Emergency Medical Minute

Author: Jared Scott, M.D. Educational Pearls: DDx for blood at urethral meatus includes: pelvic fracture, ruptured bladder, kidney laceration, penile trauma. Retrograde Urethrogram (RUG) must be perf...

20 Touko 20174min

Author: Michael Hunt, M.D. Educational Pearls: Research has shown that the higher temperatures post-cardiac arrests may lead to poorer outcomes. Initially, 33 deg C was the target temp. However, more...

18 Touko 20173min

Authors: Rebecca van Vliet MS, APN; Michelle Whaley MSN, CNS, CCNS, ANVP-VC The Stroke Team at Swedish Medical Center gives us a taste of how they are breaking records with door-to-needle time in man...

16 Touko 201738min

Author: Aaron Lessen M.D. Educational Pearls: Thoracotomy is a potentially life-saving procedure. However, outcomes are often poor and the procedure itself poses many risks to provider and patient....

14 Touko 20172min

Author: Dave Rosenberg M.D. Educational Pearls: Louis Pasteur developed the technique that is now known as pasteurization. It was first used in the wine-producing regions of France, and eventually in...

12 Touko 20174min

Author: Susan Brion M.D. Educational Pearls: Laundry and dishwasher detergent pods resemble candy and can be ingested by children. These tide pods are very highly concentrated and can cause chemical ...

10 Touko 20173min

Author: Mark Kozlowski M.D. Educational Pearls: Humans cannot "multitask" effectively - a more accurate term is "task interruption." When doing more than one task at once, we are more likely to forge...

8 Touko 20173min

Author: Don Stader M.D. Educational Pearls: Non-traumatic back pain is a very common complaint in the Emergency Department. Conditions that can manifest with back pain include: ruptured abdominal aor...

6 Touko 20172min