Was just reading a review of outcomes of medical emergencies on commercial flights by Peterson et al published earlier this year in JAMA. I’ve got a particular interest in this topic since my life is divided between two continents and I’ve been involved in several of these cases over the years. It’s basically a summary […]
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A Note to Conference Organizers Everywhere
Social Media, FOAM… Call it what you will, it’s pretty amazing. Over the last few months I attended a bunch of conferences without having to pack a single bag. In fact, I was able to keep up with regular ED shifts and continue with my “normal” life as an Emergency/Internal Medicine resident all while experiencing […]
Wink Wednesday #001
Logging especially noteworthy linkage from the endless Twitter feed (and other ephemera). This week: Lung U.S. Capnography Post-intubation Pericarditis vs STEMI SMACC Tox/Glycosides Presentweeting! Dr. A. Verghese on the modern doctor’s bag The Physics of Ultrasound (Gel) – user beware Student Alert for SAEM Student Alert for Upcoming AMSA Institute Call for feedback on emgoogle.com […]
Virtually There, Oct. 9th at ACEP
Thanks to our agents on the ground, today I learned all sorts of things from ACEP12 without actually being there. Here are the highlights, and an updated list of top Tweeters. Thanks so much to everyone who has been putting in the time to tweet! Twenty-four hours ago there were 1.1k Tweets featuring #ACEP12. Today, […]