Ep 186 Traumatic Dental Emergencies

In this month’s EM Quick Hits Podcast, Amna Karabegovic joins us for an EMC² case of pediatric altered LOA and neurocritical care, Anand Swaminathan simplifies the high-risk management of pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure, and Brit Long reviews how to recognize ...  Show more

Facial trauma is common in emergency medicine, but the biggest pitfalls are often not the fractures themselves—they're the threatened airway, vision-threatening ocular injuries, missed septal hematomas, and subtle soft tissue injuries hiding beneath the skin. Which facial fractur ...  Show more

Join Dr. Alex Koo, active duty Army emergency physician, as he discusses dental emergencies, a common emergency department complaint, but an uncommon educational topic. We'll discuss an approach to collecting a focused history, physical, as well as formulating a thorough differen ...  Show more

Imagine your patient is choking on a rubber dam clamp…what’s the safest way to manage choking when the patient is lying flat? Your patient’s hands are shaking and they’re drenched in sweat – is it low blood sugar, anxiety, or a cardiac event? ​​Do you know exactly what to do if y ...  Show more

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED CPD for all Dental professionals – without getting bored! Do you know exactly what to do if a patient faints in your chair? Could you spot the early signs of anaphylaxis—before it’s too late? How quickly could you find and deliver adrenaline if it really matter ...  Show more

What’s the best way to reduce post-op pain after extractions? And why should we never use the term “painkiller” with patients? What to do when you hear the dreaded *crack* of a tuberosity? In this episode we talk about all things post-operative extraction complications! And I’m j ...  Show more