Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine articles from January 2006

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine archives from January 2006

Ability of neuron-specific enolase to predict survival to hospital discharge after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation.(Advances)
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Background: Accurate prediction of survival to hospital discharge in patients who achieve return of spontaneous circulation after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has significant ethical and socioeconomic implications. We...

Understanding receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves.(Methodology)
January 1, 2006... In this issue of the Journal, Auer and colleagues (1) conclude that serum levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE), a biochemical marker of ischemic brain injury, may have clinical utility for the prediction of survival to hospital discharge in...

Performance of emergency medicine residents on a novel practice examination using visual stimuli.(Education)
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Objectives: In 2004, the format of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification exam in Emergency Medicine was modified to include an audiovisual session. Residents' performance on such stimuli is unknown....

Potential value for new diagnostic markers in the early recognition of acute coronary syndromes.(State of the Art)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The diagnostic approach to acute coronary syndromes (ACS) remains one of the most difficult and controversial challenges facing emergency physicians. In recent years, cardiac troponins have emerged as the biochemical "gold...

Clinical utility of novel cardiac markers: let the buyer beware.(Commentary/Commentaire)
January 1, 2006... In this issue, Lippi and colleagues, from the University of Verona, provide an optimistic overview of new biochemical markers, concluding that a new era is dawning in the diagnostic approach to acute coronary syndromes (ACS). (1) This is a...

2005 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.(State of the Art)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2006... Introduction The 2005 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (referred to here as the "2005 ECC guidelines") recommend major changes to basic resuscitation practices and significant changes to...

I am emergency medicine.(Letters/Courrier)
January 1, 2006... I read with great interest Douglas Sinclair's Commentary (1) on subspecialization in emergency medicine (EM). I was particularly pleased to see the final section, which suggested that subspecialization in EM may be the wrong direction for the...

Correction.(Letters/Courier)(Correction notice)
January 1, 2006... In the Case Report by Dr. Hendrik P. van Zyl (1) in the November issue of CJEM, a reference citation was inadvertently omitted from the text. Reference 5 should have been cited in the 3rd sentence of the 1st paragraph of the Discussion,...

Should hyperbaric oxygen be used for carbon monoxide poisoning?(CJEM Journal Club)
January 1, 2006... Clinical question Does hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) provide clinical benefit by reducing neurologic sequelae after 1 year for non-pregnant patients presenting with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning? Search A MEDLINE search from...

Should emergency physicians be using a more extensive form of ultrasound to assess non-traumatic hypotensive patients?(CJEM Journal Club)
January 1, 2006... Clinical question Would more extensive use of ultrasound in the initial emergency department (ED) investigation of undifferentiated non-traumatic hypotension improve patient outcomes? Article chosen Jones AE, Tayal VS, Sullivan...

Atlanto-occipital dislocation: case report and discussion.(Case Report/Observations de cas)
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD) is a devastating condition that frequently results in prehospital cardiorespiratory arrest and accounts for 15% of fatal spinal trauma. Atlanto-occipital dislocation occurs 5 times more commonly...

Turning a stroke into a TIA: curative thrombolysis with combined intravenous and intra-arterial tPA.(Case Report/Obeservations de cas)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is standard treatment for eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke, but may be less effective for very severe strokes caused by proximal intracranial artery occlusions. We report...

Working Knights.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... Working Knights. Edwin Leap. 2005. Published by K. Edwin Leap II (www .edwinleap.com). PDF (eBook), US$10.95; Paperback, 172 pp, US$13.95 plus shipping. ISBN 1-59113-629-6. It was a pleasure to read Ed Leap's Working Knights, a collection...

CAEP 2006 roadshows.(Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians)(Brief article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... Register online for CAEP events: www.caep.ca Additional sites may be arranged upon request: cme@caep.ca AIME: Airway Interventions & Management Education Toronto [prior to North York EM Update] May 3 & 4 Halifax [prior...

Special CAEP events in 2006.(Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians)(Table)(Brief article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... CME in the SUN 2006 for Emergency Physicians * Barcelo Resort, Mayan Riviera, Mexico Jan. 28 - Feb. 4 CME in the SNOW 2006 * Marriott Residence Inn, Mont-Tremblant, Que. Feb. 12-15 ICEM 2006 11th International...

Other CME programs.(Calendar/Calendrier)(Calendar)
January 1, 2006... EM & Acute Care Series Whistler, BC Feb. 5-9 to be paid at the full rate, but in Canadian funds, by cheque] Costa Rica Mar. 9-13 Orlando, Fla. ...

Management and outcomes of pediatric patients transported by emergency medical services in a Canadian prehospital system.(Pediatrics)
January 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Objectives: There is uncertainty around the types of interventions that are provided by emergency medical services (EMS) to children during prehospital transport. We describe the patient characteristics, events, interventions...