EM Board Bombs

JANUARY 23, 2025

-Case- You’re on shift when a 22-year-old is rushed into the ED by his worried parents. His left eye is tender and swollen shut, with redness around it. They mention he’d been battling a “minor cold” over the past week, but today his fever spiked, and he started complaining of pain with eye movement. He is febrile to 102.

ED 52

ED 52

Life in the Fastlane

JANUARY 23, 2025

Mark Corden Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 362 Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 362 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.

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EM Board Bombs

JANUARY 23, 2025

-Case- You’re on shift when a 22-year-old is rushed into the ED by his worried parents. His left eye is tender and swollen shut, with redness around it. They mention he’d been battling a “minor cold” over the past week, but today his fever spiked, and he started complaining of pain with eye movement. He is febrile to 102.

ED 52

ED 52

SSCOR

JANUARY 23, 2025

You are called to the nursing home to treat a patient choking. Upon arrival, you are rushed to the room of an elderly man who has suffered three previous strokes, resulting in limited mobility and significant speech impairment. Fortunately, the patient is no longer choking. Swift action on the part of the staff prevented an airway obstruction, and the patient is now resting comfortably.

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FirstNet Authority

JANUARY 23, 2025

Public safety in 2025: Rising to the challenges Blog joseph.rey@fir Thu, 01/23/2025 - 15:23 By Joe Wassel, Executive Director and CEO, First Responder Network Authority Learn more about how FirstNet is transforming public safety communications contact your local FirstNet Authority Public Safety Advisor and sign up for our discipline newsletters. Follow us on Twitter , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn for the latest FirstNet Authority updates.

Public Safety 64

Public Safety First Responder OR 64

EMOttawa

JANUARY 23, 2025

Have you thought about your New Years resolutions yet? Will 2025 finally be the year you commit to the gym? Did you splurge on that expensive new gym membership? The truth about resolutions is that most of them fail. In fact, one study from the University of Bristol found that 88% of individuals who set […] The post Gallbladders Gone WILD appeared first on EMOttawa Blog.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2025

This was written by Hans Helseth. He just graduated from college. He has no medical training, but he has read this blog for years. He is an ECG tech who hopes to go to medical school. He has never been poisoned by the STEMI/NSTEMI paradigm because he has never been to medical school. Lucky Hans. You don't need to have medical training to recognize OMI on the ECG.

Coronary 117

Coronary STEMI ED OR 117