Emergency medicine

Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments
Stories of exceedingly long wait times at Alberta hospitals have emerged since 44-year-old Prashant Sreekumar died after waiting nearly eight hours in an Edmonton emergency department with chest pain in late December.
UPDATE: Several children suddenly fall ill at pool in southern Alberta
Emergency Health Services says the children were in a pool in the town of Canmore, about 100 kilometres west of Calgary.

CPR on TV is often inaccurate—but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But are these characters performing it correctly?
This Toronto hospital is set to double its housing program—but how much has it reduced ER visits?

Those leading the program say it not only reduced ER visits significantly, but also lowered the length of those that did occur.
Canadians are skipping flu jabs for surprising reasons

The death of Prashant Sreekumar made headlines across Canada when the 43-year-old father of three died in the emergency room of Edmonton’s Grey Nuns hospital after waiting for eight hours with chest pains.
‘Death zones’: Alberta ER doctors detail waiting room horrors, preventable deaths to minister

The letter lists anonymous stories of front-line care compiled by the association over the first two weeks of the year. There are six examples of cases that ended in deaths and more than 30 ‘near misses.’
The soccer is coming: Docs in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity

Doctors in Canada’s FIFA World Cup host cities say they’re concerned the already strained system will buckle if a sudden, unexpected surge slams emergency departments during the games.
New guidelines for emergency dept. management of acute migraine in children

Canadian Paediatric Society issues guidance on managing moderate to severe migraine in children unresponsive to home therapy with acetaminophen, ibuprofen and/or a triptan.
’Tis the season: Medical problems that increase during Christmas time

Year after year, the Christmas season brings a predictable set of medical issues through our doors or into the emergency departments. Here’s an informal peek at the medical mayhem underneath the Christmas tree.
Be aware of possible cannabis hyperemesis syndrome in daily chronic cannabis users

Syndrome characterized by cyclical incessant vomiting and abdominal pain relieved by compulsive hot water showers

Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments

UPDATE: Several children suddenly fall ill at pool in southern Alberta

CPR on TV is often inaccurate—but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

This Toronto hospital is set to double its housing program—but how much has it reduced ER visits?

Canadians are skipping flu jabs for surprising reasons

‘Death zones’: Alberta ER doctors detail waiting room horrors, preventable deaths to minister

The soccer is coming: Docs in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity

New guidelines for emergency dept. management of acute migraine in children

’Tis the season: Medical problems that increase during Christmas time

Be aware of possible cannabis hyperemesis syndrome in daily chronic cannabis users