Welcome to the 347th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on…
Your next patient is a 2 year-old girl who has sustained a burn.... to her mouth. See if you know your stuff in this case-based Q&A post.
It’s been a rough week in southeast Tennessee. Two people died in two days on Grumpy’s rapid past Ocoee Dam No. 2. Just how common is death due to whitewater rafting? Wilson et al reviewed 16 articles in the primary…
Peter Saul, an Australian intensivist, presents a TEDx talk in which he tells of the crisis of death in the 21st century and implores us all to start talking about dying.
Every doctor makes mistakes, and every doctor knows this. Yet the mantra of traditional medical culture is that doctors must be perfect. I think this culture is changing, but perhaps not fast enough.
5 books recommended for emergency and critical docs by the LITFL R&R crew with the theme 'Reading for kicks and giggles, sometimes amidst despair and darkness'.
A review on the emergency department assessment and management of high-pressure injection injuries.
This day...June 2nd 2011, marked the 6th running of the SKINS Cup...A classic 100m dash with staggered handicapped starts akin to the Stawell Gift
Elbow dislocations constitute 10% to 25% of all injuries to the elbow. The elbow is one of the most commonly dislocated joints in the body, with an average annual incidence of acute dislocation of 6 per 100,000 persons. Among injuries…
It goes without saying that the body is designed to work aerobically. The mind therefore, follows the same pattern. This essay by Rodway shows historical data and research about the changes in cognition as one goes further up into thin…
Sir Keith Robinson, TED, education and the death of creativity.
A guide for emergency medicine registrars and residents on how to be an effective clinical teacher.