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3 publications in 3 wks; LITES is on a roll! Check out “Adverse Prehosp. Events & Outcomes after TBI" - data on almost 15,000 adults w/ TBI to assess effects of hypoxia, hypotension & hypocarbia on pt. outcomes. Thank you TO-1 contributors & @AmeliaMaiga ! jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

CMG talking about Prehospital Guidelines- Drop some knowledge… #NAEMSP2024 #PittEMSDocs

Pitt represents #NAEMSP #PittEMSDocs

Greg Mathelier Shedding LITES on Disparities in Trauma #NAEMSP2024 #LITES

Greg Mathelier MD shedding LITES on Disparities in Trauma. #LITES

LITES can’t stop won’t stop! We’re the @Pittsburgh_DLCC today to tell our community about the CAVALIER study as part of our community consultation efforts. Thank you @PittCTSI and @ulpgh for having us at the 2023 Annual Thanksgiving Distribution!

Catch our latest podcast with @Guyettef @LITESnetwork @MikeVerkest @md59 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Please come to the NAEMSP Standards and Practice Committee Mtg. Marriott Water Street Level 2, Meeting Room 7 Wednesday January 24th. #NAEMSP2023

@LITESnetwork The Prehospital Airway Control Trial (PACT) has enrolled over 700 patients on our way to 2009! Thanks to our EMS partners City of Pittsburgh, EmergyCare, Susquehanna EMS, and STAT MedEvac.

@LITESnetwork The Prehospital Airway Control Trial (PACT) has enrolled over 700 patients on our way to 2009! Thanks to our EMS partners Pitt Co, Wilson Co, Lenoir Co, New Orleans, Metro West, Hillsboro, Tualatin FD, Clackamas FD, AMR Clackamas, Canby FD, Mollala FD, Lake Oswego

@LITESnetwork The Prehospital Airway Control Trial (PACT) has enrolled over 700 patients on our way to 2009! Thanks to our EMS partners City of Chicago, Nashville Fire, Grady EMS, Louisville Metro, St.Mathew’s, Air Evac Lifeteam, St. Louis Fire, Vidant Eastcare, Greenville Fire

@LITESnetwork 15% of preventable trauma deaths are due to airway. What strategy of airway management works best in trauma? Who should start with ETI? Who should start with SGA? The Prehospital Airway Control Trial (PACT) may answer some of these questions.

A prognostic model developed by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine data scientists and UPMC neurotrauma surgeons is the first to use automated brain scans and machine learning to inform outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries. upmc.me/3EQbyiu

The Linking Investigators in Trauma and Emergency Services Network just enrolled their first patient in the Type O Whole Blood and assessment of Age during prehospital Resuscitation (TOWAR) a multi center randomized controlled trial of whole blood. Thank you STAT MedEvac 1!

The first-ever, in-depth characterization of the body’s response to traumatic injury was published today in @CellRepMed by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists. upmc.me/3pfJgHS

God I love nog season. Where my fellow nog heads at?

Would I give them a shot??? I would do it at 3am on the moon if I had to I have been screaming that off-label shots should have been available for kids since the Pfizer vaccine was approved I want my 3 year old to be vaccinated ASAP Of course he’s getting the @$&!-ing shot

Fully vaccinated vs unvaccinated but recovered from COVID (natural immunity): aOR 5.49 for COVID hospitalization. Vaccination offers better immunity than infection in this MMWR report. cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

What mitochondrial ATP synthesis actually looks like 😨 #medtwitter