Gun Control Issue Fosters Pro–Con Advocacy Debate in Emergency Medicine
Gun violence is an ever-growing concern in the United States, and there’s no question that emergency physicians…
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Gun Control Issue Fosters Pro–Con Advocacy Debate in Emergency Medicine
Gun violence is an ever-growing concern in the United States, and there’s no question that emergency physicians... -
Surviving an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Associated with Patients’ Floor in High-Rise Buildings
Case: A 49-year-old man calls 911 complaining of chest pain and then collapses while on the phone.... -
Medical Guidelines from Non-Emergency Medicine Experts Benefit Emergency Physicians
In the two years that we’ve been doing the FOAMcast podcast, some of the most interesting topics...
Surviving an Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Associated with Patients’ Floor in High-Rise Buildings
Case: A 49-year-old man calls 911 complaining of chest pain and then collapses while on the phone….
Medical Guidelines from Non-Emergency Medicine Experts Benefit Emergency Physicians
In the two years that we’ve been doing the FOAMcast podcast, some of the most interesting topics…
A Safe Space: Violence Toward Emergency Department Providers Isn’t Just Part of the Job
In April this year, I published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “Workplace…
Senior-Friendly Emergency Departments Combine Care-Model Innovation With Local Adaptation
Health care systems worldwide are grappling with a 21st-century reality for emergency medicine: While we thought EM…
ACEP Issues Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
In response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, ACEP President Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, issued the…
Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero…
Run, Hide, Fight: How to React When There’s Gunfire in the Emergency Department
Once considered places of sanctuary from violence, hospitals are now becoming desecrated by the ravages of a…
Nonurgent Emergency Department Patients Might Still Be Admitted to Hospital
Patients assigned a “nonurgent” status on arrival in the emergency room might still be sick enough to…