The critical difference that an automated external defibrillator (AED) can make during a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is clear. Now, you’re evaluating a more advanced solution, an AED with electrocardiogram (ECG) capabilities. This functions as gathering critical data to refine your entire emergency response. But this added sophistication brings new questions. How do you integrate…
Sedation is a cornerstone of modern intensive care practice — but our approach to it has changed dramatically over the past few decades. What was once considered routine and benign is now recognised as a powerful intervention with significant consequences for patient outcomes. This article summarises key lessons from the Critical Care Practitioner Podcast’s sedation…
You have professional responders on your team, nurses, paramedics, or EMTs, and you’re tasked with equipping them for a medical emergency. This puts you in a unique position. The standard automated external defibrillators (AEDs) deployed for public use might not be the best fit for your highly trained personnel. The choice between a standard device…
ACEP chapters across the country prove that when emergency physicians unite, real change happens. These state legislative and policy wins are possible because ACEP members are coming together and speaking out in coordinated advocacy campaigns informed by frontline experience. From strengthening protections on the job and protecting physician-led care, to combatting corporate interests in medicine,…
Episode 5 — Sedation Choices: Benzos, Propofol, Dexmedetomidine – Critical Care Practitioner OverviewIn this episode we explore the three main sedatives used in critical care and how to choose the right agent for the right patient. Highlights Benzodiazepines: once the workhorse of ICU sedation, but now linked to more delirium and longer ventilation. Still…
Today on the emDOCs cast with Brit Long, MD (@long_brit), we cover part 1 on upper GI bleeding, specifically some background, NG tube lavage, blood product transfusion, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), prokinetic agents, somatostatin analogues, and antibiotics. Stay tuned for Part 2 where we cover endoscopy, other interventions for bleeding cessation, intubation, and risk scores….
As an EH&S director or procurement officer, you have moved beyond asking if you need an AED program at your facility and are now focused on choosing the right advanced device for your corporate response team. The Defibtech Lifeline ECG and the ZOLL AED 3 are two of the strongest contenders for professional use, but…
Welcome to The Reading List, a quick collection of recent pediatric emergency medicine articles. These are short, spoiler-style summaries to help you decide what to read in full. Use them to spark a journal club discussion, stay up to date on the literature, or just browse for what is new and relevant to the care of…
We’ve all heard a lot about using large language models (LLMs) in medicine, but it’s generally in the abstract. I’d like to explore concretely how to apply these models to answer a specific medical question. I make no claim to be an expert in this topic, but rather I would like to propose an approach…
As a corporate safety director or operations manager, your responsibility extends beyond simple compliance. You are tasked with building an emergency response program that not only meets regulatory requirements but is genuinely effective. When selecting an automated external defibrillator (AED), the choice is no longer just about having one on site. It’s about matching the…