Grand Rounds Recap 09.23.20

Grand Rounds Recap 09.23.20

Join us as we welcome our guest lecturer, Dr. Luke Messac, for our Global Health Grand Rounds. Dr. Modi then expertly takes us through the ED management of traumatic brain injury in his R4 Case Follow Up. Dr. Diaz makes her lecture debut with dermatologic emergencies. Drs. Winslow and Zalesky walk us through the evidence-based approach to neonatal resuscitation in their QI/KT, and lastly, we end the day learning about the power of positive psychology in our Wellness Curriculum.

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Grand Rounds Recap 9.28.2016

Grand Rounds Recap 9.28.2016

Dr. Axelson kicked off Grand Rounds this week with a look at DKA, hypercalcemia, suicide in the ED and more during M&M. Then we learned about Hereditary Angioedema, Thyroid Emergencies, Concussions, NIPPV and got a chalk talk about setting end goals of resuscitation from Dr. Dave Norton.  

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Grand Rounds Summary 8/5

Grand Rounds Summary 8/5

Taming the SRU Case Follow-Up: GSW to the Head with Dr. Grosso

  • In one census: 66% of violent deaths are suicide, with 30k suicide deaths annually in the US
  • ~50% of suicide attempts include firearms
  • GSW to head mortality is 80%, and 71% die on scene
  • ~40% of those who survive to hospital have favorable outcomes
  • Favorable prognosis: GCS>8, normal pupillary reaction, absence of coagulopathy of trauma/hemodynamic instability
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