Short Attention Span Summary Is it ever beneficial to do CPR longer than 10 minutes, as survival theoretically drops 10% per minute? In this Danish study, an amazing 14% with CPR > 25 minutes survived at 30 days (18/19 able to live at home vs. nursing home). FOAM Report So it turns out we are […]
Short Attention Span Summary Tourniquets can save lives but could cause injury if not used appropriately. In this retrospective review of civilian use of tourniquets, 56% were placed but no vascular injury ultimately identified. Of tourniquets ultimately found to be unnecessary, authors concluded that no complications arose from tourniquet use. FOAM Report Twitter Abstract Prehosp […]
Short Attention Span Summary Detergent packets are dangerous when kids munch them. And the number of exposures is increasing. I would like to advocate for making the pods less eye appealing to kids. If it was packed to look like a piece of broccoli, exposures would stop overnight. In all seriousness, they look like candy […]
Short Attention Span Summary In neonates 28 days and under, rates of serious bacterial infection (SBI) were the same (11-15%) regardless of whether the patient was RSV + or not. Don’t be reassured by a febrile neonate with a positive RSV test. FOAM Report LITFL MD Linx Abstract Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 May;32(5):286-9. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000799. […]
Short Attention Span Summary If you are a little cray-cray before your concussion, you complain of symptoms longer than if you’re not. Pre-injury somatization symptom score was the best predictor of post-concussive symptom duration. FOAM Report Twitter Facebook Med Page Today Abstract Neurology. 2016 May 17;86(20):1856-63. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002679. Epub 2016 Apr 20. Preinjury somatization symptoms […]
Short Attention Span Summary In this meta-analysis focusing on time since TIA, early use of aspirin after TIA reduced the incidence of recurrent stroke at 6 weeks by 60%, NNT = 72. The hazard ratio for those receiving aspirin vs control from 0-2 weeks was 0.07, NNT = 269. This is a dramatically reduced risk. […]
Short Attention Span Summary It makes sense that patients on antiplatelet agents with spontaneous ICH would benefit from transfusion of new, sticky platelets. But this multicenter study found that it increased the odds of death or dependence at 3 months by 105% (Odds ratio 2.05). And more in the transfusion group died while still in […]
Short Attention Span Summary Have you ever heard of C. difficile associated reactive arthritis in pediatric patients? Me neither! So I thought we could learn something with this article. After C. difficile infection, a reactive arthritis may occur that can mimic septic arthritis. Make sure to ask about preceding antibiotics and diarrhea in your next pediatric patient with […]
Short Attention Span Summary Single dose dexamethasone 0.3mg/kg, up to 12mg, was not inferior to multiple dose prednisolone in pediatric asthma exacerbation. Fewer dex kids vomited, and more dex kids had additional steroids prescribed. I covered this article last year. FOAM Report Emergency Medicine Cases First10EM PEM Playbook emeddoc Abstract Ann Emerg Med. 2016 May;67(5):593-601.e3. doi: […]
Short Attention Span Summary Low dose (0.6mg/kg) tPA was found to be (barely) inferior to standard dose (0.9mg/kg) tPA in regard to the primary outcome of death or severe disability at 90 days, but there were fewer bleeds (1% vs 2.1%) in the low-dose group. This was predominantly an Asian population, which limits generalizability. FOAM […]
JournalFeed, LLC. JournalFeed 2024 Enduring Material Activity (Podcast and Self-Learning Activity) Release Date: 1/1/24 Expiration Date: 12/31/24 Location: Online
Activity Description JournalFeed is an Emergency Medicine series that will review current Emergency Medicine literature updates through both self-learning activities and podcasts. The materials reviewed encompass new research and guidelines from relevant peer-reviewed literature. This activity was not designed to provide clinical recommendations or guidance, but to help clinicians to stay current with newly published literature for their own education.
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Satisfactory Completion Learners must listen to monthly self-directed audio recording, read the article summaries, and complete a monthly evaluation form to receive a certificate of completion each month. If you are seeking continuing education credit for a specialty not listed below, it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board to determine course eligibility for your licensing/certification requirement.
CME Accreditation & Designation Information
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Scimple Education LLC and Journal Feed, LLC. The Scimple Education LLC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Scimple Education, LLC designates this enduring materials activity for a maximum of 36.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Objectives – After attending this program the learner should be able to:
Critically analyze and synthesize key findings from the top emergency medicine articles each month to maintain current knowledge of the latest research and best practices.
Apply insights and knowledge gained from recent emergency medicine literature to improve clinical decision-making and patient care practices.
Regularly evaluate the relevance and applicability of new information in emergency medicine to specific clinical practices, adapting patient care approaches based on this continuous assessment.
Evaluate the differences in care rendered in the Emergency based on age and gender.
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How to Get Your Post-Activity Certificate
Complete the conference evaluation on the website.
Your CME certificate will be emailed to you within 2 weeks of completion of the evaluation.
