Megan Meredith

Emergency registrar. Interest in pre-hospital, crit care and emergency medicine.

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

@MJA_Editor Not always the case but definitely still worth getting tested!! The nasal part of my swab on 7/7 in SA was high and hard, resulted in a nasty nose bleed that recurred every time I sneezed that day...🤷‍♀️

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Watch this incredible 30 second time-lapse video showing the tissue damage a button battery can do in just 3 hours. This is why swallowed button batteries are true medical emergencies!

Courtesy: @stopioid
#FOAMed

[RanaAwdishMD @RanaAwdish]

So this is what I drew with the prompt “the language of medicine.” A heart translating devastating diagnoses into supportive words and phrases and disseminating them along with beauty and nature and grace.

[Mike Abernethy 🇺🇸 @FLTDOC1]

Self administered Narcan is like self administered CPR.
If you can actually do either to yourself, there is a pretty strong chance that you never needed it in the first place.

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

@ddaff78 @DocAroundThClok More ward than ED/ICU

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

@ddaff78 @DocAroundThClok There a quite a number who can, and some are phenomenal, but as a general rule I'm told they're too busy with other nursing jobs, and that it isn't their job to do.

[Doctor Ma’am @monicadonicaMD]

If I read one more piece of MEDICAL LITERATURE saying women have disproportionately poor outcomes from CVD because they “often present with atypical symptoms” of MI, I am going to LOSE IT. How you gonna SIT THERE and tell me it’s atypical when HALF THE POPULATION EXPERIENCES IT

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

@theEMfellow @ultrasoundpod @BenWingrove2 @luke_vater @jwbramwell @annaazeng @MedDeclan @jessleeransom

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

@nomadicgp @IanMeducator @drlauraduggan @Eleytherius Everyone I know overseas, from Norway to Canada, has not received their overseas postal vote!!!! Insane.

[ScratchpadMD @scratchpadMD]

Sir, you’re strict NPO, you can’t have anything to drink.

Patient:

[Medical Axioms @medicalaxioms]

Treatment of cancer is a cab ride not a train ride.

Go as far as you want. When you feel like you’ve gone far enough, tell your oncologist to stop and let you off.

Walk from there. Enjoy the remaining days of your one real life.

[Jessica Ransom (she/her) @jessleeransom]

Most common negative stereotype in med school simulations - the ‘inexperienced, unhelpful nurse.’ Let’s give medical students realistic expectations and instill respect for their colleagues by portraying the the capable and competent nurse in their sim. #simed #smacc19 #SMACC

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

Good technology when used badly is just bad for learning 🤔 #SMACC @Inject_Orange @SocraticEM

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

The call to be more inclusive with active, not passive, actions. Thank you for the encouragement to be brave, and speak up #SMACC

[Lachie Graham @LachieGraham]

Moving tribute to all involved in the recent #Christchurch tragedy at #SMACC in #Sydney. @jacintaardern was commended on her amazing management of this horrible event. @smaccteam

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

Doctors can be just as scared and "irrational" when faced with death as their patients. Because funnily enough, doctors are human too... #SMACC @WhistlingDixie4

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

Incredible to hear not just about the practicalities of ECMO, but also to come face to face with the human experience through the story of someone who experienced it. Even with resilience and positivity, there are life long complications #SMACC @WhistlingDixie4

[Christopher Hicks @HumanFact0rz]

“I recognize this person had a life, and dreams, and a family, and I recognize the people in this room who tried to help, even though they knew none of that” —James Maskalyk @jamesmaskalyk #SMACC @smaccteam

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

Sometimes with all the stress and chaos at work, I think we forget the basic tenet of being kind, and treating others with respect. #learnnotblame #SMACC

[Dr Liz Crowe (she/her) @LizCrowe2]

The #learnnotblame culture has to start with us not blaming our own colleagues or pointing fingers at other departments #SMACC @cianmcdermott

[Megan Meredith @MeganM_EM]

Where do you fit in the bigger team picture? Considering psychological safety in health care with @HumanFact0rz #SMACC @cianmcdermott