Save of the Month! March 2013

Welcome to Save of the Month! where each month we recognize a resident who went above and beyond to make a great save in the ED. Nominations are solicited from the faculty each block and we pick one resident for recognition and embarrassment on this blog.

 

This month’s edition goes to . . . Dr. Ian Julie!

ianjulieHere’s the story:

We had a busy A pod shift because CCT was getting killed. We got 5 MVCs which the triage nurse asked us to clear to fast track.  We all starting clearing them quickly, Dr. Julie thought one of them didn’t look right and did a good exam on her during which he found a field cut.  He ordered a CT with contrast and found the patient to have a huge head mass with vasogenic edema.  Although the patient’s outcome probably won’t change much, the fact that he did a thorough exam and did not simply just look to clear the patient to FT was really great!

Congrats Dr. Julie!

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Jay Khadpe MD

Editor in Chief of "The Original Kings of County" Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Assistant Residency Director SUNY Downstate / Kings County Hospital

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