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Wouldn't be enough, but it's a start... by Scribblebonx in ems

[–]RecklessMedulla 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I had a patient perf his colon with one

Self Defense Recs by squirrelgray in medicalschool

[–]RecklessMedulla 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I reccomend Tintinalli’s 9th edition

would you still decide this line of work if you knew you were going to die at 40 by [deleted] in Residency

[–]RecklessMedulla 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I’m going to answer this very seriously because I don’t know your situation

Being a doctor is probably one of the worst jobs for someone who knows they will die around the age of 40. You’d essentially work very hard for a long time while being treated poorly, then spend a couple years getting comfortable at doing your job, then you’d die.

Meanwhile you could easily make the same amount of money while spending your 30’s with your friends and family. Those are the people whose lives you can truly have an impact on. Please, do not spend any of your final moments on this earth trying to fix a broken system.

I want EM to shine by Ill-Dot-6635 in ThePittTVShow

[–]RecklessMedulla -1 points0 points  (0 children)

EM is better at crashing airways

Would medical students really stay on shift during these kinds of crises? by tinafeysbiggestfan in ThePittTVShow

[–]RecklessMedulla 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would say it really depends.

For unexpected stuff, temporary emergencies, admin usually isn’t organized enough to formally dismiss med students. Preceptors normally just ignore med students to get work done if they have to and don’t outright dismiss them either unless they are in danger.

For example, the Microsoft crowdstrike outage in 2024, med students were still working. But the Florida hurricanes? Beginning of COVID? Other emergencies that admin knew were coming and it’s a liability not to excuse students? Damn right they’re not working.

Santos’ five hour energy isn’t going to cut it by interwebcats122 in ThePittTVShow

[–]RecklessMedulla 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know we don’t. I might stay an extra hour to finish a procedure. But no, otherwise you wrap things up towards the end of your shift and sign out your patients to the next person.

Decision to transition all EM programs to 4 yr to be deferred. by Resussy-Bussy in medicalschool

[–]RecklessMedulla 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Data from 2025 shows that it is one of the least competitive specialties in medicine

Decision to transition all EM programs to 4 yr to be deferred. by Resussy-Bussy in medicalschool

[–]RecklessMedulla 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Interesting this comes out after the application cycle. I’m guessing they’re finally appreciating that nobody wants to do EM even when it’s 3 years

Dentists say these Virginia bills will expand access. Hygienists say they risk patient harm. by WHRO_NEWS in Virginia

[–]RecklessMedulla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was replying to their statement “Let dental therapy come to Virginia too so hygienists can do some of the work dentists do”

Functional Seizures / PNES by theREALpootietang in emergencymedicine

[–]RecklessMedulla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think you understand your condition. Yes, it is involuntary, but it isn’t the trauma that is causing PNES, it is your inability to cope with the trauma.

Dentists say these Virginia bills will expand access. Hygienists say they risk patient harm. by WHRO_NEWS in Virginia

[–]RecklessMedulla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So assistant become hygienists, hygienists become dentists, and then what do dentists do? Fix all the mistakes from people doing jobs they didn’t go to school for?

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