2016: emergency medical services annotated literature in review.
In the daily practice of emergency medicine, physicians constantly interact with components of emergency medical services systems. The provision of high-quality care in the prehospital setting requires emergency physicians to remain abreast of recent literature that may inform the care of patients prior to their arrival at the emergency department. This literature review will examine some recent trends in the prehospital literature. In addition, the review will highlight important areas of clinical practice which represent some of the many intersections between emergency medicine and emergency medical services such as cardiac arrest and airway management.
Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, G-CCC, Washington, DC 20007. Electronic address: JVN11@georgetown.edu.
Jose V
JV
Nable
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca St, 6th Floor Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201. Electronic address: benlawner.umem@gmail.com.
Benjamin J
BJ
Lawner
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908. Electronic address: wb4z@virginia.edu.
William J
WJ
Brady
D003142:Communication; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D000072657:ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis; D061665:Time-to-Treatment; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy