Emergency Medicine with Dr. Steven Carroll

In this episode we discuss emergency medicine with special guest Dr. Steven Carroll. Steven graduated from the Emergency Medicine Residency at San Antonio Military Medical Center (formerly Brooke Army Medical Center) in 2012.  After 2 years at Fort Hood, TX he returned to his residency program as core faculty.  After finishing his military commitment in the summer of 2016, Steve moved to Atlanta Georgia where he is currently an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine with Emory University working at Grady Hospital.  Episode Shownotes: Dr. Carroll’s pathway to emergency medicine The birth of the EM Basics Podcast The role of emergency medicine in all professions Avoid betting on the Dallas Cowboys Identifying true emergencies, thin slicing, and gestalt Think while your calm to avoid freezing in fear Reviewing: Cardiac arrest, what it looks like and what to do 25 minutes in The vital signs and blood pressure Exercise and syncope Diabetes and glucose levels Seizures The emergency of pain The evolution of a clinician in emergency medicine Lifestyle changes that can improve society   Follow Dr. Steven Carroll on twitter @embasic and online at www.embasic.org for tons of great podcast content and other resources for emergency medicine! Feel free to email Dr. Carroll at stevenembasic.org