The first save of the month (and decade) goes to consecutive CCT Teams! Team #1: Dr S Johnson and Dr S Gopaul for stabilizing a sick patient and avoiding potentially catastrophic interventions in an undifferentiated patient who could have crashed Team #2: Dr S Desai and Dr R Walsh for Read more…
By Dr Haney Mallemat. Dr Haney Mallemat is an EM/IM Kings County/SUNY Downstate Graduate of the Class of 2008. He served as Chief Resident in his final year and subsequently pursued a critical care fellowship at Dartmouth. He is currently an associate professor at Cooper Medical Center in Camden, NJ Read more…
With the increase in interest and participation in hospital administration, the mini-fellowship held an alumni mixer. Recent and older alums who have found their way into an administrative role shared their experiences with the current residents of County. The representative alumni offered a diverse background from which they Read more…
Working with kids can sometimes be great. They’re funny, adorable, have a lot of energy, and are always running around. Sometimes though, it’s not their legs that are running. Often, it’s their nose, and that’s okay. Other times, it’s their stomach and intestines, and that’s when things get a Read more…
It’s the usual ED shift, when you see the next patient listed to be seen with a chief complaint of “Mechanism of Injury: Cyclist struck”. As you rehearse ATLS while approaching the stretcher, you encounter a young male in his 30s laying in pain on the stretcher clutching his chest, Read more…
There are fewer patients that I appreciate more than the ones that come in with a list of their home medications. A quick scan through the list is helpful, as it provides insight into the severity of the patient’s medical problems. One class of medications that we are all often Read more…