Sublingual Sufentanil Tablet for Analgesia in Emergency Medical Services and Search and Rescue Agencies.

Objectives: Pain management in the potentially austere search and rescue (SAR) and emergency medical services (EMS) environments can be challenging. Intravenous (IV) and intramuscular (IM) routes of administration may be less practical. This study assesses the efficacy and safety of the sublingual sufentanil tablet (SST) in prehospital settings and hypothesizes that its use will reduce pain while maintaining a reasonable safety profile.

The relationship between race and emergency medical services resuscitation intensity for those in refractory-arrest.

Background: Previous studies have reported race-based health disparities in North America. It is unknown if emergency medical service (EMS) treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) varies based on race. We sought to compare markers of resuscitation intensity among different racial groups.

Incidence, characteristics, and prehospital outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Qatar: a nationwide gender-based investigation.

Background: Research on incidence and characteristics of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in the Middle East is limited. We assessed the incidence, prehospital characteristics, and outcomes of OHCA in Qatar, a Middle Eastern country. Subsequently, we performed gender-specific analysis.

The impact of time to defibrillation on return of spontaneous circulation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients with recurrent shockable rhythms.

Objective: Optimal timing for subsequent defibrillation attempts for Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with recurrent VF/pVT is uncertain. We investigated the relationship between VF/pVT duration and return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in OHCA patients with recurrent shockable rhythms.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Salt Lake City Fire Department (SLCFD) spanning from 2012 to 2023.

Epidemiology and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Salt Lake City: Sex-based investigations.

Objectives: Prior research indicates sex disparities in the incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). This study investigates the presence of such differences in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Salt Lake City Fire Department (2008‒2023).

Provision of bystander CPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Middle East: a retrospective gender-based analysis.

Background: Previous studies conducted in North America, Europe, and East Asia (Liu et al., EClinicalMedicine 44:101293, 2022; Matsui et al., JAMA Netw Open 2:e195111, 2019; Awad et al.

One-year survival after out-of- hospital cardiac arrest: Sex-based survival analysis in a Canadian population.

Objective: We investigated sex differences in 1-year survival in a cohort of patients who survived out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to hospital discharge. We hypothesized that female sex is associated with higher 1-year posthospital discharge survival.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of linked data (2011-2017) from clinical databases in British Columbia (BC) was conducted.

Predictors of neurological outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: sex-based analysis: do males derive greater benefit from hypothermia management than females?

Background: Previous studies of the effect of sex on after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes focused on survival to hospital discharge and 1-month survival. Studies on the effect of sex on neurological function after OHCA are still limited. The objective of this study was to identify the predictors of favorable neurological outcome and to examine the association between sex as a biological variable and favorable neurological outcome OHCA.

Premenopausal-aged females have no neurological outcome advantage after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A multilevel analysis of North American populations.

Aim: We investigated the impact of premenopausal age on neurological function at hospital discharge in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We hypothesized that premenopausal-aged females (18-47 years of age) with OHCA would have a higher probability of survival with favourable neurological function at hospital discharge compared with males of the same age group, older males, and older females (>53 years of age).

Methods: Retrospective analyses of data from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium multi-center randomized controlled trial (June 2011-May 2015).

Public access defibrillators: Gender-based inequities in access and application.

Aim: While public access automated external defibrillator (AED) programs appear to improve outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) it is unclear if men and women benefit equally. We examined gender-based differences in OHCA location to determine what proportion were potentially eligible for public access AED application, and if patient gender was associated with AED utilization.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium registry (2011-2015).

Sex differences in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest interventions within the province of British Columbia, Canada.

Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is common among females and males alike; however, previous studies reported differences in outcomes between sexes in different regions. To investigate possible explanations for this disparity, we examined sex differences in resuscitation interventions in the province of British Columbia (BC).

Methods: We performed an observational analysis of the BC Cardiac Arrest Registry (2011-16).

Reliability of Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) in Saudi Arabia.

Background: The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) is an integral part of the Canadian emergency medicine triaging system. There is growing interest and implementation of CTAS worldwide. However, little is known about its reliability outside Canada.

Panoramic radiographic examination: a survey of 271 edentulous patients.

The aim of this study was to quantify the frequency of positive radiographic findings in edentulous arches. Panoramic radiographs from 271 patients who were edentulous in one or both arches were evaluated for the presence of retained root fragments, impacted teeth, foreign bodies, radiolucencies, radiopacities, mental foramina at or near the crest of the residual alveolar ridge, and maxillary sinus proximity to the crest of the residual alveolar ridge. One or more of these radiographic observations were found in 51.