Publications by authors named "D C Cone"
Article Synopsis
- The prologue outlines the reasons for creating the NAEMSP Prehospital Trauma Compendium and describes how the manuscripts were developed.
- It summarizes the key topics covered in the compendium, such as hemorrhage control, airway management, pain management, care for traumatic brain injuries, and trauma triage.
- The text also references other current literature that addresses various aspects of prehospital trauma care.
Objective: Emergency department (ED)-initiated buprenorphine has proven efficacy, but many patients are reluctant to begin this treatment. This study evaluated SafetyNet, a program using a 2-person, recovery coach and paramedic (RCP) intervention postoverdose to reduce subsequent opioid overdose, engage patients in medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and reduce illicit drug use.
Methods: We conducted a prospective nonrandomized study in individuals who experienced opioid overdoses, received naloxone, but subsequently declined buprenorphine initiation in the ED.
Purpose: Tourniquets are a mainstay of life-saving hemorrhage control. The US military has documented the safety and effectiveness of tourniquet use in combat settings. In civilian settings, events such as the Boston Marathon bombing and mass shootings show that tourniquets are necessary and life-saving entities that must be used correctly and whenever indicated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Asia is experiencing a demographic shift toward an aging population at an unrivaled rate. This can influence the characteristics and outcomes of trauma. We aim to examine different characteristics of older adult trauma patients compared to younger adult trauma patients and describe factors that affect the outcomes in Asian countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Geriatric patients are often frail and may lose independence through a variety of mechanisms including cognitive decline, reduced mobility, and falls. Our goal was to measure the effect of a multidisciplinary home health program that assessed frailty and safety and then coordinated ongoing delivery of community resources on short-term, all-cause emergency department (ED) utilization across three study arms that attempted to stratify frailty by fall risk.
Methods: Subjects became eligible for this prospective observational study via one of three pathways: 1) by visiting the ED after a fall (2,757 patients); 2) by self-identifying as at risk for falling (2,787); or 3) by calling 9-1-1 for a "lift assist" after falling and being unable to get up (121).