PCRF Podcasts
Below are PCRF podcasts through 2019. Newer podcasts are archived at EMS World.
Please visit our Education & Podcasts page for schedule details and to register for the next podcast!
| Podcast title |
Abstract authors |
Podcast date | Keywords | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revisiting the "Golden Hour" | Jun 2015 | Golden | Link | |
| Is There An Effective Tool to Gauge Carbon Monoxide Blood Saturation in the Pre-hospital Setting? | Apr 2013 | Carbon Monoxide Blood | Link | |
| How Important Is It To Get Enough Sleep Before Your Next Shift On The Ambulance? | Dec 2012 | Sleep Fatigue Wellness | Link | |
| Recent Research On Chest Decompression | Sep 2010 | Chest Decompression | Link | |
| Does Video Laryngoscopy improve ETI success? | Feb 2017 | Video laryngoscopy, Intubation | Link | |
| Can Microwave technology help EMS diagnose hemorrhagic TBI and stroke? | Mar 2017 | Hemorrhagic Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Microwave | Link | |
| Does Video Laryngoscopy Improve ETI Success? | Feb 2017 | Link | ||
| Paramedic Judgement or Trauma Triage Criteria: Which is Better? | Apr 2018 | Triage, Judgement, Fast Decisions | Link | |
| Are EMS Providers Prepared for HID? | Jun 2018 | HID, Discussion | Link | |
| Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Advanced Airway Management | Oct 2018 | Airway management, Cardiac arrest | Link | |
| Patient Handoffs: Are We Including Key Information? | Apr 2017 | Link | ||
| The Effect of Ambulance Staffing Models In a Fire-Based EMS System | Sep 2017 | Staffing Models, Fire Response | Link | |
| Education Research: Test-Enhanced Learning | Sep 2018 | Education, Learning, Examination | Link | |
| Education Research: Can Simulation Improve Cultural Competency and Humility | Oct 2018 | simulation, humility, patient care | Link | |
| Impact on Mortality Due to Prompt Recognition of STEMI | Nov 2018 | STEMI, Recognition, Mortality | Link | |
| Education Research: Experiential Education and Patient Interactions | Nov 2018 | Education, Patient Interaction | Link | |
| Education Research: EMS Providers Do Not Use FOAM For Education | Dec 2018 | FOAM, Education | Link | |
| The EMS Profession Compared to the General Public | Jan 2019 | EMS, General Public | Link | |
| Education Research: Peer Teacher Training For Health Students | Jan 2019 | Health, Peer Education, Teaching | Link | |
| Education Research: Teaching Pharmacology to Nursing Students | Feb 2019 | Pharmacology, Nursing | Link | |
| Education Research: Retrieval Practice and Bloom's Taxonomy | Mar 2019 | Bloom's Taxonomy, Retrieval | Link | |
| Junctional Tourniquets & Tranexamic Acid | Evan J. Valle MD, Casey J. Allen MD, Van Harren | Dec 2014 | Tramexanic Acid Tourniqet Hemmorage | Link |
| Should EMS Providers Always Transport Alcohol Intoxicated Patients To The Hospital? | Alexandra Cornwall, N. Zaller, O. Warren | Aug 2013 | Intoxication | Link |
| Crew Resource Management Training | Angela O'Dea, Paul O'Connor, Ivan Keogh | Mar 2015 | CRM Acute Care | Link |
| Is Working As An Emergency Medical Technician One of The Most Dangerous Jobs? | Audrey A. Reichard, SM Marsh | Nov 2012 | Injury Danger Fatality EMS | Link |
| Occupational Injuries and Exposures among EMS Workers | Audrey A. Reichard, Suzanne M. Marsh, Theresa R. Tonozzi, Srinivas Konda, Mirinda A. Gormley | Nov 2017 | Link | |
| Police Transport VS. EMS Transport | Band, MD | Mar 2011 | Transport Police | Link |
| A Research Article About A Specific Sternal IO Device Has Mixed Reviews | Beyers MD | Apr 2012 | Intraosseous | Link |
| Improving Overtriage of Aeromedical Transport in Trauma | Blair A. Wormer, Greg P. Flemming, Ashley B. Christmas | Sep 2014 | Overtriage Aeromedical Trauma | Link |
