Publications by authors named "P Randall Schunk"

Article Synopsis
  • Military medical personnel are essential for providing critical care at the point of injury in combat and disaster situations, facing unique challenges when deployed with multinational forces.
  • The article highlights the need for standardized training and practices, particularly in light of varied trauma management approaches among allied nations, which can hinder team effectiveness.
  • Programs like "Trauma Tuesday" in Kabul showcase how intensive training and simulations can enhance collaboration, knowledge, and skill in handling trauma across diverse medical teams.
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Background: Free Open-Access Medical education (FOAM) use among residents continues to rise. However, it often lacks quality assurance processes and residents receive little guidance on quality assessment. The Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Approved Instructional Resources tool (AAT) was created for FOAM appraisal by and for expert educators and has demonstrated validity in this context.

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This communication reports liquid wetting properties of DI-water on one-dimensional nano-patterned photoresist lines atop a silicon substrate as the pattern period is varied from 0.3- to 1.0-µm.

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Syncope is a common presentation to the emergency room. Unlike in the adult population, most pediatric syncope has non-life-threatening causes, and minimal evaluation in the emergency department is appropriate with parental reassurance. Despite this benign prognosis, care must be made to find uncommon and potentially fatal causes.

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Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) treatment guidelines include various recommendations for treatment once the patient arrives at the hospital. Prehospital care recommendations, however, are limited to expeditious transport to a qualified hospital and supportive care. The literature has insufficiently considered prehospital antiplatelet therapy.

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