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The FiRE Trial - Firefighter Rehabilitation and Exertion: Evaluating firefighter readiness to return to active firefighting following rehabilitation.
Principal Investigator: Amy Gutman MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine)
Investigators: Christopher Lindsell PhD (Assistant Professor and Associate Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine); Donald Locasto MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine); Arthur Pancioli (Associate Professor with Tenure and Vice Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine); George Shaw MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine); Kay Vonderschmidt MPA, NREMT-P (Manager, Special Operations Institute)


The predictive value of trauma scoring systems in patients with penetrating trauma.
Principal Investigator: Amy Gutman MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine)
Investigators: Christopher Lindsell PhD (Assistant Professor and Associate Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine); Kay Vonderschmidt MPA, NREMT-P (Manager, Special Operations Institute); Donald Locasto MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine); George Shaw MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine)


RAMPART (Rapid Anticonvulsant Medication Prior to Arrival Trial) – part of the NETT (Neurological Emergency Treatment Trials) group
Principal Investigator: Arthur Pancioli (Associate Professor with Tenure and Vice Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine)
Investigators: N/A
Purpose: A double-blind randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of IM midazolam versus IV lorazepam in the pre-hospital treatment of status epilepticus by paramedics.


Comparison of EMS vs. ED Evaluations of the Trauma Patient using the Kampala Trauma Score
Principal Investigator: Kay Vonderschmidt, MPA, MS-EM, NREMT-p
Investigators: Donald Locasto, MD, Christopher Lindsell, PhD
Purpose: To validate EMS use of the Kampala Trauma Score using “severe injuries” definition per EMS basic curriculum guidelines