The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Date: November 20, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Time to reflect on open-label placebos and their value for clinical practice. PAIN October 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Caitlin Jones is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Sydney University’s institute for Musculoskeletal Health. Her research evaluates the benefits and harms of treatments for musculoskeletal conditions with a particular […] The post SGEM Xtra: Open Label Placebo first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

ALS 198

ALS OR 198

Broome Docs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Welcome to another episode of the Emergency Medicine Journal Club with Dr Justin Morgenstern. This month we cover a bunch of papers that look at a lot of topics and try to answer questions such as: Can I push Keppra safely? Does BP management in haemorrhagic stroke matter? How good is my intuition about PE diagnosis? Is it a good idea to keep geriatric patients in the ED overnight?

Emergency Department 120

Emergency Department ALS ED 120

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

A 50-something had syncope while driving. He was belted and it was low speed. He had a prehospital ECG. He was ambulatory at the scene. He has a history of STEMI and heart failure. The medics stated he had been nauseated and diaphoretic, but he did not have any chest pain or SOB. They recorded a prehospital ECG: What do you think? I read this blinded, with no clinical information, and read it as inferior OMI.

STEMI 107

STEMI Coronary ED Paramedic 107

EMDocs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. It’s time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: Early or Delayed Intubation in Critically Ill Patients? Spoon Feed Advanced statistics emulating clinical trial protocols from an ICU database did not identify consistent differences in 30-day mortality when ICU pat

ICU 68

ICU ED OR 68

Peter Canning

DECEMBER 9, 2023

If you have enjoyed my blog over the years, please considered buying some of my books this Christmas, either as gifts or to read yourself. Johns Hopkins Press is holding a big sale on my book Killing Season: A Paramedic’s Dispatches from the Font Lines of the Opioid Epidemic. Only $6.95 in hardcover. My first two books, Paramedic: On the Front Lines of Medicine and Rescue 471: A Paramedic’s Stories are available from Amazon for $7.99 each.

Paramedic 52

Paramedic EMS OR 52