A special thanks to Dr. Samantha Martin and Dr. Jennifer Tomlin for their expertise in the EM Cases podcast that inspired this column.

Dr. Helman is an emergency physician at North York General Hospital in Toronto. He is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, Division of Emergency Medicine, and the education innovation lead at the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute. He is the founder and host of the Emergency Medicine Cases podcast and website.

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