Multicenter Emergency Department Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score
Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Mar 23;180(5):1-8. Question and Methods: Prospective cohort validation... Read more.
Diagnosis and Outpatient Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Review
Methodology: 1/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Riley CM, et al. JAMA. 2019 Feb 26;321(8):786-797. Question: Aimed to review and provide practical information regarding the diagnosis... Read more.
Electrical versus pharmacological cardioversion for emergency department patients with acute atrial fibrillation (RAFF2): a partial factorial randomised trial.
Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Stiell IG, et al. Lancet. 2020 Feb 1;395(10221):339-349 Editorial: Atrial fibrillation cardioversion in the emergency department. ... Read more.
Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Daley JI, et al. Acad Emerg Med 26 (11), 1211-1220 Nov 2019 Questions and methods: In patients with abnormal vital... Read more.
Use of a Rapid Diagnostic for Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae for Women in the Emergency Department Can Improve Clinical Management: Report of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Gaydos CA et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 Jul;74(1):36-44. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.09.012. Epub 2018 Nov 2.... Read more.
Outcome of Applying the ESC 0/1-hour Algorithm in Patients With Suspected Myocardial Infarction.
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Twerenbold R, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Jul 30;74(4):483-494. Editorial: Evaluating Suspected Acute MI in... Read more.
Authentic emergency department leadership during a pandemic
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Dr. Eddy Lang and colleagues is freely accessible online and features tips for Emergency Department leadership during a pandemic.... Read more.
Infographic for COVID-19: What Paramedics Need to Know!
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Dr. Jason Buick and colleagues is freely accessible online and features a summary of the key areas that make COVID-19 a unique... Read more.
Infographic for Age is just a number – and so is frailty: Strategies to inform resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Kevin Boreskie MSc. and colleagues is freely accessible online and features strategies to inform resource allocation during... Read more.
Infographic for the Protected Code Blue – Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Emergency Department during the COVID-19 pandemic
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Dr. Sarah McIsaac and colleagues is freely accessible online and features an explanation of what the Protected Code Blue is... Read more.