Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine articles from May 2005

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine archives from May 2005

CAEP 2005 CME events.(Canadian Association for Emergency Physicians)(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... Register online for CAEP events: www.caep.ca AIME: Airway Interventions & Management Education Edmonton [prior to CAEP 2005] May 27 & 28 Antigonish, NS June 11...

Other CME programs.(Calendar)
May 1, 2005... 4th Annual Emergency Care Conference: Tackling Gridlock in the ED Toronto June 20-21 Contact: 888 777-1707; www.insightinfo.com Annual EM Conference Niagara Falls, Ont. ...

2005 CAEP/ACMU Scientific Assembly.(EM Advances/Innovations en MU)(Canadian Association for Emergency Physicians)
May 1, 2005... Oral Abstract Presentation Schedule SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2005 0800 - 0850 Opening Plenary 0900 - 1000 Research Session: EMS Moderator: Dr. Ran Goldman, CAEP Research Chair No....

Using local epidemiology to make a difficult diagnosis: a case of blastomycosis.(Case Report/Observations de cas)
May 1, 2005... ABSTRACT An otherwise well 21-year-old man from Northwestern Ontario presented to our emergency department in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a 2-month history of cough, progressively increasing dyspnea, hemoptysis and a 15-kg weight loss. His...

Atraumatic hemopericardium in a patient receiving warfarin therapy for a pulmonary embolus.(Case Report/Observations de cas)
May 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Acute pericardial tamponade is a potentially life-threatening condition that requires immediate treatment. This report describes a patient who presented to the emergency department with an acute hemopericardium and...

SARS assessment clinic: a rapid response to an infectious outbreak.(ED Administration/L'administration de la MU)
May 1, 2005... ABSTRACT The Toronto SARS outbreak began in February 2003 and lasted more than 16 weeks. The city and its health care system faced enormous challenges in responding to this new infectious disease, learning about its transmission, diagnosis...

Maintaining continuity of care: a look at the quality of communication between Ontario emergency departments and community physicians.(ED Administration/L'administration de la MU)
May 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Background: To maintain continuity of care when a patient's care is transferred between physicians, continuity of patient information is required. This survey determined how, and how well, Ontario emergency departments (EDs)...

Nurse-initiated, titrated intravenous opioid analgesia reduces time to analgesia for selected painful conditions.(EM Advances/Innovations en MU)
May 1, 2005... ABSTRACT Objectives: Traditionally, patients have to wait until assessed by a physician for opioid analgesia to be administered, which contributes to delays to analgesia. Western Hospital developed a protocol enabling nurses to initiate...

Nurse practitioners in the ED: a rebuttal.(Letters/Courrier)(Letter to the Editor)
May 1, 2005... To the Editor: In a prior issue of the journal, Drummond and Bingley published a discussion paper questioning the potential value of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the emergency department (ED). (1) This work reminds us that no single change can...