by Cameron Leafloor | Feb 1, 2024 | Anesthesiology, cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Featured, Recently Featured, Respirology
In our first part, we talked about the basics of mechanical ventilation and how to set up the ventilator for the busy ED doc! In part two, we discuss lung protective ventilation and go through a few cases to help solidify what we’ve learned. If you haven’t...
by Kaitlin Endres, Mathieu McKinnon | Jan 18, 2024 | Critical Care, emergency, Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Surgery, Thrombosis
When working up your patient, how often do you think of problems related to the hepatic venous system? Have you suppressed those memories of time spent over your cadaver in medical school learning the anatomy? By the end of this, you will all be newly discovered...
by Eusang Ahn | Jan 4, 2024 | Commentary, Featured, Medical Education
What exactly is an EPA, really? EPAs, or Entrustable Professional Activities, are the basic building blocks of assessment within many models of Competency-Based Medical Education, such as Competency By Design. In theory, EPA assessments are supposed to serve as...
by Joshua Emery | Dec 28, 2023 | cardiac arrest, Critical Care, Pediatrics, Resuscitation
Trauma is the leading cause of child and youth mortality globally (1). Pediatric trauma is a high acuity but low frequency event (2). Trauma is children is 7 times less frequent in comparison to the adult population (2). There is a well-documented correlation amongst...
by Michael Austin, Josee Malette | Dec 21, 2023 | BHP Corner, Featured, Prehospital and Transport Medicine
Introduction Emergency health care places paramedics and healthcare providers are at the intersection of complex ethical considerations and legal obligations when addressing acute behavioural disturbances. The need for immediate treatment or physical/chemical...
