Research and Publications

Banerrjee, A Bronson D, Allen, D, Wilczewski P, Ferguson R, Claridge, J. Implementation of Cloud-Based Image Sharing Technology Significantly Reduced Repeat CT Imaging in a Regional Trauma System. Submitted Banerjee, A, Nowak, M, Allen, D, Claridge, J, Linkage of Emergency Medical Service and Trauma Hospital Data Repositories Through the Use of a Unique Patient Identifier Wrist Band. Submitted Banerjee, A, Nowak, M. & Claridge, JA. The Use of Regionalized Pre-Hospital Triage Protocols to reduce Redundant Transfers and Time to Defininitive Care within the Northern Ohio Trauma System. Submitted Banerjee, A, Nowak, M, Quinn, L Ph.D2, Papana Dagiasis, A, Claridge, JA. Use of a Trauma Data Repository to Track Emergency Medical Service Transport Time and Hospital Disposition. Submitted Carmody, M., Claridge, J., Nowak, M., Como, J. & Steinmetz, M. Adjacent level soft tissue injury associated with traumatic cervical spine fractures as identified on MR imaging. Paper presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Miami, FL., 2012. Deutch, Z., Steinmetz, M., Carmody, M., Nowak, M. & Nagel, S. Predicting Continued Neurologic Care at Follow-up in patients with Radiographic Evidence of Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster session presented at the MetroHealth Research day Cleveland, OH., May, 2012. Iacono, I., Hawthorn, B., Bates, C. & Nowak, M., Pre-hospital Transfusion and Serum Lactate Levels in Trauma Patients. Paper presented at the Association of Air Medical Services, Seattle, WA., October, 2012. Kelly, K., Banerjee, A., Nowak, M., Wilczewski, P., Allen, D & Claridge, J. A Revised Pre-Hospital Trauma Triage Protocol: Saving Patients and Resources. Paper presented at The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Scottsdale, AZ., January, 2013. Mejia, M., Nemunaitis, G., Nowak, M., Claridge, J. & Roach, M. Merging of Trauma and Rehabilitation Registries to further define Long-Term Outcomes for Traumatic SCI. Paper presented at The 2012 Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Las Vegas, NV, September, 2012. Schneider, K., Martinez, A, Nowak, M., Como, J. & Claridge, J. Changing Trends in

Maxillofacial Fractures: A repeat study 20 years later. Poster session presented at the American College of Surgeons 2012 Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL., October, 2012. Grants Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services EMS Board Research Grant entitled Trauma Bands: The Link between EMS and Trauma Repositories 2011. Principle Investigator. Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services EMS Board Research Grant entitled Right Patient, Right Place, Right Time: Prospective Validation of a Revised EMS Triage Protocol 2012. Principle Investigator.

Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services EMS Board Research Grant entitled Merging of Trauma and Rehabilitation Registries to further define LongTerm Outcomes for Traumatic SCI 2012. Co Investigator.

Ohio Division of Emergency Medical Services EMS Board Research Grant entitled Relationship Between time on a backboard and Pressure Ulcer Development in Persons with Traumatic Spinal Chord Injuries. 2012. Co Investigator.