TOTAL EM - Tools Of the Trade and Academic Learning in Emergency Medicine

To some, the rightful place for a rigid cervical collar is in a trash bin, but is it really that easy? Parts of Australia seem to think so and have made a hard push in that direction. To prepare us for the debate, this podcast is devoted to an introduction of the issue. A primer if you will. Minh Le Cong helps explain more in the podcast.

Dexamethasone is commonly used in the treatment of asthma exacerbations both in adults and children. It is growing popularity with new research that supports its role over traditional alternatives such as prednisone. One key difference is its longer lasting effect. However, this new paper demonstrates some potential limitations as discussed in this review.

Although a lot good and bad has happened around the world in 2016, this year marked the first year for TOTAL EM. This project has been beneficial for many and continues to get very positive feedback. The message continues though and this podcast talks about the past year along with the future of this podcast.

Fritz Fuller, PA-C is back for another great podcast this time for our inaugural Rural Rants which features a discussion on night shift as well as early adopters. With Rural Rants we talk about the unconventional or at least approach it in a way that many do not want to talk about in your traditional academic setting. Not only do we rant though, but we come up with ways to improve and develop solutions.

We have had many recent firsts on the podcast, and this is the first of two new concepts coming up with a new regular guest, Fritz Fuller. Fritz is a PA practicing in emergency medicine. He plans on coming on regularly for such discussions as these "Tales from the Holler" as well as "Rural Rants" which will be our next type of new podcast. Until next week, enjoy this first episode of "Tales from the Holler."

Rule out criteria can be our biggest friends or our worst enemies depending on how we use them. They are not perfect, but can save us from a lot of over-testing. In this blog and podcast, we talk about the good and the bad along with how to use rule out criteria appropriately.

Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening condition. It needs to be identified quickly and treated appropriately to save a patient's life. Today marks our first ever "Patient and Provider" podcast. This means that although the podcast itself is still meant to provide more of the basics, the blog will also be helping educate patients in the relevant condition. Check both the blog and the podcast for all the details.

Sometimes we have to go back to the basics. Airway management has its many advanced methods but with all the great FOAMed out there, very little of it covers the basic approach. We wish to remedy this with guest Kris Maday, PA-C. He is another PA with a podcast. His is called the PAINE Podcast and can be easily found.

When a patient needs to be given to EMS for transfer to another facility, it is important to have a solid hand-off. The last podcast was about the EMS to ED hand-off process and it was the most popular podcast to date. With paramedic Geoff Horning the discussion continues with his thoughts about how EMS and ED can work together to make an even better transfer of care.

When EMS brings a patient to the ED, there are many factors that can make that hand-off either good or bad. It seems like no matter how hard each side tries, the message does not always carry over. A lot of it comes down to not addressing the basics of EMS hand-offs to the emergency department. Today, we will be covering how to make that hand-off better with our paramedic friend, Geoff Horning.