Background: There is controversy about which children with minor head injury need to
undergo computed tomography (CT). We aimed to develop a highly sensitive clinical decision …

Background Among adults who have a cardiac arrest outside the hospital, the survival rate
is known to be poor. However, less information is available on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest …

Background The need for effective triage of the increasing number of patients presenting for
emergency care was recognized in the early 1990s. Dr. Robert Beveridge led the …

Objectives: To compare the utilization rates of CT scans in investigating minor head trauma
in children in Canada, to identify the injuries determined by these scans, and to identify …

Purpose There is scant empirical work exploring academic physicians’ psychosocial adjustment
during late-career transitions or on the factors that influence their retirement decisions. …

Objectives Minor head trauma accounts for a significant proportion of pediatric emergency
department ( ED ) visits. In children younger than 24 months, scalp hematomas are thought to …

Background and Purpose— For the clinician, the diagnosis of arterial ischemic stroke (AIS)
in children is a challenge. Prompt diagnosis of pediatric AIS within 6 hours enables stroke-…

Background: Tenfold errors in calculation of paediatric drug doses are often life threatening.
The magnitude and characteristics of this phenomenon have not been fully described. …

Objectives To characterise the incidence and nature of medication errors during paediatric
resuscitations. Design A prospective observational study of simulated emergencies. Setting …

Medical school admission is a rigorous and resource-intensive process in North America as
both students and medical schools invest considerable effort, time, and money on the …