The Pittsburgh EMS Evidence-Based Practice Center (EMS-EPC) was established to aid the decision-making of EMS medical directors, administrators and EMS professionals. The faculty and staff of the EMS-EPC perform systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the evidence germane to the clinical practice and operations of prehospital emergency care.
Key staff includes project coordinators and research specialists in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Emergency Medicine, faculty and staff affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System, students and faculty affiliated with the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Emergency Medicine Program, students and faculty affiliated with the School of Public Health, and medical students and physician residents affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Completed Projects
Acute Effect of Night Shift Work on Endothelial Function with and without Naps: A Scoping Review
Daniel Patterson, Jacob Friedman, Samuel Ding, Rebekah Miller, Christian Martin-Gill, David Hostler, Thomas Platt | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2023)
Masking by health care and public safety workers in non-patient care areas to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 infection: A systematic review
Daniel Patterson, Quentin Mcilvaine, Lily Nong, Mary Liszka, Rebekah Miller, Francis Guyette, Christian Martin-Gill | Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (2022)
Does the evidence support brief (≤30-mins), moderate (31-60-mins), or long duration naps (61+ mins) on the night shift? A systematic review
Daniel Patterson, Mary Liszka, Quentin Mcilvaine, Lily Nong, Matthew Weaver, Rose Turner, Thomas Platt, Samantha Opitz, Francis Guyette, Christian Martin-Gill, Leonard Weiss, Daniel Buysse, Clifton Callaway | Sleep Medicine Review (2021)
Impact of shift work on blood pressure among emergency medical services clinicians and related shift workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Daniel Patterson, Kristina Mountz, Caitlin Budd, Jenna Bubb, Autsin Hsin, Matthew Weaver, Rose Turner, Thomas Platt, Francis Guyette, Christian Martin-Gill, Daniel Buysse, Clifton Callaway | Sleep Health (2020)
Does evidence support "banking/extending sleep" by shift workers to mitigate fatigue, and/or to improve health, safety, or performance? A systematic review
Daniel Patterson, Joshua Ghen, Samuel Antoon, Christian Martin-Gill, Francis Guyette, Patricia Weiss, Rose Turner, Daniel Buysse | Sleep Health (2019)
Absence and Need for Fatigue Risk Management in Emergency Medical Services
Daniel Patterson and Christian Martin-Gill | Prehospital Emergency Care (2018)
Effects of Napping During Shift Work on Sleepiness and Performance in Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Similar Shift Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Christian Martin-Gill, Laura Barger, Charity Moore, Stephen Higgins, Ellen Teasley, Patricia Weiss, Joseph Condle, Katharyn Flickinger, Patrick Coppler, Denisse Sequeira, Ayushi Divecha, Margaret Matthews, Eddy Lang, Daniel Patterson | Prehospital Emergency Care (2018)
Systematic Review Methodology for the Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services Project
Daniel Patterson, Stephen Higgins, Patricia Weiss, Eddy Lang, Christian Martin-Gill | Prehospital Emergency Care (2018)
Reliability and Validity of Survey Instruments to Measure Work-Related Fatigue in the Emergency Medical Services Setting: A Systematic Review
Daniel Patterson, Matthew Weaver, Anthony Fabio, Ellen Teasley, Megan Renn, Brett Curtis, Margaret Matthews, Andrew Kroemer, Xiashuang Xun, Zhadyra Bizhanova, Patricia Weiss, Denisse Sequeira, Patrick Coppler, Eddy Lang, Stephen Higgins | Prehospital Emergency Care (2018)
Shorter Versus Longer Shift Durations to Mitigate Fatigue and Fatigue-Related Risks in Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Related Shift Workers: A Systematic Review
Daniel Patterson, Michael Runyon, Stephen Higgins, Matthew Weaver, Ellen Teasley, Andrew Kroemer, Margaret Matthews, Brett Curtis, Katharyn Flickinger, Xiaoshuang Xun, Zhadyra Bizhanova, Patricia Weiss, Joseph Condle, Megan Renn, Denisse Sequeira, Patrick Coppler, Eddy Lang, Christian Martin-Gill | Prehospital Emergency Care (2018)
- Temple JL, Hostler D, Martin-Gill C, Moore CG, Weiss PM, Sequeira DJ, Condle JP, Lang ES, Higgins JS, Patterson PD. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Caffeine in Fatigued Shift Workers: Implications for Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Jan 11:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1382624. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29324066.
- Barger LK, Runyon MS, Renn ML, Moore CG, Weiss PM, Condle JP, Flickinger KL, Divecha AA, Coppler PJ, Sequeira DJ, Lang ES, Higgins JS, Patterson PD. Effect of Fatigue Training on Safety, Fatigue, and Sleep in Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Other Shift Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Jan 11:1-11. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1362087. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29324059.
- James FO, Waggoner LB, Weiss PM, Patterson PD, Higgins JS, Lang ES, Van Dongen HPA. Does Implementation of Biomathematical Models Mitigate Fatigue and Fatigue-related Risks in Emergency Medical Services Operations? A Systematic Review. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Jan 11:1-12. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1384875. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29324070.
- Studnek JR, Infinger A, Renn ML, Weiss PM, Condle JP, Flickinger KL, Kroemer AJ, Curtis BR, Xun X, Divecha AA, Coppler PJ, Bizhanova Z, Sequeira DJ, Lang E, Higgins JS, Patterson PD. Effect of Task Load Interventions on Fatigue in Emergency Medical Services Personnel and Other Shift Workers: A Systematic Review. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Jan 11:1-8. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1384874. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29324071.
- Patterson PD, Higgins JS, Van Dongen HPA, Buysse DJ, Thackery RW, Kupas DF, Becker DS, Dean BE, Lindbeck GH, Guyette FX, Penner JH, Violanti JM, Lang ES, Martin-Gill C. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Fatigue Risk Management in Emergency Medical Services. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Jan 11:1-13. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1376137. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29324069.
- Martin-Gill C, Higgins JS, Van Dongen HPA, Buysse DJ, Thackery RW, Kupas DF, Becker DS, Dean BE, Lindbeck GH, Guyette FX, Penner JH, Violanti JM, Lang ES, Patterson PD. Proposed Performance Measures and Strategies for Implementation of the Fatigue Risk Management Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Jan 11:1-8. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1381791. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 29324060.
- Patterson PD, Higgins J, Lang ES, Runyon M, Barger L, Studnek J, Moore C, Robinson K, Gainor D, Infinger A, Weiss PM, Sequeira Dj, Martin-Gill C. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Fatigue Risk Management in EMS: Formulating Research Questions and Selecting Outcomes. Prehosp Emerg Care 2017;21(2):149-156. PMID: 27858581.
- Martin-Gill C, Gaither JB, Bigham BL, Meyers JB, Kupas DF, Spaite DW. National Prehospital Evidence-Based Guidelines Strategy: A Summary for EMS Stakeholders. Prehosp Emerg Care 2016;20(2):175-183. PMID: 26808116.