RichardOCumminsMD

Emergency Medicine • Seattle, WA

Professor, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Office
University of Washington Medical Ctr
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone+1 206-598-4333

Fax+1 206-598-6963
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Summary

Dr. Richard Cummins, MD is a board certified emergency medicine physician in Seattle, Washington. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Washington. He is affiliated with UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center and UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center.

Education & Training

Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 1977 - 2025
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Utstein Style for emergency care - the first 30 years.
Quentin Otto, Jerry P. Nolan, Douglas A. Chamberlain, Richard O. Cummins, Jasmeet Soar> ;Resuscitation. 2021 Apr 3
88 citations
Community Lay Rescuer Automated External Defibrillation Programs. Key State Legislative Components and Implementation Strategies. A Summary of a Decade of Experience f...
Tom P. Aufderheide, Mary Fran Hazinski, Graham Nichol, Suzanne Smith Steffens, Andrew Buroker, Robin McCune, Edward Stapleton, Vinay M. Nadkarni, Jerry Potts, Raymond ...> ;Circulation. 2006 Mar 7
3 citations
The quest for a terminator.
Richard O. Cummins, Mary Fran Hazinski> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2006 Mar 1
10 citations
International Collaboration in Resuscitation Medicine
Douglas Chamberlain, Richard O. Cummins, William H. Montgomery, Walter Kloeck, Vinay M. Nadkarni> ;Resuscitation. 2005 Nov 29
Guidelines based on fear of type II (false-negative) errors. Why we dropped the pulse check for lay rescuers.
Cummins, R. O., Hazinski, M. F.> ;Resuscitation. 2000 Aug 23
The most important changes in the international ECC and CPR guidelines 2000.
Cummins, R. O., Hazinski, M. F.> ;Resuscitation. 2000 Aug 23
Guidelines based on the principle "first, do no harm" : new guidelines on tracheal tube confirmation and prevention of dislodgment.
Cummins, R. O., Hazinski, M. F.> ;Circulation. 2000 Aug 22
11 citations
Guidelines based on fear of type II (false-negative) errors : why we dropped the pulse check for lay rescuers.
R O Cummins, M F Hazinski> ;Circulation. 2000 Aug 22
4 citations
Guidelines based on the principle 'First, do no harm'. New guidelines on tracheal tube confirmation and prevention of dislodgment.
R O Cummins, M F Hazinski> ;Resuscitation. 2000 Aug 23
The most important changes in the international ECC and CPR guidelines 2000.
Cummins, R. O., Hazinski, M. F.> ;Circulation. 2000 Aug 22
26 citations
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Techniques and Instruction: When Does Evidence Justify Revision?
Richard O Cummins, Mary Fran Hazinski> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1999 Dec 1
9 citations
Why Are Researchers and Emergency Medical Services Managers Not Using the Utstein Guidelines
Richard O. Cummins> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 1999 Sep 1
472 citations
Amiodarone for resuscitation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation.
Peter J. Kudenchuk, Leonard A. Cobb, Michael K. Copass, Richard O. Cummins, Alidene Doherty, Carol Fahrenbruch, Alfred P. Hallstrom, William A. Murray, Michele Olsufka...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1999 Sep 16
Universal algorithm for advanced life support
Kloeck W, R. O. Cummins, Douglas Chamberlain, L. Bossaert, V. Callanan, Pierre Carli, J. Christenson, B. Connolly, J. P. Ornato, Arthur B. Sanders, Petter Steen> ;Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia. 1998 Dec 1
Special situations in resuscitation
Kloeck W, R. O. Cummins, Douglas Chamberlain, L. Bossaert, Callanan, Pierre Carli, J. Christenson, B. Connolly, J. P. Ornato, Arthur B. Sanders, Petter Steen> ;Arquivos Brasileiros De Cardiologia. 1998 Dec 1
Early defibrillation.
Kloeck, W., Cummins, R. O., Chamberlain, D., Bossaert, L., Callanan, V., Carli, P., Christenson, J., Connolly, B., Ornato, J. P., Sanders, A., Steen, P.> ;Arq Bras Cardiol. 1998 Dec
6 citations
Resuscitations From Pulseless Electrical Activity and Asystole: How Big a Piece of the Survivors’ Pie?
Richard O Cummins, Mary Fran Hazinski> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1998 Oct 1
4 citations
The Next Chapter in the High-Dose Epinephrine Story: Unfavorable Neurologic Outcomes?
Richard O. Cummins, Mary Fran Hazinski> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 1998 Sep 15
11 citations
Automated External Defibrillators: Skill Maintenance Using Computer‐assisted Learning
John M. Jerin, Bruce A. Ansell, Mary Pat Larsen, Richard O. Cummins> ;Academic Emergency Medicine. 1998 Jul 1
57 citations
Low-Energy Biphasic Waveform Defibrillation: Evidence-Based Review Applied to Emergency Cardiovascular Care Guidelines A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From th...
Richard O. Cummins, Mary Fran Hazinski, Richard E. Kerber, Peter J. Kudenchuk, Lance B. Becker, Graham Nichol, Barbara Malanga, Tom P. Aufderheide, Edward Stapleton, K...> ;Circulation. 1998 Apr 28
36 citations
Recommended Guidelines for Reviewing, Reporting, and Conducting Research on In-Hospital Resuscitation: The In-Hospital “Utstein Style”
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7 citations
In-hospital resuscitation: executive summary.
Richard O. Cummins, Elizabeth Mancini, Mary Fran Hazinski> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1997 May 1
282 citations
Recommended guidelines for reviewing, reporting, and conducting research on in-hospital resuscitation: the in-hospital 'Utstein style'. American Heart Association.
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394 citations
Recommended Guidelines for Reviewing, Reporting, and Conducting Research on In-Hospital Resuscitation: The In-Hospital ‘Utstein Style’
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56 citations
Special resuscitation situations: an advisory statement from the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation.
Walter Kloeck, Richard O. Cummins, Douglas Chamberlain, Leo Bossaert, Victor Callanan, Pierre Carli, Jim Christenson, B. Connolly, Joseph P. Ornato, Petter Steen> ;Circulation. 1997 Apr 15
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Press Mentions

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Hospital Affiliations

UW Medicine/Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington