OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Prehospital Emergency Care is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Prehospital Airway Management: A Systematic Review	32
Strategies to Handle Increased Demand in the COVID-19 Crisis: A Coronavirus EMS Support Track and a Web-Based Self-Triage System	31
The Lombardy Emergency Medical System Faced with COVID-19: The Impact of Out-of-Hospital Outbreak	29
Fatal Sodium Nitrite Poisoning: Key Considerations for Prehospital Providers	28
Control of Severe, Life-Threatening External Bleeding in the Out-of-Hospital Setting: A Systematic Review	20
Buprenorphine Field Initiation of ReScue Treatment by Emergency Medical Services (Bupe FIRST EMS): A Case Series	19
Time to Return of Spontaneous Circulation and Survival: When to Transport in out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest?	19
Prehospital Management of Traumatic Brain Injury across Europe: A CENTER-TBI Study	18
Comparing the Prevalence of Poor Sleep and Stress Metrics in Basic versus Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Services Personnel	18
Emergency Medical Services Personnel Awareness and Training about Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 Pandemic	17
THOR-AABB Working Party Recommendations for a Prehospital Blood Product Transfusion Program	17
An Analysis of 13 Years of Prehospital Combat Casualty Care: Implications for Maintaining a Ready Medical Force	16
The Child Opportunity Index and Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Utilization	15
myResponder Smartphone Application to Crowdsource Basic Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Singapore Experience	15
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Demand for Emergency Ambulances in Victoria, Australia	15
COVID-19 Vaccinations in EMS Professionals: Prevalence and Predictors	15
Best Practices for a Novel EMS-Based Naloxone Leave behind Program	15
Ultrasound Use in the Prehospital Setting for Trauma: A Systematic Review	15
COVID-19 Preliminary Case Series: Characteristics of EMS Encounters with Linked Hospital Diagnoses	15
Refusals After Prehospital Administration of Naloxone during the COVID-19 Pandemic	14
The Association of Death Notification and Related Training with Burnout among Emergency Medical Services Professionals	14
Impact of Prehospital Antibiotic Therapy on Septic Shock Mortality	14
Medication Dosing Safety for Pediatric Patients: Recognizing Gaps, Safety Threats, and Best Practices in the Emergency Medical Services Setting. A Position Statement and Resource Document from NAEMSP	14
Under-Triage and Over-Triage Using the Field Triage Guidelines for Injured Patients: A Systematic Review	14
COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of EMS Physicians in a Community Response Effort	14

Non-transport after Prehospital Naloxone Administration Is Associated with Higher Risk of Subsequent Non-fatal Overdose	13
Comparison of Volunteer and Paid EMS Professionals in the United States	13
Description of the 2020 NEMSIS Public-Release Research Dataset	13
The Value of Prehospital Early Warning Scores to Predict in - Hospital Clinical Deterioration: A Multicenter, Observational Base-Ambulance Study	13
Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Pain Management: Recommendations	13
Prehospital Cardiac Arrest Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	13
Differences in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Management and Outcomes across Urban, Suburban, and Rural Settings	12
The Impact of Videolaryngoscopy on Endotracheal Intubation Success by a Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team	12
Secondary Traumatic Stress in Emergency Services Systems (STRESS) Project: Quantifying and Predicting Compassion Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services Personnel	12
Epidemiology, Prehospital Characteristics and Outcomes of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in The Netherlands: The BRAIN-PROTECT Study	11
Methods and Implementation of the 2019 EMS Practice Analysis	11
Using Trauma Video Review to Assess EMS Handoff and Trauma Team Non-Technical Skills	11
Opportunities for Emergency Medical Services Intervention to Prevent Opioid Overdose Mortality	11
Ketamine Use in Prehospital and Hospital Treatment of the Acute Trauma Patient: A Joint Position Statement	11
Ambulance Calls for Substance-Related Issues Before and After COVID-19	10
Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care	10
Prehospital Drug Assisted Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	10
A Conceptual Framework for Non-Military Investigators to Understand the Joint Roles of Medical Care in the Setting of Future Large Scale Combat Operations	10
The Safety and Effectiveness of On-Site Paramedic and Allied Health Treatment Interventions Targeting the Reduction of Emergency Department Visits by Long-Term Care Patients: Systematic Review	10
Prehospital Airway Management Training and Education: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	10
Emergency Medical Services Utilization for Acute Stroke Care: Analysis of the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program, 2014-2019	10
Design and Derivation of the Austrian Prehospital Stroke Scale (APSS) to Predict Severe Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion	10
Tourniquet Application for Bleeding Control in a Rural Trauma System: Outcomes and Implications for Prehospital Providers	10
