Emergency Medical Minute

A few quick tips to help increase the success of defibrillating a patient in persistent ventricular fibrillation.

A permutation of the Cincinnati pre-hospital stroke scale to help EMS decide when to take patients to a comprehensive stroke center.

A unique disease with a bizarre presentation is discussed.

Learn about the dangers of synthetic marijuana and why it is a huge problem for emergency rooms.

What are the symptoms of Lyme and why is it becoming a more frequent occurrence in the New England and upper Midwest.

A case of neurogenic shock in patient with a GSW of the spine is discussed.

Some of the possible side effects of suppressing or completely removing the adrenal glands.

A discussion about the presentation and treatments for SDH, both chronic and acute.

The clinical presentation of a critical illness that can become fatal if not treated properly.

Need a drug to convert a stable wide complex tachycardia patient? Why not procainamide?

We all know what a dollar is right? But what about a gray? Let Dr. Scott explain how to approach radiation in pregnancy.

Ludwig's Angina, what it presents as and what to be prepared for.

Some interested questions and comments from some lovely folks.

From our friend, the famed Mark Rosenberg MD.

From our fearless leader Donald Stader MD.

From our friend Adam Lembitz MD.

From our friend, the brave Tiffany Middleton.

From our friend Lisa Rizzo from the Denver Harm Reduction Action Center.

From our friend Dana Bushell RN.

From our friend Robert Valuck PhD RPh.

From our friend, Steve Cantrill MD.

Donald Stader MD and Dylan Luyten MD lead in a transformative night discussing opiates and medicine.

Haunted houses, headaches, and hyperbaric chambers.

An overview of a study that scrutinizes the effectiveness of platelet transfusions in patients with spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage.

Complications and treatment for a true knee dislocation.

The process of identification and treatment for GI bleeds in the year 1966.

Preparing for a patient that is actively choking, and the steps that can be taken in the ER to get the patient to the operating room.

Eye trauma is never fun! Iridodialysis is one example of a bad time.

A discussion about a specific type of brain bleed.

A quick discussion on the mechanism of Calcaneal fractures and how they are managed in the ED.

The toxin from Clostridium Botulinum is the deadliest toxin known to man and can now be found in heroin in Colorado!

Complications from staying out in high heat for too long, including a serious medical emergency.

Just look at that pose! Luckily there is an easy way to look just like him. Simply fall asleep on your arm...whether you're drunk or not is up to you.

It brings tears to even the most manly men, but what causes it?

Another journey back in time to look at bromide and how it can cause altered mentation.

Who knew you could milk a snake?

A glimpse into the history of how James Lind saved the lives of pirates everywhere.

Recognition and treatment methods for an abnormally fast heart rate.

So you and your pet don't end up in a modern rendition of Old Yeller.

A reminder about the legal ability of a minor to consent for medical treatment in Colorado.

A discussion a rare, but morbid sub-type of stroke seen in the emergency room.

How to choose which antibiotics work best for patients with an uncomplicated UTI

A description of a patient with a serious medical emergency where clotting proteins are overactive.

Serious complications that can occur in the water, even for experienced and well conditioned swimmers.

Have you ever wondered why the medical professionals also use this house hold cleaning product? Well wonder no more.

What to do...what to do when the ol' standby, zofran, can't be used?

An interview with pain research extraordinaire, Dr. Peter Grace.

Dr. Holmes takes us back in time to the era or free love and Pulp Fiction style management of cardiac arrest.

A great success...with some unintended consequences.