Publications by authors named "Ryan Salvatore"

Article Synopsis
  • There is growing interest in using point of care ultrasound (POCUS) as a teaching tool in medical courses, particularly for cardiac anatomy and physiology; however, few studies have explored team-based learning (TBL) approaches for this topic.
  • This study introduced a novel TBL exercise called Team-Based Learning - Ultrasound (TBL-US) for first-year medical students, comprising phases such as preparation, team readiness, image acquisition, and knowledge assessment, facilitated by trained second-year students.
  • Results showed significant improvements in students’ knowledge of cardiac POCUS and cardiovascular content, with enhanced final exam scores for TBL-US participants compared to non-participants, indicating that this method effectively supports learning in preclinical medical education.
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Background: Previous studies have identified the reverse shock index x Glasgow Coma Scale (rSIG) as a tool for predicting the need for trauma intervention in pediatric patients. This study sought to investigate the utility of prehospital rSIG as a triage tool to predict the need for trauma-center level of care in a large pediatric cohort.

Methods: Data from the American College of Surgeons National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) (2018-2020) were used.

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Dyads can be challenging to recruit for research studies, but detailed reporting on strategies employed to recruit adult-adolescent dyads is rare. We describe experiences recruiting adult-youth dyads for a hypertension education intervention comparing recruitment in an emergency department (ED) setting with a school-based community setting. We found more success in recruiting dyads through a school-based model that started with adolescent youth (19 dyads in 7 weeks with < 1 hour recruitment) compared to an ED-based model that started with adults (2 dyads in 17 weeks with 350 hours of recruitment).

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