Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 26, 2022

Computer interpretation of the ECG has been called a double-edged sword: when correct, it increases physician accuracy, but when incorrect it increases errors. This is especially problematic in the emergency department, where computer accuracy drops as clinical significance increases—with common errors for arrhythmias and ischemia. Jesse McLaren guides us through 10 cases where the computer interpretation misguides us and how to avoid these pitfalls.

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Critical Care Scenarios

APRIL 24, 2022

We review a case of massive intraparenchymal hemorrhage progressing to brain death, including the process of brain death testing and declaration, with Dr. Casey Albin (@CaseyAlbin), neurologist and neurointensivist, assistant professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Emory and part of the NeuroEmcrit team. For 20% off the upcoming Resuscitative TEE courses (through July 23, 2022), … Continue reading "Episode 46: Neurologic catastrophe and brain death with Casey Albin" We review a case of massiv

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 23, 2022

Date: April 19th, 2022 Guest Skeptic: Sarah Mojarad is a Lecturer in Advanced Writing, #SciComm, & Mis/disinfo topics • Kavli Fellow • Reed Awardee. This is an SGEM Xtra episode. When planning a brief trip to Los Angeles for the EMRAP One Conference, I remembered that Sarah is from LA. I thought to myself, perhaps […] The post SGEM Xtra: She Blinded Me with Science Communication first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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EMergucate

APRIL 29, 2022

The wrist x-ray shows 2 injuries. Radial styloid fracture (Chauffeur’s fracture) & scapholunate dissociation (Terry Thomas Sign).

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EMS 130

Emergency Medicine Cases

APRIL 26, 2022

In this episode we discuss how to earn, spend, save and invest wisely and answer questions such as: What is time affluence and how should it guide our financial planning? Why should our goal be financial independence rather than retirement? What are the 4 evidence-based cornerstones for financial planning for happiness? What is the 4% rule for figuring out how much money one needs to be happy?

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Prehospital Emergency Care Podcast

APRIL 29, 2022

PEC Podcast Episode 112 is here! In this episode, we cover Volume 26 Number 1 of the Prehospital Emergency Care Journal. We highlight such manuscripts like: Overdose Receiving Centers – An Idea Whose Time Has Come? & Initial Prehospital Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) as a Predictor of Patient Outcomes Click here to download today! As always THANK YOU for listening.

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On Time Medical Transportation

APRIL 27, 2022

This week, we caught up with Denise Goodman, On Time's Logistics & Retention Manager. We discussed the connection between scheduling and employee retention, the challenges of keeping track of crews and trucks, and the expectations for EMTs in terms of communication and availability.

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BoostPrep

APRIL 26, 2022

Welcome to our free NREMT practice test page! Click on the “start quiz” buttons below to start a NREMT practice test. Our EMT test questions will give you a better idea of what will be on your exam. EMT Airway, Respiration, & Ventilation Practice Test Time limit: 0 Quiz Summary 0 of 10 Questions completed Questions: Information You have already completed the quiz before.

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The Overrun Podcast

APRIL 25, 2022

If you haven't heard of these two individuals, you may be very soon. The reason why? They may have just built the BVM we all wish we had, and the potential to help patients is very high. Dan sits down with Jonathan and Adam from Compact Medical, and talks about their new Butterfly BVM™ and the advantages it will bring to a tool that really hasn't changed in 50 years.

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Medic Mindset

APRIL 25, 2022

These two guests are partners: a flight medic and a flight nurse. They dig into their relationship in a way that will make the listener think about their own role as a partner. We also have a chance to hear the flight medic reflect on a near-miss with a medication error, what he wished he had learned more about in paramedic school, why he isn’t a firefighter and a wide range of other topics.

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EMergucate

APRIL 25, 2022

Question 1: PH = 7.38, that is within the normal range, toward the acidotic side. pCO2 is 62 mmHg, that is high. Usually this number is associated with respiratory acidosis.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 24, 2022

Case sent by Magnus Nossen MD, edits by Meyers A previously healthy woman in her 60s presented to an outpatient clinic for palpitations. Vitals were within normal limits other than heart rate. The ECG there reportedly showed an irregular tachycardia, and the patient was immediately referred to the emergency room. Here is her ECG on arrival: There is a wide complex tachycardia that is irregularly irregular (this is difficult to determine at these very high rates).

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EMS 20/20

APRIL 27, 2022

Spencer and Chris Boldly examine a call that occurs in a birthing center where a patient is hypotensive for obvious reasons. or are they? Spencer and Chris Boldly examine a call that occurs in a birthing center where a patient is hypotensive for obvious reasons. or are they?

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OR 40

Emergency Medicine Education

APRIL 25, 2022

Does Anterior-Posterior electrode pad work better than the Anterior-Lateral position? A multicenter Danish study in 468 patients with atrial fibrillation showed the Ant-Lat position was more effective than AP for biphasic cardioversion and converting to sinus rhythm. There was no safety concern between these 2 methods.

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EMergucate

APRIL 26, 2022

The chest x-ray is from a 40 year old with runny nose & dry cough. What can be observed?

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EMS 130

EMS 12-Lead

APRIL 28, 2022

David Didlake, NRP, APRN, ACNP-BC @DidlakeDW Expert analysis provided by Dr. Ken Grauer [link] @ekgpress EMS is called to the main reception area of a retirement center where an elderly female is found down, unconscious and unresponsive. She has a palpable pulse at the radial arteries, bilaterally, with shallow respirations. This particular facility is situated for independent living, thus no medical providers are on site to provide pertinent details for medical history, medication intake, or re

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E-9-1-1 ALS Coronary OR 130

EMergucate

APRIL 27, 2022

A 53 year old male presents to ED complaining of chest pain.

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ED EMS 130

EMergucate

APRIL 26, 2022

78 year old diabetic man, presented to ED feeling unwell. His venous blood gases showed the following: PH = 7.

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EMergucate

APRIL 26, 2022

A 53 year old male presents to ED complaining of chest pain.

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