LITFL Review 247

Welcome to the 247th 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 Simulationists, join Ben Symon’s Simulcast Journal Club discussion, reviewing recently published reporting guidelines for simulation research. [JS] The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine Uterine inversion is rare and life-threatening, the perfect storm in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. EM Cases reviews some basics and advanced techniques for management. [AS] A great succinct overview of scoring systems in suspected appendicitis from HEFT EMCAST. [SL] Another great flavour of this month’s EMJ papers from Rick Body and Simon Carley covering procedural sedation, triage gestalt and much more. [SL] The Best of #FOAMcc Critical Care Josh Farkas suggests we take a breath and pause before prescribing double antibiotic coverage for ventilator associated pneumonia. [JS] The first podcasts from SMACC Dublin are out- why not start with Shreves on “why we need palliative care everywhere”? [SO] The Bottom Line take on a sensitive topic, reviewing a study looking at language used in discussions around organ donation. Another great summary. [SO] The Best of #FOAMed Resuscitation Here are some u...
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