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Happy December Everyone (Even though it'll be 2018 by the time anyone listens to this)!

 

I recently had a great discussion with on international emergency care with Dr. Joseph Kalanzi and Dr. Brad Dreifuss on Dr. Kalanzi's personal experiences in creating an Emergency System in Uganda. Fortunately, the microphone in my office is always on (spooky, I know). It was a very interesting discussion on the evolution of emergency care in developing countries and our role as Western healthcare providers when we volunteer our time. So using Uganda as an example we hope to convey how individual countries will define their own needs and how we as US emergency providers can support them in that endeavor. 

Happy New Year,

The AZEMCast

Peer Review by Dr. Chris Williams

 

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Happy November Everyone!

 

Now that the tryptophan has worn off from Thanksgiving, it’s time to have some PECARN pie (not a typo, just a bad pun) and discuss Pediatric Head Trauma. Head bonks are to children what  . . . youth is to children. It happens all day, every day and it’s your job to distinguish between the worried well and the walking time bombs. The good news is most all medical providers know about the landmark PECARN head injury decision rule to help you risk stratify these patients. The bad news is that our patients’ parents are usually not medical providers and have centuries of folklore and medical mythology telling them their child will die without a CT scan. 

 

So how do you use PECARN correctly? What do you do with the intermediate risk patients? And how do you reassure the parents that what you are saying is true?

 

Excellent questions that we intend to answer on this month’s episode of AZEMCast! 

 

The AZEMCast Team

 

Peer Review by Dr. Ilene Claudius

Happy October everyone!

Health care policy strikes back for part 2 of our discussion . . . now with actual experience and knowledge of the subject matter!!!

We knew we had stepped out of our comfort zone a bit last month but felt it was important to cover this topic, in spite of our limited experience or knowledge. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Seth Trueger from University of Chicago and Dr. Arthur Smolensky from the University of Tennessee who have both of those. And they don’t mind disagreeing with us or outright correcting us on points that truly matter. The peer review is an important part of what we do, which is why we dedicated this entire episode to polishing out the rough edges from the episode. 

 

Thanks Arthur and Seth!

The AZEMCast Team

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