by Louis Gascon-Tetreault, Josee Malette | Mar 9, 2026 | Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, PTM Journal Club
As the ski season peaks in February, learn how intranasal fentanyl as analgesia is becoming the go-to solution for ski patrols, ensuring rapid pain relief for injured skiers right on the hill in this months PTM Journal Club Review. Background and Objectives:...
by Amanda Mattice | Mar 4, 2026 | Airway, emergency, Featured, Journal Club, Pre-Hospital, Prehospital and Transport Medicine, Procedural care, PTM Journal Club, Quality Improvement
In this month’s Journal Club, we explored the highly debated topic of video laryngoscopy versus direct laryngoscopy and its application in the prehospital setting. Background There exists a breadth of research which compares video laryngoscopy (VL) to direct...
by Mathieu McKinnon, Jeff Perry, Shahbaz Syed | Mar 3, 2026 | Featured, Journal Club
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 4/5 N Engl J Med. 2025 Dec 9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2511420. Question and Methods: This multi-center, open label RCT of 2359 patients compared 28-day mortality in patients randomized to receiving ketamine or etomidate for their sedation prior...
by Mohammed Ahmd, Amanda Mattice | Dec 11, 2025 | Journal Club, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
At this month’s Journal Club, we explored the use of IV vs IO access established during out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs). In particular we took a deep dive into two trials: IVIO trial versus PARAMEDIC-3 trial Background Establishing vascular access...
by Tayler Young, Hans Rosenberg, Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy | Dec 18, 2024 | Full Article, Journal Club, Trauma
Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 2/5 McMullan JT, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Oct;84(4):363-373. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.04.018. Question and Methods: This out of hospital, placebo-controlled, blinded, parallel group RCT compared reduction in pain scores between...
