Podcasts

Interpreting and critically reviewing research

Please join the live journal club podcasts on the second Monday (Clinical topic) and fourth Friday (educational topic) of the month, 1200hrs CST US.
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Abstracts

Driving evidence-based practices

Want to present your research at the next International Scientific Symposium at EMS World Expo 2021? Click here to submit your clinical abstracts.
Performance of Norwegian Civilian EMTs and Army Medics in Penetrating Trauma: A Controlled Simulation-Based Assessment
Gasoline, EMS and Cross-Price Elasticity of Demand in the Urban Setting
Dispatcher-Assisted CPR Time to First Compression

Articles

Making research accessible and understandable

Have a suggestion for a research article or topic the PCRF team to review? Please send us your suggestions: pcrf@mednet.ucla.edu

Clinical Articles

Journal Watch: End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide and the Need for Transfusion
Does a low reading in the field have predictive value in trauma?
Journal Watch: Ketamine vs. Midazolam for Sedation
How do the safety profiles stack up head to head?
Journal Watch: Equipment Placement, Ergonomics, and Performance
Where your bags and gear sit may influence both your care and your health.

Educational

PCRF Research Alert: Spaced vs. Massed Instruction in Pediatric Resuscitation
More evidence favors spreading it out rather than delivering it all at once.
PCRF Research Alert: Decision-Making for Management of Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children
A study uses cognitive task analysis to understand caregivers’ choices.
PCRF Research Alert: Retrieval Practice for Higher-Order Learning
New research has implications for EMS education and teacher training programs.
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