Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine articles from March 2008

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine archives from March 2008

Emergency medicine certification in Canada: the years march on but the questions remain the same/Formation en medecine d'urgence au Canada les annees passent, mais la question demeure.(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... In 1987, I found myself in the painful situation of struggling to answer a key question during a residency application interview. The question: what did I feel were the differences between the Royal College emergency medicine fellowship...

Emergency medicine training in Canada: learning from the past to prepare for the future/Formation en medecine d'urgence au Canada: tirer les lecons du passe pour preparer l'avenir.(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... Emergency medicine has been recognized as a specialty in Canada for a quarter of a century. But how distinct is our discipline, and how well prepared are we to meet the challenges facing us in the years to come? At this time, it seems...

Implementation of an automated, real-time public health surveillance system linking emergency departments and health units: rationale and methodology.(ED Administration)
March 1, 2008... ABSTRACT In September 2004, Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health, in collaboration with the Public Health Division of the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Queen's University, the Public Health...

The need for a national emergency health services database.(EM Advances)
March 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Objective: In February 2007, the Health Council of Canada, in its third annual report, emphasized the need for pan-Canadian data on our health care system. To date, no studies have examined the strengths and weaknesses of...

The use of induced hypothermia after cardiac arrest: a survey of Canadian emergency physicians.(EM Advances)(Survey)(Clinical report)
March 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Objective: Inducing mild hypothermia in survivors of cardiac arrest has been demonstrated to improve outcomes. Despite this, other studies have found that few resuscitation physicians have used hypothermia in clinical practice....

Test characteristics of neuroimaging in the emergency department evaluation of children for cerebrospinal fluid shunt malfunction.(Pediatric EM)
March 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Objective: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt malfunction is one of the most common life-threatening neurosurgical conditions. In the emergency department (ED), imaging techniques to identify shunt malfunction include the shunt...

Erratum.(Correction notice)
March 1, 2008... In the November 2007 issue of CJEM, Clinton T. Forsythe's (1) surname was misspelled on the cover and table of contents pages. We apologize for this error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Reference (1.) Forsythe CT, Ernst ME....

Revisions to the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) adult guidelines/Revision des lignes directrices de l'Echelle canadienne de triage et de gravite (ETG) pour les adultes.(ED Administration/Administration de la MU)(Clinical report)
March 1, 2008... Background The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) has been widely adopted in emergency departments (EDs) across Canada and abroad since its initial publication in 1999. (1) CTAS continues to be revised and updated...

Revision of the Canadian Emergency Department Information System (CEDIS) presenting complaint list version 1.1/Revision de la liste de raisons de consultation du Systeme canadian d'information de gestion des departements d'urgence (SIGDU), version 1.1.(ED Administration/Administration de la MU)
March 1, 2008... Introduction The original Canadian Emergency Department Information System (CEDIS) Presenting Complaint List was published in 2003. It has 161 complaints and is divided into 18 major categories. (1) At the time of its development, there...

Incorporation bias in studies of diagnostic tests: how to avoid being biased about bias.(Pedagogical tools and methods)
March 1, 2008... A diagnostic test's ability to discriminate between those with and without a condition of interest (e.g., a specific disease) is best determined by comparing the test result to a reference standard that is accepted as the "truth." The...

Bilateral pneumothoraces and pneumomediastinum complicating a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.(Case Report * Rapport de cas)
March 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Patients often present to the emergency department following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, particularly of new onset. Complications associated with seizures usually arise from injuries sustained from loss of consciousness or...

CAEP emergency physicians receive IFEM awards.(News * Nouvelles)
March 1, 2008... Dr. Michael Bullard has been awarded the 2008 Humanitarian Award and Dr. Garth Dickinson has been awarded the 2008 Order of IFEM Fellowship Designation by the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM). The IFEM Humanitarian...