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Introducing EM Cases ProHacks Procedural Videos Series
Introducing EM Cases ProHacks — a new free, open-access video series dedicated to emergency medicine procedures. Each concise, practical video takes you through a specific ED procedure from start to finish, including indications, preparation, equipment, step-by-step technique, solutions to common roadblocks, and the tips and tricks that make procedures safer, smoother, and more successful at the bedside. Led by the ProHacks team of Dr. Gil Yehudaiff, Dr. Adrian Heller, and Dr. Lara Murphy, the series focuses on the practical details you wish someone had shown you before doing the procedure yourself. Whether you’re learning a procedure for the first time or looking to refine your technique, ProHacks is designed to help you be better prepared when it counts...
Ep 223 Epistaxis Management: A Step-Wise Approach
Epistaxis is usually straightforward—until it isn’t. How can you distinguish an anterior bleed from a dangerous posterior bleed? What’s the best sequence for compression, vasoconstrictors, TXA, cautery and packing? When should you reach for an anterior balloon tampon or posterior dual balloon? And how do you manage the airway when torrential bleeding fills the oropharynx? In this Epistaxis Management Deep Dive, Anton is joined by emergency physician Dr. Leeor Sommer and otolaryngologist Dr. Doron Sommer for a practical step-wise approach to everything from the routine nosebleed to life-threatening hemorrhage... If you find EM Cases useful in your practice, please consider making a donation to help us keep producing free, open-access emergency medicine education here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/
EM Quick Hits 73 MedMal Case Peds Headache, Phenobarb in Alcohol Withdrawal, Peer Support Programs, Asymptomatic Bacteriuria, Mechanical Ventilation, Coaching the EM Mind Part 3
In this month’s EM Quick Hits Podcast, Mike Weinstock dissects a pediatric headache medical malpractice case, Zoe Polsky reviews the use of phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal, and Kylie Booth and Nour Khatib discuss how a Peer-to-Peer program can support emergency clinicians. Plus, Matthew McArther clarifies when to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in older adults, Shawn Segeren shares practical approaches to mechanical ventilation in the emergency department, and Sara Gray and Katie Lin return for Part 3 of “Coaching the EM Mind,” with strategies for building strong teams and support networks... Please consider a donation to EM Cases here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/
Global EM 12 – Global Health Redefined: Making an Impact Abroad Without Leaving Home
Global health doesn’t always require a passport or months working abroad. EM physician Dr. Dinesh Krishna’s journey shows how telemedicine, research, grant writing, fundraising and international partnerships can create meaningful global health impact from home—and help bring rehabilitation and disability services to more than 215,000 people without spending extended periods of time away from home in this month's Global EM blog...
Ep 222 Imaging Decisions in Emergency Medicine
When to image, when to wait, and what to do when the ideal test isn’t available are often far more nuanced than they appear. In this EM Cases episode, Dr. Amit Shah joins Anton to tackle some of the toughest everyday imaging decisions: How much should cumulative radiation exposure influence our decision to order another CT? In suspected appendicitis, when is it safe to wait for ultrasound rather than obtain CT overnight? Can the emerging traumatic brain injury biomarkers GFAP and UCH-L1 help avoid CT, particularly in rural and remote settings? And in suspected cauda equina syndrome, how can PVR and CT lumbar spine be combined to risk-stratify patients when MRI isn’t immediately available—and when should a reassuring PVR or CT not reassure us? Plus, practical shared decision-making strategies, the role of the “tincture of time,” and much more... Please consider a donation to EM Cases to support ongoing high-quality Free Open Access Medical Education: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/
Ep 221 EM-Primary Care Health Systems Strategies, Myths, Misperceptions and Solutions
There are few things more frustrating for an Emergency Physician than caring for patient after patient who lands in the ED not because it’s necessarily the best place for their care, but because every other door in the health care system was closed, confusing or impossible to find. Emergency Medicine and Primary Care often operate in different worlds—one built around rapid diagnosis and uncertainty, the other around continuity and prevention—but our patients move constantly between the two. In this special EM Cases podcast, EM–Primary Care Health Systems Strategies, we step outside the usual ED lens with Dr. Tara Kiran (host of the Primary Focus podcast) and Dr. Danielle Martin to ask how we can deliver the right care, in the right place, at the right time. We challenge assumptions about what drives ED use and explore team-based primary care, after-hours cooperatives, call-first triage, virtual care, information sharing and warm handoffs. Drawing on models from Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark and elsewhere, we finish with practical strategies to reduce fragmentation, improve continuity and make the system work better for patients and providers. Please consider a donation to EM Cases to support our mission of providing high quality free open access medical education here: https://emergencymedicinecases.com/donation/. Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in October 2025, prior to Dr. Danielle Martin becoming a candidate for government office. The views and opinions expressed by Dr. Martin in this discussion were her own at the time of recording and do not represent or reflect the views, policies, or positions of the Government of Canada.