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest System-of-Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
NEMSMA Position Statement and White Paper: Process and Outcomes Data Sharing between EMS and Receiving Hospitals	9
Ventilation in Simulated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Rarely Meets Guidelines	9
Multicenter Evaluation of Prehospital Seizure Management in Children	9
SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Serially Tested Emergency Medical Services Workers	9
Impact of a Standardized Patient Hand-off Tool on Communication between Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Emergency Department Staff	9
Prehospital Blood Transfusion in New South Wales, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study	9
Principles to Guide the Future of Paramedicine in Canada	9
Characteristics and Outcomes of Prehospital Tourniquet Use for Trauma in the United States	8
EMS Experience Caring and Communicating with Patients and Families with a Life-Limiting-Illness	8
Prehospital Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – 3rd Edition	8
Correlation between Emergency Medical Services Suspected COVID-19 Patients and Daily Hospitalizations	8
Geographic Distribution of Accredited Paramedic Education Programs in the United States	8
Emergency Medical Services Utilization by Homeless Patients	8
National Characteristics of Non-Transported Children by Emergency Medical Services in the United States	8
2022 Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care	8
Effect of a Mobile Integrated Hospice Healthcare Program on Emergency Medical Services Transport to the Emergency Department	8
Appropriate Air Medical Services Utilization and Recommendations for Integration of Air Medical Services Resources into the EMS System of Care: A Joint Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEM	8
Simplified Prehospital Prediction Rule to Estimate the Likelihood of 4 Types of Stroke: The 7-Item Japan Urgent Stroke Triage (JUST-7) Score	7
Recommended Essential Equipment for Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support Ground Ambulances 2020: A Joint Position Statement	7
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the United States Emergency Medical Services Workforce: A Scoping Review	7
Prehospital Protocols for Post-Return of Spontaneous Circulation Are Highly Variable	7
Prehospital Providers’ Perspectives about Online Medical Direction in Emergency End-of-Life Decision-Making	7
Inferior Vena Cava Diameter is an Early Marker of Central Hypovolemia during Simulated Blood Loss	7
Initial Prehospital Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) as a Predictor of Patient Outcomes	7
Effects of COVID-19 on EMS Refresher Course Completion and Delivery	7
Using Red Lights and Sirens for Emergency Ambulance Response: How Often Are Potentially Life-Saving Interventions Performed?	7

A Novel Use of NEMSIS to Create a PECARN-Specific EMS Patient Registry	7
Characteristics of Nontrauma Patients Receiving Prehospital Blood Transfusion with the Same Triggers as Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study	7
Improved Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival with a Comprehensive Dispatcher-Assisted CPR Program in a Developing Emergency Care System	7
Prehospital Supraglottic Airways: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	7
First Description of a Helicopter-Borne ECPR Team for Remote Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest	7
Are Pelvic Binders an Effective Prehospital Intervention?	7
Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Care Delivery in the United States: A Scoping Review	7
Optimizing Physiology During Prehospital Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	7
Description of Adverse Events in a Cohort of Dance Festival Attendees with Stimulant-Induced Severe Agitation Treated with Dissociative-Dose Ketamine	6
A Framework for EMS Outreach for Drug Overdose Survivors: A Case Report of the Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System	6
Paramedic-Performed Carotid Artery Ultrasound Heralds Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report	6
SARS-CoV-2 IgG Seropositivity and Acute Asymptomatic Infection Rate among Firefighter First Responders in an Early Outbreak County in California	6
Prehospital Trauma Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	6
Eating and Physical Activity Patterns in Day and Night Shift EMS Clinicians	6
Comparison of Four Methods of Paramedic Continuing Education in the Management of Pediatric Emergencies	6
Impact of a Standardized EMS Handoff Tool on Inpatient Medical Record Documentation at a Level I Trauma Center	6
Disparities in Prehospital Non-Traumatic Pain Management	6
Effect of New 9-1-1 System on Efficiency of Initial Resource Assignment	6
Emergency Medical Services Clinicians’ Perspectives on Pediatric Non-Transport	6
Linkage of Emergency Medical Services and Hospital Data: A Necessary Precursor to Improve Understanding of Outcomes of Prehospital Care	6
Survival in Patients with Paramedic-Identified ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction	6
Driving Ambulances Safely: Findings of Ten Years of Japanese Ambulance Crash Data	6
Priorities for Prehospital Evidence-Based Guideline Development: A Modified Delphi Analysis	6
Prehospital Manual Ventilation: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	6
Medication Errors in Pediatric Patients after Implementation of a Field Guide with Volume-Based Dosing	6
