Antonio R. Fernandez, PhD, NRP, FAHA

Antonio R. Fernandez, PhD, NRP, FAHA, is a research scientist with ESO and research director at the EMS Performance Improvement Center and assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill.

Neighborhoods that had more than 80% of a specific race were categorized as predominantly of that race. Neighborhoods without a predominant racial composition were classified as integrated. 
Journal Watch: Bystander CPR by Race and Neighborhood
Reviewed This Month Race/Ethnicity and Neighborhood Characteristics Are Associated With Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States: A…
The authors hypothesized that contemporary HEMS use was associated with substantial overtriage and that increased costs and risks could be mitigated by application of a simple scene-based rule.
Journal Watch: Helicopter Transport Triage
Reviewed This Month Trauma System Resource Preservation: A Simple Scene Triage Tool Can Reduce Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Overutilization in a State Trauma System.  Authors: Udekwu…
Journal Watch: Uber and EMS Responses
Reviewed This Month Did UberX Reduce Ambulance Volume?  Authors: Moskatel L, Slusky D.  Published in: Health Econ, 2019 Jul; 28(7): 817–29.   By now many of you have used ride-…
The possible complications of treating opioid overdose patients with Narcan are not well understood. 
Journal Watch: Pulmonary Complications of Naloxone
Reviewed This Month Pulmonary Complications of Opioid Overdose Treated With Naloxone Authors: Farkas A, Lynch MJ, Westover R, et al. Published in: Ann Emerg Med, 2019 Jun 7.  As we all know…
Alerta de ciencia: Supervivencia de RCP estándar Vs. RCP sólo mediante compresiones
Revisado este mes: Supervivencia del paro cardíaco fuera del hospital después de la reanimación cardiopulmonar estándar o sólo mediante compresiones torácicas antes de la llegada de los Servicios de…
TXA is a relatively affordable intervention, and studies have shown it can reduce mortality.
Journal Watch: Prehospital TXA for Trauma
Reviewed This Month Prehospital Administration of Tranexamic Acid in Trauma Patients: A 1:1 Matched Comparative Study From a Level 1 Trauma Center  Authors: El-Menyar A, Sathian B, Wahlen BM,…
Journal Watch: Standard vs. Compression-Only CPR Survival
Reviewed This Month Survival in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest After Standard Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or Chest Compressions Only Before Arrival of Emergency Medical Services: Nationwide Study…
Journal Watch: The RACE Scale for LVO Strokes
Reviewed This Month Performance of the RACE Score for the Prehospital Identification of Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in a Suburban/Rural EMS Service Authors: Dickson RL, Crowe RP, Patrick C, et al…
Alerta de ciencia: Luces, sirena, y el riesgo de accidente de ambulancia
Revisado este mes ¿El uso de luces de advertencia y sirenas está asociado con un mayor riesgo de accidentes de ambulancia? Un análisis contemporáneo utilizando datos del Sistema Nacional de…
At baseline this was not a very sleepy cohort. They were in good health, and those who worked 24 hours were allowed to sleep while on duty. (Photo: Chris McNerney)
Journal Watch: Alertness in the Air
Reviewed This Month Impact of Shift Duration on Alertness Among Air-Medical Emergency Care Clinician Shift Workers Authors: Patterson PD, Weaver MD, Markosyan MA, et al.  Published in: Am J…
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