Back to Basics: Decompression Illness

Mon, 07/30/2018 - 5:00am

While the scuba diving decompression illnesses of decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism are treated the same, the pathophysiology and presentation are different.

Submitted by Alexis Pelletier-Bui, MD

Board Review: Heat Stroke

Sat, 07/28/2018 - 8:18am

A 76 year old female is brought to your ED by EMS on a hot summer day after she was found sitting in a wheelchair outside of her house..

Submitted by Chad Simpkins, MD

Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest by Dr. Ryan Gibbons

Fri, 07/27/2018 - 9:15pm

Check out the last video from ResusEM....next Wednesday is ResusEM2!

Thu, 07/26/2018 - 10:21am

Dr. Lou Argentine discusses a case of Valproic Acid overdose at this weeks lecture series.

Submitted by John Cafaro MD

What's the diagnosis? By Dr. Michael Tom

Wed, 07/25/2018 - 6:09pm

A 23 yo female presents with forearm pain.

Tue, 07/24/2018 - 11:10am

This three-minute video could help you one day save a life while hiking! It demonstrates how you can obtain and use additional doses of epinephrine from a single use epinephrine auto-injector in an emergency situation in which there would be a delay to definitive medical care.

Submitted by Chad Simpkins, MD