The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 2, 2022
Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. Case: You are working a shift in your local community emergency department (ED) when a 47-year-old male presents with chest pain.
ACEP Now
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Consent to a trauma evaluation is presumed when a patient presents as a trauma activation; implied consent applies to all life-threatening emergencies and is not unique to trauma activations. Wearing a cut-up trauma sheet as a hijab, she walked out of our emergency department several hours later, intact and not traumatized.
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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 13, 2024
Written by Destiny Folk, MD, Adam Engberg, MD, and Vitaliy Belyshev MD A man in his early 60s with a past medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department for evaluation of chest pain.
The Overrun Podcast
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The conversation highlights the need for a broader approach to chest pain, beyond just focusing on heart attacks. Takeaways EMS education should focus on a broader approach to chest pain, beyond just heart attacks. Mike Berkenbush joins the podcast to discuss the challenges in EMS education on differentiating chest pain.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 9, 2024
Written by Colin Jenkins and Nhu-Nguyen Le with edits by Willy Frick and by Smith A 46-year-old male presented to the emergency department with 2 days of heavy substernal chest pain and nausea. He reported a history of “Wolf-Parkinson-White” and “heart attack” but said neither had been treated. link] Fesmire, F.
ACEP Now
MARCH 14, 2024
His family had insurance for just two years when his father had a heart attack and needed open heart surgery. Taking the time to connect those dots for his patients, going that extra mile, energizes him for the emotional toll of working the emergency department. An artistic image of Dr. Durrani. Click to enlarge.)
NCOAE
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Also, how to recognize a heart attack or stroke and what to do to give the patient the best chance of survival. Basic anatomy and physiology, what causes common diseases like diabetes and asthma, and how to treat emergencies associated with them. Many fire departments require that all of their firefighters also be EMTs.
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