National drug shortages are presenting a new and unique way of considering alternative drug therapies for various disease states. Of note, the most recent drug shortage impacting EDs and sparking new debate and rehashing of old data is intravenous nitroglycerin.   IV Nitro is used ubiquitously in EDs and pre-hospital settings primarily for acute coronary syndromes… Read More

The blackout of the Eastern United States and Canada in August 2003. Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The horrific events of the Boston Marathon in April 2013. What do all of these events have in common? These mass casualty events affected numerous individuals, and institutions in these affected areas had to suddenly respond to patients… Read More

Lately I’ve been on a kick of nurturing my inner Canadian by reading a few books by notable figures from the Great White North.  The first was the latest autobiography of Dr. David Suzuki (any respectable Canadian should need no explanation of who he is) and the second was a book (An Astronauts Guide To… Read More