Nurse: Doctor, this patient is a tough stick. I tried 3 times and I got nothing. Can you help? Doctor: Sure! I’ll grab the linear ultrasound vessel finder and get that line in for you, thereby potentially saving this non-critically ill patient from an unnecessary central venous catheter (free pearl #1). Nurse: Ok! Do you […]
Motor Vehicle Accident and Chest Pain
Posted onA 50-year old man with no known medical history (“I don’t see doctors. I don’t like doctors.”) presents to the ED because he crashed his car into a pole after driving after a “wintry mix” weather event (#blizzard2015). There was no loss of consciousness. Airbags deployed. The car sustained damage to the bumpers and one […]