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Ryan C. Jacobsen, M.D.

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Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
rjacobsen@kumc.edu

Professional Background

Dr. Jacobsen is an Emergency Medicine Physician who also has expertise in the practice of out-of-hospital medicine. Dr. Jacobsen is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and EMS. Dr. Jacobsen has served in numerous medical director roles for fire-based, flight and ground EMS.

Education and Training
  • MD, Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
Licensure, Accreditations & Certifications
  • Board Certification in Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Sub-specialty board certification in EMS, American Board of Emergency Medicine

Selected Publications
  • Amen Amanda, Patrick Karabon, Cherie Bartram, Irwin Kevin, Dunne Robert, Wolff Margaret, Daya Mohamud, Vellano Kim, McNally Bryan, Jacobsen Ryan C, Swor Robert. 2020. Disparity in Receipt and Utilization of Telecommunicator CPR Instruction. Prehospital Emergency Care, 4, 544-549
  • Abdel-Rahman SM, Jacobsen Ryan C, Watts Jen L, Doyle Sue L, O'Malley Donna M, Hefner Tiffany D, Dowd MD. 2017. Comparative Performance of Pediatric Weight Estimation Techniques: A Human Factor Errors Analysis. Pediatric Emergency Care, 33 (8), 548-552
  • Jacobsen Ryan C, Toy Serkan, Bonham Aaron, Salomone JA, Ruthstrom Jacob, Gratton Matthew C. 2013. Anaphylaxis Knowledge Among Paramedics: Results of a National Survey. Prehospital Emergency Care, 16 (4), 527-534
  • Jacobsen Ryan C, Guess TM, Burks AW. 2012. Comparing activation and recoil forces generated by epinephrine auto injectors and their training devices. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 129 (4), 1143-1145
  • Biller David, Jacobsen Ryan C. 2012. Complications from Pre-Hospital Immobilization. Journal of Paramedic Practice, 4 (5), 277-282
  • Jacobsen Ryan C, Gratton Matthew C. 2011. A case of unrecognized prehospital anaphylactic shock. Prehospital Emergency Care, 15 (1), 61-66
  • Jacobsen Ryan C, Millin Michael. 2011. The Use of Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Treatment of Anaphylaxis - Resource document to NAEMSP position statement. Prehospital Emergency Care, 15 (4), 570-576
  • Jacobsen Ryan C. 2011. Out-of-Hospital Lingual Dystonia Resulting in Airway Obstruction. Prehospital Emergency Care, 15 (4), 537-540
  • Sibley Ted, Jacobsen Ryan C, Salomone JA. 2013. Successful Administration of Intranasal Glucagon in the Out-of-Hospital Environment. Prehospital Emergency Care, 17 (1), 98-102. https://doi.org/10.3109/10903127.2012.717171
  • Tarullo David B, Jacobsen Ryan C, Algren Adam A. 2013. Two Successive Necrotic Lesions Secondary to Presumed Loxosceles Envenomation. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 24 (2), 132-135