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The primary criteria for selecting PEMF grant recipients are that the proposed project contribute to improved emergency patient care or facilitate education in the field of emergency medicine. All proposals for grant funding are reviewed by the medical director and then presented to the PEMF Board of Directors for discussion. PEMF places a priority on projects that have potential to truly impact emergency medical care.
Examples of Projects Funded to Date
Infant CPR
PEMF funded several studies that resulted in the use of a “two-thumbs” technique to massage an infants chest, thus reducing the pressure of compressions on fragile internal organs while improving blood pressure and flow.
Cardiac Cocktails
PEMF funded the initial research into the cardiac cocktail,” a mixture of drugs administered by paramedics to protect and preserve brain and cardiovascular functions in instances of cardiac arrest. This first study lead to nationally funded research the will extend the quality as well as quantity.
Police Use of Defibrillators
A PEMF study showed an increase in survival if the first-on-the-scene police defibrillated patients prior to the arrival of paramedics. This work led to investigators at the Center for Emergency Medicine being funded by the Medtronic Foundation to establish the National Center for Early Defibrillation.
EM Residents
All emergency medicine residents at the University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine are required to complete a research project during their training, and many of these research projects have been funded by PEMF grants.
CPR Training
PEMF has helped to fund Save-A-Life Saturday, an all day CPR course, for several years. Through this program, more than 3,000 people have been trained in CPR, and that number grows every year.
Fellowship Grants
Each year the PEMF pays the stipend for medical and undergraduate students to spend their summers performing research with CEM faculty.
Ongoing Projects
Mobile Training Facility
The foundation raised monies to build a state of the art emergency medicine classroom where students can learn critical care techniques through computer controlled simulations. For additional information visit the UPMC Prehospital Care Website.
Laboratory Support
PEMF supports the laboratory of Dr. James Menegazzi, currently studying innovative strategies for resuscitation from cardiac arrest. The research coming out of this lab led to Dr. Menegazzi receiving three awards from the National Association of EMS Physicians.
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