Can J Emerg Med
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Emergency medicine (EM) residents work intimately with emergency department staff, and many residents become staff at the institutions that train them. As such, it is in the interest of all training sites to attract the strongest candidates to their programs. The goal of this study was to determine what factors make programs most appealing to EM residency applicants. ⋯ These data suggest that the most important factors are "interactions with a program" and program characteristics. Both of these are largely within a program's control. By striving to make their curriculum, interview days and medical student electives more appealing a residency program can improve its ability to attract the strongest residency candidates.
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We report an acute thrombosis of an abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting with paralysis of a lower extremity. The usual presentation of such thrombosis is vascular compromise of the lower extremities. When the thrombus obstructs the artery of Adamkiewicz, the main blood supply to the lower spinal cord, spinal ischemia and paralysis can occur. Mechanisms of aortic occlusion and treatment of aortic thrombosis are briefly outlined.
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To describe disaster medicine (DM) education in 16 Canadian medical schools before and after September 11, 2001 (9/11). ⋯ Despite support for DM instruction and increases in terrorism and global disasters, 46% of the responding medical schools do not teach this topic and there has been a downward trend in this regard since 9/11.
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Emergency medical services (EMS) is increasingly recognized to be an integral part of the health care system. Given the expanding role and scope of EMS, there is need for structured education of emergency physicians interested in pursuing subspecialization in EMS. ⋯ This paper describes the development, current status, and future directions of this Program. The University of Toronto EMS Fellowship Program may serve as a template for the development of similar programs elsewhere in Canada and internationally.