Quick References By Technique

Ultrasound (POCUS)

• ACEP Sonoguide — peer-reviewed.
• The POCUS Atlas + Evidence Atlas — curated case library; evidence atlas links primary studies.
• Core Ultrasound
• Ultrasound G.E.L. — Evidence from the Literature — appraisals of POCUS papers.
• 5-Minute Sono Ultrasound Reference (PDF)
• Ultrasound Measurements Pocket Card (PDF)
• Highland EM Ultrasound Guided Procedures — procedural reference.
• Clinical Echocardiogram Book (ECG Waves)

Pediatric POCUS

• P²Network — Pediatric POCUS — pediatric emergency medicine network.
• AAP Section on Critical Care POCUS resources

ECG

• LITFL ECG Library — comprehensive, well-cited.
• Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog — cases with peer commentary.
• ECG Wave Maven (BIDMC/Harvard) — teaching cases.
• Index of ECG Findings (LITFL)
• The T Wave — physiologic and pathologic variants (ECGwaves)
• ECG Axis Practice (free tool)

Pediatric ECG

• Pediatric ECG Norms — Davignon (1979, Pediatr Cardiol) — the standard age-based normal-value reference.
• Pediatric ECG interpretation (Boston Children’s)

Laceration Repair

• Laceration Repair

Splinting

• AliEM SplintER Series
  • Principles
  • Application
  • Complications + Discharge Care
• EMRA Sports Medicine Splinting Guide (PDF)
• Quick Splinting Guides (chart)

Procedural Sedation

• Sedation drug reference
• Pre-procedure checklist (PDF)
• Pediatric sedation — AAP guideline — Coté & Wilson, 2019.

Lumbar Puncture & Other Bedside Procedures

• NEJM Videos in Clinical Medicine — peer-reviewed procedural technique (LP, paracentesis, thoracentesis, central lines).
• NEJM Resident 360 — Procedures → search “procedures”.

Signouts — IPASS

Using the IPASS framework (peer-reviewed; Starmer AJ et al, N Engl J Med 2014;371:1803-12).

• Illness Severity — stable / unstable / watch; working diagnosis; disposition
• Patient Summary — medical history, pertinent exam + labs/imaging
• Action List — by problem, with interventions and outcomes
• Situational Awareness & Contingency — current plan, follow-up issues, “if X then Y”
• Synthesis by Receiver — read-back

Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, et al. Changes in medical errors after implementation of a handoff program. N Engl J Med. 2014;371(19):1803–1812. Free full text.