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Jim ChristensonProfessor of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia Verified email at ubc.ca Cited by 16492 |
Violence in the emergency department: a survey of health care workers
…, JM Raboud, L Bullock, CF Moore, JM Christenson… - Cmaj, 1999 - Can Med Assoc
Background: 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 violence in …
care workers. The objectives of this study were to examine perceived levels of violence in …
[HTML][HTML] Tissue plasminogen activator in cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity
RB Abu-Laban, JM Christenson… - … England Journal of …, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Coronary thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism are common causes of
cardiac arrest. We assessed whether the administration of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA…
cardiac arrest. We assessed whether the administration of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA…
Does reduced length of stay decrease the number of emergency department patients who leave without seeing a physician?
CMB Fernandes, A Price, JM Christenson - The Journal of emergency …, 1997 - Elsevier
… Femandes CMB, Christenson JM. Use of continuous quality improvement to facilitate
patient flow through the triage and fasttrack areas of an emergency department. J Emerg Med. …
patient flow through the triage and fasttrack areas of an emergency department. J Emerg Med. …
The effect of an education program on violence in the emergency department
CMB Fernandes, JM Raboud, JM Christenson… - Annals of emergency …, 2002 - Elsevier
Study Objective: We examine whether a specific educational effort reduces emergency
department violence in the short term and quantify the amount of violence in the ED. Methods: …
department violence in the short term and quantify the amount of violence in the ED. Methods: …
Intravenous vs subcutaneous naloxone for out‐of‐hospital management of presumed opioid overdose
…, J Goulding, I MacPhail, JM Christenson - Academic …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To determine whether naloxone administered IV to out‐of‐hospital patients with
suspected opioid overdose would have a more rapid therapeutic onset than naloxone given …
suspected opioid overdose would have a more rapid therapeutic onset than naloxone given …
Use of continuous quality improvement to facilitate patient flow through the triage and fast-track areas of an emergency department
CMB Fernandes, JM Christenson - The Journal of emergency medicine, 1995 - Elsevier
Application of Continuous Quality Improvement techniques can identify (a) major causes of
delay in evaluation and treatment of ambulatory patients in an Emergency Department (ED) …
delay in evaluation and treatment of ambulatory patients in an Emergency Department (ED) …
Continuous quality improvement reduces length of stay for fast‐track patients in an emergency department
CMB Fernandes, JM Christenson… - Academic Emergency …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To demonstrate how continuous quality improvement (CQI) can identify rational
and effective means to reduce length of stay for minor illness/injury in an ED. Methods: A CQI …
and effective means to reduce length of stay for minor illness/injury in an ED. Methods: A CQI …
Prospective time study derivation of emergency physician workload predictors
…, R Stenstrom, E Grafstein, JM Christenson - Canadian Journal of …, 2005 - cambridge.org
Background:A reliable emergency department (ED) workload measurement tool would
provide a method of quantifying clinical productivity for performance evaluation and physician …
provide a method of quantifying clinical productivity for performance evaluation and physician …
A geospatial assessment of transport distance and survival to discharge in out of hospital cardiac arrest patients: implications for resuscitation centers
…, C Vaillancourt, CD Newgard, JM Christenson… - Resuscitation, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: National leaders have suggested that patients with an out of hospital cardiac
arrest (OOHCA) may benefit from transport to specialized hospitals. We sought to assess the …
arrest (OOHCA) may benefit from transport to specialized hospitals. We sought to assess the …
Aminophylline in bradyasystolic cardiac arrest: a randomised placebo-controlled trial
RB Abu-Laban, CM McIntyre, JM Christenson… - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Endogenous adenosine might cause or perpetuate bradyasystole. Our aim was
to determine whether aminophylline, an adenosine antagonist, increases the rate of return …
to determine whether aminophylline, an adenosine antagonist, increases the rate of return …