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Ira Blumen

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InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentMedicine-Emergency Medicine
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    1. Shekhar AC, McCartin M, Kimbrell J, Stebel J, Zhou A, Desman J, Carter J, Milekic B, Abbott E, Blumen IJ. Friday the 13th is not associated with increases in emergency medical services (EMS) patient volume. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Jun; 92:245-247. PMID: 40057386.
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    2. Shekhar AC, McCartin M, Friedmann T, Sabo G, Stebel J, Kimbrell J, Milekic B, Abbott E, Blumen IJ, Shekhar AC, Friedmann T, Sabo G, Stebel J, Kimbrell J, Milekic B, Abbott E. Prehospital Cricothyrotomy for Emergency Airway Management. Chest. 2025 Jan 24. PMID: 39864506.
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    3. McCartin MP, Thomas SH, Blumen IJ, Schaper C, Campbell T, Lambright M, Price J, Barnard EBG. Air Transport Medicine: From the Field. Air Med J. 2025 Jan-Feb; 44(1):12-14. PMID: 39993850.
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    4. Schoenfeld D, Ho KKL, McCartin MP, Fritz C, Petcu R, Cohen J, Ottanelli C, Ullman E, Blumen I, Thomas SH. Longitudinal Assessment of a Single Referring-Receiving Hospital Pair to Assess Air Versus Ground Elapsed Time From Transport Request to Arrival at Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: An Observational Cohort Study. Air Med J. 2025 Jan-Feb; 44(1):46-51. PMID: 39993858.
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    5. Panfil MJ, Kilcoyne C, Heiple J, Blumen IJ, Schaper C, McCartin MP. UCAN Make a Difference: Over 40 Years of Flying High Above Chicago. Air Med J. 2024 Nov-Dec; 43(6):488-492. PMID: 39632026.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Shekhar AC, Auten M, Abbott EE, McCartin M, Blumen IJ. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the United States. Resusc Plus. 2024 Jun; 18:100658. PMID: 38745752; PMCID: PMC11092393.
      Citations: 1     
    7. McCartin MP, Wool GD, Thomas SA, Panfil M, Schoenfeld D, Blumen IJ, Tataris KL, Thomas SH. Management Considerations for Air Medical Transport Programs Transfusing RhD-Positive Red Blood Cell-Containing Products to Females of Childbearing Potential. Air Med J. 2024 Jul-Aug; 43(4):348-356. PMID: 38897700.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Schoenfeld D, Thomas CE, McCartin MP, Blumen IJ, Galvagno SM, Thomas SH. Natural Experiment Outcomes Studies in Rotor Wing Air Medical Transport: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Before-and-After and Helicopter-Unavailable Publications From 1970 to 2022. Air Med J. 2024 Mar-Apr; 43(2):124-132. PMID: 38490775.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Price J, Rudman J, Schoenfeld D, Thomas SA, Rees P, Bloom B, McCartin M, Blumen I, Thomas SH. Survivorship With Incrementally Faster Times to Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (SWIFT-PPCI): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiol. 2023 11 15; 207:356-362. PMID: 37776583.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Rudman JS, Fritz CL, Thomas SA, McCartin M, Price J, Blumen IJ, Thomas SH. Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Outcomes Research 1983 to 2022: Evidence Overview and Longitudinal Trends. Air Med J. 2023 Nov-Dec; 42(6):429-435. PMID: 37996177.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Shekhar AC, McCartin M, Blumen IJ. Frequency of Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) Responded to by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). Air Med J. 2023 Sep-Oct; 42(5):384-386. PMID: 37716814.
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    12. Shekhar AC, Blumen IJ, Ruskin KJ. Increasing use of prehospital mechanical ventilation by emergency medical services (EMS). Am J Emerg Med. 2023 08; 70:206-207. PMID: 37270363.
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    13. Shekhar AC, Blumen IJ. Fatal Air Medical Accidents in the United States (2000-2020). Prehosp Disaster Med. 2023 Apr; 38(2):259-263. PMID: 36792146.
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    14. Shekhar AC, Madhok M, Campbell T, Blumen IJ, Lyon RM, Mann NC. A comparison between sudden cardiac arrest on military bases and non-military settings. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 03; 65:84-86. PMID: 36592565.
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    15. Shekhar AC, Blumen IJ. Full Moons and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) Activations in The United States. Air Med J. 2023 Jan-Feb; 42(1):67-68. PMID: 36710041.
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    16. Shekhar AC, Blumen IJ, Lyon RM. Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation's Role in Helicopter Air Ambulances: A Narrative Review. Air Med J. 2022 Nov-Dec; 41(6):556-559. PMID: 36494172.
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    17. Shekhar AC, Blumen IJ, Mann NC, Mader TJ. Full moons are not associated with increases in emergency medical services (EMS) activations (911 calls) in the United States. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 11; 61:227-228. PMID: 35879199.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Shekhar AC, Campbell T, Mann NC, Blumen IJ, Madhok M. Age and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Circulation. 2022 04 19; 145(16):1288-1289. PMID: 35285238.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Shekhar AC, Campbell T, Mann NC, Blumen I. Etiology affects predictors of survival for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 07; 57:218-219. PMID: 35181162.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Shekhar AC, Blumen I. Out-of-Hospital Intubation Success Rates Vary Based on Transport Environment. J Emerg Med. 2022 02; 62(2):171-174. PMID: 35042624.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. Shekhar AC, Campbell T, Mann NC, Blumen I. Overdose-Attributable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in the United States (2017 to 2019). Am J Cardiol. 2022 01 01; 162:200-201. PMID: 34702556.
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    22. Shekhar AC, Mercer C, Ball R, Blumen I. Persistent Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 08; 78(2):314-316. PMID: 34325867.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    23. Shekhar AC, Campbell T, Blumen I. Decreased pre-EMS CPR during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resuscitation. 2021 05; 162:312-313. PMID: 33838167; PMCID: PMC8025626.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    24. Shekhar AC, Blumen I. Evaluating Emergency Medical Service Provider Perceptions About Patient Acuity Across Various Transport Vehicles. Air Med J. 2021 Mar-Apr; 40(2):139-140. PMID: 33637280.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    25. Shekhar AC, Effiong A, Ruskin KJ, Blumen I, Mann NC, Narula J. COVID-19 and the Prehospital Incidence of Acute Cardiovascular Events (from the Nationwide US EMS). Am J Cardiol. 2020 11 01; 134:152-153. PMID: 32873370; PMCID: PMC7414779.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    26. Shekhar AC, Mercer C, Blumen I, Narula J. Suboptimal rates of return of spontaneous circulation with prehospital CPR in the COVID-19 era. Resuscitation. 2020 09; 154:50-51. PMID: 32682851; PMCID: PMC7365095.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    27. Thomas SH, Blumen I. Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Literature 2014 to 2016: Lessons and Perspectives, Part 1-Helicopter Transport for Trauma. Air Med J. 2018 Jan - Feb; 37(1):54-63. PMID: 29332779.
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    28. Thomas SH, Blumen I. Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Literature 2014 to 2016: Lessons and Perspectives, Part 2-Nontrauma Transports and General Issues. Air Med J. 2018 Mar - Apr; 37(2):126-130. PMID: 29478578.
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    29. Thomas F, Robinson K, Judge T, Eastlee C, Frazer E, Thomas SH, Romig L, Blumen I, Brozen R, Williams K, Swanson ER, Hartsell S, Johnson J, Hutton K, Heffernan J, North M, Johnson K, Petersen P, Toews R, Zalar CM, Air Medical Leadership Congress. The 2003 Air Medical Leadership Congress: findings and recommendations. Air Med J. 2004 May-Jun; 23(3):20-36. PMID: 15127042.
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    30. Rinnert KJ, Blumen IJ, Gabram SG, Zanker M. A descriptive analysis of air medical directors in the United States. Air Med J. 1999 Jan-Mar; 18(1):6-11. PMID: 10345785.
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    31. Blumen IJ, Rinnert KJ. Altitude physiology and the stresses of flight. Air Med J. 1995 Apr-Jun; 14(2):87-100. PMID: 10143549.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. Blumen IJ, Abernethy MK, Dunne MJ. Flight physiology. Clinical considerations. Crit Care Clin. 1992 Jul; 8(3):597-618. PMID: 1638444.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    33. Low RB, Dunne MJ, Blumen IJ, Tagney G. Factors associated with the safety of EMS helicopters. Am J Emerg Med. 1991 Mar; 9(2):103-6. PMID: 1994933.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    34. Gordon RS, O'Dell KB, Low RB, Blumen IJ. Activity-sensing permanent internal pacemaker dysfunction during helicopter aeromedical transport. Ann Emerg Med. 1990 Nov; 19(11):1260-3. PMID: 2240721.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    35. Blumen IJ, Gordon RS. Taking to the skies. Emergency. 1989 Nov; 21(11):32-8, 54-5. PMID: 10295823.
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