Proactive Approach Urged to Chemical-Weapons Attacks
Physicians and health care systems need to establish strategies for recognizing and responding to the unlikely occurrence…
Posts by Dawn Antoline-Wang
Tick, Mosquito-Borne Infections Surge in United States
The number of Americans sickened each year by bites from infected mosquitoes, ticks or fleas tripled from…
Cross-Checking Between Emergency Physicians Reduces Adverse Events
Systematic cross-checking between physicians can reduce medical errors in the emergency department, according to results from the…
Highlights of the American Academy of Neurology Guideline on Reducing Brain Injury with Cooling Following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
Communication Tips for Reaching Your Opioid-Addicted Patients
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Legal Access to Marijuana Tied to Drop in Opioid Prescriptions
Opioid prescriptions may decline when states legalize marijuana, suggest two U.S. studies in JAMA Internal Medicine. One…
NOAC Bleeding No More Dangerous than Warfarin Bleeding
Bleeding associated with the newer non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) is not more dangerous than that associated…
Opioids No Better than NSAIDs for Chronic Back or Arthritis Pain
Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are better than opioids at easing the intensity of…
Appendicitis Calculator Quantifies Risk in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain
A pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC) accurately quantified the risk among children and adolescents presenting to an…
Worst Flu Season to Lift U.S. Hospital Operator Results
One of the most severe flu seasons in the United States this past decade is proving to…