Avoid These Two Common Femoral Nerve-Block Errors
In emergency medicine, the quality of pain management of the acutely injured patient has steadily matured over…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
A Human Connection Is Sometimes the Best Medicine We Can Give
Midshift. Pick up a new patient. Overdose. On what? Ibuprofen, about 10. How old? 16. Hmm Fast…
Current Workplace Laws Offer Protections but Aren’t Optimized for EM
Emergency physicians take care of patients 24-7-365. Yet we are not immune to life transitions and challenges,…
Inconsistent Records & Insufficient Imaging Complicate Malpractice Case
Patients often present to the emergency department with multiple symptoms that do not fit clearly into one…
How to Approach Patients Who Have an Intrauterine Device
The Case A 23-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents to your emergency department with…
Droperidol Is Back (and Here’s What You Need to Know)
In 2001, when we had agitated patients in the emergency department, we’d give them intramuscular droperidol and…
ACEP’s New Point-of-Care Phone App Gives You Bedside Tools
Emergency physicians are innate problem solvers. If they see a gap, they work to close it. When…
Best-Practice Recommendations for Clinical Scheduling During Pregnancy
As a specialty, emergency medicine attracts physicians who run on variety and adrenaline. Of course, there are…
Simple Ischemic Stroke: Is There Really Such a Thing?
The Case A 50-year-old male with no known past medical history is brought to the emergency department…
EM Doc Works with Indiana Lawmakers to Help Young Pregnant Patients
In most states, minors who are pregnant can consent for their own care. But as I learned…