Prehospital ticagrelor in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Montalescot G, van ‘t Hof AW, Lapostolle F, et al. for the ATLANTIC Investigators. N Engl... Read more.
Canadian Headache Society systematic review and recommendations on the treatment of migraine pain in emergency settings
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Orr SL, et al. Cephalalgia. 2014 May 29. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875925... Read more.
Effect of Provider Experience on Clinician-Performed Ultrasonography for Hydronephrosis in Patients With Suspected Renal Colic
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3.5/5 Herbst MK, Rosenberg G, Daniels B, Gross CP, Singh... Read more.
Ondansetron compared with metoclopramide for hyperemesis gravidarum: a randomized controlled trial.
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Abas MN, Tan PC, Azmi N, Omar SZ. Obstet Gynecol. 2014... Read more.
Effect of Prehospital Induction of Mild Hypothermia on Survival and Neurological Status Among Adults With Cardiac Arrest A Randomized Clinical Trial
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Kim F, et al. JAMA. 2014 Jan 1;311(1):45-52. Full Article... Read more.
Epi Lessons – Part 1 – DIAGNOSIS ARTICLES
As part of our Journal Club summaries our JC Chairs (Drs. Lisa Calder and Ian Stiell @EMO_Daddy) have been tasked with explaining Epidemiological concepts so that... Read more.
Very early administration of progesterone for acute traumatic brain injury
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 2/5 Wright DW, et al.; NETT Investigators. N Engl J Med.... Read more.
Lower versus higher hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in septic shock
Journal Club Summary Landmark Series Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Holst LB et al for the TRISS Trial Group... Read more.
Choosing Wisely Canada: Emergency Medicine
With the Choosing Wisely Canada campaign underway, Emergency Medicine recently published their list of “5 Things Physicians and Patients should question”... Read more.
Emergency ultrasound-assisted examination of skin and soft tissue infections in the pediatric emergency department
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 3/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Marin JR, Dean AJ, Bilker WB, Panebianco NL, Brown NJ, Alpern ER. Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Jun;20(6):545-53... Read more.