Emergency Resuscitative Thoracotomy (ERT) is a potentially lifesaving intervention. It is a true salvage procedure, without which survival is essentially zero, ... Read more.
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. Thi... Read more.
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 aw... Read more.
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.
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-... Read more.
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.Â... Read more.
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 identi... Read more.
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 real... Read more.
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.
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 ear... Read more.