CanadiEM Podcasts: CRACKCast, ClerkCast, CarmsCast, First Year Diaries

CanadiEM aims to improve emergency care in Canada by building an online community of practice for healthcare practitioners and providing them with high quality, freely available educational resources. Our podcasts are found on this channel and include: CRACKCast (Core Rosen's and Clinical Knowledge) helps residents to "Turn on their learn on" through podcasts that assist with exam prep by covering essential core content. ClerkCast: A podcast focused on clinical clerks and their time in emergency medicine. It provides an overview of key topics that help you to rock your EM rotations. First Year Diaries: A podcast focused on the first year of independent clinical practice in emergency medicine and all of its trials and tribulations. Physicians as Humans explores the struggles that physicians face and how they have overcome them. From addictions, mental health issues, and all manner of personal crises will be discussed to help let those who are currently struggling know that they are not alone.

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CRACKCast E045 - Thoracic Trauma


This episode covers Chapter Chapter 45 of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine text book and is full of pearls for Thoracic Trauma. Sign Post:

  1. Differentiate Chest wall injury, rib fracture, and flail chest
  2. Describe the clinical presentation and management of a sternal fracture
  3. Describe Injuries to lung parenchyma
  4. What is Traumatic asphyxia?
  5. List 6 indication for tube thoracostomy 
  6. Indications for OR Thoracotomy 
  7. What is the management of Diaphragmatic injury?
  8. Differentiate between myocardial concussion, contusion and rupture
  9. Review indications for ED Thoracotomy
  10. Describe your approach to identification and management of pericardial tamponade
  11. CXR findings for blunt aortic injury.
  12. List the 6 most common causes of esophageal perforation
  13. What is the Nexus CT Chest Rule?

 

WiseCracks:

  1. Clinical conditions that mimic esophageal perforation
  2. Describe the basic approach to ED thoracotomy
  3. What is Electrical Alternans?


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 October 17, 2016  40m