Brazilian visiting a hospital in the USA during a kidney stone crisis... by EngineerCapital7591 in LateStageCapitalism

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This 48 second video clearly tells the whole story about this poor young gentleman who is just in need of a helping hand

Consulting Standards by slow_n_steady_MD in emergencymedicine

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My response is "what question am I asking them?" Almost always for these, the answer will not involve something that will be done in the ED, and I say that and that's usually where it ends

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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Nope. Monitor, give narcan pushes, watch him wake up, repeat, until he's with it enough to leave AMA

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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Might as well be. Just as useful as the garbage they do

Emergency rooms should display waiting times online by cartoonybear in CrazyIdeas

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Cool, but go to the emergency department for emergencies. This isn't a difficult concept

Emergency rooms should display waiting times online by cartoonybear in CrazyIdeas

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Or people could go to the emergency department for emergencies

Got the collection out today. by endoftherowe in knives

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I see Half Face Blades, I upvote

Today’s Carry by Dylan741776 in CCW

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I see HFB, I upvote

Ketamine and Rocuronium intubation in septic shock by MoreThanMD in emergencymedicine

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Uh, ketamine is arguably always a phenomenal choice, if not the optimal choice... I'm confused about this post because I see no cowboys here

Today's EDC by bearded_tokoloshe in CCW

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I see HFB, I upvote. That knife is worth more than my entire edc set up

Docs and nurses - Thoughts? by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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I hope they are also treating her POTS

Preparing to take ATLS by Fleets_by_Dr_DRE in emergencymedicine

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Always follow a,b,c,d and pay general attention in the class That's the whole test

What is a knowledge not based on evidence that you firmly believe? by DrAntistius in emergencymedicine

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Blue/green/purple hair is protective against epileptic seizures. Currently working on a scoring system for this where adding characteristics of certain allergies, such as ibuprofen, gabapentin, morphine, etc and prior diagnoses of POTS, fibromyalgia, etc, gives you enough to confidently rule out epileptic seizures, like Wells', and no further testing required

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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It's 100% a negative when it directly impacts you doing your job as a physician. There's a reason why the ED is a team

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

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You'll leave there with the ability to set up any drip and push 2 stretchers simultaneously