SGEM Xtra Meme Health Communication

SGEM#492: Give Blood – To Anemic Patients with Acute Brain Injuries

Date: November 12, 2025 Reference: Taccone et al. Restrictive vs Liberal Transfusion Strategy in Patients With Acute Brain Injury The TRAIN Randomized...

SGEM Xtra: Talkin’ Bout a Revolution…Training Health Communicators

Date: October 17, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kristen Panthagani is an emergency medicine resident and Yale Emergency Scholar at Yale New Haven Hospital....

SGEM#491: Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency department

Date: October 30, 2025 Reference: Boes et al. Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency departm...

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SGEM#490: These (Removable) Boots are Made for Walking

Reference:  Boutin A, et al. Removable Boot vs Casting of Toddler’s Fractures: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. Published April 2025. Date:...

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SGEM#489: Smooth Muscle Relaxator – But does Magnesium Work for Renal Colic?

Date: October 10, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in...

SGEM#488: It’s Just a Minor Stroke – Should We Still Lyse?

Date: October 3, 2025 Reference: Doheim et al. Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on IV Thrombolysis in Patients With Minor Acute Ischemic...

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SGEM#487: Tell Me How I’m Supposed to Breathe with No Air? Nasal High Flow or Standard Care for Pediatric Intubation

Reference:  George S, et al. Effectiveness of nasal high-flow oxygen during apnoea on hypoxaemia and intubation success in paediatric emergency and IC...

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SGEM#486: Call Me, on the Line – Telemental Health for Suicide Prevention

Date: September 18, 2025 Guest Skeptic:  Dr. Neil Dasgupta is an Emergency Medicine (EM) physician and emergency department (ED) intensivist from Long...

SGEM#485: I Want a New Drug – One Not Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Date: Sept 16, 2025 Reference: Prada et al. Evaluation of the evidence on acetaminophen use and neurodevelopmental disorders using the Navigation Guid...

SGEM Xtra: Incrementum 2026

Date: August 12, 2025. This is an SGEM Xtra, and today, we’re putting on our conference lanyards and boarding passes to talk about one of the most exc...

SGEM Xtra Memes FDA

SGEM Xtra: Tell Me Lies, Sweet Little Lies – FDA Approved & Ineffective

Date: August 12, 2025 Article: FDA Approved and Ineffective by Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee. June 5, 2025. The Lever. Guest Skeptic: Jeanne Lenz...

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SGEM#484: The Warrior – Pharmacological Interventions for the Acute Treatment of Hyperkalemia

Reference: Jessen et al. Pharmacological interventions for the acute treatment of hyperkalaemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Resuscitation...

SGEM Xtra Poll: League of Their Own

SGEM Xtra Memes: A League of Their Own

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SGEM Xtra: Now and Forever – A League of Their Own (Women in EM)

Date: August 11, 2025 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Gillian Schmitz is a board-certified Emergency Physician practicing at The Naval Medical Center in San Diego....

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SGEM#483: Electricity – TENS Units for Treating Back Pain

Reference: Otterness et al. The Use of TENS for the Treatment of Back Pain in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. AEM Aug 2025 Da...

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SGEM#482: Seize the Day with Ketamine and Midazolam for Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Reference:  Othman AA, et al. Combined ketamine and midazolam vs. midazolam alone for initial treatment of pediatric generalized convulsive status epi...

SGEM Memes Xtra Illusion

SGEM Xtra: Illusion – What you Don’t Know and Why it Matters

Date: July 10, 2025 Guest Skeptics: Professor Timothy Caulfield is a Canadian professor of law at the University of Alberta, the Research Director of...