The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 2, 2024

Reference: Gibbons et al. The sonographic protocol for the emergent evaluation of aortic dissections (SPEED protocol): A multicenter, prospective, observational study. AEM February 2024. Date: February 28, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an emergency medicine physician and ED intensivist from Long Island, NY. He is the Vice Chair of the Emergency Department at Nassau University […] The post SGEM#432: SPEED, Give Me What I Need – To Diagnose Acute Aortic Dissections first appeared on Th

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FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Reference: Li, T., & Gal, D. (2023). Consumers prefer natural medicines more when treating psychological than physical conditions. Journal of Consumer Psychology 2023, Date: February 23, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Ethan Milne is a Marketing PhD student at the Ivey Business School (Western University). He researches how moral outrage and status-seeking personalities motivate social media aggression, and how […] The post SGEM#341: You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Treatment first appeared on The Skeptics G

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FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Reference: McLatchie et al and DAShED investigators. Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Syndrome in the Emergency Department (DAShED) study: an observational cohort study of people attending the emergency department with symptoms consistent with acute aortic syndrome. EMJ Nov 2023. Date: February 11, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Nirdosh Ashok Kumar, Emergency Medicine Specialist – Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. […] The post SGEM#430: De Do Do Do, De Dash, Dash DAShED – Diagnosing Acute Aortic Sy

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JANUARY 27, 2024

Reference: Wilkinson-Stokes M, Betson J, Sawyer S. Adverse events from nitrate administration during right ventricular myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Emerg Med J. February 2023 Date: January 24, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rupinder Sahsi is a fellow EBM enthusiast with academic appointments at McMaster University and Wright State University who works as an emergency physician […] The post SGEM#428: Don’t Worry, Be Happy – The Safety of Nitroglycerin Administration in R

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JANUARY 13, 2024

Reference: Snyder BD, Van Dyke MR, Walker RG, et al. Association of small adult ventilation bags with return of spontaneous circulation in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2023. Date: January 11, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Root is an EMS fellow in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health […] The post SGEM#426: All the Small Things – Small Bag Ventilation Masks in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Me

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JANUARY 6, 2024

Reference: Remick KE, et al. National Assessment of Pediatric Readiness of US Emergency Departments during the Covid-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. July 2023 Date: Dec 11, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rachel Hatcliffe is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Her research focuses on prehospital care of children with anaphylaxis. […] The post SGEM #425: Are You Ready for This?

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

Reference: Roussel et al. Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients, JAMA Intern Med 2023 Date: December 18, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Case: An 85-year-old patient (Ms. McG) presents to your emergency department (ED) after being found by family on the […] The post SGEM#424: Ooh-Ooh, I Can’t Wait – To Be Admitted to Hospital first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

Date: December 12, 2023 Reference: OCFP News. More Than Four Million Ontarians Will Be Without a Family Doctor by 2026. Nov 7, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Mahaleh Mekalai Kumanan attended Dalhousie University for her undergraduate studies, Master of Health Administration degree and medical school before completing her residency at the University of Western Ontario.

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DECEMBER 9, 2023

Date: November 20, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Time to reflect on open-label placebos and their value for clinical practice. PAIN October 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Caitlin Jones is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Sydney University’s institute for Musculoskeletal Health. Her research evaluates the benefits and harms of treatments for musculoskeletal conditions with a particular […] The post SGEM Xtra: Open Label Placebo first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Reference: Roland D, Munro A. Time for paediatrics to screen out sepsis “screening.” BMJ. June 2023 Date: Sept 12, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Damian Roland is a Consultant at the University of Leicester NHS Trust and Honorary Professor for the University of Leicester’s SAPPHIRE group. He specializes in Paediatric Emergency Medicine and is a passionate […] The post SGEM Xtra: Say What You Need to Say…but Don’t Say “Sepsis Screening” first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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OR 126

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OCTOBER 28, 2023

Date: October 26, 2023 Reference: Jones et al. Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial placebo-controlled trial. Lancet July 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. He is also one of the world’s leading researchers […] The post SGEM#419: Welcome Back – To Another Episode on Back Pain first appeared on The Skeptics Guide

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OCTOBER 14, 2023

Reference: Brennan L et al. Time to change the reference ranges of children’s physiological observations in emergency care? A prospective study. J Paediatr Child Health. March 2023 Date: July 12th, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Vicki Currie is a paediatric emergency medicine registrar in the West Midlands in the United Kingdom. She is also a member […] The post SGEM #417: Everybody’s Changing…the Reference Ranges for Pediatric Vital Signs first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Reference: Snelling et al. Ultrasonography or radiography for suspected pediatric distal forearm fractures. New England Journal of Medicine June 2023 Date: July 19, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Casey Parker is a Rural Generalist that includes in his practice emergency medicine, anesthesia, and critical care. He is also a fully-fledged ultrasonographer. Casey currently splits his time […] The post SGEM#415: Buckle Down for some Ultrasound to Diagnosis Distal Forearm Fractures first appeared on The Ske

