The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

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SGEM#516: A Whole Lotta Blood – Whole Blood Transfusion in the Prehospital Setting Aug 01, 2026

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Date: July 27, 2026 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Howard (Howie) Mel is an emergency physician and FACEP. Reference: Smith JE et al. SWiFT Trial Group. Prehospital Whole Blood in Traumatic Hemorrhage – a Randomized Controlled Trial. NEJM 2026 March Case: A 36-year-old man is brought to the emergency department (ED) by air ambulance after a […]

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SGEM Xtra: Magnum Meme Jul 30, 2026

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SGEM Xtra: Magnum PI Poll Jul 30, 2026

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SGEM Xtra: Ferraris, Friends, and First Responders – Lessons Learned from Watching Magnum, P.I. Jul 25, 2026

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Date: July 9, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Aaron Skolnik is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine and Vice Chair of Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Aaron is a full-time multidisciplinary intensivist and is the medical student clerkship director for critical care. Today’s episode is a […]

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SGEM Paper in a Pic #515 Jul 24, 2026

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SGEM Memes #515 Jul 20, 2026

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SGEM#515: Now the Azithromycin Don’t Work for Preschool Wheeze Jul 18, 2026

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Reference: Denninghoff KR et al. Azithromycin for Preschoolers with Wheezing in the Emergency Department. New England Journal of Medicine. May 2026 Date: July 14, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Zara Ibrahim is a pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington DC where she also completed medical school, pediatric residency. Her research interests include […]

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