A key scientific lesson that I have discussed numerous times on this blog is that the interpretation of any new study must be placed within the context of what is already known about the topic. Although there must be equipoise for medical research to be ethical, equipoise does not mean […]
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For the last two decades, TXA has been put on a pedestal in emergency medicine. It has been sold as the perfect drug: life saving with absolutely no side effects. The silver bullet. Unfortunately, the evidence for this ‘wonder drug’ has never been that great. I have a very large […]
It is already August! Even in COVID times, the days just seem to fly by. If you are looking for something boring to stretch those precious minutes out, I have another collection of evidence based medicine for you…
Welcome to another edition of the First1oEM articles of the month – a collection of my favorite reads from the emergency medicine literature. Location, location, location Drennan IR, Strum RP, Byers A et al. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in high-rise buildings: delays to patient care and effect on survival. Canadian Medical […]
