Category: Environmental Medicine

FOAM of the Week 8/11/15 – Hypothermia, Heat Stroke, Snake Bites, Nec Fasc, Cardiac Arrest

EM:RAP on hypothermia: https://www.emrap.org/episode/january2014/accidental Summary of Heat Stroke from Life in the Fast Lane: http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/heat-stroke/ ALiEM Patwari Videos on Snakebites:http://www.aliem.com/patwari-academy-videos-snake-bites/ Great Review of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections from EM:RAP: https://www.emrap.org/episode/january2009/necrotizing A more cognitive approach to PEA arrest: http://rebelem.com/a-new-pulseless-electrical-activity-algorithm/

FOAM of the Week 7/28/15 – Altitude Sickness, Dysbarism, Ophthalmology

Summary of Altitude Sickness from PulmCCM: http://pulmccm.org/2013/review-articles/high-altitude-illness-review/ Review of Dysbarism courtesy of LITFL: http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ccc/decompression-sickness/ A trick of the trade to make your Fluorescein exam easier from ALiEM: http://www.aliem.com/tricks-of-the-trade-fluorescein-eye/ Great general ophtho in the ED review from EMRAP:  https://www.emrap.org/episode/january2012/moreabouttheeye