Pitviper Envenomations

This month we had a great meeting where Dr. Janairo reviewed the Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the treatment of Pitviper Envenomations in the United States.  This was a great review article discussing crotalid envenomations and can be downloaded here: Pitviper Envenomations Pam was also kind enough to put Read more…

TPA Criteria

It’s the afternoon and three level 1 trauma codes have come and gone. You are sitting in front of your computer schmoozing with your senior who is clearly not listening to you. She is obviously thinking about that job that she got on that other “better coast” with sunshine, organic starfruit and “proper Mexican food”. Mid-sentence you suddenly notice that you Read more…