Publications

  1. McGuire SS, Keim A, Blakeney CA, Brand SI, Klassen AB, Luke A, Maher SA, Wood JM, Sztajnkrycer MD. Immediate Medical Care Rendered by US Law Enforcement Officers after Officer-Involved Shootings - An Open-Access Public Domain Video Analysis. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2023 Apr; 38 (2):168-173 Epub 2023 Mar 06
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  2. Wood JN, Krippendorf BS, Blakeney CA, Kummer T, Hooke AW, Mullan AF, Sztajnkrycer MD. Precise Limb Tourniquet Arterial Occlusion Pressure Determination using Real-Time Ultrasonography and a Capacitive-Based Force Sensor. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2022 Dec; 37 (6):772-777 Epub 2022 Oct 18
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  3. McGuire SS, Luke A, Klassen AB, Rentz L, Sztajnkrycer M. What Medics Want: Analysis of Feedback and Patient Follow-up Requests from Prehospital Providers at an Academic Emergency Department Annals of Emerg Med. Oct 2021; 78(4S):S5.
  4. McGuire SS, Luke A, Klassen AB, Myers LA, Mullan AF, Sztajnkrycer MD. It's Time to Talk to Prehospital Providers: Feedback Disparities among Ground-Based Emergency Medical Services Providers and its Impact on Job Satisfaction. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Aug; 36 (4):486-494 Epub 2021 July 01
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  5. McGuire SS, Klassen AB, Mullan AF, Sztajnkrycer MD. A Survey of Tranexamic Acid Use by US Tactical Emergency Medical Support Providers. J Spec Oper Med. 2021 Summer; 21 (2):72-76
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  6. Meng X, Blakeney CA, Wood JN, Bucks CM, Mhayamaguru KM, Luke A, Laudon DA, Sztajnkrycer MD. Use of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in the Transport of Patients With Known or Suspected Coronavirus Disease 2019. Air Med J. 2021 May-Jun; 40 (3):170-174 Epub 2021 Feb 17
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  7. McGuire SS, Klassen AB, Heywood J, Sztajnkrycer MD. Prevalence of COVID-19 IgG Antibodies in a Cohort of Municipal First Responders. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2021 Apr; 36 (2):131-134 Epub 2021 Jan 05
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  8. Heaton HA, Luke A, Sztajnkrycer MD, Clements CM, De Moraes AG, Raukar NP. Best Practices in Managing Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Dec; 95 (12):2704-2708 Epub 2020 Oct 16
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  9. Ellis J, Morrow MM, Belau A, Sztajnkrycer LS, Wood JN, Kummer T, Sztajnkrycer MD. The Efficacy of Novel Commercial Tourniquet Designs for Extremity Hemorrhage Control: Implications for Spontaneous Responder Every Day Carry. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2020 Jun; 35 (3):276-280 Epub 2020 Apr 13
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  10. Mix FM, Myers LA, Luke A, Sztajnkrycer MD. A Descriptive Analysis of Pediatric Prehospital Refusal of Medical Assistance Within a Single Service Provider System. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Jan; 36 (1):26-30
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  11. Mannenbach MS, Fahje CJ, Sunga KL, Sztajnkrycer MD. An In Situ Simulation-Based Training Approach to Active Shooter Response in the Emergency Department. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2019 Apr; 13 (2):345-352 Epub 2018 May 11
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  12. Langman LJ, Jannetto PJ, Sztajnkrycer MD. Unidentified anion gap metabolic acidosis. Clin Biochem. 2019 Mar; 65:53-54 Epub 2018 Dec 19
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  13. McCrory B, Lowndes BR, Thompson DL, Wadman MC, Sztajnkrycer MD, Walker R, Lomneth CS, Hallbeck MS. Crossover Assessment of Intraoral and Cuffed Ventilation by Emergency Responders. Mil Med. 2019 Mar 1; 184 (Suppl 1):310-317
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  14. El-Sherif N, Lowndes B, Franz W, Hallbeck MS, Belau S, Sztajnkrycer MD. Sweating the Little Things: Tourniquet Application Efficacy in Two Models of Pediatric Limb Circumference. Mil Med. 2019 Mar 01; 184(Suppl 1):361-366.
