Resuscitative Thoracotomy in the Civilian and Military Environments
Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy (ERT) is a potentially lifesaving intervention. It is a true salvage procedure, without which survival is essentially zero, even... Read more.
Updates in Prehospital and Transport Medicine
There was a significant amount of pre-hospital research published in 2018; many trials were that will no doubt inform future guidelines and change practice. This... Read more.
Concussion: Complications and Public Safety (Part 3)
In the final post of this 3-part series on concussions, Dr. Erica Lee discusses how to recognize and manage post-concussion complications, and hopes to raise awareness... Read more.
Concussion: Inside the Emergency Department (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of our series on concussions. In this post, Dr. Erica Lee reviews how to make the diagnosis of concussion and manage these patients in the ED.... Read more.
Concussion: Inside the Head (Part 1)
Head injuries are commonly seen in the emergency department and a large group of these patients will subsequently be diagnosed with a concussion. In this three-part... Read more.
Prolonged Field Care: Lessons from the Battlefield to the home front
Even without an interest in military or high treat medicine, the science from military conflicts can have a significant influence on the medicine you practice. In... Read more.
An Update on the ED Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke and TIA
Ischemic stroke is one of Canada’s leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Over the last 30 years, we have observed rapid advances concerning how we identify,... Read more.
Code Orange: Lessons Learned from the Westboro Bus Collision
A Code Orange is a hospital-scale response to any event or group of events that results in a patient influx that outstrips available hospital resources. It realigns... Read more.
Assessing and Finessing: An Airway Update
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.
Early Pregnancy Loss: A Patient-Centered Care Model
This article discusses the patient perspective of early pregnancy loss in the ED. We will define the quality gap as it pertains to ED care for patients with early... Read more.