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Medical futility in asystolic out-of-hospital cardiac arrestT Vayrynen
Helsinki Emergency Medical Services EMS, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 52:81-7. 2008..To study the factors associated with short- and long-term survival after asystolic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, with a reference to medical futility...
Public access defibrillation in Helsinki--costs and potential benefits from a community-based pilot studyMarkku Kuisma
Helsinki EMS, Helsinki University Hospital, P O Box 112, FIN 00099 Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Resuscitation 56:149-52. 2003..In future projects the nature of the costs especially should be considered...
Comparison of 30 and the 100% inspired oxygen concentrations during early post-resuscitation period: a randomised controlled pilot studyM Kuisma
Helsinki EMS, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P O Box 112, FIN 00099 Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Resuscitation 69:199-206. 2006..We compared the effect of 30 and 100% inspired oxygen concentrations on blood oxygenation and the level of serum markers (NSE, S-100) of neuronal injury during the early post-resuscitation period in humans...
Emergency call processing and survival from out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillationMarkku Kuisma
Helsinki EMS, Helsinki University Hospital, P O Box 112, FIN 00099 Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Resuscitation 67:89-93. 2005..Our aim was to report the effect of the emergency call processing in the dispatching centre on survival from out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation (VF)...
Customer satisfaction measurement in emergency medical servicesMarkku Kuisma
Helsinki EMS, Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Acad Emerg Med 10:812-5. 2003..However, there are no comprehensive studies on customer satisfaction for EMS. The authors report how a customer satisfaction survey on EMS patients was conducted, the results, and the possible causes for dissatisfaction...
Prehospital mortality in an EMS system using medical priority dispatching: a community based cohort studyMarkku Kuisma
Helsinki EMS, Helsinki University Hospital, P O Box 112, FIN 00099 Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Resuscitation 61:297-302. 2004....
Fusion of dispatching centres into one entity: effects on performanceT Maatta
Emergency Medical Service, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 54:689-95. 2010..We evaluated the effects of the reform on key performance criteria in medical calls...
Thrombolytic treatment of acute myocardial infarction after out-of-hospital cardiac arrestV Voipio
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P O Box 340, Helsinki, FIN 00029 HUS, Finland
Resuscitation 49:251-8. 2001..To investigate the safety and efficacy of thrombolytic treatment for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) immediately after resuscitation in the out-of-hospital setting...
Integrated model for providing tactical emergency medicine support (TEMS): analysis of 120 tactical situationsT Vainionpää
Helsinki EMS, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 56:158-63. 2012..Our aim was to analyse TEMS operations, patient profile, and the level of on-site care provided...
Analysis of multiple casualty incidents - a prospective cohort studyM Kuisma
Helsinki EMS, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49:1527-33. 2005..Several areas for improvement were identified. From prehospital links, the dispatching centre and on-scene medical command had a vital role in the successful management of MCIs...
The use of undiluted amiodarone in the management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrestM B Skrifvars
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:582-7. 2004..This is likely to save time and simplifies the treatment protocol in the prehospital setting...
Improved survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest outside critical care areasM B Skrifvars
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 49:1534-9. 2005..This study utilized the Utstein template prospectively to examine changes in outcome and outcome-related factors after resuscitation outside critical care areas over a 10-year period...
Serious overdoses involving buprenorphine in HelsinkiJ Boyd
Helsinki Emergency Medical Service, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 47:1031-3. 2003..However, concomitant use of psychotropics, especially benzodiazepines, and intravenous injection of dissolved buprenorphine tablets increase the risk of a serious overdose...
Who survives from out-of-hospital pulseless electrical activity?Taneli Väyrynen
Helsinki Emergency Medical Services EMS, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P O Box 112, FIN 00099 Helsingin kaupunki, Finland
Resuscitation 76:207-13. 2008..To study factors associated with short-term and long-term survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest presenting with pulseless electrical activity (PEA)...
Effect of protocol compliance to cardiac arrest identification by emergency medical dispatchersJouni Nurmi
Uusimaa EMS, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
Resuscitation 70:463-9. 2006..The objective of the study was to assess the effect of protocol compliance to the accuracy of cardiac arrest (CA) identification by the dispatchers...
The use of prehospital continuous positive airway pressure treatment in presumed acute severe pulmonary edemaTarja Kallio
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Prehosp Emerg Care 7:209-13. 2003..Because of the retrospective nature of this study, the hemodynamic effects of nitroglycerine and morphine cannot be excluded. The mortality rate was low, which needs to be confirmed in a controlled, prospective study...
[Carbon monoxide and fire poisoning]Markku Salmenperä
HUS, Meilahden sairaala, anestesiologian ja tehohoidon klinikka PL 340, 00029 HUS
Duodecim 120:457-63. 2004
A case of hypothermic cardiac arrest treated with an external chest compression device (LUCAS) during transport to re-warmingPeter Holmström
Helsinki Emergency Medical Services, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, P O Box 112, FIN 00099 Helsinki City, Finland
Resuscitation 67:139-41. 2005..The patient recovered with a cerebral performance category of 3. Using a mechanical device for chest compressions during transport of a hypothermic patient with on-going CPR is feasible, effective and safe...
[Public use of external defibrillators]Markku Kuisma
HUS, Helsingin ensihoitoyksikh, Helsingin kaupunki
Duodecim 121:585-7. 2005
[Role for vasopressin in cardiopulmonary resuscitation]Markku Kuisma
HUS, Helsingin ensihoitoyksikk, Helsingin kaupunki
Duodecim 120:1705-6. 2004
Community-based thrombolytic therapy of acute ischemic stroke in HelsinkiPerttu J Lindsberg
Department of Neurology, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PO Box 700, Helsinki, FIN 00029 HUS, Finland
Stroke 34:1443-9. 2003..Thrombolysis with alteplase is used in acute ischemic stroke within 3 hours after symptom onset in many stroke centers, but experience remains limited in Europe...
[Thrombolytic therapy of cerebral infarction using alteplase--the Helsinki model]Perttu J Lindsberg
HYKS:n neurologian klinikka PL 340, 00029 HUS
Duodecim 119:1723-9. 2003
[First aid for epidemiologic poisoning by chemical agents]Markku Kuisma
, 00099 Helsingin kaupunki
Duodecim 120:477-84. 2004
Prehospital emergency care and medical preparedness for the 2005 World Championship Games in Athletics in HelsinkiTuomas Hiltunen
Helsinki Emergency Medical Services, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Prehosp Disaster Med 22:304-11. 2007....
[Cerebrovascular stroke--the first six hours]Perttu J Lindsberg
Biomedicum Helsinki HYKS:n neurologian klinikka PL 340, 00290 Helsinki
Duodecim 118:2531-9. 2002
