Critical Care

"We really haven't seen a season quite like this in a little while,'' said Dr. Michelle Murti of Public Health Ontario, referring to the mix of two primary strains making people sick during this year's epidemic.

In the absence of the appropriate paperwork or a substitute decision maker, even a patient with the tattoo should be resuscitated

The influenza season in Canada could be shaping up to be a potentially nasty one, with a mixed bag of viruses already circulating in much of the country, say infectious diseases experts.