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Critical Care ALS ED Emergency Department 325

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Date: August 30, 2023 Reference: Griffey et al. The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics. AEM August 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Suchismita Datta. She is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the NYU Grossman Long Island Hospital Campus. This is the last show for […] The post SGEM#414: The SQuID Protocol first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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AUGUST 26, 2023

Date: August 20th, 2023 Reference: Milne WK, Challen K, Young T. Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine Season #10 Book Guest Host: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Lead at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (North West England). She completed undergrad and postgrad training in North West England, acquiring a History of […] The post SGEM Xtra: Skeptico Evidentium – SGEM Season#10 Book first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medici

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AUGUST 19, 2023

Date: August 14, 2023 Reference: Ma et. al. The third Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Haemorrhage Trial (INTERACT3): an international, stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Mike Pallaci is a Professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) for the Northeast Ohio Medical University, and an Adjunct Clinical Professor of […] The post SGEM#413: But Even You Cannot Avoid…Pressure – Intensive Care Bundle with Blood Pressure Reductio

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AUGUST 5, 2023

Reference: Easter JS et al. Comparison of PECARN, CATCH, and CHALICE rules for children with minor head injury: a prospective cohort study. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2014. Date: July 10, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Joe Mullally is a paediatric trainee in the Welsh paediatric training program and interested in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. He is a […] The post SGEM#412: I Can’t Choose…from all the Head Injury Prediction Rules first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

ALS 100

ALS Emergency Department OR 100

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JULY 29, 2023

Date: July 21, 2023 Reference: McDonald et al. Patterns of change in prehospital spinal motion restriction: a retrospective database review. AEM July 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is also an avid FOAM supporter/producer through various online outlets including TheSGEM.

Emergency Medical Services 246

Emergency Medical Services ALS EMS Emergency Department 246

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JULY 22, 2023

Date: July 21, 2023 Reference: Prekker et al. Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. NEJM 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jeff Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer and System Medical Director for the Metropolitan Area EMS Authority in Fort Worth, Texas, also known as MedStar. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine […] The post SGEM#410: Do You See What I See?

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JULY 15, 2023

Date: 15 June 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Samina Ali is a pediatric emergency medicine physician, clinician scientist, and Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Her research focuses on improving assessment and treatment of pain in children. She is an executive member of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC), pain […] The post SGEM Xtra: Hurts so Good…but does it Have to?

Emergency Department 130

Emergency Department ED EMS 130

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JULY 8, 2023

Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. Evaluation of oseltamivir used to prevent hospitalization in outpatients with influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Int Med 2023. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaminathan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM.

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ALS Emergency Department EMS ED 256

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JULY 2, 2023

Date: July 1, 2023 Reference: PATCH-Trauma Investigators and ANZICS Clinical Trial Group. Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Severe Trauma. NEJM 2023. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim Rezaie is a community emergency physician in San Antonio, TX. He is the Creator and founder of REBEL EM, a free, critical appraisal blog that tries to cut down knowledge translation gaps of […] The post SGEM#408: Hey, I, Oh I’m Still Alive – Is it due to TXA?

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Emergency Medical Services EMS Paramedic 363

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JUNE 24, 2023

Date: June 16, 2023 Reference: Reed et al. Pilot Testing Fentanyl Test Strip Distribution in an Emergency Department Setting: Experiences, Lessons Learned, and Suggestions from Staff. AEM June 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Westafer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate.

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Overdose Emergency Department ALS ED 176

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JUNE 17, 2023

Date: June 15, 2023 Reference: Rees CA et al. Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. American Journal of Hematology Jan 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Amy Drendel is a pediatric emergency medicine physician and physician scientist at Children’s Wisconsin. […] The post SGEM#406: Homeward Bound…after a dose of Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive

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Emergency Department ALS ED OR 175

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JUNE 10, 2023

Date: June 6th, 2023 Reference: Pines, Raja, Bellollo and Carpenter. Evidence-Based Emergency Care: Diagnostic Testing and Clinical Decision Rules 3rd Edition Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jesse Pines is the Chief Clinical Innovation at US Acute Care Solutions and a Clinical Professor and George Washington University and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University.

