Dr Black

Small raptor. Emergency physician. She/her. Mom of 2. NJ fan. Tweets do not represent medical advice or the opinion of my employer. #SocialEM

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Sometimes people seem more moved by the suffering of animals than by the suffering of other humans. So let me share that I have been dwelling on a particular series of experiments done on baby monkeys 60 years ago.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

I may be an ER doc because when I was a medical student, an attending very seriously called me out of a room to ask what kind of coffee he should order for me.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

What a bleak view of the education.

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

Every student should have access to an education that aligns with industry demands and evolves to meet the demands of tomorrow’s global workforce.

[BLMS @blmontessori]

Whether you contribute a little or a lot, your #GivingTuesday donations mean more children can access authentic Montessori education. Please consider making a gift to BLMS today & thank you! https://t.co/SGzARDs1jm #montessori #givingtuesday2022 #access

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Knowledge. Crabs. Fame.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

My kid's Montessori school is having an auction to raise money for scholarships. Over 30% of her school receives financial aid, with an intentional goal of having an economically diverse student body. You can bid on a basket or make a direct donation:
https://t.co/PQwNaHEj4T

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

When I take the PATH to work for a 3p-11p shift, I often get a Lyft home. Driver last night was listening to a lengthy YouTube on the history of impalement. I also listen to lots of weird shit, but I turn it off even in the Dunkin drive thru, nevermind with a passenger!

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Bette to be lucky than right.

[Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) @jeremyfaust]

Made a life-saving diagnosis today.

Patient did great.

But I’m kicking myself that I didn’t get it 20 minutes sooner.

All the signs were there but it was an atypical presentation—patient looked far better than is usual with this diagnosis.

Feeling equal parts lucky and good.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

@tmgbot

[Dr. Longissimus @DrLongissimus]

Favorite Follower Friday!

Tag one account that instantly makes your day better when you see a tweet from them!

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

@TheRealRhllor It’s apparently Episcopalian, but my lapsed Catholic self immediately thought of this one: https://t.co/PDUqGiE6dC

[John Macintosh @jamacintosh]

i've heard there was a crystal flute
that lizzo played and it pleased the youth
but you don't really care for music, do you?

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

@Irishgirl_D_57 Tincture of benzoin. Chlorine.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

I had a postpartum hemorrhage wy 1st. I’m sure it was distressing to my spouse—I handed kid off to him so I could focus on not dying— but ultimately I was the one at risk of death. Especially in light of the recent overturn of Roe, I DGAF about the nonpregnant partner’s feefees.

[No BS Therapist @TweetATherapist]

We don’t talk enough about the ways in which infertility, complicated pregnancy, miscarriage, and even childbirth can be highly distressing and traumatizing for fathers, too

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Have you considered emergency medicine?

[ephant (same name at bsky) @ephant]

Like many other ADHDers I find that high-stress situations sometimes lock my brain into focus. I excelled at exams at school. I am great in a crisis.

But like… it should be obvious that
“Be in high-stress situations where you have to focus 122%” is not workable long term.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Contrarian viewpoint: 24h+ rotations as a medical student helped direct me away from fields where that would be required. I’m not sure that there’s any better way to sort out who can manage that well and who cannot.

[Dr. Beau, DO (she/her) @Zoe_Beausoleil]

Why do hospitals make students do 24h shifts if they’re not interested in specialties or residency programs that have 24s

Like you REALLY need that student standing in the corner during the emergency appendectomy at 3am?

[Tom Junod @TomJunod]

By suppressing “The Falling Man,” @Facebook is again deeming some stories too disturbing to tell. I’m hoping the platform will adjust its algorithm to allow those stories to be told, on this day of all days. May all who died on 9/11 rest in peace. https://t.co/AScuaCNMkj

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Somehow they also have a job at a school where you studied public health, despite never studying public health themselves.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Sometimes you just know, even if your only interaction is monthly department meetings, that someone is bad news. You then watch in horrified fascination as they try to destroy a major reproductive rights org.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

Years later they use a pandemic as a way to continue their grift, getting a national platform for their bad takes, despite their dilettante-ish record of failures.

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

There’s an oral rabies vaccine, but exposed humans still get a series of shots?

[Dr Black @velocidoctor]

I learned this as “The longer you stay, the longer you stay” and it is definitely true in EM. Give a good sign out and then get the hell out, or you will get pulled into “just one more thing” ad infinitum.

[J Roberts @JonRob08]

@emily_fri I had a wise attending in fellowship told me, “the longer you’re here, the longer you’re here”…take care of your patients, but also be present for your family.