Podcast 597: Weather Can be a Headache
Contributor: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: One study found that patients presented with headaches more frequently when there was high temperatures and low humidity, while higher humidity is cor...
21 Sep 20202min
Pediatric Emergencies Brewcast: Pediatric Trauma
Emergency Medical Minute collaborated with CarePoint Health in early March for a night of education on Pediatric Emergencies at a local Denver brewery for our latest Brewcast. Pediatric patients requi...
16 Sep 202024min
Podcast 596: Peripheral Vasopressors
Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Traditional teaching has shied away from using vasopressors through peripheral IVs Tissue necrosis from extravasation is cited as a risk of use of va...
15 Sep 20203min
Podcast 595: Smoking. Still Bad
Contributor: Don Stader, MD Educational Pearls: On average, smoking reduces life expectancy by 13.2 years for men and for 14.5 years for women Nicotine is highly addictive and has both stimulant and ...
14 Sep 20203min
On The Streets #8: Limb Injury and Preservation
Dr. Glenda Quan, esteemed Trauma Surgeon at Swedish Medical Center, discusses cases related to limb injury and reviews their management. Topics include proper tourniquet application as well as altern...
9 Sep 202024min
Podcast 594: Topicalization for Awake Intubations
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD, JD Educational Pearls: Topical anesthetization can allow for an awake intubation, which substantially decreases chance of loss of airway or respiratory drive because ...
8 Sep 20203min
Podcast 593: TXA for GIB
Contributor: Ricky Dhaliwal, MD, JD Educational Pearls: Tranexamic acid (TXA) as shown to have mortality benefit to patients with traumatic GI hemorrhage but should it be used to achieve hemostasis i...
7 Sep 20202min
