Emergency Medicine

‘Stolarz was hit in the head twice where he exhibited possible signs of concussion and neither time was he removed and assessed.’

During tough times, how do you be ready if it all goes south?

Though more research is needed on why there were fewer asthma visits during the later wave of wildfire smoke, the authors believe public awareness during the first wave, including air quality advisories, led people to take measures to protect themselves.

A unfortunate but not unusual situation for patient serves as an important reminder of knowing how to respond to an urgent health situation at home.

A med student in 1979, I wandered down to the ER of Montreal Children's. It was downright spooky. The cubicles were empty. The waiting room was silent. The doctors and nurses were gathered at the nursing station watching a small portable TV. 

Do we have to choose between the duty to relieve patients' severe pain as best we can, and the duty to protect them from the potential harm associated with first-time opioid use?

North York General Hospital brings its CME courses to small towns in all 10 provinces and three territories, helping rural doctors develop skillsets while saving on travel time.

Saskatchewan’s official opposition has moved an emergency motion that would ban the practice of using virtual doctors for patients giving birth or experiencing a life-threatening emergency.