Sandi S. Wewerka
Director Critical Care Research
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  • Director, Critical Care Research Center, Critical Care Research Center
    • Publications While At HealthPartners
    selected publications
    Journal Article
  • Community paramedicine intervention reduces hospital readmission and emergency department utilization for patients with cardiopulmonary conditions. 
    Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023
  • Automated versus manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation in flight: are we being safe?. 
    Air Medical Journal. 2022
  • The use of video laryngoscopy did not lead to greater first-pass or overall success rates compared to direct laryngoscopy in pediatric intubation in a helicopter emergency medical service. 
    Air Medical Journal. 2022
  • Early convalescent plasma for high-risk outpatients with Covid-19. 
    New England Journal of Medicine. 2021
  • Serum SNTF, a surrogate marker of axonal injury, is prognostic for lasting brain dysfunction in mild TBI treated in the emergency department. 
    Frontiers in Neurology. 2020
  • The gender gap in critical care task force participation. 
    The Lancet. Respiratory medicine. 2019
  • Placement of a cervical collar increases the optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy adults. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018
  • Intraosseous pressure monitoring in healthy volunteers. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017
  • Evaluation of intraosseous pressure in a hypovolemic animal model. 
    Journal of Surgical Research. 2015
  • The association of health status and providing consent to continued participation in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest trial performed under exception from informed consent. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2015
  • Comparison of success rates between two video laryngoscope systems used in a prehospital clinical trial. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2014
  • Debunking three rape myths. 
    Journal of Forensic Nursing. 2014
  • Evaluation of the Storz CMAC(R), Glidescope(R) GVL, AirTraq(R), King LTS-D, and direct laryngoscopy in a simulated difficult airway. 
    American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013
  • Supraglottic airway device use as a primary airway during rapid sequence intubation. 
    Air Medical Journal. 2013
  • Treatment of non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus an impedance threshold device. 
    Resuscitation. 2013
  • Comparison of prehospital insertion success rates and time to insertion between standard endotracheal intubation and a supraglottic airway. 
    Resuscitation. 2011
  • Use of the King LTS-D during medication-assisted airway management. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2009
  • Use of the pediatric EZ-IO needle by emergency medical services providers. 
    Pediatric Emergency Care. 2009
    • Conference Poster
  • Return to boomtown: a comparison of oil industry and matched non-oil industry patient outcomes [poster]
    2017
  • Cost-effectiveness of faculty physician incentives for resident feedback [poster]
    2016
  • Oil industry burn patient demographics, treatment characteristics, and outcomes [poster]
    2016
  • Protecting your head when you sled. Do helmets really matter [poster]?
    2016
  • Implementation of a pediatric prehospital pain management protocol [poster]
    2014
  • On the Spot: implementation of a trauma team activation timeout in a Level I trauma center [poster]
    2014
  • Alternative airway use by paramedics after video laryngoscope failure [poster]
    2013
  • Decreasing intraosseous pressure and increasing respiratory variability track fluid volume reduction in a porcine hypovolemia model [poster]
    2013
  • Decreasing intraosseous pressure and increasing respiratory variability track fluid volume reduction in a porcine hypovolemia model [poster]
    2013
  • Facilitation of uninterrupted chest compressions by paramedics: the role of the video laryngoscope [poster]
    2013
  • Intraosseous pressure tracings mimic arterial pressure tracings in timing and contour [poster]
    2013
  • Intraosseous pressure tracings mimic arterial pressure tracings in timing and contour [poster]
    2013
  • On the Spot: implementation of a trauma team activation timeout in a Level I trauma center [poster]
    2013
  • Incidence of external fixator complications in patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging [poster]
    2012
  • Treatment of non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation plus an impedance threshold device [poster]
    2012
  • Frequency of organ and tissue donation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients [poster]
    2011
  • Inadequate baseline and 6-month retention of the Emergency Severity Index by experienced emergency department registered nurses [poster]
    2011
    • Abstract
  • Administration of prehospital pain medication compared to eventual need among subjects of a randomized controlled trial [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017
  • Analysis of run sheets of EMS serving a metropolitan comprehensive stroke center [abstract]. 
    Neurology. 2017
  • Does the use of video laryngoscopy improve first-time success rates or overall success rates in HEMS [abstract]?. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017
  • Gender gap in critical care literature authorship and task force participation [abstract]. 
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2017
  • Use of the Lucas-2 device in helicopter EMS: is it safe [abstract]?. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017
  • Cost-effectiveness of faculty physician incentives for resident feedback [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2016
  • Intraosseous pressure monitoring in healthy volunteers [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2016
  • Boomtown: analysis of burn injuries from the Bakken Oil Industry [abstract #133]. 
    Journal of burn care & research. 2015
  • Intraosseous pressure monitoring in critical care patients [abstract]. 
    Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015
  • Alternative airway use by paramedics after video laryngoscope failure [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2013
  • Comparison of success rates between two video laryngoscope systems used in a prehospital clinical trial [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2013
  • Does health status influence the willingness to provide informed consent? Results from a cardiac arrest trial conducted under waiver of informed consent [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2013
  • Facilitation of uninterrupted chest compressions by paramedics: the role of the video laryngoscope [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2013
  • Paramedic time to endotracheal tube placement using a video laryngoscope [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2013
  • Descriptive review of the subsequent notification process of an exception from informed consent clinical trial [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2012
  • Can paramedics accurately diagnose sepsis and severe sepsis in the field [abstract]?. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Direct comparison of video laryngoscopes in simulated difficult intubations [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Evaluation of 4 different video laryngoscopes in a simulated difficult airway scenario: the EMESIS Trial [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2011
  • Frequency of organ and tissue donation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Inadequate baseline and 6-month retention of the Emergency Severity Index by experienced Emergency Department registered nurses [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2011
  • Let 'em play in the street: optimizing internship rotations for paramedic student competency [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2011
  • Training emergency medical services providers in the use of the Emergency Severity Index: a pilot study [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2011
  • Use of the King LTS-D as a primary airway over rapid-sequence intubation medications: a prospective, consecutive case series [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2011
  • Comparison of provider time to ventilation in advanced airway procedures: a laboratory simulation trial [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2010
  • Effect of time from initial training to field placement of the King LTS-D: the Advanced Airway Research Trial [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2010
  • Is time to insertion different between standard endotracheal intubation and the King LTS-D supraglottic airway [abstract]?. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2010
  • The Advanced Airway Research Trial: a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial comparing standard endotracheal intubation and the King LTS-D supraglottic airway under RSI conditions [abstract]. 
    Prehospital Emergency Care. 2010
  • Use of competency cases to assess provider knowledge of the Emergency Severity Index (version 4): an item analysis [abstract]. 
    Academic Emergency Medicine. 2010
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