A DATA-Waiver registration is no longer required to treat patients with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. We've successfully X'd the X. Have a low threshold to administer and prescribe bup for OUD.

EM expanded its scope to confront a new opioid addiction crisis, but we've done little to address alcoholism, despite always having front row seats to the saddest show on earth. Here is the first comprehensive guidance on the emergency management of AUD. jem-journal.com/article/S0736-…

Complete airway obstruction by food bolus. Attempted removal with Magill forceps under VL visualization unsuccessful, so paramedic pushed the bolus aside to get an indirect view of the cords, which was navigated with a bougie. Damn fine work. #bougie ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Fantastic hyperthermia protocol buried in the letters of this month's Annals. Best practice translated to logistics-heavy, granular detail broken down by role and localized to department specifics. Bravo Bryan Feinstein et al. annemergmed.com/article/S0196-… emupdates.com/hot

unearthed a doctor bag I haven't seen for many years. I can't decide whether I miss carrying this stuff around or not. calculator still works somehow

Because the trajectory of alcohol withdrawal is so unpredictable, effective treatment hinges on frequent reassessments. This is traditionally done based on the CIWA-Ar score, which is long/cumbersome. Using a short and easy scale encourages best practice. emupdates.com/baws

happy holidays, everyone. and by holiday, I mean the 10 year anniversary of the Ketamine Brain Continuum. emupdates.com/the-ketamine-b…

Comprehensive discussion around the many emergency department uses of #ketamine foamed.ebmedicine.net/podcast/ketami…

Gold star to whoever conceived of this study.

This week’s Radiolab is a great peek into the history of an important step in trauma management - the creation of ATLS - but also includes discussion with reuben strayer about how rigidity can be an issue. Always important to know a tool well enough to know when not to use it.

It took 15 years, but the dirty epi drip is finally evidence-based. Aussies come through again. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17…

How I see patients in the emergency department, after 20 years of seeing patients in the emergency department. emupdates.com/how

Adding this to my intubation checklist bmcanesthesiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Calcium channel blockers consistently outperform adenosine for SVT, and do not make people feel like they're going to die. I haven't used adenosine for stable SVT in many years. jem-journal.com/article/S0736-…