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Grand Rounds Recap 11.11.20
In this jam packed week Dr. Stolz started us off with lower extremity ultrasound and the ultrasound theme continued with Dr. Skrobut’s case follow up on cardiac tamponade. Two R1s presented on transfusion reactions and septic arthritis. Our PEM colleagues discussed pediatric rashes. Finally Dr. Ryan Knight gave a Veteran’s Day special on emergency medicine in the austere environment.
Global Health Videos
Care of the acutely ill patient in the austere setting is a hallmark of Global Health Medicine. These videos highlight three different examples of how to apply core concepts of Emergency Medicine to a resource limited environment. Dr. Lagasse describes how to make a homemade tourniquet to control life-threatening hemorrhage, Dr. Teuber shows us alternatives to intravascular volume resuscitation, and Dr. Roche outlines how to manage pneumothorax, hemothorax, and hemopneumothorax with and without vacuum assistance
Is There a Doc on Board? Recap and Curated Commentary
Thank you everybody for such excellent commentary and participating in our first ever asynchronous portion of Grand Rounds—it has been a huge success! This post recaps the first post in the "Out on a Limb" Case Series. If you missed the case or the discussion check it out here.