Tim Leeuwenburg Junior doctor: “you guys sleep?”

Pts who overdose on fentanyl have a higher one year mortality than patients who have a STEMI post PCI.

The NNT for buprenorphine is 2. There is no other medication that we prescribe in the ED with a greater impact on mortality.

-Callan Fockele on the NAEMSP Townhall.

I need to get into the rehydration industry clearly

Good news, you can buy homeopathic drugs as effective* as pharmaceutical ones!
And they somehow help 'both' kinds!

*There is no effective cough medicine

I will be in the Whitsundays with adequate internet coverage, but I will still miss this.
And I wish I wasn't.

pik mukherji Justin Hensley Did you know this medical myth came about because in the early 1900s, the adrenaline added to LA came from mushed up pig adrenal glands, and they dipped ring-blocked fingers in boiling boric acid to “prevent infection”? Fingers didn’t like it. Funny, that.

The Blue Mountains can be rather calming.

I want quacks like this pushing cash only treatments with zero high quality evidence to go back and find their medical school personal statement and see how it jives with the grifting they are doing today

Fabolous solution for a common problem.
The question is, can we rig up something similar that isn't a secureport IV ™️?

This month Dr Anne Weaver celebrates her 20th anniversary working for London’s Air Ambulance.

Dr. Anne Weaver isn't just one of the UK's foremost female pre-hospital care doctors, but a trailblazer in her field, serving as an inspiration for many.

At least it isn't this bad in Australia.
Yet.
Purplepingers

And now, I'm protected from the flu. Tomorrow.

A tale as old as time.
Usually at night.
Usually in more urban areas.
Nobody is comfortable waiting or not knowing the answer.
And then they're not comfortable taking people back until 100% no risk.

If you ever want to know Australian medical practise in a nutshell, here it is.

'so --- discharges should only ever occur when they’re safe and well-lit.'

Nobody gets to go home after dark. Because monsters or something.

When are Emergency Departments going to put their feet down and clearly draw the line under looking after other departments patients? Every week a new group seem to find a home in the ED after everywhere else declares crisis and shuts their doors. #wehaveadoortoo

UW Medicine’s ECMO programs at Harborview &
UWMC Montlake have launched a new ECMO Transport Team.

This means we can now bring our team to the bedside at any hospital within Washington (more states to come soon).

Referring providers can find info here: bit.ly/4cE5KZT

Some days I miss the US.
Today is not one of them.
A lot of wow out there.