Judith Finn
Biographic Data
| ID | 112084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith Finn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith |
| FAMILY NAME | Finn |
| SIGNATURE | FINN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7307-7944 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
You don’t think? But you can check
This paper focuses on the epistemic phrase ‘ I (don’t) think ’ when used by lay persons describing a medical emergency to call-takers triaging ambulance dispatch. Using conversation analysis, we analysed a collection of 100 cases of callers saying ‘ I think ’ or ‘ I don’t think ’ in emergency calls for cardiac arrest in Australia. Callers do not typically express uncertainty when they say ‘ I (don’t) think ’, but rather, use ‘ I (don’t) think ’ a…
Language barriers in emergency ambulance calls for cardiac arrest
In medical emergencies, phoning the ambulance service constitutes a high-stakes interaction. Call-takers rely on callers to provide information about the patient so they can promptly recognise the medical problem and take swift action to remedy it. When a language barrier exists between the call-taker and caller, this can add a further challenge, given that third-party interpreters are rarely engaged, especially for time-critical conditions such …
Caller resistance to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in emergency calls for cardiac arrest
Hijacking the dispatch protocol
This article examines emergency ambulance calls made by lay callers for patients found to be in cardiac arrest when the paramedics arrived. Using conversation analysis, we explored the trajectories of calls in which the caller, before being asked by the call-taker, said why they were calling, that is, calls in which callers pre-empted a reason-for-the-call. Caller pre-emption can be disruptive when call-takers first need to obtain an address and …
A systematic review of air pollution and incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Evaluating the impact of air pollution on the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Perth Metropolitan Region
BACKGROUND: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a major public health issue. Several studies have found that an increased level of ambient particulate matter (PM) smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of OHCA. We investigated the relationship between air pollution levels and the incidence of OHCA in Perth, Western Australia. METHODS: We linked St John Ambulance OHCA data of presumed cardiac aetiology with…
A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population
BACKGROUND: Age-specific death from cardiovascular disease among Australian Aboriginals is estimated to be four to seven times that of general population, and the major cause of premature death. There is little reliable information on the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). This study compares CHD event rates in urban-dwelling Aboriginal people and the general population. METHODS: The Perth Aboriginal Atherosclerosis Risk Study (PAARS) coh…
Robert Henry Horwitz
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Caller resistance to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in emergency calls for cardiac arrest
Hijacking the dispatch protocol
This article examines emergency ambulance calls made by lay callers for patients found to be in cardiac arrest when the paramedics arrived. Using conversation analysis, we explored the trajectories of calls in which the caller, before being asked by the call-taker, said why they were calling, that is, calls in which callers pre-empted a reason-for-the-call. Caller pre-emption can be disruptive when call-takers first need to obtain an address and …
A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population
BACKGROUND: Age-specific death from cardiovascular disease among Australian Aboriginals is estimated to be four to seven times that of general population, and the major cause of premature death. There is little reliable information on the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). This study compares CHD event rates in urban-dwelling Aboriginal people and the general population. METHODS: The Perth Aboriginal Atherosclerosis Risk Study (PAARS) coh…
Evaluating the impact of air pollution on the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Perth Metropolitan Region
BACKGROUND: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a major public health issue. Several studies have found that an increased level of ambient particulate matter (PM) smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of OHCA. We investigated the relationship between air pollution levels and the incidence of OHCA in Perth, Western Australia. METHODS: We linked St John Ambulance OHCA data of presumed cardiac aetiology with…
Robert Henry Horwitz
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
A comparison of coronary heart disease event rates among urban Australian Aboriginal people and a matched non-Aboriginal population
BACKGROUND: Age-specific death from cardiovascular disease among Australian Aboriginals is estimated to be four to seven times that of general population, and the major cause of premature death. There is little reliable information on the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). This study compares CHD event rates in urban-dwelling Aboriginal people and the general population. METHODS: The Perth Aboriginal Atherosclerosis Risk Study (PAARS) coh…
A systematic review of air pollution and incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Evaluating the impact of air pollution on the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in the Perth Metropolitan Region
BACKGROUND: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remains a major public health issue. Several studies have found that an increased level of ambient particulate matter (PM) smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of OHCA. We investigated the relationship between air pollution levels and the incidence of OHCA in Perth, Western Australia. METHODS: We linked St John Ambulance OHCA data of presumed cardiac aetiology with…
Hijacking the dispatch protocol
This article examines emergency ambulance calls made by lay callers for patients found to be in cardiac arrest when the paramedics arrived. Using conversation analysis, we explored the trajectories of calls in which the caller, before being asked by the call-taker, said why they were calling, that is, calls in which callers pre-empted a reason-for-the-call. Caller pre-emption can be disruptive when call-takers first need to obtain an address and …
Caller resistance to perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in emergency calls for cardiac arrest
You don’t think? But you can check
This paper focuses on the epistemic phrase ‘ I (don’t) think ’ when used by lay persons describing a medical emergency to call-takers triaging ambulance dispatch. Using conversation analysis, we analysed a collection of 100 cases of callers saying ‘ I think ’ or ‘ I don’t think ’ in emergency calls for cardiac arrest in Australia. Callers do not typically express uncertainty when they say ‘ I (don’t) think ’, but rather, use ‘ I (don’t) think ’ a…
Language barriers in emergency ambulance calls for cardiac arrest
In medical emergencies, phoning the ambulance service constitutes a high-stakes interaction. Call-takers rely on callers to provide information about the patient so they can promptly recognise the medical problem and take swift action to remedy it. When a language barrier exists between the call-taker and caller, this can add a further challenge, given that third-party interpreters are rarely engaged, especially for time-critical conditions such …
Medicine (5 works) · Medical emergency (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Communication (3 works) · Conversation (3 works) · Conversation analysis (3 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (2 works) · Communication (2 works)