Editorial
Commentary – Computed tomography angiography to identify the cause of a transient ischemic attack versus irradiating patients without cause (or even a TIA) – Jeffrey J. Perry, MD, MSc
Commentary – Multiple shocks or early transfer for shock refractory ventricular fibrillation? – Sheldon Cheskes, MD
Commentary – Damage control resuscitation initiated in the prehospital and transport setting: A systems approach to increasing access to blood transfusion – Alix J.E. Carter, MD, MPH
Commentary – Shocked, breathless, and bloodied: Point-of-care ultrasound on the front line – Paul R. Atkinson, MB BCh BAO, MA
CJEM Debate Series – #Epi: There is no place for the use of intravenous epinephrine as a standard component of cardiac arrest resuscitation care – Michelle Welsford, BSc, MD
Feature Article
Original Research – The prognostic significance of repeated prehospital shocks for out-ofhospital cardiac arrest survival – Alexis Cournoyer, MD
Just the Facts
Just the Facts – How to diagnose and treat acute asthma – Brian H. Rowe, MD, MSc
Cardiovascular
Original Research – Retrospective evaluation of a clinical decision support tool for effective computed tomography angiography utilization in urgent brain imaging of suspected TIA/minor stroke in the emergency department – Maximilian B. Bibok, PhD
Original Research – Active management of atrial fibrillation or flutter in emergency department patients with renal impairment is associated with a higher risk of adverse events and treatment failure – Frank X. Scheuermeyer, MD, MHSc
Trauma
Brief Original Contribution – The practicalities and barriers of using TEG6s in code red traumas: an observational study in one London major trauma centre – Sarah Morton, MBBS MRCP
Original Research – Blood on board: The development of a prehospital blood transfusion program in a Canadian helicopter emergency medical service – Chase Krook, MD, BMSc
Clinical
Original Research – Analysis of emergency department length of stay for mental health visits: A case study of a Canadian academic hospital – Deyvison T. Baia Medeiros, BEng
Original Research – Self-documentary in the emergency department: Perspectives on patients recording their own Procedures – Taofiq Oyedokun, MBChB
Original Research – Methotrexate for the treatment of unruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy – K Hawrylyshyn, MSc
Point of Care Ultrasound
Brief Original Research – Evaluation of emergency department ultrasound machines for the presence of occult blood – Zafrina Poonja, BSc, MD
Original Research – A lung ultrasound score for early triage of elderly patients with acute dyspnea – Thibaut Markarian, MD
Original Research – The diagnostic accuracy of a point-of-care ultrasound protocol for shock etiology: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Sean P. Stickles, MD
Education
Original Research – Transition to practice: Evaluating the need for formal training in supervision and assessment among senior emergency medicine residents and new to practice emergency physicians – Sarah Kilbertus, BSc, MD
CJEM Journal Club
Commentary – The bougie and first-pass success in the emergency department: Journal Club review – Emily W. Stewart, MD
Case Reports
Clinical Correspondence – In the Zone: lessons from the first Canadian emergency department application of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) – Markus T. Ziesmann, MD
Clinical Correspondence – Accidental transdermal methanol poisoning presenting to a regional emergency department – Chelsea R. Beaton, MD