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Is OMI an ECG Diagnosis?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Jesse McLaren A 70 year old with prior MIs and stents to LAD and RCA presented to the emergency department with 2 weeks of increasing exertional chest pain radiating to the left arm, associated with nausea. The pain recurred at rest 90 minutes prior to presentation, felt like the patient’s prior MIs, and was not relieved by 6 sprays of nitro.

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PTM Journal Club: Blood Product and ACE-CPR use Prehospital

EMOttawa

In this Prehospital Journal Club Recap, let us take a deep dive into the use of blood products, as well as the adjunct use of automated controlled elevation in CPR. Resuscitation with blood products in patients with trauma-related hemorrhagic shock receiving prehospital care (RePHILL): a multicentre, open-label, randomized, controlled, phase 3 trial Background The use […] The post PTM Journal Club: Blood Product and ACE-CPR use Prehospital appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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6 Precautions Nurses Should Take When Suctioning

SSCOR

Sooner or later, every nurse must suction a patient. For nurses who work in intensive care units or emergency care, or who support patients with spinal cord injuries, suctioning may be a daily part of the job. When suctioning becomes routine, it’s easy to lose sight of the risks. Some simple precautionary measures can both reduce risk and improve patient outcomes.

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Medical Malpractice Insights: A Tale of 2 Injection Injuries

EMDocs

Here’s another case from Medical Malpractice Insights – Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

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EMCrit 373 – Mike Weinstock with another Critical Care Bounceback: “Asymptomatic Hypertension”

EMCrit Project

A critical care bounce back case with Mike Weinstock EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Top 10 AI courses for clinicians

Life in the Fastlane

Sunayana Samantaray and Mike Cadogan Top 10 AI courses for clinicians AI is revolutionising healthcare! Here are artificial intelligence courses for doctors to help you acquire the skills you need to keep up!

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Reflecting on the CORD Academic Assembly: A Journey of Professional and Personal Growth 

The Vocal CORD

As I reviewed my notes from the CORD Academic Assembly, I am reminded of the initial excitement I had back in August of 2023 as a brand-new Program Manager. I applied for the CORD scholarship out of a strong desire to gain understanding of my new role as an emergency medicine residency program coordinator. In the months since taking on this role, I discovered that coordinator is one of a dozen hats those of us in this position wear every day.

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Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 358

Life in the Fastlane

Mark Corden and Neil Long Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 358 Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 358 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.

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Registration Now Open for CanPRD 2024

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

Click on image or here to register. Click here to download poster (PDF). Registration is open for the Third Annual Canadian Paramedicine Research Day on May 23 rd , 2024 from 7:30 MDT / 9:30 EDT – 15:30 MDT / 17:30 EDT There is an action packed agenda of world class speakers and research that will inform your practice This year’s theme is “ Research to Practice: Evidence for Innovation in Paramedicine ” For those that can’t watch it live, please register before May 22 nd , 2024, to access the sp

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PTM Journal Club: BVM Ventilation and Refractory Shock in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

EMOttawa

In this edition of PTM Journal Club explore the impact of bag-valve-mask ventilation as well as the use of lidocaine and/or amiodarone on the survivability of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Bag-Valve-Mask Ventilation and Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Multicenter Study Background and Objectives Around 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) occur in Canada each year, which […] The post PTM Journal Club: BVM Ventilation and Refractory Shock in Out-Of-Hospital Card

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CIPRST Research 101 Course

Paramedic Chiefs of Canada

Research 101 You are invited to participate in the pilot offering of a new “Research 101” course for a research project being led by Dr. Michelle McCarron (Saskatchewan Health Authority) and Dr. R. Nicholas Carleton (University of Regina). This course is being offered through the Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and has been funded through a research grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).