Community Engagement Studies

In most cases, these studies explore problems that affect the community at large, such as high blood pressure. A recent seroprevalence study at Carilion Clinic attempted to determine the number of individuals who were exposed to COVID-19 even if they did not exhibit the symptoms of COVID-19 infection.

Life guard using portable ultrasound

Paramedic Research

BLUE for Prehospital Support: Evaluating paramedic education and implementation of the Bedside Lung Ultrasound in Emergency (BLUE) as a diagnostic tool to obtain and optimize an ultrasound image for prehospital support

Surviving Pulseless Electrical Activity in Roanoke (SPEAR): To determine if patients given a high calcium, low sodium (HCLS) solution prior to arriving at the hospital have improved chances of survival