Be Prepared to Respond to a Mid-Air Health Crisis
Emergency physicians should consider altitude physiology, aircraft operation, and medical equipment on board the plane “Even for…
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Be Prepared to Respond to a Mid-Air Health Crisis
Emergency physicians should consider altitude physiology, aircraft operation, and medical equipment on board the plane “Even for... -
A Congressman Responds to In-flight Medical Crisis
Representative Raul Ruiz, MD, MPH, a former ED physician, steps up to aid a sick airline passenger... -
Emergency Physicians Can Help Ensure Patients Receive Quality End-of-Life Care
Identifying patients who will benefit from palliative intervention, referring them to palliative care or hospice services, and...
A Congressman Responds to In-flight Medical Crisis
Representative Raul Ruiz, MD, MPH, a former ED physician, steps up to aid a sick airline passenger…
Emergency Physicians Can Help Ensure Patients Receive Quality End-of-Life Care
Identifying patients who will benefit from palliative intervention, referring them to palliative care or hospice services, and…
How To Place A Blakemore Tube in an ED Patient with Upper GI Bleeding from Esophageal Varices
Equipment list and tips on technique for the ED physician Case A 58-year-old male patient presents to…
Critical Decisions: Acute Otitis Media In Children
From the EM Model 7.0 Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat Disorders 7.1 Ear Acute otitis media (AOM)…
Atrial Fib in the ED: Assessing Stroke Risk
Atrial fibrillation (afib) is the most commonly diagnosed arrhythmia, affecting 2.7 million in the United States. Afib…
Intraosseous Vascular Access – Our Specialty Societies Agree, Why Can’t We?
The Emergency Nurses Association and ACEP both have positions that support the use of intraosseous (IO) vascular…