On the Streets #3: COVID-19
In this special edition of our On the Streets podcast, we discuss COVID-19 as well as what first responders and emergency providers need to know to keep themselves and their patients safe during this pandemic.
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Podcast #443: Measles – a timely revisit
Author: Sue Chilton, MD Educational Pearls: Measles is highly contagious Typically patients just look sick Remember 4 & 4, 14, and 4-C’s: Contagious 4 days before and after onset of rash 14 days for rash to appear Cough, coryza, conjunctivitis (non-purulent), and Koplik’s spots Under 2 and over 20 are highest risk groups 1 in…
Read MorePodcast # 426: Ho Ho – Oh No!
Author: Katrina Iverson, MD Educational Pearls: The winter holiday months present a unique picture of patient presentations to the emergency department Some of the unique presentations include: Children falling off Santa’s lap Sledding injuries Falling off ladders Lacerations, ingestion, and insertion of broken ornaments (pediatrics) Parents tend to hurt themselves on their children’s toys References:…
Read MorePodcast #411: Mass Casualty Incident
Author: Dylan Luyten, MD Educational Pearls: Early recognition that the current situation is a mass casualty incident (MCI) is essential with establishing a sole provider/nurse to oversee Team members labeling themselves by name and role is also helpful Practice and prepare for these unfortunate events Editor’s note: This podcast comes at the end…
Read MorePodcast # 356: Babies can’t be born addicted
Author: Don Stader, MD. Educational Pearls: A baby can be born dependent on opioids but not addicted to them. Opioid addiction (Opioid Use Disorder) is a disease of mature brains and is characterized by compulsive drug use despite adverse consequences. Opioid addiction is a disease that affects the reward center of the brain Pregnant patients…
Read MorePodcast # 328: Sleep Deprivation
Author: Sam Killian, MD Educational Pearls: Insufficient sleep and disrupted circadian rhythms are a major health problem today Millions of dollars, thousands of deaths, and millions of injuries are related to sleep deprivation every year 56 billion dollars – 24,000 deaths – 2.5 million disabiling injuries related to a sleep-type deprivation Exxon valdez, challanger, chyrnobel…
Read MorePodcast #313: Flu Screening
Author: Peter Bakes, M.D. Educational Pearls: High risk patients: underlying lung disease, immunocompromised, extremes of age (<2 or >65), underlying cardiac/renal/neurologic disease, and pregnant women. Testing: RT-PCR (RNA based test that is both sensitive and specific) Workup: comorbidities dictate whether or not they are screened; CXR indicated in high risk patients with respiratory symptoms. Morbidity…
Read MorePodcast #308: Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls: There is currently debate within the medical community about what constitutes cardiac activity on ultrasound in the setting of cardiac arrest. A recent study has shown there providers looking at the same clips from an echo will disagree about what constitutes cardiac activity. Some of the confusion stems from…
Read MorePodcast #305: Stuffers vs. Packers : Drug-Packet Ingestion
Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D. Educational Pearls A “stuffer” is a term for someone who hastily and conceals a bag of drugs orally/rectally/vaginally in an unplanned situation. A “packer” is someone who is planning to smuggle drugs, and does so in a similar manner. “Stuffers”are more likely to have the drug container open up in…
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