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View article: Redefining Interruptions: Events, Causes, and Impacts in Trauma Rooms
Redefining Interruptions: Events, Causes, and Impacts in Trauma Rooms Open
Objectives: Trauma rooms, as fast-paced and demanding health care environments, are highly susceptible to interruptions that can negatively impact workflow efficiency and patient safety. These interruptions often arise from human or enviro…
View article: Protocol for a parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial of the PulsePoint mobile application to increase bystander resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Protocol for a parallel-group, superiority randomized controlled trial of the PulsePoint mobile application to increase bystander resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Open
View article: Bystander CPR Technique and Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest With and Without Opioid Toxicity
Bystander CPR Technique and Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest With and Without Opioid Toxicity Open
Importance Previous studies support bystander provision of chest compression–only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CC-CPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, it is unknown whether OHCA secondary to opioid toxicity may benefi…
View article: 2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Open
In April 2020, the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Committee and Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces published their Interim Guidance for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Lif…
View article: 2022 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association in Collaboration With the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Anesthesiologists
2022 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: From the Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Adult and Pediatric Task Forces of the American Heart Association in Collaboration With the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Anesthesiologists Open
The American Heart Association, along with its collaborating organizations American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Respiratory Care, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists…
View article: Development of a Novel Risk-Prediction Tool for Emergency Department Patients with Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease: A Research Study Protocol
Development of a Novel Risk-Prediction Tool for Emergency Department Patients with Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease: A Research Study Protocol Open
NCT06743672.
View article: Characterizing the Association Between Asthma and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Symptomatic COVID-19
Characterizing the Association Between Asthma and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Symptomatic COVID-19 Open
Few studies have investigated the risks of developing intubation and death in patients seen in the emergency department (ED) with COVID-19 and pre-existing asthma. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the Canadian COVI…
View article: Optimisation of the deployment of automated external defibrillators in public places in England
Optimisation of the deployment of automated external defibrillators in public places in England Open
Background Ambulance services treat over 32,000 patients sustaining an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest annually, receiving over 90,000 calls. The definitive treatment for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is defibrillation. Prompt treatment wi…
View article: Design and Implementation of the Pulsepoint Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Mobile Device Application to Increase Bystander Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Design and Implementation of the Pulsepoint Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Mobile Device Application to Increase Bystander Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Open
View article: Accuracy of the Canadian COVID-19 Mortality Score (CCMS) to predict in-hospital mortality among vaccinated and unvaccinated patients infected with Omicron: a cohort study
Accuracy of the Canadian COVID-19 Mortality Score (CCMS) to predict in-hospital mortality among vaccinated and unvaccinated patients infected with Omicron: a cohort study Open
Objective The objective is to externally validate and assess the opportunity to update the Canadian COVID-19 Mortality Score (CCMS) to predict in-hospital mortality among consecutive non-palliative COVID-19 patients infected with Omicron s…
View article: Post-COVID-19 condition symptoms among emergency department patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Post-COVID-19 condition symptoms among emergency department patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection Open
View article: Characterizing the association between asthma and clinical outcomes in emergency department patients with symptomatic COVID-19
Characterizing the association between asthma and clinical outcomes in emergency department patients with symptomatic COVID-19 Open
Few studies have investigated the risks of developing intubation and death in patients seen in the ED with COVID-19 and pre-existing asthma. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Departme…
View article: Erratum to “Wolf Creek XVII Part 5: Mobile AEDs” [Resusc. Plus 16 (2023) 100500]
Erratum to “Wolf Creek XVII Part 5: Mobile AEDs” [Resusc. Plus 16 (2023) 100500] Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2023.100500.].
View article: The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals and Call to Action to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2030 Impact Goals and Call to Action to Improve Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Open
Every 10 years, the American Heart Association (AHA) Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee establishes goals to improve survival from cardiac arrest. These goals align with broader AHA Impact Goals and support the AHA’s advocacy efforts …
View article: Public access defibrillation is a failed strategy
Public access defibrillation is a failed strategy Open
View article: Post-COVID-19 Condition Symptoms Among Emergency Department Patients Tested for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Post-COVID-19 Condition Symptoms Among Emergency Department Patients Tested for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Open
Importance: Symptoms of Post-COVID-19 Condition (PCC) are non-specific and can occur due to other medical conditions, making it a challenge to distinguish PCC from other health conditions. Objective: To compare the proportion of emergency …
View article: Wolf Creek XVII Part 5: Mobile AEDs
Wolf Creek XVII Part 5: Mobile AEDs Open
View article: Impact of the COVID-19 on Bystanderism: Does a Pandemic Change the Canadian Public’s Willingness to Help during Cardiac Arrest Emergency?
