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Traumatic Cardiac Arrests

Traumatic Cardiac Arrests

by Sheena Nandalal | Sep 7, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Trauma

According to WHO and CDC: more than nine people die every minute from injuries or violence, and 5.8 million people die every year. It is the leading cause of death in people 1-44 years of age in developed  countries (unintentional injuries, homicide, suicide). The...
Don’t Sweat It! Heat Related Illness

Don’t Sweat It! Heat Related Illness

by Steven Sanders | Jul 6, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Pre-Hospital, Resuscitation, Toxicology

Global temperatures are increasing and are projected to continue warming. The rates of warming across out planet are not uniform. In Canada, the loss of snow and sea ice reduces the reflectivity of the surface leading to increased absorption of solar radiation and a...
Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

by Kevin Guo, Hans Rosenberg, Krishan Yadav | May 3, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Dequin PF, et al. N Engl J Med. 2023 Mar 21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2215145. Question and Methods:  Pneumosepsis can lead to pulmonary and systemic inflammation that can increase risk of organ failure and death. The authors attempted to...
Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

by James Gilbertson, Hans Rosenberg, Ian Stiell | Apr 9, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Resuscitation

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Clinical Trials Network; et al.  N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 9;388(6):499-510. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212663. Epub 2023 Jan 21.  Question and...
RV Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism

RV Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism

by Alie Wudwud | Mar 30, 2023 | Airway, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Respirology, Resuscitation

Right here, Right now!   Pumping up our Knowledge on Right Ventricular Failure and Acute Pulmonary Embolism   The treatment of patients with right ventricular failure from pulmonary embolism follows some key principles that differ from our typical...
Confronting the Storm: The Overactive Thyroid

Confronting the Storm: The Overactive Thyroid

by Josee Malette | Mar 16, 2023 | Critical Care, emergency, Featured, Grand Round Summaries

“When You Hear Hooves, Think Horse, Not Zebra” – Dr. Theodore Woodward   This above sentence is a dictum that every medical student has heard at some point during their training. It’s the reason, that when someone comes in febrile and agitated our first...
Buprenorphine: A guide for ED providers

Buprenorphine: A guide for ED providers

by Max Zworth, Rebecca Seliga | Mar 9, 2023 | Addictions, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation, Toxicology

The opioid epidemic is not new to ED providers, but many will be shocked to learn about the true extent of the harm caused by opioids in Canada.  In the first half of 2022, there were 3556 recorded deaths due to opioid toxicity in Canada. This amounts to 19 deaths...
Pacemakers and ICDs!

Pacemakers and ICDs!

by Darren Wong | Feb 23, 2023 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation

I read around pacemakers SO often throughout my residency, but it was a topic that I found was often a struggle to absorb. So, here we’re going to tackle what the ED Physician should know about managing patients with pacemaker and ICDs: Pacemaker Basics...
Anger Management: Agitated Patients in the ED

Anger Management: Agitated Patients in the ED

by Jessica Tat | Feb 16, 2023 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, psychiatry, Resuscitation

The Emergency Department is no stranger to the acutely agitated patient. Agitation remains a broad and multifactorial syndrome with a high potential for significant morbidity or mortality if not recognized and managed appropriately. This can be tricky at times when...
Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

by Chirag Bhat, Hans Rosenberg, Krishan Yadav | Feb 6, 2023 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Prehospital and Transport Medicine

Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Cheskes S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2022 Nov 6. Question and Methods: A cluster-randomized open-label trial evaluating survival in adult patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation during OHCA treated by paramedics with standard...
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