Episode 48

Placing Pacing Pads | D(on’t)RE

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 12-16, 2022.

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Placing Pacing Pads Spoon Feed

Placing transcutaneous cardiac pacer pads in the anteroposterior position required less energy to successfully capture. 


D(on’t)RE Spoon Feed

Use of the digital rectal exam (DRE) in trauma patients has repeatedly demonstrated poor sensitivity for injuries and has little impact on clinical management, with a high rate of false negative rates in pediatric populations.

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Nicholas Zelt

The voice behind the mic! I'm an emergency medicine resident with a real nerdy love for podcasts and evidence based medicine. Joined the JournalFeed team way back in the before times (pre-COVID).
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Clay Smith

Hi! I've been practicing emergency medicine for over 20 years and started JournalFeed. I'm the Chief Spoon-Feeder, which means I either write or edit everything that's posted on the JournalFeed blog. But Nick totally runs the show with the podcast!