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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
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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CMAJ Apr 2016, 188 (6) 413-419; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150544

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CMAJ Apr 2016, 188 (6) 413-419; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.150544
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