by Lindsay Cheskes | Jan 7, 2021 | All Posts, COVID-19, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Resuscitation
In situ simulation, informally thought of as “crash testing the dummy”, is defined as a team-based training technique conducted within the actual patient care environment, involving members of the healthcare team using equipment and resources from the...
by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 10, 2020 | Airway, COVID-19, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infographics, Resuscitation, Trauma
I think we’re all pretty much ready for the end of 2020, what a year it has been. It seems fitting that our most viewed article here at EMOttawa this year was on the management of hemorrhoids. Taking a walk down memory lane, we present our 10 most popular posts...
by Rory Connolly | Jun 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Slider, Ultrasound
Lung PoCUS can rapidly diagnose the underlying etiology at the bedside of the acutely dyspneic patient. Lung PoCUS has excellent test characteristics for the diagnosis of pulmonary edema, pneumothorax and pleural effusions allowing the treating physician to rapidly...
by Hans Rosenberg | May 19, 2020 | COVID-19, Infographics
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Dr. Eddy Lang and colleagues is freely accessible online and features tips for Emergency Department leadership during a pandemic.
by Hans Rosenberg | May 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Infographics
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Dr. Jason Buick and colleagues is freely accessible online and features a summary of the key areas that make COVID-19 a unique challenge for Paramedics.
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Infographics
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Kevin Boreskie MSc. and colleagues is freely accessible online and features strategies to inform resource allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infographic by Dr. Hans Rosenberg @hrosenberg33
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Infographics
This article published in CJEM 2020 by Dr. Sarah McIsaac and colleagues is freely accessible online and features an explanation of what the Protected Code Blue is meant to accomplish and how to easily execute it in your Emergency Department. Infographic created by Dr....
by Omar Anjum | Apr 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured
In the current age of the COVID-19 pandemic, we find ourselves inundated with headline articles and millions of daily social media posts on the novel coronavirus. For the frontline healthcare worker, the massive amount of online information can be overwhelming, and...
by Shahbaz Syed | Apr 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Infographics
Originally published in CJEM 2020, we explore the role of twitter in the dissemination of medical information/misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the original article for more information!
by Veronique Morin | Apr 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, Physician Wellness
Fear, while on a mission (see below for a French translation). It was not that long ago, my husband was strapped on a missile (on purpose) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. I sat in the dirt at 17:21, on the bare Kazak Steppes, eyes focused on the Soyuz...