Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 110

Welcome to the 110th edition of Research and Reviews in the Fastlane. R&R in the Fastlane is a free resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature. This edition contains 6 recommended reads. The R&R Editorial Team includes Jeremy Fried, Nudrat Rashid, Soren Rudolph, Anand Swaminathan and, of course, Chris Nickson. Find more R&R in the Fastlane reviews in the R&R Archive, read more about the R&R project or check out the full list of R&R contributors This Edition’s R&R Hall of Famer Emergency Medicine, Airway Pelaccia T et al. From Context Comes Expertise: How Do Expert Emergency Physicians Use Their Know-How to Make Decisions? Ann Emerg Med 2015. PMID: 26298449 The authors utilize the innovative approach of lapel mounted cameras on emergency physicians as they study “expert” practitioner decision making. Using the video as an aid to recall their thoughts at the time during interviews, this article briefly details one of the factors which came out on multiple occasions: that of the “context” in which the patient was seen. Specifically, the physicians discuss how co-workers’ input impacted their view of the patient, biasing (or cuing?) them to believe the patient more or less severely ill. A fascinating read and I look f...
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