by Simeon Mitchell, Richard Hoang | Jul 26, 2018 | Grand Round Summaries, Uncategorized
In this post, we discuss the pharmacology, myths, and a myriad of roles for Ketamine in the ED; including analgesia, sedation, agitation, alcohol withdrawal, and suicidal ideation. Part I: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ketamine Produced in 1970s,...
by Richard Hoang | Jul 19, 2018 | Featured, Mass Casualty / Disaster, Pre-Hospital
TCCC (Tactical combat casualty care) outlines the priorities of care for casualties in combat applications Nearly 90% of combat fatalities occur before reaching a medical treatment facility Prehospital phase is the focus of efforts to reduce deaths in combat TCCC...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 16, 2018 | Airway, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Journal Club
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Driver BE, et al. JAMA. 2018 May 16. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.6496. Question/Methods: This single-centre, randomized clinical trial enrolled 757 patients to compare first-attempt intubation success...
by Ariel Hendin | Jul 12, 2018 | Trauma
Do you often get the components of scapholunate instability mixed up? Do you find this a tough one to teach to residents? Dr. Hendin has you covered – here she provides an great graphic to fully explain the Mayfield classification (scapholunate...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 9, 2018 | Journal Club, Pediatrics, Trauma
Methodology Score: 3.5/5 Usefulness Score: 4/5 Babl FE, et al. Lancet. 2017 Jun 17;389(10087):2393-2402. Question and Methods: This prospective observational study sought to externally validate and subsequently compare the relative performance of the PECARN, CATCH,...
