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🫀 Welcome to ROSC - Return of Spontaneous Circulation open.substack.com/pub/mikerubinm… It started as a journal entry to help deal with feelings of #burnout it turned into a manuscript reminding me of why we do what we do. This is my story. And maybe, it’s yours too.

Emergency medicine is a profession of extremes: you either burn out or burn bright. open.substack.com/pub/mikerubinm… #MedTwitter #emergencymedicine #burnout

“Is there a doctor aboard?” Anyone ever respond to an emergency call at 35000 feet? open.substack.com/pub/mikerubinm… #ICEM2025 #acep #MedTwitter

This isn’t the Pitt It’s medicine without makeup. Read ROSC. New posts every week. mikerubinmd.com #MedTwitter #emergencymedicine #acep #icem2025 #caep #medicine

This isn’t special effects. This is what a button battery does to a steak in 3 hours. Now imagine your child swallows one. I write about the terrifying and true stories we face in the ER. 👉 mikerubinmd.com #EmergencyMedicine #Parenting #Toxicology #MedTwitter

Full article: substack.com/home/post/p-16…

My first intubation in residency didn't go as planned. Full story: mikerubinmd.substack.com/p/my-first-int…

I said the words out loud: “I got this.” I didn’t. My first intubation spiraled fast—he was crashing, and I was in over my head. What happened next still haunts me. 🫁 Read the full story: mikerubinmd.substack.com/p/my-first-int… #EmergencyMedicine #MedTwitter #SubstackStories

🚨 I write about the moments in emergency medicine that don’t make the textbooks. The ones that leave your hands shaking. That change how you see the world. That stay with you, years later. If you want the raw, real side of medicine— 👉 mikerubinmd.substack.com #MedTwitter

Wow! This excerpt is intense but the article is like watching an episode of The Pitt.

🦘🇦🇺 Calling all Aussie docs, ambos & night-shift warriors: ROSC is a medical Substack where the stories are raw, darkly funny, and too real for textbooks. If you've ever bagged, bled, or bolused at 3 a.m.—you'll get it. 👉 Subscribe here: mikerubinmd.substack.com

Like The Pitt? Try the real thing—no scripts, no safety net. Raw stories from the ER that hit harder than TV. Next edition of ROSC drops in an hour. 👇 Subscribe now before it lands: mikerubinmd.substack.com

🧠 You walk into a room and just know something’s off. That’s not magic. It’s not luck. It’s gestalt. The gut instinct we pretend isn’t real—but rely on every shift. New post: “Gestalt” – The art of seeing what others miss. open.substack.com/pub/mikerubinm…

Harvard Disaster Medicine Fellow: An experience of a lifetime. Full article: open.substack.com/pub/mikerubinm…

🧨 I ran toward the chaos. Just after the Boston Marathon bombings, I joined Harvard’s Disaster Medicine fellowship—young, adrenaline-hungry, and ready to dive into global emergencies. 👉 Read the story: 🔗 mikerubinmd.substack.com/p/when-the-flo… #EmergencyMedicine #DisasterRelief #BostonStrong

Our sleeping quarters came with a mosquito net, a cot, and a decomposing corpse behind the wall. It was an all-inclusive experience. Welcome to disaster medicine. ROSC drops tomorrow at 7AM. Subscribe now: 👉 mikerubinmd.substack.com #substack #disastermedicine

I signed up to save lives and see the world. I ended up showering with a bucket, using a different one as a toilet, and sleeping beneath a room full of corpses. And yes—there were still meetings. Welcome to disaster medicine. New ROSC drops tomorrow at 7AM (Eastern). Subscribe

Full article: mikerubinmd.substack.com/p/landing-in-h… #disastermedicine #emergencymedicine #MedTwitter #ROSC