Andrew W Godfrey

Journal Article Toxicon · June 2025 We report a case of severe systemic copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) envenomation presenting with shock and minimal initial tissue injury. The patient required intravenous fluid resuscitation and a vasopressor infusion but improved with administration o ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lessons Learned from the Implementation of the Wake County, North Carolina EMS Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Program.

Journal Article Prehosp Emerg Care · 2025 OBJECTIVES: Buprenorphine has recently emerged as a prehospital treatment for opioid use disorder. Limited data exist regarding the implementation of prehospital buprenorphine programs. Our objective was to describe the development, deployment, lessons lea ... Full text Link to item Cite

EMS Prehospital Administration Of Thrombolytics For STEMI

Journal Article · 2025 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is a life-threatening, time-sensitive condition that requires prompt recognition, assessment, and treatment. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombolysis with intravenous thrombolytics are cur ... Cite

EMS Helicopter Activation

Journal Article · 2025 Helicopter-based emergency medical services (HEMS) evolved from rudimentary transportation-only services to advanced, critical-care capable units offering some of the most advanced prehospital care. HEMS offers many benefits, including expeditiously access ... Cite

Predictors of Non-Transport for Older Adult EMS Patients Encountered for Falls.

Journal Article Prehosp Emerg Care · 2023 BACKGROUND: Emergency medical services (EMS) encounters for falls among older adults have been linked to poor outcomes when the patient is not transported by EMS to a hospital. However, little is known regarding characteristics of this patient population. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Antivenom Does Not Cause Snakebite Complications, Withholding It Does.

Journal Article Am Surg · June 2022 We read with interest the retrospective chart review "Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab and Cost-Effective Management of Hospital Admission for Snakebites" by Bowden, et al. The efficacy of US snake antivenoms has been well established for decades. A random ... Full text Link to item Cite

Risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) acquisition during ambulance transport: A retrospective propensity-score-matched cohort analysis.

Journal Article Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · April 2022 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the relative risk (RR) of developing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization or infection within 30 days of ambulance transport. METHODS: We performed a retrospective ... Full text Link to item Cite