The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Reference: Curry SD, et al. Systematic Review of CT Angiography in Guiding Management in Pediatric Oropharyngeal Trauma. Laryngoscope. March 2023 Date: January 30, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Alexandra (Ali) Espinel is an Associate professor of pediatrics and otolaryngology at Children’s National Hospital and George Washington University. She is also the director of the Pediatric Otolaryngology […] The post SGEM #429: It’s CT Angio, Hi.

ALS 160

ALS Emergency Department OR ED 160

FOAMfrat

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

[link] Most transport programs & hospitals have a "max dose" for pressors. When we think of a maximum dose for medications, typically, one of two things will happen when you approach that dose. No further benefit Negative effect There is another reason max doses are put in place, and it may have nothing to do with ceiling effects or harmful doses.

OR 98

OR 98

SSCOR

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Here are a few questions for all you paramedics out there: When was the last time you decompressed a tension pneumothorax? How many surgical airways have you performed? Have you ever delivered a baby in the prehospital setting? And how many times have you performed a rapid sequence intubation?

Paramedic 83

Paramedic 83