Introduction and Clinical Indications Acute onset of limp or refusal to bear weight is a common presenting…
Diagnosing appendicitis by ultrasonography was first described by Puylaert in the 1980s.1 However, many factors have prevented…
Child abuse is a hidden epidemic. More than 1 million children are abused in some form every…
The management of sepsis requires a life-saving set of skills that emergency physicians are increasingly relied upon…
Scribes have been around as a profession for as long as there has been written language. In…
Use of regional anesthesia is becoming more prevalent in the emergency department as more data emerge about…
In the emergency department, ultrasound-guided femoral nerve blocks can provide rapid and definitive control of acute pain…
Ovarian torsion is an infrequent diagnosis in the pediatric age group. The clinical picture is nonspecific, and…
Introduction Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in emergency care are an expanding area of interest and research. While traditional…
The pregnancy and neonatal periods create unique challenges for medical providers in disaster settings. Maternal physiology is…