by Marie Sara-Pier Piscopo, Josee Malette | May 22, 2023 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, PTM Journal Club
Goyal, Ashima et al. “Prehospital Ketamine Use in Pediatrics.” Prehospital emergency care vol. 27,3 (2023): 360-365. doi:10.1080/10903127.2022.2096161 Question and methods: This study was a retrospective observational study performed through a collaborative...
by Mark Froats, Josee Malette | May 18, 2023 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
Welcome Back to BHP Corner For those who are new to this segment of the EMOttawa Blog, here’s a little refresher. In the Base Hospital Program (BHP) Corner, we aim to review interesting and evolving topics, as they pertain to the prehospital/paramedicine...
by Michael Austin, Josee Malette | Nov 29, 2022 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
Pain – To Treat or Not to Treat, that is NOT the question! Every day, paramedics respond to patients in pain. Pain is responsible for approximately 40% of ambulance calls (1), making pain and analgesia a hot topic in prehospital medicine. Effective and...
by Mark Froats, Josee Malette | Nov 1, 2022 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Paramedics often respond to patients who have no vital signs after being involved in a traumatic event. These cases are especially notable for the tragic and violent means by which persons suddenly meet their end. Most patients who do...
by Mark Froats, Josee Malette | Oct 4, 2022 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
Medical Cardiac Arrest – To TOR or Not To TOR? Base Hospital Physicians Corner – or BHP Corner – is a new web-series we are introducing to be published in a quarterly fashion. Written by RPPEO Base Hospital Physicians, these publications will...
