pcems research

Pinellas County EMS has an active and growing prehospital research program.  Dr. Lozano heads our efforts and works closely with the other EMS Medical Directors: Dr. Henderson our clinical anthropologist, Teagen Smith our USF biostatistician, and many paramedics and EMTs from around the system interested in research.

System Clinicians who want to get involved in research projects should attend the monthly quality meetings or reach out to Dr. Lozano directly.

Latest PCEMS Research Team Publications

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Psychological safety, workplace incivility, and institutional betrayal: Organizational factors shaping mental health in first responders

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being • 2025 Dec 17
Authors: O'Dare K., Atwell L., Porter L., Carlson-Moore B., Jiang J., Jameson A., McCoy S.

Involuntary Psychiatric Holds in Acute Care Settings: Implications for Emergency Department Capacity and Care – A Narrative Review.

The Journal of emergency medicine • 2025 Jun 13
Authors: Brown A, Ettingoff C, Davis J, Henderson H

Evaluation of an Emergency Department Sexually Transmitted Infection Empiric Treatment and Linkage-to-care Program.

The western journal of emergency medicine • 2025 Jul 13
Authors: Bortner VR, Holbrook E, Henderson H, Wilson JW

Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Over a 10-Year Period.

Annals of clinical and translational neurology • 2025 Jul 2
Authors: Massad N, Zhou L, Manolovitz B, Asdaghi N, Gardener H, Ying H, Gutierrez CM, Jameson A, Rose D, Kottapally M, Merenda A, O'Phelan K, Koch S, Romano JG, Rundek T, Alkhachroum A

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes-Data from the Florida Stroke Registry.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology • 2025 Jul 1
Authors: Fountain HB, Ramsay I, Yin R, Abdelsalam A, Silva M, Rose DZ, Jameson A, Hao Y, Alkhachroum A, Gutierrez CM, Del Brutto VJ, Starke RM, Rundek T, Gardener H, Romano JG, Asdaghi N, Florida Stroke Registry

Enhancing Thrombolysis Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke With Regional Dashboards: Results From the Florida Stroke Registry.

Journal of the American Heart Association • 2025 May 13
Authors: Del Brutto VJ, Gutierrez CM, Ying H, Gardener H, Veledar E, Jameson A, Scheppke KA, Rose DZ, Sand C, Antevy P, Hylton T, Gordon Perue G, Asdaghi N, Rundek T, Mehta BP, Romano JG

Patterns and Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy Among Patients Over Age 80 Years: The Florida Stroke Registry.

Journal of the American Heart Association • 2025 Mar 26
Authors: Sharashidze V, Ying H, Gardener HE, Gutierrez CM, Alkhachroum A, Yin R, Zhou L, Perue GG, Jameson A, Rose DZ, Sur NB, Del Brutto VJ, Hanel R, Mehta B, Yavagal DR, Rundek T, Romano JG, Asdaghi N, Florida Stroke Registry

Temporal Trends in Vascular Risk Factor Burden Among Young Adults With Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry.

Neurology • 2025 Feb 19
Authors: Shoskes A, Zhou L, Ying H, Gardener H, Alkhachroum A, Yin R, Gordon Perue GL, Rose DZ, Jameson A, Bustillo A, Koch S, Marulanda ET, Gutierrez CM, Rundek T, Romano JG, Asdaghi N

Latest PCEMS Team Presentations

Variability of automated external defibrillator (AED) signage across six continents [Poster presentation]

Karamcheti, S., Beÿ, C. K., Marble, B. K., Marill, K. A., Donofrio-Ödmann, J. J., Rittenberger, J. C., Cabañas, J. G., Snobelen, P. J., Jameson, A., & Li, T. (2025, November 8–9). Variability of automated external defibrillator (AED) signage across six continents [Poster presentation]. Resuscitation Science Symposium (ReSS) 2025, American Heart Association, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA

UPCOMING ORAL PRESENTATION AT NAEMSP 2024 IN AUSTIN TEXASED

Applewhite, F., Cohen, D. D., Crowe, R. P., Currie, B. B., King, T. L., Lance, C., Lozano Jr., M, Mejias, J. P., Treichel, A., Zalkin, J., & Bourn, S. S. (2024, January 11). Characteristics and Outcomes of Prehospital Encounters for Patients with Behavioral Emergencies Receiving Physical Restraints and/or Sedation [Oral presentation]. National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas.

ORAL PRESENTATION IN SANTIAGO CHILE

Acuña, J. A., Contributor, B. B., Cantariño, D., Zayas-Castro, J., & Lozano Jr., M. (2023, July 13). A multistage stochastic programming model for ambulance allocation to emergency departments [Conference session]. 23rd Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, Santiago, Chile. https://doi.org/10.1287/ifors.2023

POSTER PRESENTED AT THE 2023 EUROPEAN EMERGENCY MEDICINE CONGRESS IN BARCELONA

Vasey, M., Hyman, B., Vasey, T., & Jameson, A. M. (2023, September 16-20). Indirect ultrasound guided endotracheal intubation with custom modified bougie and radiopaque guidewire tactile teaching technique performed on a cadaver. [ePoster]. EUSEM23: European Emergency Medicine Congress, Barcelona, Spain.

