EMF/Fisher and Paykel High Flow Therapy Research Grant

EMF/Fisher and Paykel High Flow Therapy Research Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Emergency Medicine Foundation
Amount: US $100,000
Last Updated: September 09, 2025

Summary

The EMF/Fisher and Paykel High Flow Therapy Research aims to explore the use of high flow therapy as a first-line respiratory support in emergency departments. This research seeks to assess the number of patients with acute respiratory failure who may benefit from this therapy, understand the characteristics of EMS services, and identify patient outcomes. By analyzing these factors, the study intends to enhance patient care and inform effective health policies in emergency medicine.

Overview

Emergency Medicine Foundation The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1972 by visionary leaders of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). To date, EMF has awarded more than $20 million in research grants to advance emergency medicine science and health policy. Our Mission Our mission is to promote education and research that: Develops career emergency medicine researchersImproves patient care Provides the basis for effective health policy EMF/Fisher and Paykel High Flow Therapy Research High Flow Therapy as First-Line Respiratory Support in the Emergency Department We are seeking to better define the landscape of prehospital acute respiratory failure. We are seeking proposals that: Estimate the number of patients transported by emergency medical services for respiratory distress and/or acute respiratory failure that might benefit from nasal high flow therapy; Understand the geographic and EMS service characteristics and the burden of disease; and Determine etiologies and outcomes of transported patients Research  Question And Topic Question: What is the national scope, etiology, and outcomes of pre-hospital respiratory distress and/or failure that could potentially be eligible for non-invasive high flow therapy? Research Topic and Intended Outcomes: Determine the estimated number of pre-hospital patients (managed by EMS) requiring a high level of oxygen and / or noninvasive respiratory support (NIV or NHF). Determine baseline patient characteristics, triage level, pre-hospital interventions, pre-hospital and/or ED/hospital outcomes, and admitting ICDs and/or DRGs as appropriate. [Please see the attached, recently published, works by Graves, et al (10)]. Describe characteristics of patients receiving non-invasive pre-hospital respiratory support and/or high levels of supplemental oxygen, potentially including but not limited to EMS service characteristics, transport times, geographic distribution, and etiologies of respiratory distress.

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