Despite best intentions and numerous drafts just waiting to be completed, over the last few years I have not been able to write regularly. The blog stagnated as I progressed through residency into attendinghood, took on a series of academic and administrative roles, and expanded my family together with my wonderful wife. And yet, it’s […]
Ethics
Up and Running!
The site was down for a few days due to technical problems. Thanks to Mike Cadogan it is now back up. In the coming days I’ll catch up on the EMconf archive and post a summary of the Peri Mortem Procedure Poll. ~David
Quick Poll: Procedures on the recently deceased?
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Let the Junior Intubate? Nah… (Part B – Ethics and Such)
For the case intro, See “Let the Junior Intubate? Nah… (Part A)” In an earlier post I introduced a case that got me thinking about intubating in a training environment. Specifically, I wondered, how do we decide whether the junior-most or senior-most person in the room should intubate the patient with impending respiratory failure? O […]
Wink Wednesday #006 – Friday edition…
Logging new and noteworthy linkage from the endless Twitter feed, and other ephemera of the past week. But first, some thoughts from Patrick Gilbreth and Manrique Umana: I feel Canadian. Sending people home to live out course of disease in dignified fashion. Will always feel wrong but it's right #comfortcare — Patrick Gilbreth (@patrickgilbreth) February 15, […]