The World’s Okayest Medic Podcast

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References:
Cook CE, Thigpen CA. Five good reasons to be disappointed with randomized trials. J Man Manip Ther. 2019 May;27(2):63-65. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2019.1589697. Epub 2019 Mar 14. PMID: 30935322

Fernainy P, Cohen AA, Murray E, Losina E, Lamontagne F, Sourial N. Rethinking the pros and cons of randomized controlled trials and observational studies in the era of big data and advanced methods: a panel discussion. BMC Proc. 2024 Jan 18;18(Suppl 2):1. doi: 10.1186/s12919-023-00285-8. Erratum in: BMC Proc. 2024 Aug 16;18(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s12919-024-00299-w. PMID: 38233894

Ramchurn TP, Nundy S. Randomised clinical trials in surgery: are we at a crossroads? Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2023 Nov 7;86(1):3-6. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001457. PMID: 38222736

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Study Citation:
Vattipally VN, Ran KR, Myneni S, Jo J, Margolis A, Nasr IW, Robinson S, Cohen AR, Azad TD. Emergency Medical Services Time on Scene Associated with Reduced Dead-on-Arrival Status Among Pediatric Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2026 Jan 21:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10903127.2025.2605648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41418045.

Listener discretion is advised.

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED! ADULT THEMES. LANGUAGE.

References:
Smith, J. E., Cardigan, R., Sanderson, E., Silsby, L., Rourke, C., Barnard, E. B. G., Basham, P., Antonacci, G., Charlewood, R., Dallas, N., Davies, J., Goodwin, E., Hawton, A., Hudson, C., Lucas, J., Keen, K., Lyon, R. M., & Nolan, B. (2026). Prehospital whole blood in traumatic hemorrhage — a randomized controlled trial. The New England Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2516043

Dr. Antevy's Discussion Thread on LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-antevy-md-faems-a9b11726_the-swift-trial-just-published-in-nejm-group-activity-7440071242285625344-1HZP?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAF6Ls6YBtNzvNfxmvsyVNOMy6QNK6Bc_pj4