6 JANUARY 2018 | EMSWORLD.com
43 'The Moment We've
Been Waiting For'
Anthem to begin reimbursing for
treatment that doesn't require
transport to the ED
By John Erich, Senior Editor
46
Decreased LOC: An
Approach to Common
Causes
Many patients present as
unconscious or confused, and the
cause is oen overlooked
By Blair Bigham, MD, MSc, EMT-P
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JANUARY 2018
Vol. 47, No. 1
24 HEAVEN Knows This
Airway Will Be Hard
A flight provider's new mnemonic
may help predict difficult
intubations
By John Erich, Senior Editor
28 The Pit Crew Model
and Pediatric
Cardiac Arrest
Early high-quality CPR
may represent a path to
better outcomes
By Phillip Friesen, DO; Lawrence H.
Brown, PhD, MPH, EMT-P; Jose Cabanas,
MD, MPH, FACEP; Paul Hinchey, MD,
MBA, FACEP; and Katherine Remick, MD,
FAAP, FACEP, FAEMS
32 The Evolution of
Excellence In Pediatric
Emergency Care
Part 1: From notes to wheels to tapes
By Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN,
CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P; Emily Dawson, MD;
Lisa DeBoer; Julie Bacon, MSN-HCSM,
RNC-LRN, NE-BC, CPN, CPEN, C-NPT; and
Michael Seaver, RN, BA
40 Advanced Technology
for Neonatal and
Pediatric Emergency
Transport
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital's
neonatal pediatric transport
team raises the standard of care
By Christina Bailey, RRT-NPS; Kevin
Fazendin, RRT-NPS, C-NPT; Christopher
Hall, MA, RRT-NPS, C-NPT; Sherrie Jones,
RRT, C-NPT; Katie Rincon, RRT; and Shari
Stewart, RRT-NPS, C-NPT
C O V E R R E P O R T
24
DEPARTMENTS
10 From the Program Director
12 Guest Editorial
49 Classified Ads
49 Ad Index
FEATURES
40
COLUMNS
14 Promoting Innovation in EMS:
Introducing the PIE Project
By Matt Zavadsky, MS-HSA, EMT
16 EMS Around the World: Poland
By Robert Rajtar
20 The Trip Report: OHCA
Survival—Is It Improving
or Not?
By Antonio R. Fernandez, PhD, NRP, FAHA
50 The Midlife Medic: Making a
List and Checking It Twice
By Tracey Loscar, BA, NRP, FP-C
(Cover photo: Angie Cunningham, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, C-NPT,
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics)
SPECIAL ISSUE: PEDIATRICS AND
AIRWAY MANAGEMENT