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Code Silver: Sanctuary Under Fire

Code Silver: Sanctuary Under Fire

by Julie Kim, Richard Hoang | Feb 22, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Mass Casualty / Disaster

A Code Silver represents the planned response for a person with a weapon within the hospital. The Ontario Hospital Association has recommended the addition of Code Silver to separate the response of a person who is actively killing from that of a hostage situation...
Opening the Book: Pelvic Trauma in the ED

Opening the Book: Pelvic Trauma in the ED

by Julie Kim, Richard Hoang | Jan 4, 2018 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

Unstable pelvic fractures have high mortality rates, particularly with patients who are hemodynamically unstable, due to difficulty in achieving hemostasis and other associated injuries. At present, there is no standard guideline that has been published and...
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