Research

Research is supported within the department of Emergency Medicine through the Arizona Emergency Medicine Research Center (AEMRC). It is one of eight centers of excellence at The University of Arizona College of Medicine and is the research and education arm of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Areas of Emphasis:

Preparedness/Disaster Medicine

Simulation
Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS)
Disaster preparedness for the elderly/special needs
Development of new advanced disaster preparedness courses
Designer courses and workshops

Translational Research

Cardiac Imaging/ED cardiac risk stratification
Retinal oximetry research and applications
Post arrest cardiac physiology
Economic analysis of chest pain evaluaion
Envenomations
Health care disparities
Border Medicine
Advanced airway management
Clinical education methods

Infectious Disease/Critical Care

Critical Care/Sepsis Protocols/Monitoring
Procalcitonin levels in Serious Bacterial Infections/Sepsis
Early microbe identification for treatment in severe sepsis

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)/Resuscitation

EMS/out of hospital arrest care standards/treatment
Traumatic brain injury treatment and protocols
Pediatric traumatic brain injury treatment and protocols
Prehospital seizure treatment

The Research Center presently has an annual grant submission rate exceeding $15 million having received multiple NIH grant awards. The Center has a significant proportion of the faculty members actively involved in its research activities. In addition to the direct grant activity, the Center has developed collaborative relationships with many departments in the College of Medicine, The University of Arizona, and other universities in the region, major hospital systems in Arizona and many of the regional rural hospitals serving the diverse populations in this state.