by Mathieu McKinnon | Jan 8, 2026 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Commentary, Critical Care
The 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) introduce several important updates across the resuscitation spectrum. Below is a concise, clinically focused summary tailored for emergency...
by Shahbaz Syed | Jan 5, 2026 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Resuscitation
This year on the EMOttawa Blog, our team continued to focus on clinically grounded, practical, and thoughtful emergency medicine scholarship. From procedures and decision rules to reflection and wellness, our goal has remained simple: help Emergency Physicians deliver...
by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 25, 2025 | Commentary, Featured
Every December, the Emergency Department changes character a little. Lights show up around the nursing station. Someone brings in shortbread that appears to pre-date the Roman Empire. There is Christmas music. Someone inevitably wrongly claims that “Die Hard” is not a...
by Shahbaz Syed | Dec 20, 2025 | Commentary, Featured, Infectious Disease
We’re seeing a major uptick in influenza this season, and Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) continues to be prescribed widely during flu season, particularly during surges when Emergency Departments feel pressure to “do something.” Despite this, a careful examination of the...
by Daniel Czikk, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Dec 15, 2025 | Featured, Journal Club, Neurology
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 Qiu Z, et al. N Engl J Med. 2025 Jul 10;393(2):139-150. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2503867. Question and Methods: This multi-center, open-label RCT of 550 patients in China with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion presenting...
