Hi all, This month’s Calgary EM Journal Club had a fantastic turnout with almost 40 attendees, 25% of which were staff EM docs. It also marked the first time we saw a heated, debate style showdown at the end from residents advocating for and against the use of topical tetracaine in treatment of corneal abrasions. Two […]
Novel therapies for Anterior Epistaxis (Calgary EM Journal Club)
Epistaxis can be managed in many ways, from a simple squeeze of the nose to stuffing it with a tampon, and everything in between. Today we’ll look at two novel methods of managing anterior epistaxis, one of which has become my go to for the moderate, non-anticoagulated bleeder. Both of these techniques obviate the need […]
Calgary EM Journal Club: Therapeutic Hypothermia – Targeted Temperature Management Trial
In the January 2014 instalment of the journal club, the Calgary EM program reviewed the recent practice changing paper on cooling (AKA therapeutic hypothermia) after out of hospital cardiac arrest. For more discussion of this paper, you can check out TheSGEM Episode 54 and this EMCrit Podcast and EMCrit Wee with Jon Rittenberger. Read on for our […]