User profiles for Alison Macpherson

Alison K. Macpherson

Professor, York University
Verified email at yorku.ca
Cited by 7278

Variables associated with medication errors in pediatric emergency medicine

E Kozer, D Scolnik, A Macpherson, T Keays, K Shi… - …, 2002 - publications.aap.org
Objective. Medication errors are a common cause of iatrogenic morbidity and mortality. The
incidence of medication errors in pediatric emergency departments (EDs) has not been …

Bicycle helmet legislation for the uptake of helmet use and prevention of head injuries

A Macpherson, A Spinks - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2008 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Evidence exists to suggest that bicycle helmets may reduce the risk of head
injuries to cyclists, however helmets are not uniformly worn by all bicycle users. Legislation has …

Relationship of physical fitness test results and hockey playing potential in elite-level ice hockey players

…, RK Jamnik, J Baker, A Macpherson… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Burr, JF, Jamnik, RK, Baker, J, Macpherson, A, Gledhill, N, and McGuire, EJ. Relationship of
physical fitness test results and hockey playing potential in elite-level ice hockey players. J …

The decline in active school transportation (AST): A systematic review of the factors related to AST and changes in school transport over time in North America

L Rothman, AK Macpherson, T Ross, RN Buliung - Preventive medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Active travel to school has declined during the last 50 years in North America. During the
last decade, the children's active school transportation (AST) literature has grown. This …

Annual and seasonal trends in ambulatory visits for pediatric concussion in Ontario between 2003 and 2013

…, EI Benchimol, A Guttmann, AK Macpherson - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate annual and seasonal trends in physician office and emergency
department (ED) visit rates for pediatric concussion in Ontario between 2003 and 2013. Study …

Correlates of postoperative pain and intravenous patient-controlled analgesia use in younger and older surgical patients

L Gagliese, LR Gauthier, AK Macpherson… - Pain …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Objective. Age-related patterns in postoperative pain are unclear with reports of no age
differences and less pain with age. The objective of this study was to identify correlates of pain …

Children's exposure to traffic and pedestrian injuries.

A Macpherson, I Roberts… - American journal of …, 1998 - ajph.aphapublications.org
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate children's exposure to traffic (number
of streets crossed) and to determine the role of exposure in pedestrian injury. METHODS: …

Unscheduled return visits to the pediatric emergency department-one-year experience

RD Goldman, M Ong, A Macpherson - Pediatric emergency care, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Patients returning to the emergency department (ED) within 72 hours of their
visit may contribute to crowding and might indicate failure to give a proper assessment, …

Policy change eliminating body checking in non-elite ice hockey leads to a threefold reduction in injury and concussion risk in 11-and 12-year-old players

AM Black, AK Macpherson, BE Hagel… - British journal of sports …, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background In ice hockey, body checking is associated with an increased risk of injury. In
2011, provincial policy change disallowed body checking in non-elite Pee Wee (ages 11–12 …

Impact of mandatory helmet legislation on bicycle-related head injuries in children: a population-based study

AK Macpherson, TM To, C Macarthur, ML Chipman… - …, 2002 - publications.aap.org
Objective. Childhood bicycle-related head injuries can be prevented through the use of
helmets. Although helmet legislation has proved to be a successful strategy for the adoption of …