Impact of a New 9-1-1 Dispatch System on Call-Processing Times for Time-Critical Emergencies in the City of Los Angeles	5
Outcomes following Naloxone Administration by Bystanders and First Responders	5
Position Statement: Mass Gathering Medical Care	5
Hypothermia in the Combat Trauma Population	5
Quality Management of Prehospital Airway Programs: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	5
Implementing Oral Systemic Corticosteroids for Pediatric Asthma into EMS Treatment Guidelines: A Qualitative Study	5
Predictive Utility of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide on Defibrillation Success in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest	5
Prehospital Surgical Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	5
Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain: Design and Rationale of a Randomized Controlled Trial	5
Assessment of Fall-Related Emergency Medical Service Calls and Transports after a Community-Level Fall-Prevention Initiative	5
Incidence, Complications, and Factors Associated with Out-of-Hospital First Attempt Intubation Failure in Adult Patients: A Secondary Analysis of the CURASMUR Trial Data	5
Emergency Medical Services Prenotification is Associated with Reduced Odds of In-Hospital Mortality in Stroke Patients	5
“House Calls” by Mobile Integrated Health Paramedics for Patients with Heart Failure: A Feasibility Study	5
Verbal Motivation vs. Digital Real-Time Feedback during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Comparing Bystander CPR Quality in a Randomized and Controlled Manikin Study of Simulated Cardiac Arrest	5
Motor Vehicle Crash Characteristics That Are Predictive of High Acuity Patients: An Analysis of Linked Ambulance and Crash Data	5
Development and Validation of Content Domains for Paramedic Prehospital Performance Assessment: A Focus Group and Delphi Method Approach	5
The Use of Predictive Modeling to Compare Prehospital eCPR Strategies	5
Characteristics and Experiences of Women Physicians and Professionals in NAEMSP	4
The Effect of Building-Level Socioeconomic Status on Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study	4
Analysis of Prehospital Administration of Blood Products to Pediatric Casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan	4
The Effectiveness of Intranasal Midazolam for the Treatment of Prehospital Pediatric Seizures: A Non-inferiority Study	4
Factors Influencing Medication Errors in the Prehospital Paramedic Environment: A Mixed Method Systematic Review	4
Novel Technologies and Techniques for Prehospital Airway Management: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document	4
Brief Research Report: Prehospital Rapid Sequence Airway	4
Prehospital Time Disparities for Rural Patients with Suspected STEMI	4
STEMI Equivalents and Their Incidence during EMS Transport	4
Sex Disparities in Prehospital Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in South Korea	4
Ketamine Stability over Six Months of Exposure to Moderate and High Temperature Environments	4
Evidence for Use of Validated Sepsis Screening Tools in the Prehospital Population: A Scoping Review	4
Manual Pressure Points Technique for Massive Hemorrhage Control—A Prospective Human Volunteer Study	4
Accuracy and Implications of Hemorrhagic Stroke Recognition by Emergency Medical Services	4
Utility of Shock Index for Suspected Rupture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms	4
Activation and On-Scene Intervals for Severe Trauma EMS Interventions: An Analysis of the NEMSIS Database	4
Clinical Care and Restraint of Agitated or Combative Patients by Emergency Medical Services Practitioners	4
Need for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage	4
A Systematic Review of Methodologies and Outcome Measures of Mobile Integrated Health-Community Paramedicine Programs	4
The Importance of Neighborhood in 9-1-1 Ambulance Contacts: A Geospatial Analysis of Medical and Trauma Emergencies in Denver	4
Effect of Nighttime on Prehospital Care and Outcomes of Road Traffic Injuries in Asia: A Cross-Sectional Study of Data from the Pan-Asian Trauma Outcomes Study (PATOS)	4
A Geospatial Evaluation of 9-1-1 Ambulance Transports for Children and Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness	4
Cardiometabolic, Dietary and Physical Health in Graduate Paramedics during the First 12-Months of Practice – A Longitudinal Study	4
Time to Antiarrhythmic and Association with Return of Spontaneous Circulation in the United States	4
Emergency Medical Services Leadership Perspectives on Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines: A Qualitative Study	4
EMS Curriculum Should Educate Beyond a Technical Scope of Practice: Position Statement and Resource Document	4
Prehospital Intubation of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Dutch Nationwide Trauma Registry Analysis	4
EMS Program Graduates Who Did Not Retest after Initial Attempt on the National Certification Exam	4
Development of a Binary End-of-Event Outcome Indicator for the NEMSIS Public Release Research Dataset	4
Emergency Medical Services Communication Barriers and the Deaf American Sign Language User	4
Public Health Surveillance of Behavioral Health Emergencies through Emergency Medical Services Data	4
Emergency Medical Services Traumatic Brain Injury Protocols Do Not Reflect Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines	4
A Proposed Theoretical Framework for Clinical Judgment in EMS	4
Evaluation of Pelvic Circular Compression Devices in Severely Injured Trauma Patients with Pelvic Fractures	4