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The blog is moving! 3 Jun 2013 | 03:02 pm
The blog is now four years old! Our birthday wish that we could upgrade and move our blog to a new platform is coming true! Before this happens though, we need to take a brief hiatus as we transition...
RUSH protocol: Rapid Ultrasound for Shock and Hypotension 1 Jun 2013 | 09:02 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Patients with hypotension or shock have high mortality rates, and traditional physical exam techni...
Navigating the Waters of Medical Education and Social Media 1 Jun 2013 | 12:00 am
SUNY Downstate Department of Emergency Medicine held a lecture series May 22, 2013 as a primer for the EM residents on how to use social media to enhance medical education. This session was designed t...
PV card: Pediatric Assessment Triangle 30 May 2013 | 11:32 pm
Have you heard of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle? Taught in the Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals (PEPP) certification course, it provides a clear and simple approach to the emergen...
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and Prehospital Intubation 30 May 2013 | 07:29 am
Worldwide, death from cardiac arrest in the out-of-hospital setting remains the leading cause of mortality. Focuses have aimed at improving bystander CPR, public access to AEDs, minimizing chest compr...
Welcome new blog team member: Dr. Matt Astin 29 May 2013 | 03:52 am
Matt Astin, MD MPH Clinical Assistant Professor of EM and IM Medical Center of Central Georgia Mercer University School of Medicine Twitter: @mastinmd Welcome superstar Dr. Matt Astin to the ALiE...
EM-IM Residency Training: Is 5 Years Worth It? 29 May 2013 | 03:45 am
As a new member of the ALiEM team, I am joining Dr. Salim Rezaie as the second member to be board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine. Since 2006, I have been asked numerous tim...
Why do we lecture? 27 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
"Lecturing is that mysterious process by means of which the contents of the note-book of the professor are transferred through the instrument of the foutain pen to the note-book of the student without...
Patwari Academy video: Child abuse injury patterns 26 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
What are common injury patterns seen in children who are abused? Listen to this great 8 minute video by Dr. Rahul Patwari. Rahul Patwari, MD (@RahulPatwari) Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine ...
On the Horizon: Propofol for Migraines 25 May 2013 | 03:00 pm
Propofol for the treatment of migraines in the ED might be on the horizon. This will possibly be a new practice in emergency medicine, although it has been known for some time. Propofol, when given a...
