The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Today’s post is directed to all those prehospital trauma professionals out there. Car crashes account for a huge number of injuries worldwide. About 40% of people involved are trapped in the vehicle. And unfortunately, entrapped individuals are much more likely to die. There are four basic groups (and their category in parentheses) of trapped car occupants : those who can self-extricate or extricate with minimal assistance (self-extrication) individuals who cannot self-extricate due to pai

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EMS 255

St. Emlyn

OCTOBER 22, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed This post accompanies the podcast “Simulation for Elite Team Performance,” which was recorded live at the Tactical Trauma 2024 conference in Sundsvall, Sweden. We are grateful to the organizing team […] The post Podcast – Simulation for Elite Team Performance with Andrew Petrosoniak at Tactical Trauma 2024 appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Emergency Department 108

Emergency Medicine Cases

OCTOBER 22, 2024

On this month's EM Quick Hits podcast: Kevin Wasko on post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage management, Brit Long on assessment and management of post-CABG surgical incision infections, Anand Swaminathan on evidence, pitfalls and tips on using Bougies, Leah Flannigan on when to suspect vascular injury in patients with low energy mechanism pelvic fractures, Andrew Petrosoniak on debriefing after cases: why, when and how.

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Fractures EMS Resuscitation 91

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This was sent to me by a French colleague, Olivier Peyronie "Yesterday we received a 62 yo man with diabetes, hypertension and smoker. He reported typical chest pain since 4H AM and arrived at our ED at 10h with ongoing chest pain. The first ECG (10h14) showed TWI in inferior leads." Time zero: What do you think? Queen of Hearts Diagnosis: Not OMI with High Confidence (but in French!

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 22, 2024

What is digital? To a Victorian doctor, the term digital would have referred to the anatomy of our fingers or toes and the nerves and vasculature contained within. This term came from the Latin digitus , which (surprisingly) means finger or toe. A digit has also meant a whole number less than ten for hundreds of years; perhaps they look a bit like fingers.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Most of the voices on Sensible Medicine are doctors and patients. This is a bit of a shame as so many people are involved in and work on healthcare and healthcare policy. We are thrilled to feature this article from three legal scholars. The essay outlines a recommendation for how we can encourage better post approval research. This piece is just a taste of the work they are doing.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Introduction Cardiology is one of the most popular and varied medical specialities. It is a field that combines acute care with long-term patient management, offering a diverse range of subspecialties, including interventional cardiology, adult congenital heart disease, electrophysiology, imaging, and specialist heart failure management. Whether you enjoy working in the high-stakes setting of a cath lab or improving patient outcomes through prevention and rehabilitation, cardiology offers someth

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Evidence-Based Practice Academics Operations Hospitals 52