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TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

Jan 31, 2017

Contrast has been hotly debated in the radiology and emergency medicine world.  Many of these contrast medications have demonstrated safety and efficacy.  However, a deep dive has been sorely needed on this subject and with recent relevant papers over the last year this felt like the right time.  Joined by Dr. Paul...


Jan 24, 2017

Soft collars are being supported more with a growing body of literature.  There is growing support for the change from semi-rigid (hard) collars to soft collars by a number of organizations, especially prehospital, in nations such as Australia.  After our initial primer podcast on this subject, we review some of the...


Jan 17, 2017

How have you taken ACLS?  Most of us will have taken a course in person but what if you are not able to do the course in person before your license expires?  Do you take an online course and if so which one?  In this podcast we review one option, HeartCode ACLS, and discuss the pros/cons of the course.  As always, there...


Jan 10, 2017

To some, the rightful place for a rigid cervical collar is in a trash bin, but is it really that easy?  Parts of Australia seem to think so and have made a hard push in that direction.  To prepare us for the debate, this podcast is devoted to an introduction of the issue.  A primer if you will.  Minh Le Cong helps...


Jan 3, 2017

Dexamethasone is commonly used in the treatment of asthma exacerbations both in adults and children. It is growing popularity with new research that supports its role over traditional alternatives such as prednisone. One key difference is its longer lasting effect. However, this new paper demonstrates some...