EM Pulse Podcast™

EM Pulse Podcast™


Latest Episodes

The Platinum Rule
February 03, 2019

Treat others not as you want to be treated but as they want to be treated. Mai Lee, RN and Dan Colby join us to share some stories and talk about how culture can impact our care in the ED and what we can do about it.

#Thisismylane– Episode 14
January 18, 2019

#Thisismylane– Episode 14 If you work in the ED, you’ve likely seen your fair share of victims of gun violence. Though mass shootings have brought this issue into the public eye, firearm violence has been a public issue in our country for decades.

Bonus Episode: 2018 in Review
January 04, 2019

2018 In review. Some of our favorite episodes.

Last Stand in Santa Rosa
December 17, 2018

Last Stand in Santa Rosa Imagine you’re working a shift in the Emergency Department when a fast moving wildfire hits. What would you do if you found out your home was burning? Or your family was in danger? And how do you react when the Fire Department ...

Camp Fire medicine
December 04, 2018

Camp Fire medicine - What are the medical needs when your WHOLE town burns down? What is it like to walk into a shelter with over a thousand friends and family still missing? What if the evacuees you are caring for are your neighbors?

Toddlers Will Sell Their Souls for Stickers – Episode 12
November 17, 2018

Caring for kids in the ED can be challenging - they often can’t (or won’t) tell you what’s wrong or where it hurts; they may have trouble sitting still during an exam or procedure; and their screams put everyone on edge.

The Price of Beauty
November 04, 2018

Heartbeat: The Price of Beauty - As Emergency Physicians, we pride ourselves on recognizing and treating life-threatening conditions. But what if we’re missing important diagnoses and we don’t even know it? In this Heartbeat,

These Are Our People
October 18, 2018

If you have ever worked in an ED, you have taken care of a homeless patient. In fact, you’ve probably taken care of many patients you didn’t even know were struggling with homelessness. As providers, we know these people well.

A cool tool.
October 03, 2018

A cool tool. - In this episode Dr. Nate Kuppermann (@nkuppermann) discusses another amazing article on the PECARN TBI decision rule just published in JAMA Network Open. The article, Effect of the Head Computed Tomography Choice Decision Aid in Parents...

Excuse me, Your Bias is Showing – Episode 10
September 18, 2018

Excuse Me, Your Bias is Showing - Episode 10 - We all have biases lurking in our unconscious mind. These are our implicit biases, and they affect how we relate to patients and, in turn, how they relate to us. But if these biases are unconscious,