[HTML][HTML] Bystanders are less willing to resuscitate out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims during the COVID-19 pandemic
B Grunau, J Bal, F Scheuermeyer, D Guh, KN Dainty… - Resuscitation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim The COVID-19 pandemic may influence the willingness of bystanders to engage in
resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We sought to determine if and how the …
resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. We sought to determine if and how the …
[HTML][HTML] Workplace violence against emergency health care workers: What strategies do workers use?
Background Workplace violence by patients and bystanders against health care workers, is
a major problem, for workers, organizations, patients, and society. It is estimated to affect up …
a major problem, for workers, organizations, patients, and society. It is estimated to affect up …
[HTML][HTML] Decrease in emergency medical services utilization during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia
Objective To date in the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decrease in patients
accessing emergency health services,(EHS) but research has been conducted in areas with …
accessing emergency health services,(EHS) but research has been conducted in areas with …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian emergency medical system management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective cohort study
Aim We sought to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care provided by
Canadian emergency medical system (EMS) clinicians to patients suffering out of hospital …
Canadian emergency medical system (EMS) clinicians to patients suffering out of hospital …
[HTML][HTML] A prospective observational cohort comparison of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence between paramedics and matched blood donors in Canada during the …
B Grunau, SF O'Brien, TL Kirkham, J Helmer… - Annals of Emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study objective SARS-CoV-2 represents an occupational risk to paramedics, who work in
uncontrolled environments. We sought to identify the occupation-specific risk to paramedics …
uncontrolled environments. We sought to identify the occupation-specific risk to paramedics …
Long-term mortality, readmission, and resource utilization among hospital survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Background Among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), the influence of pre-
and in-hospital factors on long-term survival, readmission, and resource utilization is ill …
and in-hospital factors on long-term survival, readmission, and resource utilization is ill …
Association between location of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, on-scene socioeconomic status, and accessibility to public automated defibrillators in two large …
M Heidet, J Freyssenge, C Claustre, J Deakin… - Resuscitation, 2022 - Elsevier
Aim To compare walking access times to automated external defibrillators (AEDs) between
area-level quintiles of socioeconomic status (SES) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) …
area-level quintiles of socioeconomic status (SES) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) …
North American validation of the Bokutoh criteria for withholding professional resuscitation in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
B Grunau, F Scheuermeyer, T Kawano, JS Helmer… - Resuscitation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Certain subgroups of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) may
not benefit from treatment. Early identification of this cohort in the prehospital (EMS) setting …
not benefit from treatment. Early identification of this cohort in the prehospital (EMS) setting …
Rationale for withholding professional resuscitation in emergency medical system-attended out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Background Half of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) are deemed inappropriate for
resuscitation by emergency medical services (EMS). We investigated patient characteristics …
resuscitation by emergency medical services (EMS). We investigated patient characteristics …
One‐year survival after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: Sex‐based survival analysis in a Canadian population
Objective We investigated sex differences in 1‐year survival in a cohort of patients who
survived out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to hospital discharge. We hypothesized that …
survived out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to hospital discharge. We hypothesized that …