What are common injury patterns seen in children who are abused? Non-accidental trauma should always be considered in pediatric patients who present with traumatic injuries. Watch this great 8 minute video on child abuse injury patterns by Dr. Rahul Patwari.
Read more about the writing of appropriate ED discharge instructions. Clear communication of your thoughts and recommendations are a crucial part of patient care despite their no longer being in the ED. Learn about the pearls and pitfalls in writing instructions in this short 7.5 minute video. 1
In his talk (subtitled “School Sucks”), Northwestern University Physics Professor Dr. Tae describes how he would improve math and science education. While this is directed at college studies, some of the concepts are applicable to teaching Emergency Medicine.
He shares a lot of great insight, but I wanted to focus on one concept in particular:
The secret to learning = “Work your ass off until you figure it out.”