Paul Atkinson

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@first10em.bsky.social saw your post over on the dark side channel. Agree 100%. We need to continue to encourage medical leaders and organizations to establish a meaningful presence here on @bsky.app #FOAM

A Multi-year Review of Major Off-Road Vehicle Injuries and Deaths in New Brunswick Introduction: Off-road vehicles are widely used in Canada, especially in rural areas. Despite their popularity, there is limited data on off-road vehicle-related injuries, particularly in New Brunswic...

Older intoxicated males! A Multi-year Review of Major Off-Road Vehicle Injuries and Deaths in New Brunswick #BeSmart #BeSafe

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🚨 Fatigue alert! 🚨

Are we turning a blind eye to the risks of overworked, fatigued healthcare workers?🏥⚡

@cjemonline.bsky.social dives into the urgent need for change before burnout and exhaustion become the norm.

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CJEM debate: clinical decision rules–thinking beyond the algorithm - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine -

Do clinical decision rules actually help with diagnosis in medicine?

The latest #CJEMDebate explores the question with
@first10em.bsky.social @emlitofnote.bsky.social @lwestafer.bsky.social @reverendofdoubt.bsky.social and @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social. #medsky

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International POCUS Games at ICEM in Montreal May 2025. Sponsored by Butterfly, Sonosite, Clarius and Philips. Check it out @dan-kim.bsky.social @olszynskip.bsky.social @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social

Seeing more and more folks feeling trapped by our societal expectations

Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples

Annals of U.S. healthcare:
Annual ‘winners’ for most egregious US healthcare profiteering announced. Selling body parts without consent and billing desperate parents $97,599 for air transport among worst examples. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... via @theguardian.com @mlgg12.bsky.social

@mattgalloway.bsky.social doing a fantastic job on CBCs The Current asking the hard questions. Canadians are looking for a leader who will answer the questions, not avoid the hard truths we must face

a figure demonstrating increased rib fractures in the left sided compression group compared to standard compressions. Of note, 3 out of 4 cadavers in left compression group developed flail chest segments (2 rib fractures per rib in at least 3 adjacent ribs).

this figure tells a lot of the story - and raises some important questions/concerns related to left sided compressions @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social @cliffreid.bsky.social

#Teach

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A recent study in @cjemonline.bsky.social reveals that 94% of rural Canadian emergency physicians use POCUS in their practice. However, they face barriers to training, including cost (62%) and distance to training centres (48%).

Just the facts: emergency department approach to myelopathy rdcu.be/d5ui8 by Zachary Macdonald
What is a myelopathy? What are the different etiologies?
What are the signs and symptoms? What is the ED workup and treatment?

All these questions answered in this JTF!

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Right now, foxes are being chased to exhaustion and torn apart by hounds—all in the name of ‘tradition.’

Boxing Day remains the biggest day of the year for the fox hunting community.

Please RT to raise awareness and follow us to help end this cruelty for good.

Here are my top columns of 2024, according to the Globe Audience team, which uses a number of readership metrics.
Here are the links:

1. With a dire shortage of family docs, should we reassign GPs from healthy people to the more needy?
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... /1

Systematic Review Snapshot Hot off the Press: Is Subcutaneous Insulin Administration Safe and Effective for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Diabetic Ketoacidosis? www.annemergmed.com/article/S019... #education #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #BlueSky

Embracing equity: an opportunity for growth at CJEM - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine -

Embracing equity: an opportunity for growth at CJEM. #Equity #NotABurden @CAEP_Docs @CMA_Docs @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social @eddylang1 @emo-daddy.bsky.social
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Must be Christmas 🎄🦌🐕‍🦺

Endless complaints won’t fix Canadian healthcare. Let’s focus on solutions now... 💡 Tune into #HealthforAll on Spotify for inspiring ideas and real strategies to transform our system: open.spotify.com/show/4Pl8sRb.... Let’s make ‘health for all’ a reality. 🇨🇦 #CdnHealth #SolutionsNotProblems

CJEM Debate Series: #TriageAgain—are current triage methods dangerous?… if we cannot actually treat those triaged as urgent within a safe time frame? - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine -

🚑 A recent CJEM debate dives into the risks of prolonged waits and the safety of traditional triage methods. 🤔 Read the discussion: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #EmergencyMedicine #Triage #AIvsTraditional

Machine learning outperforms the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) in predicting need for early critical care - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Study objective This study investigates the potential to improve emergency department (ED) triage using machine learning models by comparing their predictive performance with the Canadian Triage Acuit...

🚨 New in CJEM: Machine learning outperforms the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (#CTAS) in predicting early critical care needs in ED patients. A potential leap forward in triage accuracy and patient outcomes? Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #EmergencyMedicine #AI #Triage

Dick Van Dyke, Approaching 99, Dances in Coldplay’s Latest Video In the clip, which was filmed in October, Van Dyke sings, dances barefoot and offers meditations on aging, family and love.

Dick Van Dyke is the focus of Coldplay’s latest music video, “All My Love.” In a clip, Van Dyke sings, dances barefoot and offers meditations on aging, family and love.

A shorter version of the video will be released Dec. 13 on Van Dyke’s 99th birthday.

#AIAuthorship. The CJEM debate: is there a place for generative AI in data analysis and writing within scholarly manuscript preparation? - Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine -

ChatGPT: 🚨 Hot topic: Should generative AI have a seat at the academic table? 🤖📚 The latest debate in @cjemonline.bsky.social dives into the pros & cons of AI in research—innovation vs integrity. 🧠💡

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Join the convo on Bluesky! #CJEMdebate

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Check out our special collections on #Crowding #JustTheFacts and #POCUS link.springer.com/journal/4367... @paulatkinsonem.bsky.social @eddylang1 @emo-daddy.bsky.social

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY (May 15, 1874): The McGill-Harvard sesquicentennial: Celebrating 150 Years of the first intercollegiate rugby-style football game - McGill University Athletics MONTREAL – This week marks the 150th anniversary, also known as a sesquicentennial, of an historic McGill-Harvard confrontation, a two-game rugby-style football series, played at Cambridge, Mass., May...

Happy Thanksgiving 🇺🇸🦃…some interesting sports history to enjoy with your turkey and the game: mcgillathletics.ca/news/2024/5/... 🏈🏉🇺🇸🇨🇦

Among a group of 31 high-income countries that have universally accessible health care, Canada has among the lowest availability of doctors, hospital beds, and most medical technologies—and some of the longest wait times. www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/comp...

“The concept of man flu is poorly understood…” writes no man who ever had it… 😉

Anecdotal accounts of men exaggerating their symptoms of respiratory illness are common.

But how much of a scientific basis is there for “man flu,” asks Carla Delgado
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