September 2006 Vol 8, No 5

Original Research

EM Advances

Emergency department use by CTAS Levels IV and V patients
Simon Field, MB BCh;Andrea Lantz, BSc
Effect of the SARS outbreak on visits to a community hospital emergency department
Michael Heiber, MD, MSc;W.Y. Wendy Lou, PhD

State of the Art

Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of therapeutic hypothermia as a neuroprotectant in post cardiac arrest patients
Ka Wai Cheung, MD;Robert S. Green, BSc, MD;Kirk D. Magee, MD, MSc
Hyperglycemia in acutely ill emergency patients — Cause or effect?
William R. Henderson, MD;Dean R. Chittock, MD, MS;Vinay K. Dhingra, MD;Juan J. Ronco, MD

Knowledge Applied to Practice

Diagnostic Challenge

Acute ischemic upper limb in a young man: an emergency presentation
Luke Jones, BSc (Hons), MB BS;Angela Birnie, BSc (Hons), MB BS;Utham Shanker, FRCS
Answer: Alfred Washington's arm
Luke Jones, BSc (Hons), MB BS;Angela Birnie, BSc (Hons), MB BS;Utham Shanker, FRCS

Editorials / Commentaries

Etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department: Is adrenal suppression a concern?
Peter J. Zed, BSc, BSc (Pharm), PharmD, FCSHP;Vincent H. Mabasa, BSc (Pharm), PharmD;Richard S. Slavik, BSc (Pharm), PharmD, FCSHP;Riyad B. Abu-Laban, MD, MHSc
You need tube, me give one amp of etomidate and SUX
Marco L.A. Sivilotti, MD, MSc

Case Reports

Posterior sternoclavicular joint dislocation: case report and discussion
Nick Kuzak, BSc, MD;Adrian Ishkanian, MSc;Riyad B. Abu-Laban, MD, MHSc
Bowel perforation after single-dose activated charcoal
Jason P. Green, BSc, MD;William McCauley, MD, MHPE
Lamotrigine as a possible cause of QRS prolongation in a patient with known seizure disorder
Thomas J.S. Herold, MD, MAJ, MC
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis: a silent killer
Isaac Grate, Jr., MD

Letters

CAEP Administration

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