This is the 2nd part in the Battle Preparation series by SOCMOB guest blogger Damon Tedford.In part 1, we looked at a checklist of items that new learners and staff should identify and examine prior to their first shift in a new ED. Today we will … [Continue reading]
NSAIDs Part 1: Which one is best?
February 10, 2013 by 6 Comments
--> I love NSAIDs! Yup, love ‘em! NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are some of the best analgesics available, plus they’re generally over the counter. Despite their daily use for decades, NSAIDs remain sorely … [Continue reading]
Battle Preparation: Getting Ready for Your First Shift in the ER
February 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
Today is a first for the SOCMOB blog, as we have our first guest blogger. Damon Tedford is one of my fellow EM residents, and is also in his final year of training. Combining his military background with the works of Cliff Reid and Scott … [Continue reading]
New Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2012: WTF?
January 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Hey all, this is just a short snippet, not a full blog post. As the 2012 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines were just released, I'm just making a few comments and directing you to Scott Weingart's great podcast on the guidelines. Everyone who takes … [Continue reading]
Thiamine Before Glucose will not cause Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
January 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
If there's one area of medicine that suffers from more dogma than any other, it's toxicology. I'm not razzing tox, I love tox. But management in toxicology usually = throw kitchen sink at patient, followed by a case report that concludes the … [Continue reading]
SOCMOB How to: Make your own Cricothyrotomy Trainer
January 17, 2013 by 6 Comments
Who has done a cricothyrotomy? Who thinks they would be comfortable doing a cric if asked? Without having a code brown first? Though I have done a few tracheostomies (only three on live people), I've never done a cric on anyone. … [Continue reading]
Drinking the PPI Hate-O-Rade
January 13, 2013 by 2 Comments
Hi all, sorry about the extended hiatus. I was away after Christmas for about 12 days and have been getting back in the swing of things over the past week. Since the break, one great new blog that has popped up on the FOAMed landscape is the … [Continue reading]
Choosing your Battles: My Christmas Pearl of 2012
December 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
This blog post isn't about EBM or getting my hate on about antiquated dogma; it is about a useful pearl that I think can benefit all of my like-minded, avant-garde, #FOAMed friends out there. In particular, this is a piece of advice that the "young … [Continue reading]
Evidence Based Laceration Repair
December 8, 2012 by 5 Comments
First, a huge thanks to everyone who has been visiting the site, tweeting and spreading the #FOAMed love. FOAM is all about word of mouth, and having others spread the word drives me to put up more posts. Second, if you have comments or … [Continue reading]
The Gaco Cycle (No educational content)
November 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Two weeks ago, some of the EM residents and I were in Las Vegas for the Essentials of EM conference. It was a great time, with many highlights, one of which was the first night of drinking with Damjan, AKA the Serbian teddy bear. Damjan's … [Continue reading]
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