The emergency department has been called an "operation existing on the edge of chaos." Join EMRA*Caster Kate Joyce (@sceneisnotsafe) and Henry Ford Hospital ED Medical Director and Vice Chair of Operations Dr. Seth Krupp as they walk that chaotic edge. We'll be talking about how EDs keep things moving and what residents interested in operations can do to get involved.

On the Edge of Chaos: Emergency Department Operations

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How many EKGs does an emergency doctor interpret per shift? How many seconds of undivided attention can be devoted to those readings? Let's go over 7 key findings you can't miss for occlusive myocardial infarctions, with EMRA*Cast host Will Smith, MD, and emergency physician Domenico Mastandrea, DO, of Nuvance Health.

OMI Don't Ya NOMI

 Doctors deal with EMS providers on the daily, but do we really understand their world? Dr. Lizzii Le chats with Dr. Kelly Tillotson and Dr. Luke Wohlford, who worked as EMS providers before becoming emergency physicians, to give us a deeper dive into what exactly goes into the field.

Cue the Sirens: All About EMS

EMRA*Cast host Dustin Slagle, MD, and NYU critical care cardiology fellow James Ciancarelli, DO, revisit the topic of  a prior episode – dual synchronous defibrillation – to further explore the theory, logistics, evidence, and indications for its use.

Prepare for trouble - and make it double!

As the first Latina physician in the United States Congress, Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD, brings a unique voice to policymaking. Dr. Caraveo tells former EMRA President Jessica Adkins Murphy about how she decided to run for office, what she hopes to achieve, and how every doctor can impact patient care through advocacy.

A Conversation with Rep. Yadira Caraveo, MD

 Seizures are part of the bread and butter in emergency medicine. Most of the time when these patients arrive in the ED, the seizing has stopped and there isn’t much else for us to do. But in the cases where they seizures don’t stop or when the patient has multiple seizures, do you know what meds to give and how much? How about second line? Third? Perhaps, even fourth line? In this episode Dr. Rod Fontenette goes over the latest in seizure management when ﬁrst line benzos don’t work, the appropriate dosing of those meds, and what to do in certain patient populations.

On the Edge of Chaos: Emergency Department Operations

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