Impact of the COVID-19 on Bystanderism: Does a Pandemic Change the Canadian Public’s Willingness to Help during Cardiac Arrest Emergency? Open
Introduction: Bystander CPR rates have increase from 15% to 30% in many countries over the last 20 years. However, these gains are at risk of being lost in the face of fear of transmission of the SARS-COV-2 virus given the global COVID-19 …
View article: Organ Donation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
Organ Donation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Scientific Statement From the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Open
AIM OF THE REVIEW: Improving rates of organ donation among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who do not survive is an opportunity to save countless lives. The objectives of this scientific statement were to do the following: def…
View article: Accuracy of Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccination Status Compared With a Public Health Vaccination Registry in Québec: Observational Diagnostic Study
Accuracy of Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccination Status Compared With a Public Health Vaccination Registry in Québec: Observational Diagnostic Study Open
Background The accuracy of self-reported vaccination status is important to guide real-world vaccine effectiveness studies and policy making in jurisdictions where access to electronic vaccine registries is restricted. Objective This study…
View article: The burden of incidental SARS-CoV-2 infections in hospitalized patients across pandemic waves in Canada
The burden of incidental SARS-CoV-2 infections in hospitalized patients across pandemic waves in Canada Open
Many health authorities differentiate hospitalizations in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 as being “for COVID-19” (due to direct manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection) versus being an “incidental” finding in someone admitted for an unre…
View article: Intubation practices and outcomes for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19: a national observational study by the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN)
Intubation practices and outcomes for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19: a national observational study by the Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) Open
Objective Intubation practices changed during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect healthcare workers from transmission of disease. Our objectives were to describe intubation characteristics and outcomes for patients tested for SARS CoV-2 infe…
View article: Derivation and validation of a clinical decision rule to risk‐stratify COVID‐19 patients discharged from the emergency department: The CCEDRRN COVID discharge score
Derivation and validation of a clinical decision rule to risk‐stratify COVID‐19 patients discharged from the emergency department: The CCEDRRN COVID discharge score Open
View article: Accuracy of Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccination Status Compared With a Public Health Vaccination Registry in Québec: Observational Diagnostic Study (Preprint)
Accuracy of Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccination Status Compared With a Public Health Vaccination Registry in Québec: Observational Diagnostic Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The accuracy of self-reported vaccination status is important to guide real-world vaccine effectiveness studies and policy making in jurisdictions where access to electronic vaccine registries is restricted. OBJECTIVE This st…
View article: Sensitivity and Diagnostic Yield of the First SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Performed for Patients Presenting to the Hospital
Sensitivity and Diagnostic Yield of the First SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Performed for Patients Presenting to the Hospital Open
Importance Early and accurate diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 is essential to initiate appropriate treatment and infection control and prevention measures among patients presenting to the hospital. Objective To evaluate the diagnostic se…
View article: The CCEDRRN COVID-19 Mortality Score to predict death among nonpalliative patients with COVID-19 presenting to emergency departments: a derivation and validation study
The CCEDRRN COVID-19 Mortality Score to predict death among nonpalliative patients with COVID-19 presenting to emergency departments: a derivation and validation study Open
ClinicalTrials.gov, no. NCT04702945.
View article: CCEDRRN COVID-19 Infection Score (CCIS): development and validation in a Canadian cohort of a clinical risk score to predict SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected COVID-19
CCEDRRN COVID-19 Infection Score (CCIS): development and validation in a Canadian cohort of a clinical risk score to predict SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected COVID-19 Open
Objectives To develop and validate a clinical risk score that can accurately quantify the probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients presenting to an emergency department without the need for laboratory testing. Design Cohort study of…
View article: 2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
2021 Interim Guidance to Health Care Providers for Basic and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in Adults, Children, and Neonates With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 Open
View article: DERIVATION AND VALIDATION OF A CLINICAL SCORE TO PREDICT DEATH AMONG NON-PALLIATIVE COVID-19 PATIENTS PRESENTING TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: THE CCEDRRN COVID MORTALITY SCORE
DERIVATION AND VALIDATION OF A CLINICAL SCORE TO PREDICT DEATH AMONG NON-PALLIATIVE COVID-19 PATIENTS PRESENTING TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: THE CCEDRRN COVID MORTALITY SCORE Open
Background Predicting mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using information available when patients present to the Emergency Department (ED) can inform goals-of-care decisions and assist with ethical allocation of critical c…
View article: Development and validation of a clinical risk score to predict SARS-CoV-2 infection in emergency department patients: The CCEDRRN COVID-19 Infection Score (CCIS)
Development and validation of a clinical risk score to predict SARS-CoV-2 infection in emergency department patients: The CCEDRRN COVID-19 Infection Score (CCIS) Open
Objectives To develop and validate a clinical risk score that can accurately quantify an emergency department patient’s probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection without the need for laboratory testing Design Cohort study of participants in the …