This was all brand new to me. I was reviewing a syncope patient left over from the night shift before. The hand over was: recent change in anti-hypertensives, now feeling weak and dizzy about 1 week. Syncopal episode at dinner … Read More »
This is the second part of a recent lecture I gave to some first year med students to get across how important their anatomy is to understanding trauma. First part lives here [Direct Download] iTunes | Generic RSS
This isn’t so much an AFEM post but more of a brief review of a paper and a video. Everyone finds neuroanatomy tough, you’re not alone. Most of it doesn’t really concern us in the ED that much. However we … Read More »
This is a screencast of a recent lecture I gave to some first year med students. It’s mainly to give the students some clinical info to keep their regular anatomy teaching relevant. It’s not designed to be a comprehensive intro … Read More »
I mentioned these on Twitter a while back but I thought they deserved a little plug. All hospitals have pretty good policies and procedures about what to do when a staff member gets a needlestick injury. A lot of these … Read More »