Sandi S. Wewerka
Director Critical Care Research
About
Affiliation
positions
Director, Critical Care Research Center
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Critical Care Research Center
Publications While At HealthPartners
selected publications
Journal Article
Program evaluation of cognitive behavioral therapy in burn survivors
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Journal of burn care & research.
2024
Community paramedicine intervention reduces hospital readmission and emergency department utilization for patients with cardiopulmonary conditions
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine.
2023
Automated versus manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation in flight: are we being safe?
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Air Medical Journal.
2022
The use of video laryngoscopy did not lead to greater first-pass or overall success rates compared to direct laryngoscopy in pediatric intubation in a helicopter emergency medical service
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Air Medical Journal.
2022
Serum SNTF, a surrogate marker of axonal injury, is prognostic for lasting brain dysfunction in mild TBI treated in the emergency department
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Frontiers in Neurology.
2020
The gender gap in critical care task force participation
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The Lancet. Respiratory medicine.
2019
Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults
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American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
2018
Intraosseous pressure monitoring in healthy volunteers
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2017
Evaluation of intraosseous pressure in a hypovolemic animal model
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Journal of Surgical Research.
2015
The association of health status and providing consent to continued participation in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest trial performed under exception from informed consent
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Academic Emergency Medicine.
2015
Comparison of success rates between two video laryngoscope systems used in a prehospital clinical trial
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2014
Debunking three rape myths
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Journal of Forensic Nursing.
2014
Evaluation of the Storz CMAC(R), Glidescope(R) GVL, AirTraq(R), King LTS-D, and direct laryngoscopy in a simulated difficult airway
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American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
2013
Supraglottic airway device use as a primary airway during rapid sequence intubation
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Air Medical Journal.
2013
Treatment of non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus an impedance threshold device
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Resuscitation.
2013
Comparison of prehospital insertion success rates and time to insertion between standard endotracheal intubation and a supraglottic airway
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Resuscitation.
2011
Use of the King LTS-D during medication-assisted airway management
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2009
Use of the pediatric EZ-IO needle by emergency medical services providers
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Pediatric Emergency Care.
2009
Conference Poster
Return to boomtown: a comparison of oil industry and matched non-oil industry patient outcomes [poster]
2017
Cost-effectiveness of faculty physician incentives for resident feedback [poster]
2016
Oil industry burn patient demographics, treatment characteristics, and outcomes [poster]
2016
Protecting your head when you sled. Do helmets really matter [poster]?
2016
Implementation of a pediatric prehospital pain management protocol [poster]
2014
On the Spot: implementation of a trauma team activation timeout in a Level I trauma center [poster]
2014
Alternative airway use by paramedics after video laryngoscope failure [poster]
2013
Decreasing intraosseous pressure and increasing respiratory variability track fluid volume reduction in a porcine hypovolemia model [poster]
2013
Decreasing intraosseous pressure and increasing respiratory variability track fluid volume reduction in a porcine hypovolemia model [poster]
2013
Facilitation of uninterrupted chest compressions by paramedics: the role of the video laryngoscope [poster]
2013
Intraosseous pressure tracings mimic arterial pressure tracings in timing and contour [poster]
2013
Intraosseous pressure tracings mimic arterial pressure tracings in timing and contour [poster]
2013
On the Spot: implementation of a trauma team activation timeout in a Level I trauma center [poster]
2013
Incidence of external fixator complications in patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging [poster]
2012
Treatment of non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus an impedance threshold device [poster]
2012
Frequency of organ and tissue donation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients [poster]
2011
Inadequate baseline and 6-month retention of the Emergency Severity Index by experienced emergency department registered nurses [poster]
2011
Abstract
Administration of prehospital pain medication compared to eventual need among subjects of a randomized controlled trial [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2017
Analysis of run sheets of EMS serving a metropolitan comprehensive stroke center [abstract]
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Neurology.
2017
Does the use of video laryngoscopy improve first-time success rates or overall success rates in HEMS [abstract]?
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2017
Gender gap in critical care literature authorship and task force participation [abstract]
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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
2017
Use of the Lucas-2 device in helicopter EMS: is it safe [abstract]?
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2017
Cost-effectiveness of faculty physician incentives for resident feedback [abstract]
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Annals of Emergency Medicine.
2016
Intraosseous pressure monitoring in healthy volunteers [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2016
Boomtown: analysis of burn injuries from the Bakken Oil Industry [abstract #133]
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Journal of burn care & research.
2015
Intraosseous pressure monitoring in critical care patients [abstract]
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Annals of Emergency Medicine.
2015
Alternative airway use by paramedics after video laryngoscope failure [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2013
Comparison of success rates between two video laryngoscope systems used in a prehospital clinical trial [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2013
Does health status influence the willingness to provide informed consent? Results from a cardiac arrest trial conducted under waiver of informed consent [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2013
Facilitation of uninterrupted chest compressions by paramedics: the role of the video laryngoscope [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2013
Paramedic time to endotracheal tube placement using a video laryngoscope [abstract]
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Academic Emergency Medicine.
2013
Descriptive review of the subsequent notification process of an exception from informed consent clinical trial [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2012
Can paramedics accurately diagnose sepsis and severe sepsis in the field [abstract]?
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Academic Emergency Medicine.
2011
Direct comparison of video laryngoscopes in simulated difficult intubations [abstract]
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Academic Emergency Medicine.
2011
Evaluation of 4 different video laryngoscopes in a simulated difficult airway scenario: the EMESIS Trial [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2011
Frequency of organ and tissue donation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients [abstract]
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Academic Emergency Medicine.
2011
Inadequate baseline and 6-month retention of the Emergency Severity Index by experienced Emergency Department registered nurses [abstract]
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Academic Emergency Medicine.
2011
Let 'em play in the street: optimizing internship rotations for paramedic student competency [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2011
Training emergency medical services providers in the use of the Emergency Severity Index: a pilot study [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2011
Use of the King LTS-D as a primary airway over rapid-sequence intubation medications: a prospective, consecutive case series [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2011
Comparison of provider time to ventilation in advanced airway procedures: a laboratory simulation trial [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2010
Effect of time from initial training to field placement of the King LTS-D: the Advanced Airway Research Trial [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2010
Is time to insertion different between standard endotracheal intubation and the King LTS-D supraglottic airway [abstract]?
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2010
The Advanced Airway Research Trial: a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial comparing standard endotracheal intubation and the King LTS-D supraglottic airway under RSI conditions [abstract]
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Prehospital Emergency Care.
2010
Use of competency cases to assess provider knowledge of the Emergency Severity Index (version 4): an item analysis [abstract]
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Academic Emergency Medicine.
2010
presentations
Presentation
Boomtown: oil industry burn patient demographics, treatment characteristics, and outcomes [presentation]
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Minnesota Surgical Society
EMS provider use of the EZ-IO (intraosseous infusion system) PD in pediatric patients: a pilot study [presentation]
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National Association of EMS Physicians Annual Meeting
Geographic location and paramedic student pediatric encounters [presentation]
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition
Indicate it! Feedback loops to improve patients' understanding of their medications [presentation]
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Diagnostic Error in Medicine 10th International Conference (Applied Innovations)
Intensive community engagement to address cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Somali community [presentation]
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AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Intraosseous pressure monitoring in critically ill and injured patient [presentation]
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Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM's) 45th Critical Care Congress
Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults [presentation]
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SAEM (Society of Academic Emergency Medicine) Great Plains Regional Meeting
Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults [presentation]
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American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) 2017 Annual Convention
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