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One-in-four children with major traumatic injuries not cared for in pediatric trauma centres

New research shows that 1 in 4 children with major traumatic injury do not receive care in a pediatric trauma centre, where outcomes are generally better than in adult centres. The authors of the study, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), recommend evidence-based...
Emergency Medicine

From Canada to Jamaica: Field Clinic becomes critical care hub after Hurricane Melissa

The line of patients snakes from our canvas tent into the parking lot of Cornwall Regional Hospital. In that gap, our small Canadian Medical Assistance Teams (CMAT) field clinic has become an unofficial second emergency department. And amid the catastrophic damage to the hospitals in...
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Emergency Medicine

Kids with fractures and sprains don’t need oral opioids for their pain, pediatric emergency researchers find

Cross-Canada study shows ibuprofen alone provides the same level of pain relief as ibuprofen...
Emergency Medicine

Helping Canada’s health system prepare for emergency events

In the early 20th century, in the midst of the First World War, a...
Emergency Medicine

Innovation where it matters most: How clinician-led research is redefining the future of emergency care

HN Summary • Clinician-led innovation is transforming emergency care at Humber River Health, where frontline...
Emergency Medicine

St. Joseph’s opens new reactivation care unit to alleviate acute care pressures

HN Summary • New 21-bed Reactivation Care Unit (RCU): St. Joseph’s Health Centre opened a...
Emergency Medicine

Southlake Health introduces new Emergency Department wait-time clock

HN Summary: • Southlake’s ED was originally built in 2003 to handle just over 80,000...
Emergency Medicine

Nearly 300,000 Ontarians left emergency room without treatment last year

Across Canada, over 1.2 million patients left emergency rooms untreated last year. The number of...
Pediatrics

Expanding access to prenatal education with new online modules for high-risk pregnant patients

Expecting a baby can be both exciting and overwhelming, particularly for families navigating a...
Emergency Medicine

UHN’s first Emergency Preparedness Specialist reimagined how to prepare for and respond to emergencies

HN Summary • Trailblazing role: Natasha Bloomberg, UHN’s first Emergency Preparedness Specialist, is retiring after...
Emergency Medicine

Putting patients first and enhancing ED communication

To improve communications and ensure patients feel supported from the moment they enter the...
Geriatrics and Aging

Research findings could improve outcomes for critically ill patients on ventilators, study findscutting-edge geriatric care insights

A seven-year international, multi-centre clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute...
Emergency Medicine

From survival to thriving: Sunnybrook improves pregnancy outcomes following traumatic injuries

Eloisa Valles’ injuries after being struck by a car in 2020 were painful and...
Emergency Medicine

A tiny device has a huge impact for severely injured patients

HN Summary • Tiny device, big impact: Hamilton General Hospital is now using the COBRA-OS,...
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