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Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog R&R in the FASTLANE 010

The tenth edition of our weekly series of eminence-based evidence:

A free weekly resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature.

This edition contains 11 recommended reads. Find out more about the R&R in the FASTLANE project here and check out the team of contributors from all around the world.

• Isbister GK, Calver LA, Page CB, Stokes B, Bryant JL, Downes MA. Randomized controlled trial of intramuscular droperidol versus midazolam for violence and acute behavioral disturbance: the DORM study. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Oct;56(4):392-401.e1. PMID: 20868907.

The DORM study is an important step towards rehabilitating the reputation of droperidol in the sedation of agitated patients. Droperidol is an (almost) essential emergency drug that we should not be afraid to use when required.

Recommended by Chris Nickson

• Solomon RC. Coffers brimming, ethically bankrupt. Ann Emerg Med. 2012 Feb;59(2):101-2. Epub 2011 Nov 10. PMID: 22078890.

A brilliantly written piece outlining our culpability as physicians and our responsibility to make a stand and pay the moral and financial cost of our involvement with big pharma.

Recommended by Andy Neill

Critical Care

• Rosenberg H, Al-Rajhi K. ED ultrasound diagnosis of a type B aortic dissection using the suprasternal view. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22244228.

Great case report of type B aortic dissection diagnosed on bedside ED ultrasound. There are online video clips from this case: Descending aorta Suprasternal view with color doppler Suprasternal view no color Longitudinal aorta

Recommended by Leon Gussow

The R&R iconoclastic sneak peek icon key

	The list of contributors		The R&R ARCHIVE
	R&R Hall of fame You simply MUST READ this!		R&R Hot stuff! Everyone ‘s going to be talking about this
	R&R Landmark paper A paper that made a difference		R&R Game Changer? Might change your clinical practice
	R&R Eureka! Revolutionary idea or concept		R&R WTF! Weird, transcendent or funtabulous!
	R&R Boffintastic High quality research		R&R Trash Must read, because it is so wrong!
	R&R Mona Lisa Brilliant writing or explanation

That’s it for now…

That should keep you busy for a week at least… Leave a comment below if you have any queries, suggestions, or comments about this week’s R&R in the FASTLANE or if you want to tell us what you think is worth reading.

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