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A geospatial assessment of transport distance and survival to discharge in out of hospital cardiac arrest patients: Implications for resuscitation centers by Cudnik, Michael T, Schmicker, Robert H, Vaillancourt, Christian, Newgard, Craig D, Christenson, James M, Davis, Daniel P, Lowe, Robert A

“…Abstract Objectives National leaders have suggested that patients with an out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA) may benefit from transport to specialized…”
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Cardiac Arrest with Pulseless Electrical Activity by Abu-Laban, Riyad B, Christenson, James M, Innes, Grant D, van Beek, Catherina A, Wanger, Karen P, McKnight, R. Douglas, MacPhail, Iain A, Puskaric, Joe, Sadowski, Richard P, Singer, Joel, Schechter, Martin T, Wood, Victor M

“…Coronary thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are common causes of cardiac arrest, providing a rationale for the use of thrombolytic therapy in cases of cardiac…”
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Violence in the emergency department: a survey of health care workers by Fernandes, C M, Bouthillette, F, Raboud, J M, Bullock, L, Moore, C F, Christenson, J M, Grafstein, E, Rae, S, Ouellet, L, Gillrie, C, Way, M

“…Violence in the workplace is an ill-defined and underreported concern for health care workers. The objectives of this study were to examine perceived levels of…”
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The effect of an education program on violence in the emergency department by Fernandes, Christopher M.B., Raboud, Janet M., Christenson, James M., Bouthillette, France, Bullock, Linda, Ouellet, Leisa, Moore, Catherine (Chris) F.

“…Study Objective: We examine whether a specific educational effort reduces emergency department violence in the short term and quantify the amount of violence…”
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Aminophylline in bradyasystolic cardiac arrest: a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Abu-Laban, Riyad B, McIntyre, Caroline M, Christenson, James M, van Beek, Catherina A, Innes, Grant D, O'Brien, Robin K, Wanger, Karen P, McKnight, R Douglas, Gin, Kenneth G, Zed, Peter J, Watts, Jeffrey, Puskaric, Joe, MacPhail, Iain A, Berringer, Ross G, Milner, Ruth A

“…Endogenous adenosine might cause or perpetuate bradyasystole. Our aim was to determine whether aminophylline, an adenosine antagonist, increases the rate of…”
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Effects of Thrombolysis During Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Abu-Laban, Riyad B., Christenson, James M., Innes, Grant D.

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Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Cardiac Arrest with Pulseless Electrical Activity by Böttiger, Bernd W, Padosch, Stephan A, Wenzel, Volker

“…To the Editor: In contrast to previous trials, 1 , 2 the study reported by Abu-Laban et al. (May 16 issue) 3 showed no beneficial effects of fibrinolysis in…”
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The Principles and the PEA by MD, James M. Christenson

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Does reduced length of stay decrease the number of emergency department patients who leave without seeing a physician? by Fernandes, Christopher M.B., Price, Ann, Christenson, James M.

“…Previous studies have suggested that most emergency department (ED) patients who leave without being seen by a physician (LWBS) are nonurgent. Our institution…”
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Intravenous vs Subcutaneous Naloxone for Out‐of‐hospital Management of Presumed Opioid Overdose by Wanger, Karen, Brough, Laura, Macmillan, Ian, Goulding, Jim, MacPhail, Iain, Christenson, James M.

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether naloxone administered IV to out‐of‐hospital patients with suspected opioid overdose would have a more rapid…”
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Optimal Two-hour Cardiac Marker Strategies to Identify Low-risk Patients Not Requiring Chest Pain Unit Evaluation by Innes, G. D.

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Learning Curve for Paramedics Administering a Reconstituted Study Drug Infusion during Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation in a Randomized Controlled Trial by Abu-Laban, R. B.

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Aminophylline in Bradyasystolic Cardiac Arrest: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial by Abu-Laban, R. B.

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Relationship between Rapidity of Fibrinolytic Administration and Probability of Pulse Return in Patients Given Tissue Plasminogen Activator during Pulseless Electrical Activity Cardiac Arrest by Abu-Laban, R. B.

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Validation of the Gothenburg Futility Criteria for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Presenting with Pulseless Electrical Activity by Abu-Laban, R. B.

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Does Physician Order Entry Reduce Emergency Department Length of Stay (LOS) in an Overcrowded Emergency Department? by Innes, G. D

“…OBJECTIVE: The practice of holding admitted patients in the ED reduces stretcher availability and limits access to emergency care. When ED stretcher occupancy…”
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The new American Heart Assn guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care: presented by the Emergency Cardiac Care Subcommittee of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada by Christenson, James M

“…CPR courses (both basic and advanced) continue to evolve. The recent CPR and ECC guidelines by the AHA consolidate the research and vast experience in one…”
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Impact of Medical Trainees on Clinician Efficiency and Diagnostic Utilization by Innes, G. D

“…OBJECTIVES: Trainees may enhance emergency physician (EP) efficiency by reducing the time they spend with each patient, but trainees may also increase…”
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Use of continuous quality improvement to facilitate patient flow through the triage and Fast-Track areas of an emergency department by Fernandes, Christopher M.B., Christenson, James M.

“…Application of Continuous Quality Improvement techniques can identify (a) major causes of delay in evaluation and treatment of ambulatory patients in an…”
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Characteristics of Patients with Chest Pain Arriving by Ambulance vs Private Transport by Christenson, J. M

“…OBJECTIVES: Approximately 50% of patients with a final diagnosis of AMI arrive to emergency departments by ambulance. Regional policies for the care of ACS…”
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