In light of a recent patient in our ED with a femoral neck fracture… Rather than dose and re-dose opioids, consider an US-guided femoral nerve block for safer, longer, and more effective analgesia [1-3]. Courtesy of Robert J. Strony DO, RDMS, RVT via EMdocs.net: FN: femoral nerve, SFA: superficial femoral artery, DFA: […]
The K2 Chameleon
Posted onThis Tuesday, the New York Times reported that 33 patients from the same Brooklyn neighborhood were transported to the ED due to a “bad batch” of K2. But what is a “bad batch,” and what does it mean in terms of treatment in the ED? [spacer height=”20px”] The frightening truth about K2 is that there is no […]