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  15. Lowndes B, Law K, Abdelrahman A, Prytz E, Jonson CO, Sztajnkrycer M, Hawthorne H, Franz W, Blocker R, Hallbeck MS. Preliminary Investigation of Civilian Clinician Perspectives & Just-in-Time Guidance for Tourniquet Use to "Stop the Bleed". Mil Med. 2019 Mar 1; 184 (Suppl 1):28-36
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  16. Klassen AB, Marshall M, Dai M, Mann NC, Sztajnkrycer MD. Emergency Medical Services Response to Mass Shooting and Active Shooter Incidents, United States, 2014-2015. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2019 Mar-Apr; 23 (2):159-166 Epub 2018 Aug 30
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  17. Ruelas OS, Tschautscher CF, Lohse CM, Sztajnkrycer MD. Analysis of Prehospital Scene Times and Interventions on Mortality Outcomes in a National Cohort of Penetrating and Blunt Trauma Patients. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Nov-Dec; 22 (6):691-697 Epub 2018 Apr 04
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  18. Mix FM, Zielinski MD, Myers LA, Berns KS, Luke A, Stubbs JR, Zietlow SP, Jenkins DH, Sztajnkrycer MD. Prehospital Blood Product Administration Opportunities in Ground Transport ALS EMS - A Descriptive Study. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018 Jun; 33 (3):230-236 Epub 2018 Apr 19
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  19. Klassen AB, Core SB, Lohse CM, Sztajnkrycer MD. A Descriptive Analysis of Care Provided by Law Enforcement Prior to EMS Arrival in the United States. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018 Apr; 33 (2):165-170 Epub 2018 Mar 13
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  20. Sakhuja A, Sztajnkrycer M, Vallabhajosyula S, Cheungpasitporn W, Patch R 3rd, Jentzer J. National trends and outcomes of cardiac arrest in opioid overdose. Resuscitation. 2017 Dec; 121:84-89 Epub 2017 Oct 14
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  21. Mix F, Myers LA, Luke A, Sztajnkrycer MD. Pediatric Prehospital Refusal of Medical Assistance: Association with Suspected Abuse or Neglect. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2017 Nov-Dec; 21 (6):688-692 Epub 2017 Aug 22
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  22. Lowndes B., Forsyth K., Erik, Carl-Oscar, Amro, Matthew, Walter, Renaldo, Susan. A Preliminary Comparison of Three Tourniquet Instructions for Just-in-Time Guidance of a Simulated Tourniquet Application Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 10/20/2017; 61(1):1076-1080. Epub 2017 Oct 20.
  23. Thompson MS, Hartman TM, Sztajnkrycer MD. A Descriptive Analysis of Occupational Fatalities Due to Felonious Assault Among U.S. Law Enforcement Officers During Tactical Incidents, 1996-2014. J Spec Oper Med. 2017 Fall; 17 (3):69-73
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  24. Stiles CM, Cook C, Sztajnkrycer MD. A Descriptive Analysis of Tactical Casualty Care Interventions Performed by Law Enforcement Personnel in the State of Wisconsin, 2010-2015. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2017 Jun; 32: (3)284-288.
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  25. Sztajnkrycer MD, Eastman AL, Butler FK. Hemorrhage control saves lives no matter the wounding pattern. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2016 Oct; 81 (4):806-7
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  26. ONeil AM, Sztajnkrycer MD. Elderly Man With Abdominal Pain and Shortness of Breath. Tension pneumoperitoneum. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Jan; 67: (1)16, 70.
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  27. Martin AJ, Lohse CM, Sztajnkrycer MD. A Descriptive Analysis of Prehospital Response to Hazardous Materials Events. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015 Oct; 30 (5):466-71
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  28. Aberle SJ, Dennis AJ, Landry JM, Sztajnkrycer MD. Hemorrhage control by law enforcement personnel: a survey of knowledge translation from the military combat experience. Mil Med. 2015 Jun; 180 (6):615-20
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  29. Aberle SJ, Lohse CM, Sztajnkrycer MD. A Descriptive Analysis of US Prehospital Care Response to Law Enforcement Tactical Incidents. J Spec Oper Med PMID 26125175. 2015 Summer; 15(2):117-22.
  30. Aberle SJ, Sandefur BJ, Sunga KL, Campbell RL, Lohse CM, Alecastro Puls H, Laudon S, Sztajnkrycer MD. Intubation Efficiency and Perceived Ease of Use of Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy While Wearing HazMat PPE: A Preliminary High-fidelity Mannequin Study. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2015 Jun; 30 (3):259-63 Epub 2015 May 11
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  31. Belau S, Beagle D, Chandler J, Sztajnkrycer M. A Not-So-Simple Asphyxiant. Journal of Emergency Medical Services. 2015(3):42-45.
