Daniel Beamish, Author at EMOttawa

Updates in Prehospital and Transport Medicine

On: July 25, 2019

In: Grand Round Summaries, Pre-Hospital, Resuscitation, Trauma

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 post seeks to look at some of the historical features of prehospital research and give us a road map for how we got here. Pre-HospitalRead More →

Creatine Kinase: Antiquated Relic or useful adjunct in Diagnosing Acute Coronary Syndrome?

By: Daniel Beamish

On: August 2, 2018

In: Cardiology, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Quality Improvement

Chest pain is a common presenting complaint to Emergency Departments (ED) worldwide. Massive resource investment is required to differentiate benign from sinister causes of chest pain, and for the treatment, referral, and risk stratification of chest pain patients. A cardiac etiology of chest pain is found in roughly 15% ofRead More →