The Hospital Geographic Zone Debate Pendulum Is Swinging Back
There is a debate going on in the inpatient world among hospitalists, bed management and other hospital…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
How to Evaluate Your Youngest Victims in Child Abuse Cases
The Case A two-year-old girl presents with a rash on her face. This was first noticed when…
Discrepancies in Patient Information Documentation Spurs Lawsuit
The Case A 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a documented chief complaint of chest…
Tips for Mastering the Crucial Skill of Rapid Code Status Conversations
As emergency physicians, we are trained in the core procedures surrounding critical illness and resuscitation, such as…
Recognizing Human Trafficking Victims as Patients in the Emergency Dept.
Sex trafficking—as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000—is the “recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, obtaining,…
Emergency Medicine Residents Share Their Innovations in Our Field
For this month’s “Resident Voice” column, I explore how emergency medicine residents are innovating the field of…
Tips for Adjusting to the New Cures Act Rules in Emergency Departments
Five years after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for…
Benefits of Using the Pericapsular Nerve Group (PENG) Block
Hip fractures are one of the most frequently encountered complaints in the emergency department, with more than…
UTIs and Estrogen: the Overlooked Link
It is common for patients with vulvas who are older than 50 years of age to present…
Preintubation Point-of-Care Echocardiography for Hemodynamic Optimization
Have you wondered why a particular patient coded after endotracheal intubation? Actually, it is not uncommon for…