Peterson, Bjorn K., MD
Research Investigator

HealthPartners/Park Nicollet Medical Group title: Medical director, Lakeview Hospital Emergency Department, and assistant medical director, Regions Hospital Emergency Medical Services

Academic appointment: Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Emergency Medicine

Joined the Institute: 2013

Education and training: MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine; emergency medicine residency, Regions Hospital/HealthPartners; emergency medical services fellowship, Regions Hospital/HealthPartners.

Overview/research interests:

Airway management
Cardiac arrest resuscitation
Provider safety and behavioral sedation
Educational methodology

Current research activities and funding:

Established Status Epilepticus Treatment Trial (ESETT), Regions Hospital site PI – NIH funding via the NETT and PECARN research networks
Ketamine Optimal Restraint Dosing Study (KORDS) – funding pending

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selected publications

Journal Article
- The Minnesota mobile extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation consortium for treatment of out-of-hospital refractory ventricular fibrillation: program description, performance, and outcomes. EClinicalMedicine. 2020
- Intraosseous pressure monitoring in healthy volunteers. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017
- The administration of pre-hospital ketamine for chemical restraint does not prolong on-scene times compared to haloperidol based sedation 2015
- The association between ketamine given for prehospital chemical restraint with intubation and hospital admission. American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015
- Longitudinal and regional trends in paramedic student exposure to advanced airway placement: 2001-2011. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2013
Conference Poster
- Prehospital ketamine for chemical restraint: administered dose vs intubation rate [poster] 2014
- An analysis of on-course emergencies requiring transport by stretcher capable ATV's from an extreme sporting event [poster] 2013
Abstract
- Characterization of injury at the Minnesota State Fair using geospatial information [abstract]. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017
- Reduced-dose ketamine for emergent chemical restraint [abstract]. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2017
- Intraosseous pressure monitoring in healthy volunteers [abstract]. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2016
- Cadaver laboratory experience for teaching prehospital procedures to EMS fellows [abstract]. Prehospital Emergency Care. 2014

presentations

Presentation
- Development and implementation of a pre-hospital stroke code system [presentation], Minnesota Department of Health--Minnesota Stroke Conference

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