Chewbacca’s Pain Score Was Really Only a 2
IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY... - After being wounded in battle, Chewbacca was given the best medical treatment on the Resistance medical freighter....
New Study Shows Tammyflu Pills Provide Eternal Life
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Yesterday, Roach Pharmaceuticals announced the results of a new flu treatment study which is sure to change the course of...
Patient Learns She Can Come to ER Without Calling an Ambulance
LEXINGTON, KY - Sarah Johnson was recently seen at County Hospital's Emergency Department for the fourteenth time this year for an itchy rash on...
ZDoggMD: Clear!
We should petition CPR classes to just show ZDoggMD's video. The excruciating 8 hour class could be summed up in 3 minutes. Hands only...
Military Training to Now Include Walking Through Busy ER Wearing White Coat
ST. LOUIS, MO – Military training regardless of service branch has been known for its physical and mental demands. To further push the psychological...
Medical Professions as NFL Teams
Anesthesia is the Cincinnati Bengals: no one knows anyone on the team; they rotate so often it’s not worth learning names anyway.
Orthopaedics are the...
Intern Places Wrong IO Access, Gets Intraocular Access by Mistake
AUSTIN, TX - In yet another case of medical “whoops-a-daisy” late last night, intern Alex Franklin mistook his supervising resident’s order to obtain emergency...
Anatomy of a Pager
Other anatomy lessons:
- Anatomy of a Contact Precaution Stethoscope
- Anatomy of an American Football
- Anatomy of the Ear
Clutch: Resident Places A-Line Into Circle of Willis
ATLANTA, GA - In the same way patients can be progressively difficult sticks from the venous standpoint, the same holds true for their arteries....
‘Twas the Night Shift Before Christmas
‘Twas the night shift before Christmas, when all through the ER,
Patients were coming in by ambulance, by bus, and by car.
The choice of ED...