Publications by authors named "Michael Wallum"

Background Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia (USGRA) is increasingly being incorporated into ED clinical practice to provide pain control for a variety of traumatic injuries. The serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) has been shown to be effective at reducing intravenous opioid use and improving pulmonary function for patients with rib fractures, but there is limited prior research about how to safely teach this procedure to emergency medicine (EM) residents. Our goal was to examine the effect of a cadaver-based education model on EM residents' confidence in performing USGRA and provide a review of commonly encountered errors.

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Introduction: The Coyote Clinic is a student-run clinic that provides free services to Sioux Falls residents without insurance. It has not historically provided routine women's health screenings. The project addressed this lack of preventative care.

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