Implementing The 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines, Including Use Of The Impedance Threshold Device, Improves Hospital Discharge Rate After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, 2010 St. Cloud Hospital, CentraCare Health,
Implementing The 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines, Including Use Of The Impedance Threshold Device, Improves Hospital Discharge Rate After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Ken Thigpen, Scott Davis, Roberta Basol, Peggy Lange, Sandeep Jain, John Olsen, Bernard Erickson, Timothy Schuchard, Tom P. Aufderheide
Articles
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the impact of the 2005 American Heart Association cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines, including use of an impedance threshold device (ITD), on survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest.
METHODS:
Two community hospitals that tracked outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest pooled and compared their hospital discharge rate before and after implementing the 2005 American Heart Association CPR guidelines (including ITD) in standardized protocols. In CPR we used the proper ventilation rate, allowed full chest-wall recoil, conducted continuous CPR following intubation, and used an ITD. We compared historical control data from a 12-month period at St Cloud Hospital, St Cloud, Minnesota, …
Evaluating Children With Otitis Media For Bacteremia Or Urinary Tract Infection., 2010 Children's Mercy Hospital
Evaluating Children With Otitis Media For Bacteremia Or Urinary Tract Infection., Daniel Yawman, Patrick Mahar, Aaron Blumkin, Gregory P. Conners
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
Background. It is unclear if clinicians evaluate for concurrent bacteremia or UTI in young patients diagnosed with acute otitis media (AOM). Objectives. To describe how often, and under which circumstances, emergency providers investigate for bacteremia or UTI in 2-36 month olds with AOM. Methods. Cases of AOM were analyzed from the 2001-2004 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)-Emergency Department dataset. Results. AOM was diagnosed in 17% of the 10,847 recorded visits of 2-36 month olds. Of these visits, laboratory testing included: CBC: 7%, Blood culture: 4%, urinalysis or urine culture: 5%, and any of these tests: 9%. Rates of …
Innovative Mental Health Services In Rural Minnesota: Community-Based Mobile Crisis Response Services, 2010 Minnesota State University - Mankato
Innovative Mental Health Services In Rural Minnesota: Community-Based Mobile Crisis Response Services, Rebecca A. Zuehlke
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The purpose of this research project was to explore the relationship between the frequency of service utilization of the Community-based Mobile Crisis Response Services (MCR) provided by the Southwestern Mental Health Center (SWMHC) and the frequency of service utilization of emergency holds and civil commitments in Jackson and Cottonwood counties by month for the 2009 calendar year.
The specific research question proposed was: Is there a relationship between the frequency of Community-Based Mobile Crisis Response Services and the frequency of emergency holds and civil commitments in Jackson and Cottonwood Counties?
The significance of this research project was to explore statistically …
Behavioral Health Self-Efficacy Of Nurses In A Rural Emergency Department, 2010 Minnesota State University - Mankato
Behavioral Health Self-Efficacy Of Nurses In A Rural Emergency Department, Alyssa Schlager
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
This project aims to provide a resource manual for the Waseca area which will be utilized by the emergency department‟s nursing staff. As described above, the need for nursing staff to know how to work with, handle, and appropriately refer behavioral health patients is an essential piece of emergency department nursing. After receiving an orientation on the composition of the new resource manual, emergency department nursing staff will have a better understanding of what to do when the social worker is not present as well as feel more comfortable with their knowledge related to behavioral health patients.
This project has …
Patient Attitudes Regarding Consent For Emergency Department Computed Tomography Scans, 2010 Lehigh Valley Health Network
Patient Attitudes Regarding Consent For Emergency Department Computed Tomography Scans, Michael Weigner Md, Hilary Basham Do, Kate M. Dewar Do, Valerie A. Rupp Rn, Bsn, Marna R. Greenburg Do, Mph
Department of Emergency Medicine
No abstract provided.
Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum Following Colonoscopy, 2010 Lehigh Valley Health Network
Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum Following Colonoscopy, Christine Whylings Do, Gavin C. Barr Jr., Md, Kathleen Kane Md
Department of Emergency Medicine
No abstract provided.
A Feasibility Study To Determine If Inexpensive Commercial Coolers Maintain Normal Saline Temperatures At 4ºc, 2010 Lehigh Valley Health Network
A Feasibility Study To Determine If Inexpensive Commercial Coolers Maintain Normal Saline Temperatures At 4ºc, Robert Tomsho Do, Ms, Karen Pheasant Do, Valerie A. Rupp Rn, Bsn, Kathleen E. Kane Md, Bryan G. Kane Md
Department of Emergency Medicine
No abstract provided.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Prescription Program: A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study, 2010 Lehigh Valley Health Network
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Prescription Program: A Prospective Randomized Pilot Study, Marna R. Greenberg Do, Mph, Facep, Gavin Barr Md, Valerie Rupp Rn, Bsn, Nainesh C. Patel Md, Kevin R. Weaver Do, Kimberly Hamilton Ba, James F. Reed Iii Phd
Department of Emergency Medicine
No abstract provided.
Impact Of An Interprofessional Central Venous Catheter Insertion Training Program, 2010 Lehigh Valley Health Network
Impact Of An Interprofessional Central Venous Catheter Insertion Training Program, James P. Orlando Edd, Andrew Miller Do, William Bond Md, Ms, Valerie A. Rupp Rn, Bsn, Bryan G. Kane Md, Cindy Umbrell Rn, Msn, Michael Pasquale Md, Elizabeth Verheggen Phd, Elliot J. Sussman Md, Mba
Department of Emergency Medicine
No abstract provided.
The Correlation Between Adolescent Driving Behaviors, 2010 Lehigh Valley Health Network
The Correlation Between Adolescent Driving Behaviors, Robert D. Barraco Md, Bryan G. Kane Md, Shawna Murphy Do, Valerie Rupp Rn, Bsn, Kimberly Hamilton Ba, Traci Anselmo Do, James F. Reed Iii Phd
Department of Emergency Medicine
No abstract provided.