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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in high-rise buildings: delays to patient care and effect on survival

Ian R. Drennan, Ryan P. Strum, Adam Byers, Jason E. Buick, Steve Lin, Sheldon Cheskes, Samantha Hu and Laurie J. Morrison; for the Rescu Investigators
CMAJ April 05, 2016 188 (6) 413-419; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150544
Ian R. Drennan
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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Ryan P. Strum
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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Adam Byers
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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Jason E. Buick
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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Steve Lin
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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Sheldon Cheskes
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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Samantha Hu
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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Laurie J. Morrison
Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 188 no. 6 413-419
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150544
PubMed 
26783332
History 
  • Accepted November 13, 2015
  • Published online April 4, 2016.

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  1. Ian R. Drennan, ACP⇑,
  2. Ryan P. Strum, PCP BSc,
  3. Adam Byers, BSc,
  4. Jason E. Buick, PCP MSc,
  5. Steve Lin, MDCM MSc,
  6. Sheldon Cheskes, MD,
  7. Samantha Hu,
  8. Laurie J. Morrison, MD MSc
  9. for the Rescu Investigators
  1. Rescu, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Drennan, Strum, Byers, Buick, Lin, Cheskes, Hu, Morrison), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine (Drennan), Department of Family and Community Medicine (Cheskes) and Department of Medicine (Morrison), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine (Drennan, Buick, Cheskes), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Ian Drennan, drennani{at}smh.ca
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