Dianne L. Atkins, MD
Research Profile

Affiliations:

• Emergency Medical Systems Learning Resource Center
• Department of Internal Medicine

Model System: Human trials

Recent Publications:

1. Kavey RW, Daniels SD, Lauer RM, Atkins DL, Hayman, LL. AHA Guidelines for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease beginning in childhood. Circ 107:1562-1566, 2003.
2. Samson, R.A., Berg, R.A., Bingham, R., Biarent, D., Coovadia, A., Hazinski, M.F., Hickey, R.W., Nadkarni, V., Nichol, G., Tibballs, J., Reis, A.G., Tse, S., Zideman, D., Potts, J., Uzark, K., Atkins DL. Use of Automated External Defibrillators for Children: An Update: An Advisory Statement From the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Task Force, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Circulation 2003:107: p. 3250-32.
3. Raghuveer GR, Caldarone CA, Hills, CB, Atkins DL, Belmont JW, Moller JH. Predictors of prosthesis survival, growth and functional status following mechanical mitral valve replacement in children less than five years of age. Circ.108: Suppl 1:II-174-9, 2003.
4. Atkins DL. Kenney M. AED Safety and Efficacy in Children and Adolescents. Ped Clinics of North America. Ped Clin NA.51:1443-1462, 2004.
5. Atkins DL, Jorgenson DB, Attenuated pediatric electrode pads for automated external defibrillator use in children. Resuscitation 66:31-37, 2005.
6. Rossano JW, Quan L., Kenney MA, Rea, TD., Atkins DL. Energy doses for treatment of out-of-hospital pediatric ventricular fibrillation. Resuscitation 70:80-89, 2006.

Scientific Statements:

1. Samson, R.A., Berg, R.A., Bingham, R., Biarent, D., Coovadia, A., Hazinski, M.F., Hickey, R.W., Nadkarni, V., Nichol, G., Tibballs, J., Reis, A.G., Tse, S., Zideman, D., Potts, J., Uzark, K., Atkins DL. Use of Automated External Defibrillators for Children: An Update: An Advisory Statement From the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Task Force, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Pediatrs 2003 112: p. 163-168.
2. Samson, R.A., Berg, R.A., Bingham, R., Biarent, D., Coovadia, A., Hazinski, M.F., Hickey, R.W., Nadkarni, V., Nichol, G., Tibballs, J., Reis, A.G., Tse, S., Zideman, D., Potts, J., Uzark, K., Atkins DL. Use of Automated External Defibrillators for Children: An Update: An Advisory Statement From the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Task Force, International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Resus 107: 237-243, 2003.
3. Nolan JP, Morley PT, Vanden Hoek TL, Hickey RW, Kloeck WG, Billi J, Bottiger BW, Morley PT, Nolan JP, Okada K, Reyes C, Shuster M, Steen PA, Weil MH, Wenzel V, Hickey RW, Carli P, Vanden Hoek TL, Atkins DL. Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest: An advisory statement by the advanced life support task force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation. Circulation. 2003;108:118-121.
4. Idriss AH, Berg MD, Bierens J, Bossaert L, Branche CM, Gabrielle A, Graves SA, Handley AJ, Hoelle R, Morley PT, Papa L, Pepe PE, Quan L, Szpilman D, Wigginton JH, Modell JH, Atkins DL, Gay M, Kloeck W, Timerman S. Recommended Guidelines for uniform reporting of data from drowning. The Utstein style. Circulation 2003;108:2565-2574.
5. Hazinski MF, Idris AH, Kerber RE, Epstein A, Atkins DL, Tang W, and Lurie K. Lay rescuer automated external defibrillation ("Public access defibrillation") programs: Lessons learned from an international multicenter trial. Circulation 2005; 111:3236-3340.
6. 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Part 11 Pediatric Basic Life Support. Circulation 2005;112 (suppl IV):IV156-166.
7. 2005 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Part 12 Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Circulation 2005;112 (suppl IV):IV167-187.

In PressVideotape/DVD:

1. A demonstration of the correct use of an AED on Children