  32. McCluskey SV, Sztajnkrycer MD, Jenkins DA, Zietlow SP, Berns KS, Park MS. Stability of tranexamic acid in 0.9% sodium chloride, stored in type 1 glass vials and ethylene/propylene copolymer plastic containers. Int J Pharm Compd. 2014 Sep-Oct; 18 (5):432-7
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  33. Callaway DW, Robertson J, Sztajnkrycer MD. Law Enforcement-applied Tourniquets: A Case Series of Life-saving Interventions Prehospital Emergency Care. 2014; Online First:1-8. Epub 2014 Oct 28
  34. Fisher LA, Callaway DW, Sztajnkrycer MD. Incidence of fatal airway obstruction in police officers feloniously killed in the line of duty: a 10-year retrospective analysis. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013 Oct; 28(5):466-70. Epub 2013 Jun 27.
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  35. Sievers AE, Russi CS, Hankins DJ, Sztajnkrycer MD. Logistical concerns for helicopter emergency medical services response to the injured police officer. Air Med J. 2013 May-Jun; 32: (3)158-63.
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  36. Dhiman N, Miller RM, Finley JL, Sztajnkrycer MD, Nestler DM, Boggust AJ, Jenkins SM, Smith TF, Wilson JW, Cockerill FR 3rd, Pritt BS. Effectiveness of patient-collected swabs for influenza testing. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Jun; 87 (6):548-54 Epub 2012 May 01
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  37. Mark AC, Wimberger N, Sztajnkrycer MD. Incidence of tension pneumothorax in police officers feloniously killed in the line of duty: a ten-year retrospective analysis. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2012 Feb; 27(1):94-7.
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  38. Vilke GM, DeBard ML, Chan TC, Ho JD, Dawes DM, Hall C, Curtis MD, Costello MW, Mash DC, Coffman SR, McMullen MJ, Metzger JC, Roberts JR, Sztajnkrycer MD, Henderson SO, Adler J, Czarnecki F, Heck J, Bozeman WP. Excited Delirium Syndrome (EXDS): Defining Based On A Review of the Literature. J Emergency Med. 2011; 24:1-9.
  39. Sztajnkrycer MD. Tactical medical skill requirements for law enforcement officers: a 10-year analysis of line-of-duty deaths. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2010 Jul-Aug; 25 (4):346-52
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  40. Sztajnkrycer MD. Needle thoracostomy by non-medical law enforcement personnel: preliminary data on knowledge retention. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2008 Nov-Dec; 23 (6):553-7
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  41. Vaidyanathan L, Anand N, Stead LG, Boie ET, Sztajnkrycer MD, Goyal DG. Dobutamine-induced complete heart block. South Med J. 2008 Oct; 101(10):1038-42.
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  42. Baez AA, Sztajnkrycer MD, Zane R, Giraldez E. Twenty-five years of violence: the epidemiology of terrorism in South America. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2008 Mar-Apr; 23(2):128-32.
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  43. Grow RW, Sztajnkrycer MD, Moore BR. Language barriers as a reported cause of prehospital care delay in Minnesota. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2008 Jan-Mar; 12 (1):76-9
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  44. Sztajnkrycer MD, Callaway DW, Baez AA. Police officer response to the injured officer: a survey-based analysis of medical care decisions. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2007 Jul-Aug; 22 (4):335-41; discussion 342
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  45. Sztajnkrycer MD, Mell HK, Melin GJ. Development and implementation of an emergency department observation unit protocol for deliberate drug ingestion in adults - preliminary results. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2007 Jun-Aug; 45 (5):499-504
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  46. Sztajnkrycer MD, Meoli M, Baez AA, Etzin JM. Victim rescue drill: lessons learned. Emerg Med Serv. 2006 Nov; 35(11):32, 34, 36 passim.
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  47. Sztajnkrycer MD, Madsen BE, Alejandro Baez A. Unstable ethical plateaus and disaster triage. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2006 Aug; 24(3):749-68.
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  48. Baez AA, Sztajnkrycer MD, Giraldez EM, Compres HP. Weapons of mass destruction preparedness and response for the XIV Pan-American Games, Santo Domingo, 2003. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2006 Jul-Aug; 21(4):256-60.
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  49. Mell HK, Sztajnkrycer MD. Clinical images in medical toxicology: heroin overdose with non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2006; 44(4):399.
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  50. Baez AA, Giraldez E, Sztajnkrycer MD. Efecto Predictivo de la Puntuacionde Severidad de Lesion (Injury Severity Score) en el Desarrollo de Falla Organiza Multisistemica entro Adultos Jovenes y Ancianos. Rev Avances. 2006; 1:21-5.
