by Connor Inglis, Josee Malette | Apr 18, 2024 | Prehospital and Transport Medicine, PTM Journal Club, Resuscitation
In this edition of PTM Journal Club explore the impact of bag-valve-mask ventilation as well as the use of lidocaine and/or amiodarone on the survivability of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation and Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest:...
by Maria Doubova | Feb 22, 2024 | Chronic Pain, Featured, Grand Round Summaries, Procedural care, Surgery
Lacerations are a common presenting complaint to emergency department. In 2013, in the United States there were 7 million visits to the emergency department (ED) for lacerations making up a total of 5.2% of ED visits(1). Let’s review some of the evidence (or lack...
by emottawa | Jul 11, 2016 | Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Kudenchuk PJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 May 5;374(18):1711-22. Abstract Link This double blind RCT conducted by the ROC enrolled >3000 patients with out of hospital shock refractory cardiac...