| Preventing EMS Workplace Violence | Brian J. Maguire, Barbara J. O'Neill, Peter O'Meara, Matthew Browne, Michael T. Dealy | Aug 2018 | Workplace Violence | Link |
| Are Warning Lights and Sirens Associated with Increased Crash Risk | Brooke L. Watanabe, MD; Gregory S. Patterson, DO; James M. Kempema, MD et al. | Feb 2019 | Accident Avoidance, Lights, Sirens | Link |
| Impact of Shift Duration on Alertness among Air Medical Workers | Brooke L. Watanabe, MD; Gregory S. Patterson, DO; James M. Kempema, MD et al. | Mar 2019 | Shift Duration, Alertness, Medical Professionals | Link |
| Differences in Long Term Mortality After Acute Poisoning | Catherine Lund, Mari A. Bjornaas, Leiv Sandvick | Apr 2014 | Poisoning Ambulance | Link |
| Emergency Medical Services and "Psych Calls" | Christopher Prener, Alisa K Lincoln | Sep 2015 | Psych EMS | Link |
| Missing The Mark: An Assessment of Paramedic's Ability to Correctly Perform Medication Calculations | Christopher Shane Henderson | Sep 2011 | Medication Calculations | Link |
| Paramedic Perception of Medication Calculation Ability | Christopher Shane Henderson | Aug 2011 | Medication Calculations | Link |
| After Administering Naloxone For A Heroin Overdose, Can It Be Safe To Let Alert And Oriented Patients Refuse Transportation To The Hospital? | DA. Wampler MD, DK. Molina MD, J. McManus MD | Dec 2011 | Naloxone Heroine Overdose | Link |
| Electrical Exposure Risk with Hands on Defibrillation | Daniel L. Lemkin, Michael D. Witting, Michael G. Allison | Oct 2014 | Electrical Defibrillation Risk | Link |
| The Sudden Cardiac Arrest And Death Associated With Application of Shocks From A TASER Electronic Control Device | Douglas P. Zipes | Feb 2013 | Cardiac TASER | Link |
| PLUMBER Study | Dozois A, Hampton L, Kingston C, Lambert G, and Procelli T. | Feb 2018 | Stroke, Prevention, Study Analysis | Link |
| Improving Pediatric Education for EMS | Dr. Seth A. Brown | May 2017 | Pediatric Education | Link |
| Physiologic Criteria of Field Triage Guidelines | E. Brooke Learner PhD, Amy L. Drendel MS | Nov 2016 | Physiologic Criteria Child Trauma | Link |
| Simulation Use in Paramedic Education Research (SUPER) | Elliot Carhart EdD, RRT NRP, Daniel Bercher PhD, Andrew Spain, MA, EMT-P | May 2015 | Simulation Paramedic Education | Link |
| Measuring Bystander CPR Quality | Fernando SM, Vaillancourt C, Morrow S, and Stiell IG | Jul 2018 | Lay medical ability, CPR | Link |
| Paramedic Ability To Recognize STEMI on Prehospital ECGs | Francis Mencl MD, MS, Scott Wilber MD, MPH Jennifer Frey PhD | Aug 2014 | St-segment Myocardial Infarction Electrocardiograms | Link |
| Should EMS Providers Use An Ultrasound Device to Detect Cardiac Contractions in Profound Hypotension? | G. Aichinger, MD | Oct 2012 | Ultrasound Cardiac Hypotension | Link |
| The Scoop Stretcher | G. Del Rossi, GR. Rechtin, BP. Conrad | Jul 2010 | Scoop Stretcher Spine | Link |
| Paramedic Asessment In The Prehospital Setting Leads To Appropriate Home Hospital Service Referral | Glenn Arendts, MD | Nov 2011 | Assesment Paramedic Home | Link |
| Trial of Continuous or Interrupted Chest Compressions During CPR | Graham Nichol, MD, Brian Leroux PhD, Henry Wang, MD | Jan 2016 | Link | |
| A Research Paper That Might Provoke A Different Approach For Behavioral Emergencies | Gregory Larkin, Annette Botreas | May 2012 | Ketamine Suicide Depression | Link |
| Pediactric Anaphylaxis Management in the Prehosital Setting | Gunjan Kamdar Tiyyagura MD, Linda Arnold MD, David C. Cone MD | Jul 2014 | Pediactric Anaphylaxis | Link |
| IMMEDIATE Randomized Controlled Trial | Harry P. Selker MD, MSPH, Joni R. Beshansky RN, MPH | Jan 2013 | Glucose Insulin Potassium Coronary | Link |
