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How to Use This Wiki

This page is written for speed. Read it once, then come back only if you forget a shortcut.

Three ways to find what you need

Section titled “Three ways to find what you need”
  1. Search. Press ⌘ K (Windows: Ctrl K) and type. It searches every page in the wiki.
  2. Start from the system. A patient arrives with a complaint — open Systems and pick the system involved.
  3. Not sure how sick they are? Open Red Flags and look for the finding you are worried about.

On your phone — do this once

Section titled “On your phone — do this once”

It takes 20 seconds and it is worth it. On the iPhone:

  1. Open the site in Safari (not Chrome — only Safari can install it on iOS).
  2. Tap the Share button (the square with the arrow).
  3. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.

You now have an ED APP icon on your home screen that:

  • opens full-screen, with no address bar and no browser buttons
  • works with no signal — every page you have opened stays readable, including in the basement and the ambulance bay
  • keeps itself current whenever you do have a connection

Android is the same idea: Chrome menu → Add to Home screen.

Reading a page fast

Section titled “Reading a page fast”
  • Pages are short by design. If one is long, use the “On this page” contents at the top.
  • Tap the page title at the top left to get back to the menu.
  • Search: tap the magnifying glass, or the ⌘ K shortcut on a computer.

What the labels mean

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  • Physician — on a procedure page, an APP does not perform it at this site. The page tells you when it is needed, who to call, and what to have ready.
  • Elsewhere — the procedure is performed and taught by another service.
  • Status on the Curriculum Map — Pending, Active, Complete. This tracks the curriculum committee’s progress, not whether a page is safe to rely on.

Before you rely on anything clinically

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