Critical Care Scenarios

JANUARY 29, 2025

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Pulsara

JANUARY 29, 2025

January Recap During the first month of 2025, our teams traveled to California for the NAEMSP Annual Meeting, Florida for the Florida Fire Conference, and Alabama for the St. Dominic Neuro/Cardio CME. Pictured: Brandon Means, Danny Craven, Angie Cunningham, Anna Larson, and James Woodson at NAEMSP.

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EM Board Bombs

JANUARY 29, 2025

-Case- A 34-year-old extremely active man is rushed to the ED by EMS after a gnarly mountain biking crash. EMS was kind enough to place a cervical collar en route to your ED. He’s wincing, clutching his neck, and every movement sends a jolt of pain shooting down his arms. He says, “I tried getting up after the crash, but my arms felt weak and tingly.

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EMS 20/20

JANUARY 29, 2025

Chris and Spence try and figure out what's real and what's not on a call where an altered man wounds up getting taken to the way wrong place. The result? Not good. Not good at all. Chris and Spence try and figure out what's real and what's not on a call where an altered man wounds up getting taken to the way wrong place. The result? Not good. Not good at all.

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ALiEM

JANUARY 29, 2025

As interview season wraps up, medical students across the country are preparing their rank lists for the upcoming Match. EM Match Advice podcast host, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford EM Program Director) recently sat down with Dr. Melissa Parsons (University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville EM Program Director), to discuss the match process from both program and applicant perspectives.

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St. Emlyn's

JANUARY 29, 2025

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed In this podcast, explore how Dr. Matt Hoopers concept of "compassionate resuscitation" integrates palliative care principles into emergency medicine, focusing on quality end-of-life care for patients, families, and providers. The post Podcast – Compassionate Resuscitation with Matt Hooper at LTC appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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EM Board Bombs

JANUARY 29, 2025

-Case- A 34-year-old extremely active man is rushed to the ED by EMS after a gnarly mountain biking crash. EMS was kind enough to place a cervical collar en route to your ED. He’s wincing, clutching his neck, and every movement sends a jolt of pain shooting down his arms. He says, “I tried getting up after the crash, but my arms felt weak and tingly.

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Core EM

JANUARY 29, 2025

Cefepime vs Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Adults Hospitalized With Acute Infection: The ACORN Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network, 2023 Background Author: Nick Scott, MD Editor: Naillid Felipe, MD Empiric antibiotic treatment for infections is a staple of emergency medicine. Standard broad-spectrum regimens for patients include vancomycin and cefepime and vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam.

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First Responder Wellness

JANUARY 29, 2025

First responders have some of the highest rates of heart-related health issues including heart disease and sudden cardiac arrest. The average age of a police officer who has suffered a heart attack is 49 years, while the average for the general population is 64.7 years, according to research conducted by the IACP. Similarly, nearly half of firefighter deaths in the line of duty are a result of a heart attack rather than bodily injury or any other cause of death, according to the NIH.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 29, 2025

Heres another case from Medical Malpractice Insights Learning from Lawsuits , a monthly email newsletter for ED physicians. The goal of MMI-LFL is to improve patient safety, educate physicians and reduce the cost and stress of medical malpractice lawsuits. To opt in to the free subscriber list, click here. Stories of med mal lawsuits can save lives.

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