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HEMS Debrief #2 – Dr Natalie May

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

In the second episode in this series, HEMS physician and podcast host Dr Samuel Bulford interviews staff specialist Dr Natalie May about a case which has fundamentally influenced her approach as a clinician, educator and mentor.

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Video finally kills DL star

PHARM

Study shows video laryngoscope increases successful intubation on first attempt — Read on medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-video-laryngoscope-successful-intubation.

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SGEM#406: Homeward Bound…after a dose of Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Pain

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

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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Active chest pain. Fake? or Inferior OMI? Hyperacute T waves?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Pendell Meyers A middle aged man called EMS for acute chest pain. EMS recorded this ECG during active symptoms and transmitted it to the ED: I had no information when I was shown the ECG. I said "Not OMI. Some probably thought the inferior leads showed findings of OMI, but that's a fake." Others probably thought lead V4 has a hyperacute T wave.

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Swabs vs. Urine | More Mental Health | Siblings of Abuse | Infants and COVID | Scan Too Much

JournalFeed

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 12-16, 2023. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Swabs vs. Urine Spoon Feed Vaginal swabs are more accurate than urine samples in diagnosing Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis.

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Spinal Cord Injury types

University of Maryland Department of Emergency Med

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Abdominal Pain in Children

Mind The Bleep

Abdominal pain in children is very common and there can be many different causes. It can be a huge cause of concern for both parents and their children so it is important to be able to distinguish between children with abdominal pain that needs to be further investigated and children with abdominal pain that can be reassured. Important questions for your history Use SOCRATES to get a good history of pain S ite of pain O nset of pain – sudden or gradual, when did it start, what were they do

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Abdominal Pain

Mind The Bleep

Introduction Abdominal pain in children is very common and there can be many different causes. It can be a huge cause of concern for both parents and their children so it is important to be able to distinguish between children with abdominal pain that needs to be further investigated and children with abdominal pain that can be reassured. Important questions for your history Use SOCRATES to get a good history of pain S ite of pain O nset of pain – sudden or gradual, when did it start, what