Charles Little, DO

Professor, Emergency Medicine


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Languages
English
Department
Emergency Medicine

Professional Titles

  • Medical Director of Emergency Preparedness, University of Colorado Hospital
  • Medical Director, Mountain Plains Regional Disaster Health Response System
  • Chief Medical Officer of the Federal Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT CO-2)

Publications

  • Larabee TM, Paradis NA, Bartsch J, Cheng L, Little C: A swine model of pseudo-pulseless electrical activity induced by partial asphyxiation. Resuscitation 2008;78(2)196-9.
  • Little CM, Merritt M, Wentworth A: An Improvised Oxygen Supply System for Pandemic and Disaster Use. Acad Emerg Med 2009;16:558;563.
  • Little CM, Ward-Gaines J, Yaron M, Castro H: Mobile Virtual Disaster Beds Supporting Hospital Surge Capacity. 16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Oral Presentation, Victoria, British Columbia, Prehosp Disaster Med 2009;24(2):s99.
  • Little CM, Merritt M, Wentworth A: Improvised Oxygen Supply System for Pandemic and Disaster Use. 16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Oral Presentation, Victoria, British Columbia, Prehosp Disaster Med 2009;24(2):s92.
  • Ward-Gaines J, Ra I, Lee L, Gehrke A, Batchu P, Little CM: Hospital Emergency Managers Assessment for the Development of a Computerized Disaster Information Management System. 16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Oral Presentation, Victoria, British Columbia, Prehosp Disaster Med 2009;24(2):s94. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Vol. 24, Supplement 1
  • Bebarta VS, Pitotti RL, Dixon P, Valtier S, Little CM: Hydroxocobalamin and Epinephrine Improve Survival in a Swine Model of Cyanide-Induced Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Trial, Poster Presentation, AHA Resuscitation Science Symposium 2009, Circulation 120: S652-a.
  • Little CM, Wathen J, Herrero D, Cantrill S: Pandemic Influenza Triage System. 16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Oral Presentation, Victoria, British Columbia, Prehosp Disaster Med 2009;24(2):s62.
  • Larabee TM, Little CM: Vasopressor Therapy in Cardiac Arrest, 2010 International Consensus of CPR & ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations. Oral Presentation, Dallas TX, Feburary 2010.
  • Kreisberg D, Thomas D, Valley M, Newell S, Janes E, Little C. Vulnerable populations in hospital and health care emergency preparedness planning: a comprehensive framework for inclusion. Prehosp Disaster Med. 20XX;YY(Z):mm-nn.
  • Hansoti B, Kellogg DS, Aberle SJ, Broccoli MC, Feden J, French A, Little CM, Moore B, Sabato J, Sheets T, Weinberg R, Elmes P, Kang C. Preparing Emergency Physicians for Acute Disaster Response: A Review of Current Training Opportunities in the US. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 Sep 19;:1-5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27640891
  • Anderson M, Blue G, Bogdan G, Calonge N, Cantrill S, Cowden J, Drennen C, Herrero D, Hause A,Havice-Cover PJ, Huffman M, Kanowitz A, Kenney D, Koons R, Lindley C, Little CM, Miller L, Moore L, Nedrow A, Nyquist AC, Polemi R, Schmitt B, Ward D, Wathen J: Guidance for Alterations in the Healthcare System During an Influenza Pandemic, The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, August 2009
  • Kreisberg D, Thomas D, Valley M, Newell S, Janes E, Little C. Vulnerable populations in hospital and health care emergency preparedness planning: a comprehensive framework for inclusion. Prehosp Disaster Med.
  • Sievers B, Little CM, Kent CL, Donahue CC, Barber B, Nelson DI, Chadwick GJ, Simpson J, Fox J, Artist JE, Khalili K, Heising L, Widdekind L, Miller-Huey M, Friedrichs M, Barron M, Romine M, Alden N, Caughey P, Sonoda S: University of Colorado at Boulder Infectious Disease Response Plan, December 2009, Revised 2010
  • Little CM: Pandemic Specific Surge Plan, University of Colorado Hospital, October 2009.
  • Hansoti B, Kellogg DS, Aberle SJ, Broccoli MC, Feden J, French A, Little CM, Moore B, Sabato J, Sheets T, Weinberg R, Elmes P, Kang C. Preparing Emergency Physicians for Acute Disaster Response: A Review of Current Training Opportunities in the US. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016 Dec;31(6):643-647. PubMed PMID: 27640891
  • Online streaming distance learning material. UCCS Disaster Public Health lecture on Hospital Preparedness.