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Emergency Department ED OR 170

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MAY 7, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: May 1st, 2017 Reference: Poonai et al. Point-of-care ultrasound for non-angulated distal forearm fractures in children: test performance characteristics and patient-centered outcomes. Acad Emerg Med May 2017. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine and the associate editor for emergency medicine simulation […] The post SGEM#177: POCUS – A New Sensation for Diagnosing Pediatric

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Emergency Department ALS OR 100

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MAY 14, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: May 12th, 2017 Reference: Ireland et al. A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness to reduce stress and burnout among intern medical practitioners. Medical Teacher 2017. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Diane Birnbaumer is a Senior Clinical Faculty at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA. She is also an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of […] The post SGEM#178: Mindfulness – It’s not Better to Burnout than it is to Rust first appeared on The Skeptics G

ALS 100

ALS 100

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MAY 21, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: May 19th, 2017 Reference: Willman et al. Do heroin overdose patients require observation after receiving naloxone? Clinical Toxicology 2017. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Richard Hamilton (@RJHamiltonMD) is Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also the host of EMToxCast and gave a talk at the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine Annual Retreat […] The post SGEM#179: Chase the Dragon and Naloxone first appeared

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Naloxone Overdose First Responder Emergency Department 130

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MAY 28, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: May 24th, 2017 Reference: Georgiou et al. Efficacy and Safety of Nonoperative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2017. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Ross Fisher is a Paediatric Surgeon in Sheffield, England. When he is not waxing lyrical about presentation skills (P Cubed) over at ffolliet.com, giving the Greatest Presentation in the World at SMACC or expounding […] The post SGEM#180: The First Cut is the Deepest – N.O.T. for Paediatric Appendicitis first

ALS 100

ALS Emergency Department EMS OR 100

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JUNE 4, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: June 3rd, 2017 Reference: Sierink et al. Immediate total-body CT scanning versus conventional imaging and selective CT scanning in patients with severe trauma (REACT-2): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet August 2016. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Marcel Emond is an Associate Professor, Laval University, Emergency Physician at the Level 1 Trauma Center of the CHU de Québec, […] The post SGEM#181: Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind, Pan Scan or Leave Other Scans Behind?

OR 130

OR ALS CPR ICU 130

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JUNE 11, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: June 5th, 2017 Reference: Baharoglu et al. Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2016. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an Emergency Medicine staff physician in Newport News, VA and a recent graduate of the University […] The post SGEM#182: Platelet Transfusions for Intracerebral Hemorrhage (PATCH) – Don’t Do It.

ALS 130

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JUNE 14, 2017

Date: June 14th, 2017 I had the pleasure of presenting at the Intra America Emergency Medicine Conference (#IAEMC17) held in Costa Rica last month. Thank you to Dr. Manrique Umana for inviting me and the conference organizers for putting on such an amazing and educational event. I had a fantastic time meeting so many wonderful people from […] The post SGEM Xtra: IAEMC 2017 #Puravida first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

Coronary 130

Coronary Emergency Department ALS 130

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JUNE 21, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: June 20th, 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Dara Kass is an Emergency Physician, mother of three, wife of one and champion for the evolution of women in medicine. She is also the Editor in Chief of FeminEM (Females in Emergency Medicine). This is an SGEM Xtra so we will not be doing a structured critical […] The post SGEM Xtra: FeminEM – Stronger Together first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

OR 100

OR 100

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JUNE 24, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: June 20th, 2017 Reference: Bernard et al. Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline
The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline). Circulation 2016. Guest Skeptic: Jay Loosley is a Registered Nurse, and an Advanced Care Paramedic in London. His background includes working as a Research Assistant […] The post SGEM#183: Don’t RINSE, Don’t Repeat first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency

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CPR Epinephrine ALS Paramedic 100

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JULY 2, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: June 21st, 2017 Reference: Konstantinides et al. Impact of Thrombolytic Therapy
 on the Long-Term Outcome of Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. JACC March 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen (@KirstyChallen) is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (North West England). She did her Medical School at Manchester, with a History of Medicine BSc at the […] The post SGEM#184: We Weren’t Born to Follow-Up – The PEITHO Long-Term Follow-u

ALS 100

ALS Emergency Department OR 100

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JULY 10, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: May 30th, 2017 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Andrew Worster. Andrew is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at McMaster University, home of evidence based medicine (EBM), Associate Member of Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, creator of the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) and my EBM mentor. Legends of Emergency Medicine: This is a new […] The post SGEM Xtra: Andrew Worster – Legend of Emergency Medicine first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergen

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JULY 16, 2017

[display_podcast] Date: July 11th, 2017 Reference: Bookman K et al. Embedded Clinical Decision Support in Electronic Health Record Decreases Use of High-cost Imaging in the Emergency Department: EmbED study. AEM July 2017. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Justin Morgenstern is an emergency physician and the Director of Simulation Education at Markham Stouffville Hospital in Ontario.

Emergency Department 130

Emergency Department ALS EMS 130