As usual, a random smattering of articles. This group was presented as part of a live podcast recording at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Australia, where I was honoured to be invited to be the WG Smith visiting lecturer. The guests helped select the papers, which means they are […]
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Back again with an eclectic collection of papers that might improve your practice, make you think, or just help you fall asleep at night. (Podcast available here.)
Might the FAST exam be the most overused test in emergency medicine? If not the most overused (it does have to compete with the white blood cell count after all), perhaps it is the most overrated? Considering the sacrosanct position ultrasound holds in emergency medicine, even asking this question might […]
After two editions focused on COVID, it’s time to get back to some standard emergency medicine topics. (Yes, there are many more COVID papers to cover, but I am sort of sick of reading them.) This time we cover dog therapy in the ED, imaging for renal colic, hypothermia, vitamin […]
I have always thought imaging in renal colic is pretty easy. It is required if you are searching for an alternative diagnosis. It is required if the patient is septic and needs the OR urgently. It is required if the patient’s pain can’t be controlled and a surgical intervention might […]
It’s that time again. Sure, there may be a lot to do during the month of December, but what better way to procrastinate than to grab a mug of hot chocolate, sit down in front of the fire, and read about some emergency medicine evidence based medicine…. (If that doesn’t […]
It’s time for another edition of the articles of the month. I didn’t come across as many papers worth sharing as I usually do, but there are still a few gems in there. The good news is it is a quick read. Once again, I will be discussing these papers […]
Welcome to another edition of the First1oEM articles of the month – a collection of my favorite reads from the emergency medicine literature. Location, location, location Drennan IR, Strum RP, Byers A et al. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in high-rise buildings: delays to patient care and effect on survival. Canadian Medical […]