Thanks to Dr. Berzon for today’s Morning Report! Blast Injuries The CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission), reports that in 2011, an estimated 9600 consumers were injured by firecrackers and that more than half of the injuries occurred during the…
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Editor in Chief of "The Original Kings of County" Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Assistant Residency Director SUNY Downstate / Kings County Hospital
Morning Report: 7/11/2013
First Morning Report of the new academic year is presented by Dr. Aluisio! Tranexamic Acid (TXA) What: Synthetic amino acid derivative of lysine that inhibits fibrinolysis by competitively inhibiting plasminogen (a TPI that prevents fibrin degradation). How:…
Morning Report: 7/9/2013
One last Morning Report from Dr. Cioe!
Save of the Month! June 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…
Wednesday Wrap-up: EM Critical Care Conference June 2013
Thanks to Dr. Regan for putting together this summary of our last EM Critical Care conference! The Case: Man found unresponsive underneath subway train with right hip dislocation, electrocution by third rail, multiple burns and rhabdomyolysis. Electrical Injuries…
Morning Report: 6/25/2013
Thanks to Dr. Desmond for today’s Morning Report! Pediatric Thoracic Trauma Thoracic trauma in children is relatively uncommon. Usually from high force injuries such as falls or motor vehicle accidents (75%) and is usually blunt. When in isolation, mortality…
Morning Report: 6/20/2013
Today’s Morning Report is courtesy of Dr. DiMare! Color Change Capnography How does it work? pH based REVERSIBLY reacts with expired CO2 purple with ETCO2 < 3mmHg yellow with ETCO2> 15mmHg How good is it? – nearly…
Morning Report: 6/18/2013
Here’s Dr. Kong with today’s Morning Report! HiNTS exam What is the HiNTS exam? A set of 3 tests used to specifically differentiate central from peripheral etiology in setting of acute vestibular syndrome/ AVS (rapid onset (seconds to hours)…