Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine articles from January 2009

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine archives from January 2009

CJEM editor and emergency physician receives National Health Services Research Chair.(News/Nouvelles)
January 1, 2009... On Oct. 20, 2008, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) awarded their first Applied Chairs in Health Services and Policy Research. These prestigious awards represent long-term salary commitments by the federal funding agency...

Roadshows: CME that travels.(Calendar/Calendrier)(emergency medicine)(Calendar)
January 1, 2009... The Musculoskeletal Roadshow Halifax NS (prior to 35th Annual February Refresher: Emergency Medicine) February 11, 2009 Sudbury ON April 22, 2009 Saskatoon SK ...

Triage: going full circle? Hopefully.(Radical Departure/Virage Radical)
January 1, 2009... Some 30 years ago, as a medical student in Bombay, I questioned one of life's secrets: we had hundreds of poor, illiterate people attend our outpatient clinics daily. How did these patients know which queue to join? The answer came in the form...

Association of injury mechanism with the risk of cervical spine fractures.(EM Advances)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Introduction Background A full understanding of an injury event and the mechanical forces involved should be important for predicting the likelihood and severity of specific anatomical patterns of injuries. Many clinicians and...

Validity of the Canadian Paediatric Triage and Acuity Scale in a tertiary care hospital.(EM Advances)(Report)
January 1, 2009... Background The role of triage in the emergency department (ED) is to assign priority to patients based on their need for urgent care. In other words, valid triage should assign priority to patients who need urgent care while identifying...

Impact of a rapid access protocol on decreasing door-to-balloon time in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.(EM Advances)(Report)
January 1, 2009... Introduction Ischemic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Canada. (1) In ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), time to reperfusion is a key determinant of outcome. In the first hours after symptom onset, shorter...

Reaction in Ontario to Bill 110: Canada's first mandatory gunshot wound reporting law.(EM Advances)(Survey)
January 1, 2009... Introduction With the proclamation of Bill 110 in September 2005, Ontario became the first jurisdiction in Canada to mandate that gunshot wounds (GSWs) be reported to authorities. (1) Under the legislation, when a patient presents to a...

Refinement of the Quebec decision rule for radiography in shoulder dislocation.(EM Advances)(Report)
January 1, 2009... Introduction Glenohumeral dislocation is an important cause of shoulder injuries seen in the emergency department (ED) (1,2) and is the most frequent type of dislocation reduced by emergency physicians (EPs). (3) Prereduction radiography...

Use of personal protective equipment during infectious disease outbreak and nonoutbreak conditions: a survey of emergency medical technicians.(EM Advances)
January 1, 2009... Introduction Awareness of the possibility of communicable disease outbreaks (as a result of either emerging infectious disease or bioterrorism attacks) is essential for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and all health care workers. The...

A prospective study of students' and instructors' opinions on Advanced Cardiac Life Support course teaching methods.(Original Research Related To CME)
January 1, 2009... Introduction Each revision of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) course incorporates changes to the content, based on varying levels of evidence. (1) In addition to providing scientifically derived content on direct approaches to...

CAEP position statement on gun control/Enonce de position de l'ACMU sur le controle des armes a feu.(CAEP Update/MISE A JOUR DE L'ACMU)
January 1, 2009... Background Firearms are an important cause of injury and death. In 2004, 743 Canadians were killed by the use of firearms (2.4 per 100 000 people) (1) and, despite general media focus on urban crime, 76% of these firearm-related deaths...

Public risk from tasers: unacceptably high or low enough to accept?/ Les pistolets Taser, un risque inacceptablement eleveou suffisamment bas pour etre acceptable?(Editorial)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Tasers, like nuclear weapons, haloperidol, fireworks, and even scissors, can be dangerous in untrained hands. However, banning tasers will not necessarily make the public safer. Despite the controversy surrounding taser use in North America,...

Ophthalmic injuries from a TASER.(Case Report/Rapport de Cas)(Report)
January 1, 2009... Introduction The use of TASERs (TASER International) by law enforcement officials is increasing because of the demand for less lethal weapons to subdue combative individuals. According to the US Government Accountability Office, in 2005...

Glycyrrhizic acid toxicity caused by consumption of licorice candy cigars.(Case Report/Rapport de Cas)(Report)
January 1, 2009... Introduction This report describes a case in which peripheral edema and weight gain were brought about by the daily consumption of licorice candy cigars over a 2-week period. Although the therapeutic and toxic effects of glycyrrhizic acid...

The Room.(Humour and Humanity/Humour et humanite)(Short story)
January 1, 2009... The Room is empty. Nearby, in the emergency department trauma bay, an elderly female pedestrian who was struck by a tractor-trailer is brought in by emergency medical services. She is alive, clinging to life. The police are trying to locate...

Health advocacy in emergency medicine: a resident's perspective.(Residents' Corner/Le coin des residents)(Report)
January 1, 2009... The word advocate as a noun is defined as 1. a person who supports or speaks in favour; 2. a person who pleads for another; 3a. a professional pleader in a court of justice; 3b. a barrister. As a verb it is defined as 1....