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Influence of a new province-wide trauma system on motor vehicle trauma care and mortalityJohn M Tallon
Department of Emergency, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
J Trauma 60:548-52. 2006..In Nova Scotia, a province-wide trauma system was implemented between 1995 and 1998. This study investigated the influence of the province-wide trauma system on motor vehicle trauma care and mortality in its first 2 years of existence...
Airway management in penetrating neck trauma at a Canadian tertiary trauma centreJohn M Tallon
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
CJEM 9:101-4. 2007..Secondarily, we sought to determine the incidence of PNI in our trauma population and to describe the epidemiologic elements of this population...
Influence of a province-wide trauma system on motor vehicle collision process of trauma care and mortality: a 10-year follow-up evaluationJohn M Tallon
Departments of Emergency Medicine and Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Can J Surg 55:8-14. 2012....
The epidemiology of surgically treated acute subdural and epidural hematomas in patients with head injuries: a population-based studyJohn M Tallon
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Can J Surg 51:339-45. 2008....
Major traumatic brain injury: time to tertiary care and the impact of a clinical guidelineGinette Thibault-Halman
Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J Trauma 70:1134-40. 2011....
Air versus ground transport of major trauma patients to a tertiary trauma centre: a province-wide comparison using TRISS analysisAlex D Mitchell
Division of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Can J Surg 50:129-33. 2007....
Air versus ground transport of the major trauma patient: a natural experimentJennifer McVey
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada
Prehosp Emerg Care 14:45-50. 2010..ground ambulance. 2) To determine whether using a unique "natural experiment" design to obtain the ground comparison group will reduce potential confounders...
Development of a provincial guideline for the acute assessment and management of adult and pediatric patients with head injuriesMatthew O Hebb
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Can J Surg 50:187-94. 2007..We developed and distributed a clinical reference poster to standardize the emergency department evaluation and management of patients with traumatic head injuries in hospitals throughout Nova Scotia...
Trauma management outcomes associated with nonsurgeon versus surgeon trauma team leadersJennifer M Ahmed
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ann Emerg Med 50:7-12, 12.e1. 2007..We compare the effectiveness of surgeon and nonsurgeon trauma team leaders...
Medically appropriate use of helicopter EMS: the mission acceptance/triage processDavid A Petrie
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhouse University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Air Med J 26:50-4. 2007..The purpose of this study is to describe the mission acceptance process for an integrated, provincially based HEMS program and determine its utilization patterns...
Aborted air medical missions: a 4-year quality review of a Canadian province-wide air medical programJill Lawless
Nova Scotia Trauma Program, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Air Med J 24:79-82. 2005..Reasons vary, but 20% of missions canceled could have been performed with the availability of a second dedicated aircraft. Overall, weather is the number 1 reason for aborting a mission...
Comparison of tracheal intubation and alternative airway techniques performed in the prehospital setting by paramedics: a systematic reviewJan L Jensen
Division of Emergency Medical Services, Dalhousie University, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
CJEM 12:135-40. 2010..This is the most comprehensive review to date on paramedic trials. Owing to the heterogeneity of prehospital systems, administrators of each system must individually consider their airway management protocols...
Geriatric air medical transport: a program reviewConnie H LeBlanc
Deparment of Emergeny Medicine, QEII Health Science Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Air Med J 21:38-40. 2002..Air medical transport programs should have strategies, education, and protocols that reflect the unique pathophysiology of the elderly...
Procedural sedation and analgesia in a Canadian adult tertiary care emergency department: a case seriesSam G Campbell
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
CJEM 8:85-93. 2006..To examine the safety of emergency department (ED) procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) and the patterns of use of pharmacologic agents at a Canadian adult teaching hospital...
Prehospital intubation for severe head injuryJohn M Tallon
CJEM 8:245. 2006
Canadian benchmarks in traumaEric Bergeron
Research Committee of the Trauma Association of Canada, Quebec, Canada
J Trauma 62:491-7. 2007..The purpose of this study was to derive survival probabilities associated with trauma diagnoses using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes...
Air medical transport of suspected aortic emergenciesAlex D Mitchell
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Division of Emergency Medicine, EHS Lifeflight of Nova Scotia
Air Med J 21:34-7. 2002..Aortic emergencies are not infrequent within our program. Specific policies and procedures based on continuing quality review should be in place to optimize the transport and care of these patients...
Occupational injuries and stressors among Canadian air medical health care professionals in rotor-wing programsAaron K Sibley
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Air Med J 24:252-7. 2005..We sought to characterize the epidemiology of occupational injuries experienced by Canadian rotor-wing health care providers...
The "golden hour" paradigmJohn M Tallon
Acad Emerg Med 9:760; author reply 760. 2002
