“We’re asking heroic things of people to pave over the problems that the health-care system faces,” Anderson said.

When I was in my 5 year surgery residency training, my Chairman shared with me the “Three A’s for success.” Initially I was surprised with the sequence of the first A and the last A, but I eventually came to learn those qualities transcend all professions. #ship30for30

In crashing trauma patients, 'blind' femoral access for central and arterial line placement is often done. But what to do if you stick the wrong vessel? You can switch to the other type of line, but there is a caveat...the wires are NOT interchangeable. A short 🧵...

Come rotate RWJ EM Residency, we’re happy to host you.

I just found out the person killed in the Laguna Woods shooting yesterday was my primary care physician, Dr. John Cheng. Absolute hero. He attacked the gunman and helped save so many in that church. I just wanted his name to be known. He will be missed.

Dr. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Uvalde, Texas, described to Congress the horrors he saw in an emergency room after the massacre, including children "pulverized" and "decapitated" by bullets. “I know I’ll never forget what I saw that day.” nyti.ms/3aLPfQ8

Congratulations to the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson EM class of 2022! You overcame Covid crashing your intern year and have come out the other side as fantastic EM docs. Our dept. and I couldn’t be prouder of you. Superstars. #rwjms #rwjuh #rutgers #rwjem

Our 2018 interview with Jim Roberts, RIP Jim. What an extraordinary life you lived my friend, we are all the better for your work and your wonderful humanity! emrap.org/episode/emrapl…

A well-written case by Dr. Rometti, Dr. Patti and Dr. Bryczkowski with amazing annotated ultrasound images and videos demonstrating vitreous hemorrhage! RWJ EM Residency buff.ly/3JgczlX

When people point to guideline I'm reminded of this study on the durability of Class I recommendations by the ACC/AHA. Remember: - Guidelines should guide not dictate care - Guidelines change over time ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

I see other HCWs trying their best to provide the care people deserve and expect during difficult times.

1/2 For first time, the Am Coll of Cardiology recognizes Occlusion MI in clinical guidelines (and references our first of many OMI/NOMI studies: Meyers HP, ... Smith SW. Comparison of STEMI vs. NSTEMI & OMI vs. NOMI Paradigms of AMI. J Emerg Med 2020) jacc.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

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Today, under the leadership of Paul Mikita, Asst. Director of the Office of Emergency Management Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital we held a MCI training exercise. Kudos to the whole team for drilling together Amanda Teichman Rachel L. Choron, MD FACS Grant Wei Les Barta Rutgers RWJMS Surgery RWJ EM Residency #preparation #teamwork Rutgers RWJMedSchool