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Get Familiar with In-Hospital Suction Strategies

SSCOR

When you think of in-hospital suction, you probably picture the typical wall-mounted unit that is supplied by vacuum lines piped throughout the building. What may not come readily to mind are portable suction units , but portable suction plays a vital role in the hospital setting. Let's familiarize ourselves with in-hospital suction strategies.

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140 MPH Driver Flown to Boston Hospital After Crash in Merrimack (NH)

JEMS

A driver going up to 140 mph on theF.E. Everett Turnpikeneeded to be taken by helicopter to Brigham and Womens Hospital inBostonafter crashing early Friday,New Hampshire State Policesaid.

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EM@3AM: Inflammatory Bowel Disease

EMDocs

Authors: Luke Colin, MD (EM Resident Physician, Mizzou Columbia, MO); Sarah McLeod (MS-3, Mizzou Columbia, MO); Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE (Assistant Professor of EM/Assistant Residency Director, Mizzou Columbia, MO) // Reviewed by: Sophia Grgens, MD (EM Physician, BIDMC, MA); Cassandra Mackey, MD (Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine , UMass Chan Medical School); Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK); Brit Long, MD (@long_brit) Welcome to EM@3AM, an emDOCs series designed to foster your working

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Man Pinned in AK Creek by Boulder Kept Alive for Hours by His Wife Until Rescuers Arrive

JEMS

Morris survived, thanks to a rescue that involved a private helicopter company and the brute force of half a dozen rescuers, but not before spending a dangerously long time in a frigid, rising creek, fighting to keep his face out of the water and considering whether this was where his adventurous life would end.

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Crisis of Faith : Years to Go

Peter Canning

An old friend of mine who still works the road full time confided in me that he was again having a crisis of faith. We have often talked about burnout, each of us having periods when we found it a struggle to uphold the highest standards of patient care. Not the medicine part, which is largely mechanical, but the patient empathy part, which is emotional.