Procedural sedation programme minimising adverse events: a 3-year experience from a tertiary paediatric emergency department.

Introduction: A well-developed procedural sedation programme in the paediatric emergency department can minimise adverse events. We examined how adherence to current best evidence ensures safe delivery of paediatric sedation in a newly established tertiary paediatric hospital.

Methods: Our sedation service uses a robust provider training and privileging system, standardised policy and procedures and rigorous data collection all within an evidence-based clinical governance process.

CAEP 2014 Academic Symposium: "How to make research succeed in your department: Promoting excellence in Canadian emergency medicine resident research".

Objectives: To characterize the current state of Canadian emergency medicine (EM) resident research and develop recommendations to promote excellence in this area.

Methods: We performed a systematic review of MEDLINE, Embase, and ERIC using search terms relevant to EM resident research. We conducted an online survey of EM residency program directors from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC).

A case of functional asplenia and pneumococcal sepsis.

Asplenia may refer to the spleen's surgical removal, functional impairment, or congenital absence. It is a risk factor for the development of severe bacterial infection. Functional asplenia is likely the most common presentation of this entity and has many etiologies.