Tamingthesru

We summarize 3 articles focusing on the use of vasopressin in septic shock and vasoplegic shock. Should vasopressin continue its role as a 2nd line pressor or can we (should we) reach for it first?

We summarize 3 articles dealing with two of the more common respiratory complaints we see in the ED: asthma and COPD. Should COPD patients get 5 or 14 days of steroids? Can we just use a single dose of dexamethasone for asthma exacerbations in adults? Do all patients with COPD need antibiotics?

Dr. McKean sits down with EMS Faculty and EM Physician Liz Powell and finished up their discussion on the ED-based approach to patients who have been involved in motor vehicle crashes

Dr. McKean sits down with EMS Faculty and EM Physician Liz Powell to discuss the ED-based approach to patients who have been involved in motor vehicle crashes

We discuss some recent literature on the use of Amiodarone, Lidocaine, and Procainamide for ventricular dysrhythmias

The ACMC team discusses 3 patient nightmare airway cases from the field. The discussion revolves around timely decisions that need to be made to secure a patient’s airway. Cases that would be challenging even in the ED or OR are made even more challenging in a resource-limited prehospital environment.

Drs. Hill, Latimer, and Hinckley sit down to discuss the most recent ACMC Flight Orientation case - a challenging mix of neuro cases including status epilepticus, hemorrhagic stroke, and ischemic stroke.

EMS Educators Josh Borkosky and Keith Widmeier sit down with UC EM Division of EMS physicians and talk about pearls and pitfalls in the care of out of hospital cardiac arrest victims. This is part 2 of a 2-part podcast.

EMS Educators Josh Borkosky and Keith Widmeier sit down with UC EM Division of EMS physicians and talk about pearls and pitfalls in the care of out of hospital cardiac arrest victims. This is part 1 of a 2-part podcast.

Josh Borkosky sits down and talks with trauma surgeon, Dr. Jay Johaningman about the lessons from combat medicine that have infiltrated into the care trauma patients in the civilian prehospital environment

Josh Borkosky sits down and talks with interventional cardiologist Dr. Tim Smith about EMS STEMI regionalization and the care of the STEMI patient in the pre-hospital environment

Josh Borkosky sits down and talks with Dr. Andrew Latimer and Dr. Bill Hinckley about the role of ACMC in pre-hospital stroke care

Dr. Hill sits down with Dr. Andrew Latimer and Dr. Bill Hinckley to discuss the most recent Flights case focusing on STEMI transfers. Discussion focuses on priorities of assessment and management and includes a look into the Code STEMI process.

Dr. McKean sits down and talks with Dr. Stewart Wright about the approach to the patient with the chief complaint of shortness of breath in the ED.

Dr. Hill, Dr. Andrew Latimer, and Dr. Bill Hinckley sit down to discuss the opening case of this year’s Flight Physician Orientation with topics ranging from decreasing cognitive load when dealing with pediatric patients to the management of severe TBI in the setting of blunt polytrauma

The patient with altered mental status can be particularly challenging to care for in the ED. The causes of altered mental status are extremely varied and obtaining a quality history and physical can be challenging. In this episode of Bread and Butter EM, Dr. McKean sits down with Dr. Erin McDonough and demystifies this challenging patient presentation.

Dizziness is a particularly challenging and common complaint in the Emergency Department. In this episode of our Bread and Butter EM series, Dr. Jon McKean sits down with neurointensivist, EM doc, and previous SMACC speaker, Dr. Bill Knight to discuss the approach to the dizzy patient.

Dr. Justin Mclean joins the TamingtheSRU crew, Dr. Mike Steuerwald, Dr. Bill Hinckley, and Dr. Jeff Hill to discuss REBOA. But, we’re not talking about how to place it or who to put it in, we’re talking about what you’d do if you got a call to transfer a patient with REBOA in place. What do you have to watch for? How do you troubleshoot problems? How do you keep from pulling the darn thing out?

Dr. Jon McKean voices the second podcast in the Bread and Butter EM podcast series here on TamingtheSRU. A podcast series about the things we see everyday in the Emergency Department. In this podcast, he sits down with Dr. Brian Stettler and talks about the approach to the agitated patient.

Dr. Jon McKean introduces us to a new recurring segment on TamingtheSRU, Bread and Butter EM. A podcast series about the things we see everyday in the Emergency Department. In this podcast, he sits down with Dr. Matt Stull to talk through the approach to the undifferentiated patient.