Magnesium for intubation sans paralysis… too good to be true? Maybe not? broomedocs.com/2024/08/maga-m… #FOAMed #airways the EMCrit Crew Tom Cassidy Kane Guthrie Justin Morgenstern

Great post from Justin Morgenstern . Didn’t know the term deepity but love it!

I wonder what other medical deepities people have noticed? "Vital signs are vital" has that feel to me

I frequently hear casual mention of "serial FAST" exams in podcasts about trauma This, to me, sounds like there is a pervasive misunderstanding of the role and value of the FAST exam first10em.com/the-fast-exam-…

Justin Morgenstern I’m just reviewing the local imaging pathways for trauma… the FAST is arguably harmful in a place with a CT and a surgical team

“They’ve got no veins you’ll never get a venflon in” Anaesthesia: hold my beer

Do you struggle with NG tubes? Maybe it is just me, but I love this simple RCT that might just increase your success rate instagram.com/reel/C-tATMkS5…

The US is experiencing its largest summer Covid wave in at least two years cnn.com/2024/08/16/hea… Despite Doug Ford making the questionable decision of discontinuing COVID testing, daily experience in the emergency department says the same is occurring north of the border

I asked ChatGPT to draw a picture of a single rescuer giving a responsive adult choking victim back blows. This is what I got :) The rescuer is CHOKING the guy! So much for AI taking over the world...

Covenant Health does not allow birth control or abortion care to take place in their facilities. The same is true for MAID (with some exceptions that skirt the “rules”). I’ll let you think about what the implications of this might be. #ableg #abhealth

Stress tests are prognostic tests. They are not diagnostic tests. As risk stratification? They do not turn low risk pts into high risk pts. They do not turn high risk pts into low risk pts. They don’t even turn low risk pts into “can’t be their heart" pts.

pik mukherji Thoughts on the topic from Justin Morgenstern first10em.com/stress-tests-c…

You may know about #tramadol pharmacology = 🤪 But do you know why one of the most abused #opioids is not regulated internationally? @chriscaurla dove deep: dw.com/en/opioids-old… Therapeutics Initiative David Juurlink Dr. Golf Shirt Salim R. Rezaie, MD Justin Morgenstern The Tox And The Hound André Picard

Pseudoscience is harmful in at least 3 ways. It can: 1. Directly produce harm 2. Indirectly deprive time/resources from supported treatments 3. Erode foundations/trust in scientific professions that promote its use iflscience.com/theres-a-lot-o… IFLScience

Is there any reason to use intranasal midazolam for seizures? buff.ly/46W9i7m

Justin Morgenstern No.u can use IM, IV , IO. I want to understand the obsession with the Nasal route.why ?

How close do objects need to be to count as a "3 body problem" I mean, aren't the earth moon and sun in a 3 body system? Isn't the solar system many more than 3 bodies? But very predictable I'm clearly missing a key part of this based on my very amateur science Hank Green

Latest Journal club with ⁦Justin Morgenstern⁩ is out now! #foamed broomedocs.com/2024/09/first1…

Don’t use lidocaine for epigastric pain buff.ly/3WYjzLD

As one who practices and teaches ED US… I have serious doubts about the external validity of this trial in general ED POCUS hands… it’s not a simple protocol the EMCrit Crew Ken Milne MD Justin Morgenstern James Rippey d #profundus emcrit.org/wp-content/upl…