  • Larabee TM, Little CM, Raju BI, Cohen-Solal E, Erkamp R, Wuthrich S, Petruzzello J, Nakagawa M, Ayati S: A novel hands-free carotid ultrasound detects low-flow cardiac output in a swine model of pulseless electrical activity arrest. Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Morrison LJ, Deakin CD, Morley PT, Callaway CW, Kerber RE, Kronick SL, Lavonas EJ, Link MS, Neumar RW, Otto CW, Parr M, Shuster M, Sunde K, Peberdy MA, Tang W, Hoek TL, Böttiger BW, Drajer S, Lim SH, Nolan JP; Advanced Life Support Chapter Collaborators: Part 8: Advanced life support: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation. 2010 Oct 19;122(16 Suppl 2):S345-421
  • Larabee TM, Campbell JA, Severyn FA, Little CM: Intraosseous infusion of ice cold saline is less efficacious than intravenous infusion for induction of mild therapeutic hypothermia in a swine model of cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2011 Feb 21. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Little CM, McStay C, Oeth J, Koehler A, Bookman K. Using Rapid Improvement Events for Disaster After-Action Reviews: Experience in a Hospital Information Technology Outage and Response. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018 Feb;33(1):98-100. PubMed PMID: 29316999
  • Persoff J, Ornoff D, Little C. The Role of Hospital Medicine in Emergency Preparedness: A Framework for Hospitalist Leadership in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. J Hosp Med. 2018 Sep;13(10):713-718. PubMed PMID: 30261086
  • Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;29(9):1141-6. Epub 2010 Aug 13. A novel hands-free carotid ultrasound detects low-flow cardiac output in a swine model of pulseless electrical activity arrest. Larabee TM, Little CM, Raju BI, Cohen-Solal E, Erkamp R, Wuthrich S, Petruzzello J, Nakagawa M, Ayati S
  • Resuscitation. 2011 May;82(5):603-6. Epub 2011 Feb 22. Intraosseous infusion of ice cold saline is less efficacious than intravenous infusion for induction of mild therapeutic hypothermia in a swine model of cardiac arrest. Larabee TM, Campbell JA, Severyn FA, Little CM.
  • Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Mar 14. [Epub ahead of print] Hydroxocobalamin and Epinephrine Both Improve Survival in a Swine Model of Cyanide-Induced Cardiac Arrest. Bebarta VS, Pitotti RL, Dixon PS, Valtier S, Esquivel L, Bush A, Little CM.
  • Resuscitation. 2012 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print] Vasopressors in cardiac arrest: A systematic review. Larabee TM, Liu KY, Campbell JA, Little CM.
  • Sanchez Cristal N, Metcalf N, Kreisberg D, Little CM. Integrating Simulation-Based Exercises into Public Health Emergency Management Curricula. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2019 Aug;13(4):777-781. PubMed PMID: 30846006
  • Resuscitation. 2012 Aug;83(8):932-9. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.02.029. Epub 2012 Mar 15. Vasopressors in cardiac arrest: a systematic review. Larabee TM, Liu KY, Campbell JA, Little CM.
  • Sarin RR, Biddinger P, Brown J, Burstein JL, Burkle FM, Char D, Ciottone G, Hick JL, Koenig KL, Little C, Schultz C, Maggin J, Goralnick E. Core Disaster Medicine Education (CDME) for Emergency Medicine Residents in the United States. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2019 Oct;34(5):473-480. PubMed PMID: 31455462
  • Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Oct;60(4):415-22. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.002. Epub 2012 Mar 15. Hydroxocobalamin and epinephrine both improve survival in a swine model of cyanide-induced cardiac arrest. Bebarta VS, Pitotti RL, Dixon PS, Valtier S, Esquivel L, Bush A, Little CM
  • Tevis SE, Patel H, Singh S, Ehrenfeucht C, Little C, Kutner J, Persoff J. The Impact of a Physician Clinical Support Supervisor in Supporting Patients and Families, Staff, and the Healthcare System During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2020 Sep 10;:1-12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32907663
  • Persoff J, Patel H, Singh S, Ehrenfeucht C, Kutner J, Little C, Tevis S. Expanding the hospital incident command system with a physician-centric role during a pandemic: The role of the physician clinical support supervisor J Hosp Administration, 2020 9(3). DOI: 10.5430/jha.v9n3p7

Practice Locations

UCHealth Emergency Care - Anschutz Medical Campus (Hospital-based)
12505 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-9111

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Emergency Medicine, Board Certification (1998)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Emergency Care