Violence in the emergency department: a survey of health care workers

…, L Bullock, CF Moore, JM Christenson, E Grafstein… - 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 …

Revisions to the Canadian emergency department triage and acuity scale (CTAS) adult guidelines

MJ Bullard, B Unger, J Spence, E Grafstein… - Canadian Journal of …, 2008 - cambridge.org
Background The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) has
been widely adopted in emergency departments (EDs) across Canada and abroad since its …

Revisions to the Canadian emergency department triage and acuity scale implementation guidelines

M Murray, M Bullard, E Grafstein - Canadian Journal of …, 2004 - cambridge.org
There has been widespread implementation of the Canadian Emergency Department Triage
and Acuity Scale (CTAS) across Canada since it was introduced in 1999. This consensus …

Parenteral metoclopramide for acute migraine: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

I Colman, MD Brown, GD Innes, E Grafstein… - Bmj, 2004 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the evidence from controlled trials on the efficacy and tolerability of
parenteral metoclopramide for acute migraine in adults. Data sources Cochrane Central …

Air pollution and emergency department visits for suicide attempts in Vancouver, Canada

M Szyszkowicz, JB Willey, E Grafstein… - Environmental …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Comorbidity of depression, heart disease, and migraine has been observed in
clinical practice, while ambient air pollution has been identified among different risk factors …

Parenteral dexamethasone for acute severe migraine headache: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials for preventing recurrence

…, BW Friedman, MD Brown, GD Innes, E Grafstein… - Bmj, 2008 - bmj.com
Objective To examine the effectiveness of parenteral corticosteroids for the relief of acute
severe migraine headache and prevention of recurrent headaches. Design Meta-analysis. …

Safety and efficiency of emergency department assessment of chest discomfort

…, G Innes, D McKnight, B Boychuk, E Grafstein… - Cmaj, 2004 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Most Canadian emergency departments use an unstructured, individualized
approach to patients with chest pain, without data to support the safety and efficiency of this …

A clinical prediction rule for early discharge of patients with chest pain

…, H Wong, E Yu, B Boychuk, E Grafstein… - Annals of emergency …, 2006 - Elsevier
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Current risk stratification tools do not identify very-low-risk patients
who can be safely discharged without prolonged emergency department (ED) observation, …

Paediatric patients seen in 18 emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic

RD Goldman, E Grafstein, N Barclay… - Emergency Medicine …, 2020 - emj.bmj.com
Background Public health mitigation strategies in British Columbia during the pandemic
included stay-at-home orders and closure of non-essential services. While most primary …

Revision of the Canadian Emergency Department Information System (CEDIS) presenting complaint list version 1.1

E Grafstein, MJ Bullard, D Warren, B Unger… - Canadian Journal of …, 2008 - cambridge.org
The original Canadian Emergency Department Information System (CEDIS) Presenting
Complaint List was published in 2003. It has 161 complaints and is divided into 18 major …