The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Date: October 28, 2024 Reference: Woelfle T et al. Benchmarking Human–AI collaboration for common evidence appraisal tools. J Clin Epi Sept 2024. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Laura Walker is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and the vice chair for digital emergency medicine at the Mayo Clinic. In addition to finding ways to use technology in emergency department (ED) care, she is interested in how health systems work and how patients move through the healthcare system.

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Peter Canning

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

I always enjoying giving a new medicine, using a new gadget or following a new procedure for the first time. I clearly remember the first time I gave Ativan on standing order, the first time I gave Cardizem, fentanyl, zofran, and ketamine, all new meds at one time. I remember the first time I did a 12-lead ECG (we didn’t have them when I started), the first time I used CPAP, the first time I used capnography, the first time I used a spinal motion restriction protocol where I didn’t h

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

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: Large- or Small-Bore Chest Tubes for Hemothorax? Spoon Feed While there was concern for selection bias in a number of included studies, this systematic review and meta-analysis found that small–bore thoracostomy tub

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SSCOR

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

When you think of intubation, you should automatically be thinking of suction. The two treatments go hand-in-hand; you cannot safely intubate without the aid of suction, which is why you must include a portable suction unit any time there is the possibility of intubating.

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Peter Canning

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The day I thought Donald Trump might really win was several months ago when I attended a gathering of people who had or had had family members in prison and were interested in humane drug policy. One of the leaders of the group, said he wasn’t buying Kamala. “A prosecutor is a prosecutor is a prosecutor,” he said, “She ain’t fooling us,” he said which was greeted by many “Here.

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