Publications by authors named "Sandra Jenneson"
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence studies may be complicated by vaccination efforts. It is important to characterize the ability of serology methods to correctly distinguish prior infection from postvaccination seroreactivity. We report the performance of the Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) V-PLEX COVID-19 Coronavirus Panel 2 IgG assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation within CPR (ECPR) may improve survival among patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We evaluated outcomes after incorporating ECPR into a conventional resuscitation system.
Methods: We introduced a prehospital-activated ECPR protocol for select refractory OHCAs into one of four metropolitan regions in British Columbia.
Objective: To date in the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decrease in patients accessing emergency health services, (EHS) but research has been conducted in areas with a very high incidence of COVID-19. In an area with a low COVID-19 incidence, we estimate changes in EHS use.
Methods: We compared EHS encounters in British Columbia from March 15 (the date of school and business closures) to May 15, 2020, when compared to the same period in 2019.
Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the clinical utilization of tranexamic acid (TXA) by paramedics in British Columbia (BC) for acute major trauma and to quantify the percentage of patients who received TXA among those who met the indications for administration.
Methods: A quality assurance review of eligible trauma patients across the province was performed using a convenience sample. Trauma patients between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017 with suspected or actual hemorrhage were selected if they met inclusion criteria (systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg ± heart rate > 120 beats per minute) and exclusion criteria (age < 16 years, injuries exclusively to the extremities).
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- The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of intranasal ketamine versus a placebo (saline) in reducing pain for patients with acute pain during paramedic care with nitrous oxide.
- It involved 120 patients who were randomly assigned to receive either the ketamine or placebo, measuring pain reduction using the verbal numeric rating scale (VNRS) at intervals of 15 and 30 minutes.
- Results showed that 76% of ketamine patients experienced a significant pain reduction at 30 minutes compared to only 41% in the placebo group, with the ketamine group also reporting better comfort levels, albeit with a higher incidence of minor adverse events.
Study Objective: We seek to determine the effect of intraosseous over intravenous vascular access on outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Methods: This secondary analysis of the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Prehospital Resuscitation Using an Impedance Valve and Early Versus Delayed (PRIMED) study included adult patients with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrests treated during 2007 to 2009, excluding those with any unsuccessful attempt or more than one access site. The primary exposure was intraosseous versus intravenous vascular access.