A 17-year-old boy was rushed to the ER by his brothers struggling to breathe... [thread]

NOW AVAILABLE: Read the complete statement from the CORD BoD on Applicant Numbers for EM Residency Positions. bit.ly/3rhvyVK 🍎

At what point during me EM career should I transition from hospital scrubs to scrub top/cargo pants combo?

MS4s when they get an email from [email protected]

When two seasons collide ❄️🍁 One of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken

ER Doc Halloween Costume Dr. Glaucomflecken

The Sound of Footsteps!!! “it's possible to learn more about neurologic status from watching a patient walk than from any other single procedure” Russell Nelson DeJong (1907-1990) #MedTwitter #neurotwitter #EndNeurophobia 1/

today, after i narrowly missed my subway, a woman came up to me and ask if i spoke spanish. i said yes and she asked me how to get to east harlem. i told her that we would be transferring at the same stop, so she should just stick with me. we sat down and started talking

After 6 months of EM residency, here are a few tips I've learned (mostly from my mistakes) A 🧵

No better way to spend my birthday than learning about preoperative medicine and talking about our case of preop AF of unknown duration at SPAQI

We are thrilled to announce the NYPEM Class of 2027!!! Welcome to the family!!! #Match2023 #EmergencyMedicine Columbia Emergency Medicine WCM Emergency Medicine Manish Garg

Excited to head back home 🚑NYP Columbia/Cornell Emergency Medicine Residency #Match2023

🧵regarding the 'figure-of eight' suture and also the 'pursestring' suture. We'll go over what they are for, some technical pointers, and errors that can be made while doing them. (1/ )

It finally happened, #PSLF came through and my loans have been discharged. I want to go through some basic steps and common pitfalls for medical students and residents considering this route! A 🧵

Officially became Justine Sweeney, MD this week 👩🏽‍⚕️🩺 Big thanks to friends & family, Georgetown SOM, and the coffee bean industry for making it possible

🧵for new residents and students: Over the last year, I've done 9 threads on different suture materials. Included here are links to each of these. I'll leave this 'pinned' for now. They are: Prolene, silk, Vicryl, PDS, Ethibond, Nylon, Monocryl, Chromic, and barbed sutures.

The results from our DEVICE trial are out in the NEJM . In this RCT, direct laryngoscopy was inferior to video laryngoscopy for first-pass success. In fact, it was so inferior that we had to stop the trial early after DSMB review due to the clear benefit of VL. This is the 🔨

What I hate about the 4Hs & 4Ts - they add to cognitive load, take you out of the PEA/asystole algorithm and people just start throwing them out there when we have ALREADY identified most of them. What if they were built into the A=>E reassessment of each cycle & into team roles?

Nice summary for lumbar radiculopathy and lower extremity examination.

Every year, there is a predictable spike in fatal car accidents, medical errors, & heart attacks. It’s estimated that there are thousands of excess deaths, a 1% increase in energy consumption, & billions of dollars in lost GDP. The cause? Daylight savings transitions. 🧵 1/