| Recent Research On IV Fluid In Trauma Cases | Haut, MD | Feb 2011 | IV Fluid Trauma | Link |
| Research on the HOBET Exam | Heather Davis | Mar 2010 | Exams HOBET | Link |
| Prehospital Pain Management: Disparity by Age and Race | Hewes HA, Dai M, Mann NC, Baca T, & Taillac P. | Dec 2017 | Age, Race, Pain Management | Link |
| Prehospital Plasma for Shock | Hunter B Moore, Ernest E Moore, Michael P Chapman et al. | Sep 2018 | Shock, Plasma | Link |
| A Discussion Of The Carbon Footprint Of EMS | Ian Blanchard, Lawrence Brown | Dec 2010 | Carbon Pollution | Link |
| Does Epinephrine Increase Survivability for Prehospital Cardiac Arrest? | Ian G. Jacobs MD, JC. Finn, GA. Jelineck | Sep 2012 | Adrenaline Epinephrine Placebo | Link |
| Prehospital Antibiotics for Sepsis | Jason G. Walchok, Ronald G. Pirrallo, Douglas Furmanek, Martin Lutz, Colt Shope, Brandi Giles, Greta Gue, and Aaron Dix | Aug 2017 | Antibiotics and Sepsis | Link |
| A Discussion About Midazolam and Lorazepam Degredation | Jason T. McMullan, Ahsley Pinnawin, Elizabeth Jones | Sep 2013 | Midazolam Lorazepam | Link |
| Effect of Body-Worn Cameras on EMS Documentation Accuracy | Jeffrey D. Ho, MD, Donald M. Dawes, MD, Evan M. McKay, MD et al. | Jun 2017 | Body Cameras, Documentation Accuracy | Link |
| Canadian Research Agenda & Magnesium Sulfate as Neuroprotection | Jeffrey L. Saver MD, Sidney Starkman MD, Marc Eckstein MD | Oct 2015 | Magnesium Sulfate Neuroprotection Stroke | Link |
| Expecting the Unexpected | Jennifer A. Taylor PhD, Brittany Barnes MPH | Feb 2016 | Violence EMS | Link |
| Resuscitation Fluids | John A. Myburgh MB, BCh, PhD, Michael G. Mythen MD, MB, BS | Mar 2014 | Resuscitation Fluids | Link |
| A New Paper On Endotracheal Intubation | Johnathan Studnek, MD | Oct 2010 | Endotrachial Intubation | Link |
| Prehospital Point-of-Care Testing For Troponin: Are the Results Reliable | Joseph M. Venturini BA, Christine E. Stake MA, Mark E. Cichon DO | Jun 2014 | Troponin | Link |
| EtCO2 As A Predictive Tool | Kartal, MD | Apr 2011 | ETco2 Metabolic Acidosis | Link |
| The Effect of Field and Clinical Experience on EMT Students Taking The EMT Readiness Exam | Kathi Ricketts | Feb 2010 | EMT Exams | Link |
| Cognitive Load Theory for the Design of Medical Simulations | Kristin L. Fraser MD, Paul Ayres MD, John Sweller PhD | Mar 2016 | Cognitive Load Simulations | Link |
| Which Prehospital Treatment Path Is More Efficacious For Nausea And Vomiting? | L. Fullerton MD, SJ. Weiss MD, P. Froman MD | May 2013 | Ondanstreon Saline Nausea | Link |
| The Effect of An Ambulance Diversion Ban | Laura G. Burke MD, MPH, Nina Joyce MPH, William E. Baker MD | Feb 2014 | Ambulance Diversion | Link |
| Can Education Decrease Symptoms Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? | Leo Wolmer | Jul 2011 | PTSD Child Pediatric | Link |
| Do Paramedic Learning Styles Matter? | Louis Staple, Alix Carter, Jan L. Jensen, & Mark Walker | May 2018 | Education, Learning Styles | Link |
| Impact of High-Fidelity Pediatric Simulation on Paramedic Seizure Management | Manish M. Shah MD | Mar 2016 | Simulation Paramedic Seziure | Link |
| Does Your Ambulance Service Piggyback Glucose With Thiamine? | Mark A. Merlin DO, EMT-P, Alessia Carluccio MD, Neil Raswant BS | Dec 2013 | Glucose Thiamine | Link |
| Does Pre-hospital Intubation For Traumatic Brain Injuries Increase Mortality Rate 5 Fold? | Marko Bukur MD | Mar 2012 | Intubation Mortality Brain | Link |
| Prehospital Airway Management | Matthew E. Prekker MD, MPH, Heemun Kwok MD, MS, Jenny Shin MPH | Feb 2015 | Endotrachial Intubation Airway | Link |
