Prehospital Care Research Forum (PCRF) Journal Club

The UCLA Center for Prehospital Care established the Prehospital Care Research Forum (PCRF) at UCLA in 1992 in cooperation with JEMS Communications. The PCRF Journal Club is a bi-monthly online meeting that critically evaluates published research and its relevance to prehospital care. We aim to promote healthy and respectful discussions that challenge present and future prehospital care practices. Each session is facilitated by a panel of experts, PCRF board members, and associates.

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Update frequency: every 11 days
Average duration: 61 minutes
Episodes: 72
Years Active: 2023 - 2025

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Escape Rooms: A solution to engage EMS learners in sensitive topics? (Oct 2023)

EMS providers are uniquely positioned to assess for maltreatment of children and vulnerable populations. Unfortunately, EMS rates of identification and reporting are very low. In this project the aut…

01:02:17 | Mon 30 Oct 2023

King Tube Versus iGel: Which Supraglottic Airway will Reign Supreme? (Oct 2023)

The use of supraglottic airway devices during the resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients is increasing across the United States and worldwide. The two most commonly used supr…

01:03:26 | Mon 09 Oct 2023

Augmented Reality for Augmented Learning? (LIVE from EMS World EXPO)

Pediatric patient encounters are infrequent in the EMS setting and can be high risk/high acuity. Augmented reality programs that mix the virtual world with the haptics of a real-world experience, has…

00:50:31 | Fri 29 Sep 2023

Revealing the Role of Prehospital Pain Management in Pediatric Emergency Care

Pain management is vital to providing comprehensive care to injured children, and the decisions made in the prehospital setting profoundly impact our pediatric patients' overall experience and outcom…

00:58:12 | Tue 12 Sep 2023

To Infinity and Beyond: An Evidence-Based Review of Simulation in EMS Education (Aug 2023)

Where are we with Simulation Based Training (SBT) in EMS? This systematic review of current literature combed through more than 500 studies, identifying common areas of SBT in EMS, high and low fidel…

01:03:23 | Mon 28 Aug 2023

Safeguarding Hearts: Unleashing the Power of Prehospital Chest Pain Risk Stratification (Aug 2023)

Chest pain is a life-threatening symptom encountered by EMS clinicians every day that demands swift and accurate decision-making to ensure the best possible outcomes. Join us for the next PCRF Journa…

01:02:51 | Fri 25 Aug 2023

Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Hidden Epidemic of Violence Against Paramedics

Violence against paramedics and other healthcare professionals is an alarming and growing concern in today's society. The rising incidence of violence not only poses significant risks to the well-be…

01:00:56 | Mon 10 Jul 2023

Flying blind no more: A Novel Point-of-care Ultrasound Curriculum for Air Critical Care Personnel

The benefits to using ultrasound in EMS continue to grow and are proving to be lifesaving. However there continues to be wide discrepancy of how ultrasound is used, implemented, and taught. Join the …

01:02:53 | Wed 28 Jun 2023

A better view?: Video laryngoscopy and intubation success post COVID-19 (Jun 2023)

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in healthcare practices, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the adoption of new technologies. One area of focus has been…

01:05:35 | Wed 14 Jun 2023

Live From Accreditcon 2023

Live from ACCREDITCON! Grab lunch and join the team from Prehospital Care Research Forum for a discussion of current research. The PCRF journal club gathers monthly to discuss current published resea…

00:51:59 | Tue 06 Jun 2023

What Are They Thinking? A novel strategy to measure paramedic student clinical reasoning skills

One essential goal of EMS education is to promote clinical reasoning. However, assessing student learning in this dimension is challenging. This study describes the adaptation of script concordance t…

01:02:27 | Wed 31 May 2023

Breaking Down Language Barriers in Emergency Care: Perspectives of EMS Providers

You arrive on the scene with your EMT partner and are immediately met by the patient and their family, obviously in distress, staring at you for help. As you begin your assessment, you realize you ar…

01:01:40 | Mon 08 May 2023

Can You Trust Me? A Standardized Strategy for Mentoring Simulation Faculty.

Mentoring faculty to facilitate simulation properly is challenging. This qualitative research process was used to derive a deliberate series of formative assessments designed to prepare simulation fa…

01:01:50 | Sat 29 Apr 2023

Reimagining Opioid-Related Incidents: Massachusetts EMS Takes a New Approach

There is no doubt EMS providers are caring for an increase in opioid-related incidents in the United States and worldwide, leading to compassion fatigue and burnout. However, little is known about th…

00:56:13 | Mon 10 Apr 2023

Virtually No Difference? Does a virtual reality trainer impact skill retention?

The variety and use of virtual reality teaching tools is increasing. This study compares learning retention of tourniquet application of EMTs who used virtual reality as a refresher learning strategy…

01:03:37 | Fri 24 Mar 2023

Breaking the Cycle: Understanding 72-hour Repeat EMS Encounters

Patients with repeat EMS encounters within 72 hours represent an important patient population to better understand risks and resource utilization, yet limited data exist describing characteristics of…

01:02:11 | Mon 13 Mar 2023

Where do we go from here? Research Gaps and Priorities in EMS Education

As out-of-hospital medicine evolves, emergency medical services (EMS) education practices must also be updated to ensure that EMS professionals acquire and maintain the skills needed to best serve pa…

01:01:23 | Fri 24 Feb 2023

A stroke of good fortune or quality care? Variation in EMS stroke care

While studies have found that EMS compliance with recommended prehospital care for patients with acute stroke is inconsistent, little is known about the sources of variability in compliance. Join us …

01:04:08 | Wed 15 Feb 2023

Speaking Up, Speaking out: Empowering new graduates to speak up for safety

Power, hierarchy, and poor team culture can put patient care at risk. By understanding the complex psychosocial and clinical challenges that new graduates face, is it possible for a new graduate to a…

01:04:02 | Fri 27 Jan 2023

Rhythm interpretation misclassiﬁcation & poor survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Early recognition and rapid defibrillation of shockable rhythms are strongly associated with survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Little is known about the accuracy of paramedic rhythm …

01:02:09 | Sun 22 Jan 2023

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