#StayHome (…but stay sane)
Some helpful tips on how to #StayHome but maintaining your sanity while practicing social distancing!... Read more.
Managing Stress and Anxiety related to COVID-19
As Bob Dylan once said; “Times, they are a-changin’”. With respect to the novel coronavirus-19 (COVID-19), the situation in Canada and around the glob... Read more.
Hypothermia Part 2: Prognostication and Protocols
Here we present part two on our series on hypothermia. For more on the assessment, resuscitation, and management of the hypothermic patient, see part one. Progn... Read more.
Hypothermia: Keeping your cool when it gets cold
Hypothermia results in slightly over one hundred deaths per year in Canada; typically as a result of primary hypothermia, frostbite and other cold exposure inju... Read more.
Electrical vs Chemical Cardioversion in ED patients with Atrial Fibrillation (RAFF2)
RAFF2 Ian Stiell and colleagues are back at it with atrial fibrillation; The RAFF2 trial (Electrical versus Chemical cardioversion for Emergency Department pati... Read more.
Focused Gallbladder Ultrasound – Enhance your Skills!
Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) for the evaluation and diagnosis of gallbladder related disease is becoming commonplace in the Emergency Department. Here, we p... Read more.
Optimizing the Early Resuscitation After Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Dr. Reardon and colleagues identify key management priorities in optimizing the early resuscitation in patients after out of hospital cardiac arrest.... Read more.
Is PoCUS a reliable predictor of outcome during cardiac arrest?
Sudden cardiac arrest represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occ... Read more.
Factors associated with treatment failure in non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections
Non-purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs; i.e. cellulitis or erysipelas) account for up to 3% of all emergency department (ED) visits. Once the diagn... Read more.
Canadian Syncope Risk Score – Duration of Cardiac Monitoring
Syncope constitutes 1% of Emergency Department (ED) visits, and approximately 10% of these patients will have serious underlying conditions causing syncope (arr... Read more.