The relationship between no-flow interval and survival with favourable neurological outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Implications for outcomes and ECPR …

A Guy, T Kawano, F Besserer, F Scheuermeyer… - Resuscitation, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The “no flow” interval is the time from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) to
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Its prognostic value is important to define for prehospital …

Early advanced life support attendance is associated with improved survival and neurologic outcomes after non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in a tiered …

…, F Scheuermeyer, J Tallon, J Reynolds, F Besserer… - Resuscitation, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Data demonstrating benefit of advanced life support (ALS) practitioners for out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest (OHCA) is conflicting. In our tiered emergency medical services (EMS) …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of sex and age on return of spontaneous circulation and survival to hospital discharge in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective …

E Awad, K Humphries, B Grunau, F Besserer… - Resuscitation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives We evaluated the effect of sex and age on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
outcomes in a Canadian population. Methods This study was a retrospective analysis of the …

Buprenorphine–naloxone practice and attitudes in 22 Canadian emergency physician groups: a cross-sectional survey

…, D Savage, J Stempien, F Besserer… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Buprenorphine–naloxone (BUP) initiation in emergency departments improves
follow-up and survival among patients with opioid use disorder. We aimed to assess self-…

What do community paramedics assess? An environmental scan and content analysis of patient assessment in community paramedicine

…, E Mercier, AA Brousseau, F Besserer… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectivesPatient assessment is a fundamental feature of community paramedicine, but the
absence of a recognized standard for assessment practices contributes to uncertainty about …

The association of intraosseous vascular access and survival among pediatric patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

F Besserer, T Kawano, J Dirk, G Meckler, JA Tijssen… - Resuscitation, 2021 - Elsevier
… Author links open overlay panel Floyd Besserer a b c , Takahisa Kawano c d , Justin Dirk e
, Garth Meckler a b c f , Janice A. Tijssen c g , Allan DeCaen c h , Frank Scheuermeyer a c i , …

Factors associated with frequent buprenorphine/naloxone initiation in a national survey of Canadian emergency physicians

…, P Atkinson, D Savage, J Stempien, F Besserer… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objective To identify individual and site-related factors associated with frequent emergency
department (ED) buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP) initiation. BUP initiation, an effective opioid …

Prone Positioning of Ventilated Patients During Air Medical Evacuation: A Case Series

…, PS Micalos, T Johnston, R Schlamp, F Besserer… - Air Medical Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate patient safety implications of transporting
prone-positioned mechanically ventilated patients in the air medical environment (AME). …

A Survey of the Public's Ability to Recognize and Willingness to Intervene in Out‐of‐hospital Cardiac Arrest and Opioid Overdose

…, MK Enos, H Philips, F Besserer… - Academic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and opioid overdose (OD) are two emergencies where
prompt recognition and response—typically by untrained bystanders—are critical to ensure …

Tilmicosin toxicity: a case of accidental human tilmicosin injection managed with calcium, high-dose insulin and intravenous lipid emulsion therapy

F Besserer, R Chuang, M Mink, L Massey… - Clinical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Hospital triage vitals were: heart rate (HR) 110/min, respiratory rate (RR) 20/min, blood
pressure (BP) 133/88mmHg, and oxygen saturation 100% via nonrebreather mask. The patient …