ACEP News: Vol 31 – No 02 – February 2012 Archives

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Feb 01, 2012 - By David F. Baehren, M.D.

We didn’t send Christmas cards this year. This was mostly because our son was not home from...

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It is not news that there are not enough residency-trained, board-certified emergency physicians (“EM Workforce Stretched, Maldistributed,”...

Feb 01, 2012 - By David P. Keseg, M.D.

The e-mail that came from one of my most conscientious paramedics was similar to many others I...

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Use of regional anesthesia is becoming more prevalent in the emergency department as more data emerge about...

Feb 01, 2012 - By Howard Roemer, M.D.; Paul L. Ogburn Jr., M.D.; Vern L. Katz, M.D.; Anna Wanahita, M.D.; and Robert Crane, M.D.

Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and cerebral hemorrhage....

Feb 01, 2012 - By Kristi Maso, M.D.

I am an intern in emergency medicine at Detroit Receiving Hospital. I’ve been doing this job for...

Feb 01, 2012 - By Howard Roemer, M.D.

We emergency physicians are generally a confident bunch. But in the time it takes to slip on...

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The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting individual, chapter, and section recommendations for Board of Directors candidates. Nominations...

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The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by...

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ACEP has 32 Sections of Membership, each with a unique special interest or focus of emergency medicine....

Feb 01, 2012 - By Robert C. Solomon, M.D.

False beliefs abound. In few areas of public discussion is this more true than health policy. One...