A Live Human Model Comparison Evaluating ThoraSite <sup>®</sup> Accuracy for Needle Thoracostomy
ThoraSite<sup>®</sup> was associated with increased odds of NT site selection in the DZ, reduced time-to-NT site selection, and increased self-rated ease reported by paramedics.
Authors
- Lucía Guadalupe Macías Mendoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4625-3946)
- Jonathan Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8398-6674)
- Denise A. Whitfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-9604)
- Kelsey Wilhelm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8490-7950)
- Marc Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2793-1804)
- Nichole Bosson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8356-0772)
- Marianne Gausche‐Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-8455)
- Juliana Tolles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4352-2998)
- Jake Toy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0089-5495)
- Michael Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1458-8234)
- Adrienne Roel
- Jennifer Nulty
- Elizabeth Avakoff
- Miharu Arase
Institutions
- New York City Fire Department (US)
- Torrance Memorial Medical Center (US)
- Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Los Angeles Medical Center (US)
- Compton Community College District (US)
- Scalable Network Technologies (United States) (US)
- Health and Human Services Agency (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2025.2592880
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00