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Clinical Articles /
BY: Benjamin Ng,
July/August 2019
... bystander naloxone resuscitation. One patient received 4 mg of naloxone after he was found in cardiac arrest from ... with heroin use have shown incidence rates of 0.8%,[ 3 ] 2.4%,[ 4 ] and 2.1%.[ 5 ] This last rate found by Sporer and Dorn[ 5 ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Elizabeth Wiley, MD, JD, MPH
May 2019
... the province.[ 1 ] It is estimated that there has been a 1.4 °C average temperature increase across British Columbia in ... status may be more vulnerable during emergencies.[ 4 ] Over the last few years wildfires across the province, ... action plans as well as emergency preparedness planning.[ 4 ] Enhancing training for health care providers and first ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
November 2019
... rise) and how deep (the run) stairs must be [ Figure ].[ 4 ] The position and contour of the handrail is often ...
News /
BY: Jessie Wang
March 2019
... I knew that my Doctors of BC membership is free during my 4 years of medical school, but I had forgotten that this ... received free life insurance with Doctors of BC through my 4 years of medical school as well, but as of the 2018–19 ... of BC disability insurance is also free through all 4 years. That’s saving me at least $925 in premiums! I knew ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Matthew Mo Kin Kwok, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP
December 2019
... The duration of action is short-lived (1 to 2 minutes)[ 4 ] after the canister is punctured and the gas is released ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Erika Ono, MSW, RSW
April 2019
... In this process specialized psychiatric care diminished.[ 4 ] Individuals with a co-occurring neurodevelopmental ... authorities, and Community Living BC (CLBC) ( Figure 4 ). Two child inpatient/day programs and several adolescent ...
News
October 2019
... each discharged patient with a length of stay of less than 4 hours. Emergency departments also received a $600 ... home, there was a significant discontinuity around the 4-hour mark, meaning that there was a significant number of patients who were discharged right before the 4-hour mark. But after the 4-hour mark, there was a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Rebecca Sugar, MD
October 2018
... or pulmonary embolism. In addition, 53 patients (21.4%) presented with other surgery-related complaints ... followed by wound concerns (13.0%) and fever (13.0%).[ 4 ] A 2001 study by Imasogie and Chung found a 1.0% rate of ... visits is well supported in the literature.[ 3 , 4 , 9 , 10 ] A reduction in unnecessary emergency department ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jeffrey Roberts, MD, FRCSC
May 2018
... granulosa cells, and disappearance of eggs.[ 3 , 4 ] The toxicity of chemotherapeutic treatments varies ... despite the resumption of regular menstrual cycles.[ 4 , 11-15 ] A survey of 2532 cancer survivors between the ...