Tweets from Emergency Physicians about Tricks of the Trade
If you enter #EMTOT (Emergency Medicine Tricks of the Trade) into a Twitter search you’ll certainly find…
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Choosing Wisely Recommendations from Medical Specialties Beyond Emergency Medicine
Continual improvement of safe, effective care delivery is a goal of every clinician. Involving our patients in…
How to Perform an Ultrasound-Assisted Lumbar Puncture
Integration of ultrasound when determining ideal needle entry in a difficult case can prevent repeated failed attempts…
How To Use Continuous Wall Suction for Paracentesis
A quick and safe way to drain this fluid without tying up resources at the bedside. …
Questions Emergency Physicians Should Ask a Potential Employer
It has been reported that up to 70 percent of emergency physicians leave their first job within…
5 Steps to Help Physicians Choose the Right Mutual Fund
Question. I feel overwhelmed when I see all of the mutual funds available in my 401(k). How…
How Emergency Physicians Should Treat Chronic Pain Patients Without Adequate Follow Up
Scenario 1: Mr. Smith is a 42-year-old male who has come to the ED because he is…
Should Cricoid Pressure Be Used During Rapid Sequence Intubation?
Note to readers: The following piece is a tongue-in-cheek condemnation of the evidentiary base for the use…
7 Best Practices to Reduce Emergency Department Misuse
After a three-year saga of flawed public policy, difficult politics, and dangerous regulations, Washington Chapter ACEP is…
ACEP-Supported Issues, Bills at the 2014 Leadership and Advocacy Conference
Mental Health The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 (H.R. 3717) This bill proposes…