Kenny Navarro

The Research Review

Kenny Navarro is Chief of EMS Education Development in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He also serves as the AHA Training Center Coordinator for Tarrant County College. Mr. Navarro serves as an Emergency Cardiovascular Care Content Consultant for the American Heart Association, served on two education subcommittees for NIH-funded research projects, as the Coordinator for the National EMS Education Standards Project, and as an expert writer for the National EMS Education Standards Implementation Team.

LATEST ARTICLES

Prove it: Mechanism of injury accurately predicts who needs a trauma center

Current research does not provide strong support for using passenger compartment intrusion alone as a reliable triage tool for selecting patients that require trauma center destinations.

November 29, 2011 06:23 AM

Kenny Navarro

Hypothermia and trauma: A deadly combination

Both civilian and military patients suffering traumatic injury have significantly increased mortality if they arrive at the hospital with lowered body temperatures compared to normal

November 28, 2011 06:16 AM

Kenny Navarro

Prove it: Passive leg raise improves outcome following cardiac arrest

The first formal CPR guidelines advocated by the American Heart Association included a statement that “elevation of the lower extremities may promote venous return and augment artificial circulation during external cardiac compression”

October 27, 2011 06:23 AM

Kenny Navarro

Early pharmacotherapy in myocardial infarction

October 26, 2011 11:40 AM

Kenny Navarro

Prove it: Trauma patients benefit from shorter out-of-hospital time intervals

The “Golden Hour” that holds that traumatized patients receiving definitive care during the first sixty minutes following injury gave rise to much of the infrastructure currently supporting EMS

September 19, 2011 11:55 AM

Kenny Navarro

Prove it: Trauma patients need two IV lines

Many researchers question the value of prehospital fluid administration for trauma patients, which is an important concern given the short transport intervals normally associated with urban environments

August 01, 2011 09:49 AM

Kenny Navarro

Prove it: Does endotracheal intubation help children?

Pediatric ETI offers unique challenges not seen in the adult patient. The glottic opening in a child is small and lies further anterior making direct visualization and successful placement more difficult.

July 05, 2011 07:45 AM

Kenny Navarro

Prove it: Ventilation improves survival from cardiac arrest

Rescue breaths are not as important as chest compressions during the early stages of cardiac arrest because oxygen levels remain high for some time after the heart stops beating

June 07, 2011 06:14 AM

Kenny Navarro

Prove it: Titrated oxygen administration better for patients

Researchers in the Australian State of Tasmania examined the effects on mortality that titrated oxygen had compared to high-flow oxygen administration in patients presumed by EMS to have a diagnosis of COPD

April 08, 2011 10:18 AM

Kenny Navarro

AHA Guidelines 2010: Implications for EMS

With much of our training and preparation designed expressly for this area, it’s important to take note of the changes and to think about implementation

December 29, 2010 04:23 AM

Kenny Navarro