  51. Sztajnkrycer MD, Baez AA, Luke A. FAST ultrasound as an adjunct to triage using the START mass casualty triage system: a preliminary descriptive system. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2006 Jan-Mar; 10: (1)96-102.
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  52. Hess EP, Sztajnkrycer MD. Images in emergency medicine. Acute leukemia with blast crisis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and intraparenchymal hemorrhage. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Oct; 46 (4):314, 322
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  53. Sztajnkrycer MD, Scaglione JM. Falsely elevated osmol gap due to hypertonic hyponatremia. J Emerg Med. 2005 May; 28(4):455-7.
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  54. Sztajnkrycer MD, Baez AA. Cocaine, excited delirium and sudden unexpected death. Emerg Med Serv. 2005 Apr; 34(4):77-81.
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  55. Baez AA, Sztajnkrycer MD, Smester P, Giraldez E, Vargas LE. Effectiveness of a simple Internet-based disaster triage educational tool directed toward Latin-American EMS providers. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2005 Apr-Jun; 9 (2):227-30
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  56. Mell HK, Sztajnkrycer MD. EMS response to Columbine: lessons learned. Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicine. 2005; 5(1):15p.
  57. Sztajnkrycer MD, Baez AA, Eberlein CM. Resident and faculty involvement in tactical emergency medical support: a survey of U.S. emergency medicine residency programs. Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicine. 2005; 5(1):14p.
  58. Krajewski MJ, Sztajnkrycer MD, Baez AA. Hospital disaster preparedness in the United States: new issues, new challenges. Int J Rescue Dis Med. 2005; 4(2).
  59. Sztajnkrycer MD, Bond GR, Johnson SB, Weaver AL. Use of vasopressin in a canine model of severe verapamil poisoning: a preliminary descriptive study. Acad Emerg Med. 2004 Dec; 11(12):1253-61.
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  60. Michael JB, Sztajnkrycer MD. Deadly pediatric poisons: nine common agents that kill at low doses. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2004 Nov; 22(4):1019-50.
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  61. Sztajnkrycer MD, Otten EJ. Chemical and radiological toxicity of depleted uranium. Mil Med. 2004 Mar; 169 (3):212-6
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  62. Sztajnkrycer MD, Otten EJ, Bond GR, Lindsell CJ, Goetz RJ. Mitigation of pennyroyal oil hepatotoxicity in the mouse. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Oct; 10(10):1024-8.
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  63. Baez AA, Sztajnkrycer MD. Basic principles of protective medical support. Emerg Med Serv. 2003 Sep; 32(9):107-10, 112-4.
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  64. Suyama J, Panagos PD, Sztajnkrycer MD, FitzGerald DJ, Barnes D. Injury patterns related to use of less-lethal weapons during a period of civil unrest. J Emerg Med. 2003 Aug; 25(2):219-27.
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  65. Suyama J, Sztajnkrycer M, Lindsell C, Otten EJ, Daniels JM, Kressel AB. Surveillance of infectious disease occurrences in the community: an analysis of symptom presentation in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Jul; 10(7):753-63.
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  66. Sztajnkrycer MD, Huang EE, Bond GR. Acute zonisamide overdose: a death revisited. Veterinary & Human Toxicology. 2003 Jun; 45(3):154-6.
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  67. FitzGerald DJ, Sztajnkrycer MD, Crocco TJ. Chemical weapon functional exercise - Cincinnati: Observations and lessons learned from a "typical medium-sized" city's response to simulated terrorism utilizing weapons of mass destruction. Public Health Rep. 2003 May-Jun; 118(3):205-14.
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  68. Sztajnkrycer MD. Urinary fluorescence after ethylene glycol ingestion. Int J Med Toxicol. 2003; 5:22.
  69. Sztajnkrycer MD, Hariharan S, Bond GR. Cardiac irritability and myocardial infarction in a 13-year-old girl following recreational amphetamine overdose. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Aug; 18(4):E11-5.
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  70. Sztajnkrycer MD. Valproic acid toxicity: Overview and management. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 2002; 40(6):789-801.
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  71. Jacobs LM, Gabram SG, Sztajnkrycer MD, Robinson KJ, Libby MC. Helicopter air medical transport: ten-year outcomes for trauma patients in a New England program. Conn Med. 1999 Nov; 63(11):677-82.
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  72. Sztajnkrycer M, Jauch EC. Unusual headaches. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1998 Nov; 16(4):741-60.
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