PTM Journal Club: Analgesia on the Ski Hill
As the ski season peaks in February, learn how intranasal fentanyl as analgesia is becoming the go-to solution for ski patrols, ensuring rapid pain relief for injured... Read more.
BHP Corner: Feedback, the Pulse of Progress
With a new year, comes a new BHP Corner. For those who are new to this part of our EM Ottawa Blog, it is here that we cover up and coming topics of discussion within... Read more.
PTM Journal Club: ROSC following Resuscitative Thoracotomy & Tibial IO’s in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Join us in our latest Pre-Hospital and Transport Medicine Journal Club, where we take a look at the most recent and relevant literature pertaining to the use of... Read more.
PTM Journal Club: BVM Ventilation and Refractory Shock in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
In this edition of PTM Journal Club explore the impact of bag-valve-mask ventilation as well as the use of lidocaine and/or amiodarone on the survivability of out-of-hospital... Read more.
BHP Corner: The Opioid Crisis
Opioid use disorder is a terrible disease that takes over people’s lives and leaves them overwhelmed, consumed by compulsions and cravings, and often alone.... Read more.
Change: Why Healthcare Reform is More Important Than Ever
As you’ve gleaned from the title of this blog post, today we are focusing our conversation on CHANGE; with a particular emphasis on its implications in healthcare.... Read more.
BHP Corner: Respecting Patient Preferences
Emergency medicine is a fast-paced realm where paramedics and medical professionals must make split-second decisions that often mean the difference between life... Read more.
BHP Corner: Decision Points in Cardiac Arrest
Case You and your partner arrive at a scene where a 67-year-old male had a witnessed collapse 5 minutes ago and CPR is in progress; he is in cardiac arrest. The... Read more.
A Comparison of Prehospital Pediatric Analgesic Use of Ketamine and Opioids
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Frawley, John et al. “A Comparison of Prehospital Pediatric Analgesic Use of Ketamine and Opioids.” Prehospital emergency... Read more.
A comparison of ketamine and morphine analgesia in prehospital trauma care: a cluster randomized clinical trial in rural Quang Tri province, Vietnam
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Tran, Kim Phung et al. “A comparison of ketamine and morphine analgesia in prehospital trauma care: a cluster randomized... Read more.