Abstract Introduction Due to a COVID-related job loss resulting in financial and food insecurity, a 28-year-old woman initiated a diet consisting solely of one cup of ramen noodles daily for…
Abstract Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor that is less frequently associated with severe toxicity in acute overdose compared with other psychotropic medications. Although rare, generalized seizure has been…
Medical television (TV) dramas, a subgenre of television that has grown in popularity over the last few decades, fictionally depict a multitude of real-life medical care scenarios. The longest running…
Cournoyer et al. [ ] assessed the association between bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), emergency medical service (EMS) response time, and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients’ outcomes. This pre-pandemic cohort study…
The insightful letter by Babakhanlou et al. [ ] captured our attention as the authors pointed out to the lack of clear guidelines for the evaluation and diagnosis of minor…
High quality goals of care (GOC) conversations are notoriously difficult to have in the emergency department (ED). Minimal training, constrained timelines and critical illness are among the barriers often identified…
We read with great interest the study “Kinesiotaping for isolated rib fractures in emergency department” published in your journal by Akça HA et al. [ ]. When the literature is…
We read the article Joseph O et al. [ ] with great interest. A can’t intubate can’t oxygenate (CICO) situation is life-threatening, and is one of the biggest challenges that…
Lung ultrasound is a useful tool for rapidly diagnosing pulmonary edema at the bedside, with data suggesting improved accuracy compared with chest radiographs [ ]. However, there have been variations…
We appreciate the letter submitted by Barik et al. on our case series entitled “Inhaled anaesthetic gas for severe bronchospasm at the emergency department”. We would like to thank the…
