Case: A 55-year-old woman with metastatic ovarian cancer is brought into your emergency department from home, unaccompanied,…
It is estimated that anywhere from 72 to 74 million people in the United States aged 20…
Identifying the cause of acute dyspnea in the emergency department is often challenging, even for the most…
In the course of a typical week, we frequently encounter patients who are intoxicated, belligerent, or cantankerous….
Exactly how big of a problem is prescription drug abuse, specifically opioids, in the United States? The…
Each day, dramatic stories of lifesaving interventions unfold in emergency departments. Following the deadly shooting rampage in…
Yes: Model provides cost-effective surgical care. I can say without qualification that acute care surgery is the…
Diagnosing appendicitis by ultrasonography was first described by Puylaert in the 1980s.1 However, many factors have prevented…
As a first responder who has been called to the scene of a chemical suicide, I wanted…
Flying immediately after a night shift sounded like a good idea. A quiet flight, a nap on…
Solving the Emergency Surgical Care Crisis
Each day, dramatic stories of lifesaving interventions unfold in emergency departments. Following the deadly shooting rampage in…