Intranasal Lorazepam Quickly Calms Agitated Child in ED
A kicking, spitting and struggling 7-year-old boy rapidly became cooperative following emergency department intranasal administration of lorazepam,…
Posts by Dawn Antoline-Wang
Medicare-for-All Might Not Cause Surge in Hospital Use
Medicare-for-all and other versions of universal coverage being proposed for the U.S. by several presidential hopefuls wouldn’t…
Eli Lilly’s Hypoglycemia Treatment Wins FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Baqsimi nasal powder, the first glucagon therapy approved for…
Some Fever-Free Newborns Evaluated for Serious Infection in the ED Can Be Discharged Early
Infants younger than four weeks old who have a history of fever but who remain fever-free during…
Emergency Physicians Can Combat Burnout with Gratitude
Those who practice emergency medicine work hard, sacrifice sleep, and masterfully multi-task to care for patients who…
EMBRS: Fanning the Flames of EM Research
One of the many benefits ACEP provides its members is an outstanding educational program called Emergency Medicine…
Balloon Occlusion of Aorta in Trauma Patients May Increase Complications, Death
Use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may increase complications and mortality in severely…
Coding Wizard: Coding for CPR
Question: Is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) a separately reimbursable procedure? Do I personally need to perform the compressions…
Insurance Status Tied to Likelihood of Hospital Transfer
Uninsured patients and those with Medicaid are more likely to be transferred from an emergency department to…
Blood-Thinner Reversal Agent Works in 82% of Serious Bleeding Cases
Broader results from the ANNEXA-4 trial have confirmed that Portola Pharmaceuticals’ andexanet alfa, sold as Andexxa, can…