Introduction Barrier enclosure devices were introduced to protect against infectious disease
transmission during aerosol generating medical procedures (AGMP). Recent discussion in …

Background Emergency department (ED) crowding has been associated with adverse
events, including short‐term death and hospitalization among discharged patients. The …

Methods We conducted an online survey study of Canadian emergency physicians and
trainees listed under then Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) and senior …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18: 1217-1219© 2011 by the Society for Academic
Emergency Medicine Abstract Facebook and social media networking applications use …

Several chemotherapeutic agents are known to be cardiotoxic. One of them, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU),
has been associated with coronary ischemia and reversible vasospasm. In this report, …

Buckle (torus) fractures occur when the bony cortex is com pressed and bulges, without ex
tension of the fracture into the cortex (Figure 1). This type of fracture occurs in about 1 in 25 …

The application of emergency point-of-care ultrasound has been expanding in pediatric
emergency medicine for a decade. In this case series, we describe the detection of papilledema …

ObjectivesRegional anesthesia has many applications in the emergency department (ED). It
has been shown to reduce general anesthetic dose, requirement for post-procedural opioids…

Introduction Medical institutions are using barrier enclosure devices during intubation
procedures and other aerosol-generating medical procedures without evidence of their …

A previously healthy 24-year-old male of East Asian descent presented with fever, diffuse
body rash, and non-purulent conjunctivitis 20 days after recovering from a confirmed …