Research and Grants Furthering the Pursuit of Innovation and Exploration in Healthcare and Education
Research Tracks Stress levels of EMTs during Mass Casualty Drill A collaboration between students, faculty, and the South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) in Colorado has resulted in research published in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services. The authors included Joshua Calvano, OMS III, Ryan Henschell, OMS III, Rebecca Ryznar, PhD, William Suddarth, OMS II, Alex Knippenberg, OMS II, Anthony LaPorta, MD, FACS, Ryan Shelton, MPS, NREMT-P and Andrew Glen, PhD. The research, "Training Effectiveness for Point of Injury Medical Care – Vital Sign Monitoring and Demographic Comparisons of Paramedics in Warm Zone Active Shooter Drills," was designed to assess changes in the physiological responses as paramedics underwent hyper-realistic training sessions in preparation for mass casualty scenarios. These scenarios—organized by SMFR—took place last fall in the Denver metro area, with the cooperation of RVU and several community organizations and law enforcement agencies. During the scenarios, measurements of heart rate and arterial blood pressure were used to provide information about the stress response and adaptation to the training over time. The main aim of the study was to determine stress response and previous conditioning associated with mass-casualty training sessions and to look for possible correlations between demographic data of paramedics and their associated physiological response to the training. Check out RVUBlog.com for more information about this research later in May!
Welcome to our New Faculty and Staff! Randal Anderson, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology, Office of SIMS, RVU-SU Not exactly an Iowa native, but living there with his family for 20 years has made Dr. Anderson near enough. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Brigham Young University, a Doctor of Medicine degree from University of Iowa College of Medicine, with a Diagnostic Radiology Residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a Nuclear Radiology Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He enjoys (maybe even a little too much) trying to solve complex mental puzzles, which is why he was drawn
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to radiology as a field. Dr. Anderson has 16 years as a practicing radiologist, including experience with teleradiology and radiology in both the academic and private practice arenas. He also served as a staff radiologist for Veterans Affairs. It was an easy decision to join the RVU family, as Dr. Anderson "loves working in a collaborative environment where the knowledge and talents of many people in a variety of roles synergistically combine to yield meaningful outcomes." Moving from the Midwest, Dr. Anderson brought along his wife and children. Interestingly, one of his sons is adopted from Seoul, South Korea while his adopted daughter has Maori and Samoan blood ("[we] look forward to meeting her relatives at a family reunion in the South Pacific"). His oldest
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