EM Basic: Recent Episodes
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Today’s episode of the podcast is a myth busting on all the media reports about first responders overdosing by being exposed to fentanyl in the field by incidental contact. This is physically impossible and the misinformation out there has scared a lot of people, cost us lots of money in the form of hazmat responses […]
EM Basic is finally back with a new episode. Today’s episode will discuss neonatal resuscitation with Dr. Azif Safarulla, a neonatologist at Augusta University. Dr. Dan McCollum and Dr. Jessica Gancar interview Dr. Safarulla on the nuts and bolts of running a successful neonatal resuscitation in the ED. These can be one of the scariest […]
Hello everyone, EM Basic will be back soon with new episodes but I am writing this post to bring your attention to the new 2018 Surviving Sepsis guidelines…and why I (and many others) think that they have to go. Here’s the bottom line and the real sticking point: the 2018 Surviving Sepsis guidelines mandate antibiotics […]
Just a few days after the new EM interns start, today’s episode will talk about my advice to new EM interns. Think of this as the “big picture advice” or a 30,000 foot view of how to approach EM residency. I’ll talk about 4 major big picture points to keep in mind as you start […]
Today’s episode is on the evaluation and management of sickle cell anemia in the Emergency Department. Dr Jared Walker, a third year EM resident at the University of Florida Jacksonville, has written and recorded this excellent review of sickle cell disease. This episode will discuss how to properly assess patients with sickle cell, how to […]