Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine articles from March 2005

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine archives from March 2005

A survey to describe sleep-facilitating substances used by Canadian emergency physicians.(EM Advances/Innovations en MU)
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Background: Because night shifts disrupt the normal circadian rhythm, sleep management is crucial for emergency physicians. The purpose of the survey was to describe the use of sleep-facilitating substances (SFSs) by emergency...

Treatment variability and outcome differences in the emergency department management of alcohol withdrawal.(EM Advances/Innovations en MU)
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Objective: Evidence suggests that symptom-triggered benzodiazepine treatment for patients with alcohol withdrawal reduces complication rates and emergency department lengths of stay. Our objective was to describe the management of...

Predicting intervention in renal colic patients after emergency department evaluation.(EM Advances * Innovations en MU)
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Objectives: There is no set of prospectively validated criteria to identify the emergency department (ED) patients with renal colic who are most likely to eventually have to undergo an intervention. This study prospectively...

Automatic external defibrillators.(Letters/Courrier)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... To the Editor: Dr. Brown's Commentary (1) on the proposed mandating of AED availability in US schools was a welcome commonsense and well-reasoned appraisal of the actual, rather than the perceived, need for any such program. Unfortunately,...

The decay of CTAS.(Letters/Courrier)(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... To the Editor: The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS), (1) when it first was developed, served as a very useful tool by which patients could be triaged both in the hospital and pre-hospital setting. I applauded its...

Answer.(Diagnostic Challenge/Defi diagnostique)
March 1, 2005... The answer is B. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) was performed. It demonstrated a large right-sided retroperitoneal hematoma displacing the bladder to the left side of the pelvis. The hematoma extended from the level of the junction...

CAEP 2005 CME events.(Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians)(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... Register online for CAEP events: www.caep.ca AIME: Airway Interventions & Management Education Whitehorse Apr. 16 & 17 Montreal [prior to SRPC annual meeting] Apr. 26 & 27...

Other CME programs.(Calendar)
March 1, 2005... 13th Annual Rural & Remote Medicine Course Montreal Apr. 28-30 Contact: Society of Rural Physicians of Canada; www.srpc.ca/rr2005 or 877 276-1949 ACEP Advanced Pediatric EM Assembly...

University of Alberta creates Department of Emergency Medicine.(News/Nouvelles)
March 1, 2005... The University of Alberta has created a Department of Emergency Medicine. Board of Governors approval was granted November 5. Officials with the newly created Department say the move reflects the growing importance of the specialty's role and...

Vancouver EP becomes bestselling author.(News/Nouvelles)(emergency physician )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dan Kalla, an emergency physician at St. Paul's and Mt. St. Joseph's hospitals in Vancouver, has signed a multi-book deal with a New York publisher. His first novel, Pandemic, debuted on the top ten bestseller list with close to 200 000 copies...

Therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest (1): ILCOR Advisory Statement, October 2002.(Position Statement)
March 1, 2005... BACKGROUND * Induction of moderate hypothermia (28[degrees]C to 32[degrees]C) before cardiac arrest has been used successfully since the 1950s to protect the brain against global ischemia that occurs during some open heart surgeries. ...

Use of automated external defibrillators for children (1): ILCOR Advisory Statement, October 2002.(Position Statement)
March 1, 2005... BACKGROUND * Outside of a hospital setting, the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) within the first 3 minutes of a witnessed adult ventricular fibrillation (VF) arrest results in survivor rates of greater than 50%. * For...

An unusual cause of shock after cardiac catheterization.(Diagnostic Challenge/Defi diagnostique)
March 1, 2005... Case history A 78-year-old woman was referred to a university teaching hospital for angioplasty of a critical stenosis of the left anterior descending artery, which had been diagnosed after interpreting the results of angiography performed...

Non-operative management of a high-pressure water injection injury to the hand.(Case Report/Observations de cas)
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT High-pressure injection injuries to the hand are work-related injuries that can take a devastating toll on the functionality of the affected extremity. Chemical injections are a surgical emergency. Injuries involving only water...

Coronary artery occlusion following blunt chest trauma: a case report and review of the literature.(Case Report/Observations de cas)
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Blunt chest trauma causing coronary artery occlusion and myocardial infarction is a rare but potentially fatal condition. We present the case of a healthy 29-year-old man who developed a myocardial infarction due to complete...

Myth: Atropine should be administered before succinylcholine for neonatal and pediatric intubation.(Medical Mythology/Mythes medicaux)
March 1, 2005... Succinylcholine is often used to facilitate neonatal and pediatric rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department, and most relevant literature recommends administering atropine prior to succinylcholine to reduce the risk of bradycardia....

Patients who leave the emergency department without being seen by a physician: a control-matched study.(ED Administration/L'administration de la Mu)
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the socio-demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients who leave the emergency department (ED) without being seen by a physician. Methods: This 3-month prospective study was conducted at a...

Ontario's alternate funding arrangements for emergency departments: the impact on the emergency physician workforce.(ED Administration/L'administration de la Mu)
March 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Background: Difficulty maintaining physician staffing in emergency departments (EDs) prompted the government of Ontario to offer alternate funding arrangements (AFAs) to replace fee-for-service remuneration for physicians working...