Author: Adam Parks

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Adam Parks

Dr. Adam Parks is a FRCPC Emergency Physician, who completed his residency in the Department of Emergency Medicine, at the University of Ottawa.

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Airway, Anesthesiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries

Wake Up! Awake Intubation in the ED

by Adam Parks, Kate O'Connell, Richard Hoang October 24, 2019 0

Here we seek to provide a guide on when to consider awake intubation in the Emergency Department (ED), with an approach to the procedure! The Difficult Airway When... Read more.

Airway, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

Assessing and Finessing: An Airway Update

by Adam Parks, Richard Hoang, Shankar Sethuraman May 23, 2019 0

Securing definitive control of a threatened airway is a fundamental skill in the care of critically ill patients and remains an ever-popular topic of discussion... Read more.

Featured, Ultrasound

Focus on POCUS: Ultrasound in Delirium

by Adam Parks, Robert Suttie November 8, 2018 0

For other POCUS focused cases please see our ultrasound archives Case The next chart you pick up is for an 87 year-old female brought in by EMS from her nursing... Read more.

Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Infectious Disease

Sickle Cell in the ED: An Update

by Adam Parks, Robert Suttie May 24, 2018 0

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a complex medical entity, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with SCD suffer from acute and chronic pain,... Read more.