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EMCrit 395 – Stellate Ganglion Block – Not Whether, but When?

EMCrit Project

The Stellate Ganglion Block for Electrical Storm EMCrit Project by Scott Weingart, MD FCCM.

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Stop and Think: Post Intubation Management

The FllightBridge ED

Over the years I have come to understand that there are a few phrases that should make you STOP and THINK before you do anything…

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Kangaroos, Simulation & Cardiac Arrest

Medic Mindset

Alex (Sandy) MacQuarrie , PhD and Paramedic, reflects on his move from Canada to Australia, principles of simulation in medical education & his personal experience with cardiac arrest. Topics discussed: Constructivism in education Organic versus mechanistic approach to learning Difference between feedback and debriefing Socratic method versus Advocacy-Inquiry model Peer-to-peer feedback Psychological safety in the classroom Emotional Seriousness in simulation NHET-SIM Certification Prebriefi

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Death in 2025: New Definitions, Ethical Questions & Medical Guidelines

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed What does it truly mean to be dead? In 2025, updates to Death by Neurological Criteria (DNC) challenge long-standing medical definitions, raising new ethical and practical questions. This post explores the latest AOMRC guidelines, the evolving role of brainstem death, and how these changes impact emergency and intensive care medicine.

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Overdose Prevention Center Testimony

Peter Canning

I testified before the Connecticut Legislature’s Public Health Committee on February 21, 2025 in support of a bill to create an overdose prevention center pilot program in our state. The bill is sponsored by Senator Saud Anwar, a physician and great friend of of harm reduction. Here is a link to the text of the bill: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION CENTER PILOT PROGRAM Here is a link to my submitted written testimony, which is more detailed than my in person testimony.

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Death in 2025: New Definitions, Ethical Questions & Medical Guidelines

St. Emlyn's

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed What does it truly mean to be dead? In 2025, updates to Death by Neurological Criteria (DNC) challenge long-standing medical definitions, raising new ethical and practical questions. This post explores the latest AOMRC guidelines, the evolving role of brainstem death, and how these changes impact emergency and intensive care medicine.

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