With the variability of patient complexity, time of presentation, resource availability, and a whole slew of other external factors, patient’s presenting to the ED can have high morbidity and mortality....

If you have not yet, check out Part 1 of Gender Equity in the Emergency Department with Dr. Kimon Ioannides where we talked about the role men play in moving toward gender...

Nasal fiberoptic evaluation and intubation are and need to be in the wheelhouse of the Emergency Medicine clinician. With the increasing availability of single use fiberoptic scopes, these tools are...

Alcohol use disorder and withdrawal in the Emergency Department is as commonplace as a turkey sandwich. Despite this, there is wide variation on how we categorize and treat withdrawal. In...

For a long time, medicine has been a “good ol’ boys club” and in the areas of gender inequity, sexism, and patriarchy, this old way of thinking in medicine really...

Caring for the patient that we just brought back to life can be tricky. They have a tendency to want to, ya know, die again. And in these cases we...

In this talk we dive into all things tickborne – Lyme, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, and the like. These little creepy crawlers carry a whole slew of pathogens...

The balance of work and life can sometimes feel artificial. Isn’t work part of my life? Is there such thing as work-life balance? Most importantly- How can I think about...

Applying dental cement to a fractured tooth or exposed nerve can be a pain. The stuff is a thick paste that ends up all over you and the patient during...

Vent management is a integral skill for the Emergency Medicine doctor, but it is a tricky art. We sat down with Dr. Andrew Phillips, EM and Critical Care trained physician...

Transcript Hi, my name is Jason Hine. I’m an emergency medicine physician and the founder of SimKit. Today we’re going to be reviewing the Gastroesophageal Balloon Tamponade devices: the Linton,...

Ketamine is unique in its spectrum of use. From low dose ketamine for pain control to procedural sedation and analgesia, this drug is versatile, but needs to be used with...

In 2023 we saw a huge change in the way our charts are billed. Understanding the changes to these documentation guidelines not only affects how much money we/our hospital get...

A debate continues in the subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) work up on what is the best follow up test – CT angiogram (CTA) or lumbar puncture (LP)? This is the wrong...

Let’s face it- smart is sexy. You know that clinician that seems to just… know everything? They can give you the best current evidence and summarize it in a succinct,...

Stress is something we spend most of our lives avoiding or trying to mitigate. But did you know stress can actually be useful? In this podcast we talk about utilizing stress in...

We sat down with Ilene Claudius, a nationally and internationally known speaker and educators on Pediatric Emergency Medicine to talk about a pediatric airway management through a pediatric upper airway...

Transcript Hello everyone and welcome to the Simkit podcast. I am here as your host, Dr. Jason Hine. Today we are going to be talking about central lines and we’re...

We sat down with the great Scott Weingart of the EMCrit blog and podcast (@EMCrit) to talk about the toughest case I ever managed. The conversation covers procedural competency, stress mitigation, skillset...