March 2011 Vol 13, No 2

Original Research

EM Advances

• Effect of time to electrocardiogram on time from electrocardiogram to fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction patients
  Clare L. Atzema, MD, MSc; Peter C. Austin, PhD; Jack V. Tu, MD, MSc, PhD; Michael J. Schull, MD, MSc

Pediatrics

• Use of personal protective equipment in Canadian pediatric emergency departments
  Sarah M. Reid, MD; Ken J. Farion, MD; Kathryn N. Suh, MD, MSc; Tobey Audcent, MD; Nicholas J. Barrowman, PhD; Amy C. Plint, MD, MSc
• Resuscitation interventions in a tertiary level pediatric emergency department: implications for maintenance of skills
  F. Jonathan Guilfoyle, MD; Ruth Milner, PhD; Niranjan Kissoon, MD

State of the Art

Review Articles

• Are butyrophenones effective for the treatment of primary headache in the emergency department?
  Lim Beng Leong, MBBS, MRCS (A Anne-Maree Kelly, MD, FACEM

Knowledge Applied to Practice

Journal Club

• Safety of etomidate bolus administration in patients with septic shock
  Reviewed by: Rob Green, BSc, MD, DABEM; Sean K. Gorman, BSc (Pharm)

International EM

• International Federation for Emergency Medicine model curriculum for emergency medicine specialists
  The Core Curriculum and Education Committee for the International Federation for Emergency Medicine

Case Reports

• Deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary embolism following minor trauma to the popliteal fossa: could this have been avoided?
  Jason Orlik, BSc, MD; Jennifer McVey, BSc, MSc, MD
• Conservative management of laryngeal perforation in a rural setting: case report and review of the literature on penetrating neck injuries
  Michael R. Kolber, BSc, MD; Anne Aspler, BSc, MSc; Richard Sequeira, MD
• An unusual case of pediatric abdominal pain
  Lars P. Bjoernsen, MD; M. Bruce Lindsay, MD