Disaster medicine is the “universal subspecialty”. Why? Because all physicians could be called upon to help their communities in times of crisis, and because disaster medicine is the ultimate team sport. Emergency Medicine is particularly well suited to take a lead in disaster medicine. We own this.
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The Bottom Line Learning to call effective consults that will facilitate faster dispositions for our patients is an essential skill for every emergency physician to master Using the 5C framework is an effective way to both model, and teach effective consultation Leading your consult call with a s...
How do you care for the crashing trauma patient? This post takes you through the critical resuscitation step-by-step.
Your shift starts and all of your patients are bleeding! There is an MVC victim with a tense abdomen and traumatic brain injury, a patient with an upper GI bleed, a woman whose spontaneous vaginal delivery has turned into a post-partum hemorrhage, and a brisk epistaxis in the back hallway. You tha...
Thoughts on mistakes in renal colic from one of the father's of Emergency Medicine
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You are working a busy shift when you receive a phone call from EMS that they are bringing in a “sick trauma patient.” As you prepare the trauma bay, the patient arrives. He is the victim of an assault and in clear need of intubation. He is unconscious with a GCS of 5, HR 125, BP 180/11, Sp02 88...
