Never would have dreamed I would get to lead one of UMEMs EDs. Very honored.

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Read the latest Educational Pearl on What are the signs of traumatic pancreatitis in the pediatric patient? at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/5062/

Read the latest Educational Pearl on Older patient splenic injury outcomes at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/5050/

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Read the latest Educational Pearl on Use of an abdominal aortic and junctional tourniquet at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/5006/

Interesting case presentation. Anyone with experience using one of these devices? em.umaryland.edu/educational_... #abdominalaortic #tourniquet #medsky #traumasky #emedsky #emsky

em.umaryland.edu/blog/861/ Happy to bring this project to fruition!

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Rob Flint@robflint97.bsky.social · 6mo ago

For those interested in #geriatric EM, here is a free, self paced seminar on geriatric emergency care from @umemergencymed.bsky.social cms.umem.org/index.php/ge... #medsky #emedsky #gerisky

Read the latest Educational Pearl on Discharging Kids with Ondansetron? at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/5011/

Read the latest Educational Pearl on Diagnosing Septic Arthritis with Synovial WBC After Antibiotics at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/5012/

Read the latest Educational Pearl on Andexxa Withdrawn from US Market at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/5010/

For those interested in #geriatric EM, here is a free, self paced seminar on geriatric emergency care from @umemergencymed.bsky.social cms.umem.org/index.php/ge... #medsky #emedsky #gerisky

Read the latest Educational Pearl on Storing poisons in food containers: A preventable tragedy at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/5002/

#Hypothermia was the biggest issue with patients who fell 30 meters into water in this English study. #trauma #emedsky #emsky #medsky

Avoid tramadol in #geriatric patients. #medsky #emsky #emedsky #gerisky

Not pro-histamine but anti-antihistamine in #geriatric patients. #medsky #gerisky #emsky #emedsky

We can do better initiating medication for #OUD in the #emergency department based on data in this study. #medsky #emsky #emedsky

Can the success of #prehospital #blood transfusion seen in traumatically injured patients be seen in non-traumatic #hemorrhage patients? This study says, maybe. #medsky #emsky #emedsky

So much #research over the years on #nebulized #pain medication (I’m guilty!) but how many are using it in practice? Here’s another one looking at ketamine. #trauma #medsky #emedsky #emsky

So many #geriatric prediction tools. My bias is find one that’s easy and go with it. The biggest benefit is putting a spot light on #frailty and thinking about how pre-existing disease is going to impact your older #emergency department patient. Am I wrong? #gerisky #emedsky #emsky

Is there an optimal tool to assess #geriatric #emergency department patients and #mortality/morbidity? #gerisky #medsky #emedsky #emsky

Read the latest Educational Pearl on CAB is the new ABC at https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4940/

Circulation before airway in #trauma pts. That’s today’s thought. #emedsky #emsky #medsky

Today’s @umemergencymed.bsky.social Pearl reminds us to use the clinical frailty scale. #gerisky #emedsky #emsky #ccsky