by Shahbaz Syed | Aug 23, 2018 | Commentary, Featured
One of the questions I am asked most frequently by learners is how they may improve and optimize their flow of patients in the Emergency Department (ED). I found through my education that this was not something implicitly taught, but absorbed by watching more senior...
by Richard Hoang | Jul 19, 2018 | Featured, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Pre-Hospital
TCCC (Tactical combat casualty care) outlines the priorities of care for casualties in combat applications Nearly 90% of combat fatalities occur before reaching a medical treatment facility Prehospital phase is the focus of efforts to reduce deaths in combat TCCC...
by Lauren Fruchter, Robert Suttie | May 31, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Urgent care presents a specific set of challenging clinical questions for the emergency physician. Often, seemingly mundane presentations will leave us questioning whether or not we have managed a case appropriately. Our decision-making can be highly influenced by the...
by Adam Parks, Robert Suttie | May 24, 2018 | Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Hematology, Infectious Disease
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a complex medical entity, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with SCD suffer from acute and chronic pain, along with a seemingly endless list of additional complications (from hemolysis and sequestration, to...
by Shahbaz Syed | Feb 9, 2018 | Featured, Journal Club, Slider
Dr. Michael Woo is a staff Emergency Physician and trauma team leader at the Ottawa Hospital. At this years NCCEMÂ conference he presented an update on ATLS trauma care. The 10th edition of ATLS was released this previous summer, and was offered to be one of the...