POSTER PRESENTED BY DR. NGUYEN AT NAEMSP 2023 IN TAMPA

Linh Nguyen, Jonathon Elkes, Junwei Jiang, Colby Redfield Steve McCoy, Angus Jameson.  Changes in EMT and Paramedic Attitudes Towards Infectious Disease Preparedness, Communication, and Support Before and During COVID-19: Results of a Statewide Survey

POSTER PRESENTED BY DR. VASEY AT 2019 EUSEM IN PRAGUE

Vasey, M., Vasey T., Jameson A., Pupello D. The modified bougie as conduit to magnet guided intubation optimized with industrial grade materials performed on cadaveric specimen.” P18003. EUSEM. October 15, 2019. Prague, Czech Republic

ORAL PRESENTATION BY DR. CARHART AT EMS WORLD EXPO 2018

Carhart E, Jameson A, Vass D The Influence of Prior Ambulance transport on Reported Perceptions of Patient Satisfaction During Subsequent Ambulance Transports in a High-Volume EMS System.”  2018 EMS World Expo International Research Forum)

ORAL SESSION PRESENTED BY DR. LEFEBRE AT NAEMSP 2017 IN NEW ORLEANS

Carhart E, Lefebre J, Fravel S, Jameson A. “Changes in physiologic measures following prehospital midazolam administration: a quality assurance study.”  (Presented by Dr. Lefebre in oral session at 2017 National Association of EMS Physicians annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.)

Dr. Lozano’s Publications

Secondary Public Safety Answering Points Delay the Response to out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

Prehospital emergency care • 2023 May 26
Authors: Moeller BJ, Jameson AM, Elkes J, Lozano M Jr

Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Care Delivery in the United States: A Scoping Review.

Prehospital emergency care • 2022 Nov 29
Authors: Farcas AM, Joiner AP, Rudman JS, Ramesh K, Torres G, Crowe RP, Curtis T, Tripp R, Bowers K, von Isenburg M, Logan R, Coaxum L, Salazar G, Lozano M Jr, Page D, Haamid A

Survival to hospital discharge with biphasic fixed 360 joules versus 200 escalating to 360 joules defibrillation strategies in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of presumed cardiac etiology.

Resuscitation • 2019 Jan 29
Authors: Olsen JA, Brunborg C, Steinberg M, Persse D, Sterz F, Lozano M Jr, Westfall M, van Grunsven PM, Lerner EB, Wik L

Why do some studies find that CPR fraction is not a predictor of survival?

Resuscitation • 2016 May 4
Authors: Wik L, Olsen JA, Persse D, Sterz F, Lozano M Jr, Brouwer MA, Westfall M, Souders CM, Travis DT, Herken UR, Lerner EB

Dr. Henderson’s Publications

Involuntary Psychiatric Holds in Acute Care Settings: Implications for Emergency Department Capacity and Care – A Narrative Review.

The Journal of emergency medicine • 2025 Jun 13
Authors: Brown A, Ettingoff C, Davis J, Henderson H

Evaluation of an Emergency Department Sexually Transmitted Infection Empiric Treatment and Linkage-to-care Program.

The western journal of emergency medicine • 2025 Jul 13
Authors: Bortner VR, Holbrook E, Henderson H, Wilson JW

Anonymous Opt-Out HIV and hepatitis C screening at a syringe services program in Florida.

Harm reduction journal • 2025 Mar 12
Authors: Henderson H, Wilson J, McCoy B, Sarmento M, Oxner A

HIV False-Positive Test in the Setting of CD4 Lymphocytopenia.

Cureus • 2024 Jan 2
Authors: Mohamed H, Hedriana HD, Holbrook EA, Henderson H, Wilson JW

Social versus non-social behavioral inhibition: Differential prediction from early childhood of long-term psychosocial outcomes.

Developmental science • 2023 Jun 22
Authors: Tan E, Zeytinoglu S, Morales S, Buzzell GA, Almas AN, Degnan KA, Chronis-Tuscano A, Henderson H, Pine DS, Fox NA

Annual Research Review: Developmental pathways linking early behavioral inhibition to later anxiety.

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines • 2022 Sep 19
Authors: Fox NA, Zeytinoglu S, Valadez EA, Buzzell GA, Morales S, Henderson HA

Clinical approach to vasoplegia in the transplant patient from the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society.

Pediatric transplantation • 2022 Dec
Authors: Desphpande SR, Bearl DW, Eghtesady P, Henderson HT, Auerbach S, Jeewa A, Bansal N, Amdani S, Richmond ME, Sacks LD, Shih R, Townsend M, Conway J

Clinical approach to antibody-mediated rejection from the pediatric heart transplant society.

