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PTM Journal Club: Trauma Care
In this month’s PTM Journal Club, we explored the most recent literature on trauma care in the pre-hospital setting. If you missed last months PTM Journal... Read more.
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PTM Journal Club Recap: Glucocorticoid and Hemodynamics
At this month’s PTM Journal Club, we explored the use of high-dose glucocorticoid on hemodynamics in the prehospital setting; in particular, the STEROHCA ... Read more.
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Early versus Later Anticoagulation for Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Fischer U, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 29;388(26):2411-2421. Question and Methods: RCT at 103 sites to compare outcomes at ... Read more.
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PTM Journal Club: Blood Product and ACE-CPR use Prehospital
In this Prehospital Journal Club Recap, let us take a deep dive into the use of blood products, as well as the adjunct use of automated controlled elevation in ... Read more.
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BHP Corner: Acute Behavioural Disturbances
Introduction Emergency health care places paramedics and healthcare providers are at the intersection of complex ethical considerations and legal obligations ... Read more.
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PTM Journal Club Recap: Trauma Care
Two articles pertaining to the prehospital care of trauma patients were reviewed at this month’s Prehospital and Transport Medicine Journal Club: Bossers et a... Read more.
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Transforming Canada’s Healthcare Landscape with Paramedics
Canada’s healthcare system, once a source of national pride, is now facing critical challenges that have led many to view it as “unwell” or ... Read more.
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Risk Scores for Clinical Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain but No Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 O’Rielly CM, et al. Can J Cardiol. 2023 Mar;39(3):304-310. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.12.028. Question and Methods: The ... Read more.
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CAEP 2022: Living Together
Morale amongst Emergency Medicine providers is at a crushing low. If you were to walk through any Emergency Department (ED) or spend 5 minutes on #MedTwitter, t... Read more.
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“Is there a doctor on board?”: In-Flight Emergencies
As global COVID-19 travel restrictions loosen, many people are finally taking the vacations they’ve been putting off for the last two years. As passeng... Read more.