by Jessica Tat | Jul 31, 2025 | Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Infectious Disease, Resuscitation, Tropical Medicine
Global travel has surged back in full force following the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing with it an important clinical consideration for emergency physicians—evaluating febrile patients with recent travel history. Despite the growing need, many emergency clinicians still...
by Megan Brenkel | Jul 24, 2025 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Grand Round Summaries
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is sudden, silent, and devastating, claiming 9 out of 10 lives before they ever reach a hospital. In Canada, approximately 60,000 OHCAs occur annually — that’s one every nine minutes — and fewer than 1 in 10 people survive1....
by Shane Baistrocchi, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Jul 21, 2025 | Full Article, Journal Club, Orthopedics
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Cohen A, et al. J Orthop Traumatol. 2025 Mar 5;26(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s10195-025-00822-5. Question and Methods: Authors tested if bandaging was noninferior to casting for suspected scaphoid fractures by conducting a multicenter...
by Omar Anjum | Jul 16, 2025 | Featured
We’re excited to announce the release of the 6th edition of the Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine – a peer-reviewed, point-of-care resource created to support you in the emergency department. With new and improved content, this edition continues to build on the...
by Jessica Tat, Hans Rosenberg, Jeff Perry | Jul 14, 2025 | Cardiology, Full Article, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3.5/5 Miller J, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct;84(4):399-408. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.04.024. Question and Methods: The Authors assessed whether a 0/1-hour high-sensitivity troponin protocol increased safe ED discharges compared...
