Emergency Medical Minute

Heat Stroke 30.08.2016 4:13 ↓

Complications from staying out in high heat for too long, including a serious medical emergency.

Saturday Night Palsy 16.08.2016 2:34 ↓

Just look at that pose! Luckily there is an easy way to look just like him. Simply fall asleep on your arm...whether you're drunk or not is up to you.

Locked-in Syndrome 14.08.2016 4:05 ↓

It brings tears to even the most manly men, but what causes it?

Bromide Toxicity - 1966 11.08.2016 3:24 ↓

Another journey back in time to look at bromide and how it can cause altered mentation.

Antivenom 08.08.2016 3:35 ↓

Who knew you could milk a snake?

James Lind 07.08.2016 3:35 ↓

A glimpse into the history of how James Lind saved the lives of pirates everywhere.

Ventricular Tachycardia 04.08.2016 4:49 ↓

Recognition and treatment methods for an abnormally fast heart rate.

Rabies 03.08.2016 4:25 ↓

So you and your pet don't end up in a modern rendition of Old Yeller.

Consent in Minors 01.08.2016 4:30 ↓

A reminder about the legal ability of a minor to consent for medical treatment in Colorado.

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 01.08.2016 7:08 ↓

A discussion a rare, but morbid sub-type of stroke seen in the emergency room.

Antibiotics for a UTI 30.07.2016 4:15 ↓

How to choose which antibiotics work best for patients with an uncomplicated UTI

DIC 29.07.2016 3:40 ↓

A description of a patient with a serious medical emergency where clotting proteins are overactive.

SIPE 28.07.2016 4:38 ↓

Serious complications that can occur in the water, even for experienced and well conditioned swimmers.

Resolve for Road Rash 27.07.2016 2:57 ↓

Have you ever wondered why the medical professionals also use this house hold cleaning product? Well wonder no more.

Nausea in Pregnancy 26.07.2016 4:13 ↓

What to do...what to do when the ol' standby, zofran, can't be used?

Do Opioids Cause Chronic Pain?! 26.07.2016 20:50 ↓

An interview with pain research extraordinaire, Dr. Peter Grace.

Old School CPR - 1966 24.07.2016 5:53 ↓

Dr. Holmes takes us back in time to the era or free love and Pulp Fiction style management of cardiac arrest.

Nets and Malaria 24.07.2016 4:32 ↓

A great success...with some unintended consequences.

Pediatric Oral Rehydration Therapy 23.07.2016 3:06 ↓

Apple juice or pedialyte for the dehydrated toddlers? Though the real question is which t drink in the morning after you have a few too many.

Weight Estimation for TPA Candidates 23.07.2016 2:36 ↓

Are we accurate guessers? And what does it matter if we are wrong?

The Poor Man's Methadone 20.07.2016 3:33 ↓

A look into the drug vault for the inexpensive methadone replacement.

State of Sepsis - 1966 19.07.2016 6:21 ↓

A blast from the past with relevance to the present day treatment of a common ED issue.

Status Epilepticus 19.07.2016 2:18 ↓

What do you if a patient just won't stop seizing?

Supraventricular Tachycardia 18.07.2016 2:59 ↓

Dr. Hunt through some old school and some new school methods of managing SVT.

Epistaxis 03.07.2016 3:26 ↓

Description and treatment of different types of nose bleeds.