LITFL Review 217

Welcome to the 217th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chuck of FOAM. The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week How do we reach deep within to find empathy when we feel at our worst? By remembering the other side of the story, writes Phil Berry in his blog.“The trick at such times is to access the human in ourselves” [SO]   The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine The ALiEM team shares a fast + easy way to reduce those stubborn mandible dislocations. [AS] Nadia Awad teaches us how to make and use diphenhydramine for local anesthesia. [SR] Ryan Radecki asks is the 6-hr Head CT for SAH debate over? Maybe not!!! [SR] Disaster preparedness is so much more than a manual; brilliant talk from Sara Gray. [JS] Reuben Strayer discusses how we can avoid alcohol withdrawal admissions in patients presenting with intoxication. [AS] So, what is Zika virus? Slick overview from Janos at St Emlyn’s Can sniffing an alcohol wipe actually reduce nausea? Find out on this week’s episode of the SGEM. [MG] The Best of #FOAMcc Critical Care Our own Anand Swaminathan tells why Rocuronium Rocks and Succinylcholine Sucks for RSI in the ED. [SR] Rob Orman and Scott Weingart talk about what are the top 3 things that kill sep...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs