EM Pulse Podcast™
Episodes
Youth Violence Prevention
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here we highlight lessons learned about youth violence prevention and what you can do now, on your next shift to prevent violent injuries in youth. Dr...
Meth: Agitated Delirium
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The opioid epidemic gets a lot of attention, but methamphetamine use may actually affect more of our patients in the emergency department. Those of us...
I lost that one…
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 on workplace violence Brian describes when he was attacked at work and Dr. Aimee Moulin and Dr. Amy Barnhorst talk about how to cope with th...
Workplace Violence: It’s NOT part of the job
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, we’ve explored how violence can affect our patients. Now, let’s how explore how we as emergency medicine providers are affected by viole...
A Chance For Change
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have a similar program where you work, or are you interested in learning more about how to start one? Share your experiences and questions with...
Wraparound
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the emergency department, we treat violently injured patients on nearly every shift. We can splint the broken bones, stitch up the cuts, and send s...
It costs you nothing…
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
***Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of child abuse*** This is a follow up episode that dives deeper on why a bruised baby is worrisom...
Trauma Informed Care 101
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trauma Informed Care 101 Trauma informed care has become quite the buzz word in medicine, and especially in emergency medicine. But what does it mea...
Pot Tarts – 3.5 years later…
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our first EM Pulse podcast called “Pot Tarts” was on marijuana legalization in California and ingestion in kids. In this episode we circle back to...
It could have been different
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
***Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of child abuse*** As emergency physicians, we are uniquely positioned to identify and address chi...
My Pastor told me to
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy spring, everyone! This Heartbeat is all about joy and community, so come along with me to Macedonia Baptist Church in Sacramento, California, wh...
Telemedicine Part 2: Critical Access
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, Dr. Josh Elder spoke with us about how UC Davis Express Care allows patients to see a doctor via virtual urgent care visits. In this episo...
Maybe I’m not OK
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“He came in by ambulance short of breath…” This is how Dr. Taylor Nichols’ tweet thread began. It’s a line many of us could have written...
Telemedicine Part 1: Express Care
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our recent episode in the future of emergency medicine, several of our guests pointed to technological advances, including telemedicine, as key pie...
Lights, camera, action: mastering the virtual meeting
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us all to become more comfortable with virtual engagement. From faculty and group meetings to conferences to kids’ ...
The Long Haul
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of us, and with vaccines starting to roll out, I think we’re all looking forward to getting past it. But some...
15 years from now…
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s 2021, and we couldn’t be happier to leave 2020 behind and start a new year. In the past few months, we’ve talked about the past and present...
Vax Chat
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I think we can all agree that this has been a long year. For those of us working in the emergency department, the stress of treating patients with COV...
Open notes: Patients love it. Doctors fear it. Until they do it.
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Open notes or the 21st Century Cures ACT introduces a brave new world of sharing the whole medical record immediately with our patients. In this episo...
The State of EM
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our September episode, The Alexandria Plan, we journeyed back through the fascinating history of Emergency Medicine with some of the founders of ou...
We Are Problem Solvers
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the fascinating story of Dr. Rory Stuart the Bronze Star recipient for his fight against COVID in Afghanistan. He shares what it was like to b...
A Vote For Health
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The November 2020 election is right around the corner, and yet many Americans still aren’t registered to vote. Voting is not always a priority when ...
Glucose = Brain
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A new PECARN study found just a single episode of moderate-severe DKA impacts cognition! This game changing article challenges what we thought about g...
The Alexandria Plan
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how the specialty of Emergency Medicine came about? We take it for granted that we have emergency departments staffed 24/7 with board ce...
Residency Recruiting in the Time of COVID
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of year again – residency recruiting season! But this year, things will look very different, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. W...
“Less Lethal” Crowd Control
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Less Lethal” Crowd Control You may have heard of “non-lethal” or “less lethal” weapons used for crowd control. These include things such ...
MIS-C—What do we do???
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Has MIS-C changed the way you approach a febrile child? I know I struggle to understand this new disease. Fortunately Dr. Natasha Nakra, a Pediatric I...
From Ally to Advocate
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to EM Pulse. It’s no secret that black, indigenous, and people of color are underrepresented in medicine and academics. This is largely...
Surge – Part 2
04 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first half of our episode on surge, we heard first hand accounts of how COVID-19 impacted EDs and ICUs in hard hit areas. In the second half, w...
Surge – Part 1
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we watched the novel coronavirus spread through China and Italy, we knew it was just a matter of time before a wave of illness hit the US. The surg...
Lessons learned from NYC
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are you seeing in your hospital? How did your system prepare for a surge? Send us your answer via on social media, @empulsepodcast, or through ou...
COVID under the magnifying glass
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID was supposed to be the great equalizer, but in reality not all of us are affected the same. Vulnerable populations experience higher rates of in...
Treating Pediatric Pain Equitably
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How do you treat the pain of pediatric long bone fractures? Is it equitable? In this episode the authors of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Emergency...
GRACE in a Pandemic – 1
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is a challenging time for physicians and the entire healthcare workforce. That’s putting it mildly. The coronavirus pandemic is affecting all o...
Meditation in a Pandemic – 2
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our miniseries, EM physician and wellness expert, Dr. Wendy Lau, returns with a guided meditation, using the GRACE framework. This ...
Comfort in a Pandemic – 3
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In these uncertain times, poets, artists, musicians, psychiatrists, philosophers, and others, have stepped forward to offer inspiration, compassion, a...
This is Hope
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in the midst of a global pandemic and, of course, everyone’s attention is focused on COVID-19. Other podcasts have excellent coverage of thi...
We’re not Bats
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s Heartbeat is about something most of never get enough of: SLEEP. Dr. Katren Tyler, emergency physician and Vice Chair of Wellness for t...
The State Of Status
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever watched a patient, friend, or family member have a seizure, you know how scary and stressful it can be for everyone involved. It’s ...
The Heart of the Matter
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy National Women Physicians Day and National Wear Red Day, promoting awareness of heart disease in women! In this month’s Heartbeat, we have the...
2019 Year in Review
18 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 2020! Well, that’s a wrap on another year of EM Pulse. Our podcast continues to grow, as does our audience. We published another 25 new episod...
Let’s Talk About PECARN
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back and happy new year! If you are an EM or peds provider you likely know the name PECARN (Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network)...
Global Impact
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Global health can be an amazing adventure or an unsettling disappointment. We can make a big difference in the lives of people around the world or dra...
Unschooling Time
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last month we explored leveraging tech for life long learning. In this heartbeat we discuss tech as a teaching tool with Dr. Emily Andrada, an amazing...
Tech Talk
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The amount of information we are expected to learn in medical school, residency, and beyond can be overwhelming – like drinking from a firehose!...
The Evolution Of An Idea
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartbeat we do something a little different. We discuss the story behind EM Pulse and three lessons we learned in our creative pursuit. These...
In Crisis
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are in the midst of a mental health crisis that impacts our patients, our hospitals, the health care system, and our daily work in the emergency de...
High sensitivity troponins: who, what, where, when, why, and how
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
High sensitivity troponins are taking over the nation are you ready? Dr. Bryn Mumma is ready and in this heartbeat she shares what we need to know to ...
The ED is my doctor
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is an epidemic of poverty in America, and we see it firsthand in the ED. Dr. Donna Beegle has dedicated her life to studying this epidemic, and ...
Kicking over the lava lamp
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Physician wellness is not JUST about going to a yoga class or two. In this episode we explore physician wellness from the perspective of the EM Chair ...
HealthCARE, not HealthCURE
18 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In Emergency Medicine, we are all too familiar with death and dying, but how equipped are we really to provide compassionate end of life care? Dr. Con...
EM Far Forward
04 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is military emergency medicine all about? Many of us know physicians who are in the US Armed Forces, but few of us really know what that really e...
Hafa Adai
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hafa adai! Or “Hello” in Chamorro, the native language of Guam. I just got back from the US territory of Guam and loved working in such a ...
Social Conscience
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If you work in Emergency Medicine, you know that social and environmental factors greatly impact our patients’ health. This may not be a novel conce...
Futurecasting Medical Education
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
How do we teach our medical students and residents to be doctors? Surprisingly, there is no agreed upon, standard approach. Dr. Aaron Danielson, fello...
Operation Deep Freeze
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the craziest place you’ve ever worked? Few of us can top Dr. John Rose’s answer: the South Pole! John worked as the physician at Amundsen...
The Last Touchpoint
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Matt Wetschler’s story represents the best and the worst of our healthcare system. Matt tells us about his near fatal injury, his miraculous rec...
Weasley Measles
04 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Measles is a hot topic from your latest shift to the news measles is on everyone’s mind! Fortunately, Dr. Dean Blumberg an infectious disease physic...
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
18 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In our January episode, #thisisourlane, we spoke with Dr. Garen Wintemute about firearm violence, and discussed the immediate and passionate social me...
Just Another Mass Shooting
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is it like to be an Emergency Physician in the ED during a mass shooting? Dr. Austin Johnson was a senior resident at the University of Colorado ...
EM Pulse Live Edition: WR SAEM Day 2 Wrap-up
23 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
EM Pulse Live Edition: WR SAEM Day 2 Wrap-up It was another exciting day at the Western Regional SAEM conference in Napa, CA! This episode recaps Day ...
EM Pulse Live Edition: WR SAEM Day 1 Wrap-up
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is a first for us! We’re podcasting live (or nearly live) from the 2019 Western Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting...
The Mind of an Airway Enthusiast: Heartbeat
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Heartbeat: The Mind of an Airway Enthusiast We sit down with EM legend and airway guru, Dr. Rich Levitan. Dr. Levitan is a self-proclaimed airway enth...
“Hot” Off the Press: Infant Fever Rule
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Hot” Off the Press: Infant Fever Rule – Episode 15 Talking about neonatal fever makes most people hot under the collar! Fortunately, ...
The Platinum Rule
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
#Thisismylane– Episode 14
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
#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...
Bonus Episode: 2018 in Review
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bonus Episode: 2018 in Review Happy New Year! 2018 was a big year for us, thanks to all of you! Here we are, almost 365 days since publishing our firs...
Last Stand in Santa Rosa
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Camp Fire medicine
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Toddlers Will Sell Their Souls for Stickers – Episode 12
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Price of Beauty
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Heartbeat: The Price of Beauty As Emergency Physicians, we pride ourselves on recognizing and treating life-threatening conditions. But what if we’r...
These Are Our People
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
A cool tool.
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A cool tool. In this episode Dr. Nate Kuppermann (@nkuppermann) discusses another amazing article on the PECARN TBI decision rule just published in JA...
Excuse me, Your Bias is Showing – Episode 10
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
It’s all about Tommie
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It’s all about Tommie. Way back in March we discussed how “The Game has Changed” with Dr. Dr. Gail D’Onofrio and Dr. Josh Elder (https://twitt...
Thriving not Surviving – Episode 9
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thriving, not Surviving – Episode 9 Are you well? In this episode we tackle the issue of physician wellness. What does that mean? Why is it a pr...
If it Hurts, Don’t do it!
05 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If it Hurts, Don’t do it! Let’s revisit concussion and return to play with UC Davis Head Team Physician, Dr. Jeremiah Ray. This Heartbeat was orig...
Don’t Be A Jerk
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. R Nick Gorton and Dr. Kara Toles are back to talk about transgender care in the Emergency Department. Did you know you already have the skills to ...
LGBTQI, MD
29 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
LGBTQI, MD Happy Pride, everyone! June is coming to an end and we’ve enjoyed celebrating all the diverse and beautiful people in our communities. In...
DKA: It’s Not About the Fluids! – Episode 7
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
DKA: It’s Not About the Fluids! – Episode 7 Hot of the presses! We are thrilled to speak with the amazing husband and wife research team of Dr...
Catching Pee in the ED
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Catching Pee in the ED In this Heartbeat we go over two alternatives to cathing that infant in your ED. If you had an infant who needed to be cathed...
Breaking Out of Concussion Jail – Episode 6
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking Out of Concussion Jail – Episode 6 Suffering a concussion can make you feel like a prisoner, especially if you’re a student athlete. ...
Anchors Away
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anchors away In this Heartbeat we talk with a child abuse pediatrician who has seen what happens when we can’t see past a single diagnosis. She defi...
Not so FAST – Episode 5
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Not so FAST – Episode 5 Should we be doing FAST exams on all pediatric trauma patients? In this episode, we hear about a case where the FAST may...
A safe place to come – Heartbeat
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A SAFE PLACE TO COME – HEARTBEAT In this Heartbeat we get a fresh perspective on how you can identify and help victims of human trafficking on y...
The Game Has Changed – Episode 4
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Game Has Changed – Episode 4 Let’s talk about the opioid crisis. One woman tells her powerful story of opioid addiction, treatment, and re...
Heartbeat: Flu Update
04 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Heartbeat: Flu Update EM Pulse “Heartbeats” are mini episodes focused on current, relevant topics. On this Heartbeat, Dr. Larissa May gives us a b...
I’m just a Reanimatologist – Episode 3
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I’m just a Reanimatologist – Episode 3 This month’s episode explores the controversial topic of Emergency Department initiated extracorporea...
Episode 2: Sold for a Chrysler 300
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2: Sold for a Chrysler 300 January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. In light of this, we have a very special episode for you. An...
Episode 1: Pot-Tarts
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1: Pot-Tarts In our first full episode, we explore the dangers of marijuana ingestion in kids. With several states legalizing marijuana for re...
EM Pulse Teaser
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Introduction to EM Pulse. Bringing research and expert opinion to the bedside.