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Back to SearchSGEM#475: Break on Through to the Other Side – Management of Clinical Scaphoid Fractures
Reference: Cohen et al; SUSPECT study group. Can we avoid casting for suspected scaphoid fractures? A multicenter randomized controlled trial. J Orthop Traumatol. 2025 Date: May 1, 2025 Guest Skept…
Published on 7 months ago
SGEM Xtra: Doctor, Doctor – Paging Dr. Robby
Date: May 6, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Actor, producer and director Noah Wyle. Many of us know him as Dr. John Carter from ER, the show that arguably influenced an entire generation of EM physicians. Since…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
SGEM#474: Help! Which Clinical Decision Aid should I use to Risk Stratify Febrile Infants?
Reference: Umana E, et al. Performance of clinical decision aids for the care of young febrile infants: A multicenter prospective cohort study. eClinicalMedicine Lancet December 2024 Date: March 6, …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
SGEM#473: Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind – Midazolam or Ketamine for Acute Agitation in the Pre-Hospital Setting
Reference: Muldowney et al. A Comparison of Ketamine to Midazolam for the Management of Acute Behavioral Disturbance in the Out-of-Hospital Setting. Ann Emerg Med. 2025 Date: April 24, 2025 Guest …
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
SGEM#472: Together In Electric Dreams – Or Is It Reality?
Reference: Kareemi et al Artificial intelligence-based clinical decision support in the emergency department: a scoping review. AEM April 2025. Date: April 15, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challe…
Published on 8 months ago
SGEM#471: Are ESI Levels Accurate for Triage of Pediatric Patients?
Reference: Sax DR, et al. Emergency Severity Index Version 4 and Triage of Pediatric Emergency Department Patients. JAMA Pediatrics, October 2024 Date: February 12, 2025 Dr. Brandon Ho Guest Skept…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
SGEM Xtra Zombie Idea: ED Crowding is Due to Non-Urgent Patients
Date: April 1, 2025 This is another SGEM Xtra. I was asked to give a public lecture for the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health. The topic was the zombie idea that emergency department crow…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
SGEM Xtra: 5 Papers in 15 Minutes (Incrementum 2025)
Date: March 23, 2025 I was honoured to be invited to speak at Incrementum 2025 in Mercia, Spain. Thank you to Paco, Carmen, and the Incrementum team for putting on one of the best conferences ever. …
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
SGEM Xtra: On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Citation Errors in the Biomedical Literature
Date: February 22, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Nicholas Peoples, who is a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Nick’s career has been an exciting blend of global health and emerg…
Published on 9 months ago
SGEM #470: Here We Go Up Up Up or Lateral for Infant Lumbar Punctures
Reference: Pessano S, et al. Positioning for lumbar puncture in newborn infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. December 2023 Date: February 7, 2025 Dr. Lauren Rosenfeld Guest Skeptic: Dr. Lauren Ros…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago