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 last … [Continue reading]
SOCMOB How to: Make your own Cricothyrotomy Trainer
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. Furthermore, … [Continue reading]
Drinking the PPI Hate-O-Rade
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
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
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 suggestions … [Continue reading]