tucker Ford-Webb, Stacy N. Weisberg, Joseph Tennyson, Donald J. LeBlanc

Publikováno v: Tennyson, Joseph; Ford-Webb, Tucker; Weisberg, Stacy; & LeBlanc, Donald. (2016). Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressures in Patients Intubated Prior to Helicopter EMS Transport. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 17(6). doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.8.30639. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/72p7845j
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 6, Pp 721-725 (2016)
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Study Objectives Endotracheal intubation is a common intervention in critical care patients undergoing Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) transportation. Measurement of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff pressures is not common practice in patien

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http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/72p7845j

Evaluation of an emergency medical services-based social services referral program for elderly patients

Autor: Ricky Kue, Edward Ramstrom, Stacy N. Weisberg, Marc Restuccia

Publikováno v: Prehospital emergency care. 13(3)

To describe the preliminary experience of an emergency medical services (EMS)-based follow-up program providing elderly patients access to community-based social services.This was a retrospective, case series report. Inclusion criteria were adults ag

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19499461