It’s SPOOPY season!!! And to celebrate we have a 3-part Halloween Special featuring many of our previous guests and a few new ones! Join us to learn about some interesting and spooky Halloween-themed Emergency Medicine topics. This week Arman, Kyle, Adam, Pranav, Taylor, Frankie, Danny, Abby, Charlie, Nate, and (sort of) Chris come together to talk all things spoopy in honor of Halloween this weekend. We want to avoid spoilers as much as possible, but we discuss topics ranging from pumpkin carving safety to demonic possession. We also talk pumpkin facts because who doesn’t want to know more about pumpkins? We hope you enjoy this, and stay tuned for future holiday episodes! If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email us at emjccast@gmail.com

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Arman’s Articles: Full Moon ED Volumes, Full Moon Motorcycle Mortality, and Full Moon Aneurysm Ruptures Thompson, D. A., & Adams, S. L. (1996). The full moon and ED patient volumes: unearthing a myth. The American journal of emergency medicine, 14(2), 161-164. Redelmeier, D. A., & Shafir, E. (2017). The full moon and motorcycle related mortality: population based double control study. bmj, 359. Banfield, J. C., Abdolell, M., & Shankar, J. S. (2017). Secular pattern of aneurismal rupture with the lunar cycle and season. Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences, 23(1), 60–63. https://doi.org/10.1177/1591019916675632

Adam’s Article: Pumpkin Carving Safety Marcus, A. M., Green, J. K., & Werner, F. W. (2004). The safety of pumpkin carving tools. Preventive medicine, 38(6), 799-803.

Pranav’s Articles: Superhero Costume Injuries, Comics vs Nursery Rhymes, and Halloween Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities Davies, P., Surridge, J., Hole, L., & Munro-Davies, L. (2007). Superhero-related injuries in paediatrics: a case series. Archives of disease in childhood, 92(3), 242–243. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2006.109793 Staples, J. A., Yip, C., & Redelmeier, D. A. (2019). Pedestrian Fatalities Associated With Halloween in the United States. JAMA pediatrics, 173(1), 101–103. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4052 Hammon, C. P. (1992). Dangerous comics–only a fantasy?. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, 41(5), 184-188.

Taylor’s Articles:Demonic Possession and Nesrin Shaheen ArticleRadecki, R. P. Demonic Possession or Autoantibody-Mediated Encephalitis?.Shaheen, N. (2016, August 24). From Demonic Possession to Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Retrieved October 25, 2020, from https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/08/not-so-rare-but-rarely-diagnosed-from-demonic-possession-to-anti-nmda-receptor-encephalitis/

Frankie’s Article:A Real Life Werewolf?Hizli Sayar, G., Kağan, G., & Özten, E. (2014). Man transforming into wolf: A rare case of clinical lycanthropy.

Danny’s Article:“Here’s Egg in Your Eye”Stewart, R. M. K., Durnian, J. M., & Briggs, M. C. (2006). “Here’s egg in your eye”: a prospective study of blunt ocular trauma resulting from thrown eggs. Emergency medicine journal, 23(10), 756-758.

Abby’s Article: Zombie OutbreakAdams, A. J., Banister, S. D., Irizarry, L., Trecki, J., Schwartz, M., & Gerona, R. (2017). “Zombie” outbreak caused by the synthetic cannabinoid AMB-FUBINACA in New York. New England journal of medicine, 376(3), 235-242.

Charlie’s Articles:Ergot Toxicity and The Story of ErgotGarcia, G. D., Goff Jr, J. M., Hadro, N. C., O’Donnell, S. D., & Greatorex, P. S. (2000). Chronic ergot toxicity: A rare cause of lower extremity ischemia. Journal of vascular surgery, 31(6), 1245-1247.Bennett, J.W., & Bentley, R. (1999). Pride and Prejudice: The Story of Ergot. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 42(3), 333-355. doi:10.1353/pbm.1999.0026.

Nathan’s Articles:Halloween Candy X-Rays and Razor Blade IngestionCappelle, C. A., Eberly, S., & Paul, R. I. (1993). Routine screening of Halloween candy: helpful or hazardous?. Annals of emergency medicine, 22(10), 1541–1544. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(05)81255-7Carius, B. M., Dodge, P. M., & Long, B. (2020). Sharp Object in the Belly: A Case of Pediatric Intentional Razor Blade Ingestion in the Emergency Department. Cureus, 12(4), e7699. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7699

Chris’s Article:Jack O’Lantern Mushroom PoisoningVanden Hoek, T. L., Erickson, T., Hryhorczuk, D., & Narasimhan, K. (1991). Jack o’lantern mushroom poisoning. Annals of emergency medicine, 20(5), 559–561. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(05)81617-8

Kyle’s Articles:Pumpkin Seed Oil for Prostate Congestion and Pumpkin Seed Oil for BPHMohammad, K. A. (2018). Oil extract for pumpkin seeds and its effectiveness on prostate congestion disease. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 10(7), 1771-1773.Hong, H., Kim, C. S., & Maeng, S. (2009). Effects of pumpkin seed oil and saw palmetto oil in Korean men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia. Nutrition Research and Practice, 3(4), 323-327.

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