The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine
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Jul 29, 2023 • 34min
SGEM#411: Heads Won’t Roll – Prehospital Cervical Spine Immobilization
Date: July 21, 2023 Reference: McDonald et al. Patterns of change in prehospital spinal motion restriction: a retrospective database review. AEM July 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. He is also an avid FOAM supporter/producer through various online outlets including TheSGEM. Case: A 42-year-old […]
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Jul 22, 2023 • 53min
SGEM#410: Do You See What I See? Video Laryngoscope for Intubation
Date: July 21, 2023 Reference: Prekker et al. Video versus Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults. NEJM 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jeff Jarvis is the Chief Medical Officer and System Medical Director for the Metropolitan Area EMS Authority in Fort Worth, Texas, also known as MedStar. He is board certified in both Emergency Medicine […]
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Jul 15, 2023 • 40min
SGEM Xtra: Hurts so Good…but does it Have to? A Pain Management Standard for Children
Date: 15 June 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Samina Ali is a pediatric emergency medicine physician, clinician scientist, and Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Her research focuses on improving assessment and treatment of pain in children. She is an executive member of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC), pain […]
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Jul 8, 2023 • 26min
SGEM#409: Same as it Ever Was – Tamiflu for Influenza?
Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. Evaluation of oseltamivir used to prevent hospitalization in outpatients with influenza: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Int Med 2023. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Anand Swaminathan is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital. Managing editor of EM:RAP and Associate Editor at REBEL EM. Case: A 57-year-old woman with hypertension, […]
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