Emergency Medicine News - The Physician Grind @ EMN with Zahir Basrai, MD

Dr. Silk shares a story about airlifting a burn victim from Haiti to Florida.

Dr. Seleno remembers a shift that quickly goes from being calm to complete chaos. Her evaluation of a chest pain patient is interrupted when a psychiatric patient starts running around the department, and her attention is only brought back to the patient with chest pain when his wife came out of the room screaming.

Dr. Ekanayake tells the story of how a seemingly benign encounter turned into an unforgettable experience.

Dr. Patel shares what it is like to work in rural emergency medicine, describes the racism he has faced, and discusses how emergency medicine has allowed him to form bridges with the most unlikely of patients.

Dr. Luu shares a story from a first date that started off great, but then she realized something was wrong with her companion. Listen to what it’s like to date as a physician.

Dr. Vega was assigned a patient struggling to prove that his bowels were no longer obstructed. It turns out that a problem with the plumbing is the cause for the impasse.

Dr. Acharya tells the story of an 80-year-old hit by a car who escaped without a scratch. Then he found the man in the ED bathroom engaging in, let’s say, a Schedule 1 activity

Scott Jacobs, MD, tells the story how a situation in the ED initially under control rapidly deteriorated when a patient on methamphetamines flipped a gurney. Weapons used in this battle include an IV pole and pepper spray. The ending will surprise you.

Concierge physicians commonly treat guests at Disneyland hotels, and Scott Jacobs, MD, tells the story of how one critical patient landed in his ED. Maybe the happiest place on Earth isn’t always happy.

Michael Smolens, MD, shares an incredible story about a pregnant patient in labor in the ED in this episode of the Physician Grind podcast.