Publications by authors named "Phillip Jacobson"
Purpose: Training emergency department (ED) personnel in the care of victims of mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) is a highly challenging task requiring unique and innovative approaches. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively explore the value of high-fidelity simulators in an exercise that incorporates time and resource limitation as an optimal method of training health care personnel in mass-casualty care.
Methods: Mass-casualty injury patterns from an explosive blast event were simulated for 12 victims using high-fidelity computerized simulators (HFCS).
The novel coronavirus disease 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has created a global pandemic, with many cases affecting the elderly. However, children have been affected as well, with ∼2.4% to 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this study was to quantify time spent plus out-of-pocket costs associated with confirmed respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalization of infants not prophylaxed against RSV.
Methods: A prospective survey was carried out at multiple tertiary care hospitals in the United States.
Patients: The patients consisted of a consecutive sample of infants <12 months, born between 33 and 35 weeks of gestation.
Objectives: To describe a method for measuring the direct and indirect costs to families of infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Methods: After pretesting and revising a questionnaire, a prospective survey was conducted in multiple tertiary-care hospitals with pediatric intensive care units. Eligible patients were infants less than 12 months old who had not received RSV prophylaxis and were hospitalized with a confirmed RSV infection.