Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine articles from July 2009

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine archives from July 2009

Physician workload and the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale: the Predictors of Workload in the Emergency Room (POWER) study.(EM Advances)(Report)
July 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION The emergency department (ED) is an environment in which large numbers of patients with a variety of complaints and acuities are seen on a daily basis. In many Canadian hospitals emergency physician (EP) staffing levels are...

Erratum.(Correction notice)
July 1, 2009... In the 2009 CAEP Scientific Abstracts, the full list of authors for abstract 36 were inadvertently not included. The correct reference listing should be as follows: Weaver J, Dagnone JD, McGraw RM, Pulling CA, Luctkar-Flude M, Pickett W....

An overview of injuries to adolescents and young adults related to substance use: data from Canadian emergency departments.(EM Advances)(Report)
July 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Injury is one of the leading causes of morbidity and premature mortality among young Canadians. (1-3) Alcohol use is a significant risk factor for injury, and national organizations such as the Canadian Public Health...

Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear preparedness training for emergency medical services providers.(EM Advances)
July 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION A large-scale toxic chemical release in a populated area has a high likelihood of leading to a mass casualty incident, which, in turn, would have a sizeable impact on the health care system. (1,2) In order to save as many...

Effectiveness of a novel training program for emergency medicine residents in ultrasound-guided insertion of central venous catheters.(Student Teaching and Evaluation)(Movie review)(Report)
July 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Over 5 million central venous catheters (CVCs) are inserted yearly in the United States. (1) Establishing central venous access is an essential skill for emergency physicians and is a core competency for emergency medicine...

International Federation for Emergency Medicine model curriculum for medical student education in emergency medicine.(Student Teaching and Evaluation)(Report)
July 1, 2009... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vision: To create an international model curriculum for medical student foundation training in emergency medicine. Rationale: There is critical, overwhelming and growing need for emergency physicians and other...

Diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of emergency department targeted ultrasonography in the evaluation of first-trimester pelvic pain and bleeding: a systematic review.(Clinical report)
July 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Emergency department targeted ultrasonography (EDTU) describes a diagnostic test in which an emergency physician (EP) performs a focused ultrasonography examination on emergency department (ED) patients with specific clinical...

Emergency department overcrowding as a threat to patient dignity/L'engorgement des urgences menace la dignite des patients.(Editorial)
July 1, 2009... Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is the subject of intense study to evaluate its causes and consequences. However, although implied, there is little mention of the threat that overcrowding poses to patient dignity. This threat is...

CJEM and pharmaceutical advertisements: it's time for an end/Le JCMU et les publicites pharmaceutiques : il est temps d'en finir.(Editorial)
July 1, 2009... BACKGROUND Pharmaceutical advertisements in medical journals have repeatedly been criticized for their influence on physicians and, ultimately, their effect on prescription practices. (1) Specifically, advertisements manipulate or bias...

Seizure activity demonstrated on electrocardiogram.(Images)
July 1, 2009... A 65-year-old man with a history of right middle cerebral artery stroke and atrial fibrillation presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of left-sided weakness. His symptoms began approximately 60 minutes before his arrival,...

Temporal lobe seizures from a posterior cerebral artery aneurysm presenting as memory flashbacks.(Case Report/Rapport de cas)(Report)
July 1, 2009... INTRODUCTION Memory flashbacks are usually attributed to recreational drugs or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and have been defined as "unbidden, often vivid, images (or a sequence of images) that occur while a person is awake." (1)...

Challenger Fundamentals: EM ultrasound. Fundamentals for emergency and acute care physicians.
July 1, 2009... Challenger Fundamentals: EM ultrasound. Fundamentals for emergency and acute care physicians John L. Kendall, Mark Deutchman, Sarah A. Stahmer. 2008. Produced by Challenger Corporation. CD-ROM for Windows- or Macintosh-based systems. US$395.00...

Challenger Fundamentals: EM ultrasound. Fundamentals for emergency and acute care physicians.
July 1, 2009... Challenger Fundamentals: EM ultrasound. Fundamentals for emergency and acute care physicians John L. Kendall, Mark Deutchman, Sarah A. Stahmer. 2008. Produced by Challenger Corporation. CD-ROM for Windows- or Macintosh-based systems. US$395.00...

CAEP 2009 awards.(News/Nouvelles)
July 1, 2009... The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) is committed to and understands the critical importance of research in the emergency medicine community. CAEP's scientific abstracts for 2009 were published in CJEM's May 2009 issue and...