Alabama Biosciences Research Institute Completed Projects
Publications
Assessment of Prehospital Monitor/Defibrillators for Clostridioides difficile Contamination
Cambridge University Press
2021
The purpose of this study was to determine if Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) was present on the electrocardiogram (ECG) right arm leads,
blood pressure cuffs, and fingertip pulse oximetry sensors of monitor/defibrillators used in the prehospital setting.
Assessment of Prehospital Monitor/Defibrillators for Clostridioides difficile Contamination
Emergency Medical Services resource capacity and competency amid COVID-19 in the United States: preliminary findings from a national survey
Heliyon
2020
This study aimed to investigate available resources, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) availability, sanitation practices,
institutional policies, and opinions among EMS professionals in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic using a self-report survey questionnaire.
Emergency Medical Services resource capacity and competency amid COVID-19 in the United States: preliminary findings from a national survey
Emergency medical services oxygen equipment: a fomite for transmission of MRSA?
Emergency Medicine Journal
2018
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
was present on the surface of oxygen cylinders and regulators used in the prehospital setting and secondarily
to assess other surfaces for MRSA within the ambulance compartment, as a comparison.
Emergency medical services oxygen equipment: a fomite for transmission of MRSA?