| Remote Ischaemic Conditioning, Inaccurate PCRs & Transport Rates | Matthew L. Sunderman MS, David D. Salcido PhD, Alison C. Koller | Nov 2014 | Critical Rescuscitation Cardiac | Link |
| How Well Can A Computer Identify An St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction In The Prehospital Setting? | MC. Bhalla, F. Mencl, MA Gist | Oct 2013 | Electrocardiograph Myocardial Infarction | Link |
| Using A Regional Dashboard To Manage Resources | McLeod, MD | Jan 2011 | Dashboard Ambulance | Link |
| Affect of High Flow Oxygen | Michael Austin MD | Jun 2010 | Oxygen Pulmonary | Link |
| Backbreaking New Research: A Discussion on When to use Long Spine Boards | National Association of EMS Physicians | Nov 2013 | Spinal Backboard | Link |
| Getting a Patient's Medical Information | Ollie Zorab, M. Robinson, R. Endacott | Apr 2016 | Patient Medical Information | Link |
| Is the Supine Position Associated with Loss of Airway Patency | Per Kristian Hyldmo, Gunn E Vist, Anders Christian Feyling | Nov 2015 | Supine Airway Unconcious | Link |
| Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest Treated by BLS vs. ALS | Prachi Sanghavi BS, Anupam B. Jena MD, PhD, Joseph P. Newhouse PhD | Jan 2015 | Cardiac Life Support | Link |
| Race and Sex Disparities in Prehospital Recognition of Acute Stroke | Prasanthi Govindarajan MD, MAS, Benjamin T Friedman NREMT-P | Aug 2015 | Race Sex Stroke Recongition | Link |
| Transportation Of A Septic Patient | RA. Band, DF. Gaieski, JH. Hylton | Jul 2012 | Sepsis | Link |
| Is A Supraglottic Airway Superior To An Endotracheal Tube And Will It Take Less Time For Correct Placement? | Ralph J. Frascone MD, Christopher Russi MD, Charles Lick MD | Feb 2012 | Endotrachial Intubation Supraglottic Airway | Link |
| Exiting the EMS Profession | Rebecca E. Cash, Remle P. Crowe, Riddhima Agarwal, Severo A. Rodriguez & Ashish R. Panchal | Mar 2018 | Link | |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Areus in Ohio EMS Providers | Robert C. Orellana MPH, Armando E Hoet DVM PhD, Christopher Bell MPH | Dec 2015 | Chest Compressions CPR | Link |
| Performance of the RACE Score for Identification of LVO Stroke | Robert L. Dickson, Remle P. Crowe, Casey Patrick, Kevin Crocker, Michael Aiken, et al. | Apr 2019 | RACE, LVO Stroke, Prevention | Link |
| Where And When Should You Obtain Intraosseous Access? | Rosalyn Reades MD, Johnathan Studneck PhD, Steven Vandeventer | Aug 2012 | Intraosseous Vascular | Link |
| Intraosseous Versus Intravenous Vascular Access During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Rosalyn Reades, Johnathan R. Studneck, Steven Vandeventer | Mar 2013 | Intraosseous Intravenous Vascular | Link |
| Neurologically Favorable Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest | Spyros D. Mentzelopoulos MD, PhD, Sotirios Malachias MD, Christos Chamos MD. | May 2014 | Vassopressin Steroids Epinephrine | Link |
| EMS Professionals' Attitudes about Community Parametic Programs | Steeps et al. | Oct 2017 | Attitudes, Community Programs | Link |
| Is EMS Medical Clearance of Psychiatric Patients Safe | Tarak K. Trivedi, MD; Melody Glenn, MD; Gene Hern, MD, MS et al. | Dec 2018 | Medical Clearance, Psychiatry | Link |
| Supraglottic vs. Intubation | Taylor J, Black S, Brett SJ | Jan 2017 | Supraglottic, Intubation, Airway | Link |
| Design and Implementation of the Airways 2 Trial | Taylor J, Black S, Brett SJ, et al. | Jan 2018 | Link | |
| The Role of Paramedic Schools in Preparing Students for Pre-employment Testing and The Physical Demands of Emergency Medical Services | Todd Cage, Chris Russi MD | May 2010 | Paramedic Education Testing | Link |
| The Effect of Patient Acuity on Frequency of Paramedic Student Team Leads | Todd Cage, John Gosford | Apr 2010 | Patient Acuity Student | Link |