Error reduction starts with putting down the hammer
by Clayton Kazan, MD We live in a scary time in the practice of medicine, though I am not sure
Article Bites #40: Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesics to Reduce Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting
Article Summary by Emerson Franke, MD, EMT, FAAEM, (@EmersonFrankeMD) Article: Sobieraj, D. M., Martinez, B. K., Miao, B., Cicero, M.
Article Bites #39: Prehospital IV bolus nitrogylcerin for pulmonary edema? An evaluation of feasibility, effectiveness and safety
Patrick C, Ward B, Anderson J, Rogers Keene K, Adams E, Cash RE, Panchal AR, Dickson R. Feasibility, Effectiveness and
Prehospital Blood Transfusion
By Alison Leung, MD Setting the Scene EMS is dispatched to the scene of a motorcycle collision. The patient is
Thoracic Ultrasound in Respiratory Distress: Another Tool in the Diagnostician’s Briefcase
by Emily Fitzgerald, MD Just your Average Case of Undifferentiated Respiratory Distress Your ALS crew is dispatched to a local
Article Bites #38: Outcomes of Prehospital Chemical Sedation with Ketamine Versus Haloperidol and Benzodiazepine or Physical Restraint Only
Article Bites #38: Outcomes of Prehospital Chemical Sedation with Ketamine versus Haloperidol and Benzodiazepine or Physical Restraint Only Article Summary
Breaking Down the Wall
by Clayton Kazan, MD, MS, FACEP, FAEMS About four years ago, I wrote an opinion piece for the NAEMSP blog
Caring for the Firefighter
by Lorena McConnell MD Clinical Scenario: You are part of an ALS unit that just got to the scene of
Article Bites #37: In the absence of STEMI, do we need to rush to the cath lab following ROSC?
by Casey Patrick, MD @cpatrick_89 Article: Lemkes JS, Janssens GN, van der Hoeven NW, Jewbali LSD, Dubois EA, Meuwissen M,