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Species | Ian G JacobsSummaryAffiliation: University of Western Australia Country: Australia Publications
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Chest compressions before defibrillation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trialsPascal Meier
University of Michigan Medical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
BMC Med 8:52. 2010..The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the beneficial effect of chest compression-first versus defibrillation-first on survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest...- Design of the RINSE trial: the rapid infusion of cold normal saline by paramedics during CPRConor Deasy
Ambulance Victoria, Victoria, Australia
BMC Emerg Med 11:17. 2011..This study aims to determine whether paramedic cooling during CPR improves outcome compared standard treatment in patients who are being resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest... 
Effect of adrenaline on survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trialIan G Jacobs
Discipline of Emergency Medicine M516, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009 Western Australia, Australia
Resuscitation 82:1138-43. 2011..The aim of our study was to determine the effect of adrenaline on patient survival to hospital discharge in out of hospital cardiac arrest...- Major trauma patients transferred from rural and remote Western Australia by the Royal Flying Doctor ServiceDaniel M Fatovich
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Australia
J Trauma 71:1816-20. 2011..The "golden hour" of trauma care is irrelevant in rural areas. We studied the effect of distance and remoteness on major trauma patients transferred by the Royal Flying Doctor Service from rural and remote Western Australia... - A comparison of metropolitan vs rural major trauma in Western AustraliaDaniel M Fatovich
Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Royal Perth Hospital, Box X2213 GPO, Perth, WA 6847, Australia
Resuscitation 82:886-90. 2011..Metropolitan and rural Western Australia (WA) major trauma transport times are extremely different. We compared outcomes from these different systems of care... - Major trauma deaths at Perth secondary hospitalsDaniel M Fatovich
Discipline of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 23:754-60. 2011..Some major trauma (Injury Severity Score [ISS] >15) patients transported to a secondary hospital in Perth do not survive. We sought to describe this cohort and assess preventability... 
CPR before defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomized trialIan G Jacobs
Discipline of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawely, WA 6009, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 17:39-45. 2005..The objective of this study was to determine if 90 seconds of CPR before defibrillation improved survival...- Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and severe hypoglycemia complicating type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes StudyWendy A Davis
School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, PO Box 480, Fremantle, Western Australia 6959, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:E696-700. 2011..The aim of this study was to determine whether the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene I/D polymorphisms independently predict severe hypoglycemia in community-dwelling type 2 patients... - Emergency Department diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is associated with significantly reduced mortality: a linked data population studyGeorge A Jelinek
Discipline of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 21:269-76. 2009..We characterized patients admitted via ED with a principal hospital discharge diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) and compared mortality of those diagnosed in the ED with those diagnosed after admission... - Outcomes in patients with an emergency department diagnosis of fever of unknown originSharyn L Ingarfield
Discipline of Emergency Medicine, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, University of Western Australia, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 19:105-12. 2007..To describe the outcomes in patients given an ED diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO)... - Acute upper respiratory infections in Western Australian emergency departments, 2000-2003Sharyn L Ingarfield
Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, R Block, Level 2, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
Aust Health Rev 32:691-9. 2008..To describe the epidemiological and other characteristics of emergency department (ED) presentations diagnosed with acute upper respiratory infection (URI)... - Accuracy of International classification of diseases, 10th revision codes for identifying severe sepsis in patients admitted from the emergency departmentIrwani Ibrahim
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Crit Care Resusc 14:112-8. 2012..To determine the accuracy of International classification of diseases, 10th revision, Australian modification (ICD-10-AM) codes in identifying severe sepsis in patients admitted from the emergency department (ED)... - Short-term risk of adverse outcome is significantly higher in patients returning an abnormal troponin result when tested in the emergency departmentJade A Flindell
School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 21:465-71. 2009..Describe short-term mortality and hospitalization outcomes in patients undergoing troponin testing in Western Australia tertiary public hospital ED... - Interface between residential aged care facilities and a teaching hospital emergency department in Western AustraliaJudith C Finn
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Med J Aust 184:432-5. 2006..To estimate the appropriateness of emergency department (ED) presentations by people aged>or=65 years living in residential care facilities... - The relationship between remoteness and trauma deaths in Western AustraliaDaniel M Fatovich
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
J Trauma 67:910-4. 2009..Mortality from trauma in rural areas is increased compared with the urban environment. We aimed to describe the relationship between trauma deaths and various categories of remoteness in rural areas, in Western Australia (WA)... - Reducing hospital presentations for opioid overdose in patients treated with sustained release naltrexone implantsGary K Hulse
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, QE II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
Drug Alcohol Depend 79:351-7. 2005..However, given the high prevalence of poly-substance use among dependent heroin users, programs offering this type of treatment should also focus on preventing, detecting and managing poly-substance use... - Thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction in Australasia 1999David Mountain
Emergency Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Emerg Med (Fremantle) 14:267-74. 2002..To describe revascularization practice for acute myocardial infarction in a sample of Australasian hospitals during 1999... - A comparison of major trauma patients transported to trauma centres vs. non-trauma centres in metropolitan PerthDaniel M Fatovich
Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, Australia
Resuscitation 82:560-3. 2011..They are subsequently transferred to a tertiary hospital. We compared outcomes from these different systems of care... - Patient delay and use of ambulance by patients with chest painSharyn L Ingarfield
Discipline of Emergency Medicine, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, University of Western Australia, and Department of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Australia
Emerg Med Australas 17:218-23. 2005..To identify the reasons why patients with chest pain delay in seeking hospital medical care and do or do not use an ambulance... - The association between hospital overcrowding and mortality among patients admitted via Western Australian emergency departmentsPeter C Sprivulis
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, 2nd Floor R Block, Queen Elizabeth II, Medical Centre, Verdun Street, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
Med J Aust 184:208-12. 2006..To examine the relationship between hospital and emergency department (ED) occupancy, as indicators of hospital overcrowding, and mortality after emergency admission... - An observational study of bispectral index monitoring for out of hospital cardiac arrestDaniel M Fatovich
Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Box X2213 GPO, Perth, WA 6847, Australia
Resuscitation 69:207-12. 2006..Our pilot data indicate that with current technology, BIS monitoring is not a clinically reliable marker of the efficacy of external chest compressions... - Determinants of severe hypoglycemia complicating type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle diabetes studyTimothy M E Davis
University of Western Australia, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Fremantle Hospital, P O Box 480, Fremantle, Western Australia 6959, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:2240-7. 2010..There are limited published data characterizing severe hypoglycemia complicating type 2 diabetes... - Cardiac arrest resuscitation policies and practices: a survey of Australian hospitalsJudith C Finn
The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
Med J Aust 179:470-4. 2003..To describe the policy and practice relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation in cardiac arrest in Australian hospitals...