Pediatric transplantation • 2022 Dec
Authors: Amdani S, Henderson H, Everitt MD, Beasley G, Shih R, Exil V, Alejos J, Wallis G, Azeka E, Nandi D, Profita E, Spinner J, Magnetta D, Martinez H, Fenton M, Conway J, Urschel S

Development of Proactive Control and Anxiety Among Behaviorally Inhibited Adolescents.

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry • 2022 Apr 28
Authors: Valadez EA, Morales S, Buzzell GA, Troller-Renfree SV, Henderson HA, Chronis-Tuscano A, Pine DS, Fox NA

‘They say you can get addicted’: Exploring factors that fuel the fear of addiction to prescription opioids among cancer survivors.

European journal of cancer care • 2022 Mar 30
Authors: Chavez MN, Tyson DM, Lake PW, Gutierrez A, Sherry P, Rigg KK, Marshall V, Henderson H, Rajasekhara S, Pabbathi S, Lubrano B

Dr. Jameson’s Publications

Psychological safety, workplace incivility, and institutional betrayal: Organizational factors shaping mental health in first responders

Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being • 2025 Dec 17
Authors: O'Dare K., Atwell L., Porter L., Carlson-Moore B., Jiang J., Jameson A., McCoy S.

Association of the ICH Score With Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Over a 10-Year Period.

Annals of clinical and translational neurology • 2025 Jul 2
Authors: Massad N, Zhou L, Manolovitz B, Asdaghi N, Gardener H, Ying H, Gutierrez CM, Jameson A, Rose D, Kottapally M, Merenda A, O'Phelan K, Koch S, Romano JG, Rundek T, Alkhachroum A

Effect of SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Endovascular Thrombectomy Outcomes-Data from the Florida Stroke Registry.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology • 2025 Jul 1
Authors: Fountain HB, Ramsay I, Yin R, Abdelsalam A, Silva M, Rose DZ, Jameson A, Hao Y, Alkhachroum A, Gutierrez CM, Del Brutto VJ, Starke RM, Rundek T, Gardener H, Romano JG, Asdaghi N, Florida Stroke Registry

Enhancing Thrombolysis Times in Acute Ischemic Stroke With Regional Dashboards: Results From the Florida Stroke Registry.

Journal of the American Heart Association • 2025 May 13
Authors: Del Brutto VJ, Gutierrez CM, Ying H, Gardener H, Veledar E, Jameson A, Scheppke KA, Rose DZ, Sand C, Antevy P, Hylton T, Gordon Perue G, Asdaghi N, Rundek T, Mehta BP, Romano JG

Patterns and Outcomes of Endovascular Thrombectomy Among Patients Over Age 80 Years: The Florida Stroke Registry.

Journal of the American Heart Association • 2025 Mar 26
Authors: Sharashidze V, Ying H, Gardener HE, Gutierrez CM, Alkhachroum A, Yin R, Zhou L, Perue GG, Jameson A, Rose DZ, Sur NB, Del Brutto VJ, Hanel R, Mehta B, Yavagal DR, Rundek T, Romano JG, Asdaghi N, Florida Stroke Registry

Temporal Trends in Vascular Risk Factor Burden Among Young Adults With Ischemic Stroke: The Florida Stroke Registry.

Neurology • 2025 Feb 19
Authors: Shoskes A, Zhou L, Ying H, Gardener H, Alkhachroum A, Yin R, Gordon Perue GL, Rose DZ, Jameson A, Bustillo A, Koch S, Marulanda ET, Gutierrez CM, Rundek T, Romano JG, Asdaghi N

The stroke meta-metric, Defect-Free Care, was maintained year-over-year within the Florida stroke registry during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association • 2024 Dec 6
Authors: Rose DZ, Zhou L, Johnson KH, Schutt C, de Jesus DMR, Gardener H, Gutierrez CM, Foster D, Jameson A, Koch S, Ying H, Alkhachroum A, Romano JG, Rundek T, Asdaghi N

SDMPH 10-year Anniversary Conference Modified Delphi Study.

Disaster medicine and public health preparedness • 2024 Nov 27
Authors: Weinstein ES, Cuthbertson J, Burkle F, Wild HB, Cole R, Boyle T, Ryder J, Franc J, Turek M, O'Mathuna D, Cascio W, Westman A, Verde M, Caviglia M, Eisenman D, Holbrook E, Jameson A

Secondary Public Safety Answering Points Delay the Response to out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

Prehospital emergency care • 2023 May 26
Authors: Moeller BJ, Jameson AM, Elkes J, Lozano M Jr

Ten-Year Review of Antihypertensive Prescribing Practices After Stroke and the Associated Disparities From the Florida Stroke Registry.

Journal of the American Heart Association • 2023 Nov 20
Authors: Gordon Perue G, Ying H, Bustillo A, Zhou L, Gutierrez CM, Gardener HE, Krigman J, Jameson A, Dong C, Rundek T, Rose DZ, Romano JG, Alkhachroum A, Sacco RL, Asdaghi N, Koch S