Breathing Easy: Alternative Uses for Standard Accessories
People are clumsy, especially with their medications. How many times have we met patients who dropped their…
Emergency Medicine
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Breathing Easy: Alternative Uses for Standard Accessories
People are clumsy, especially with their medications. How many times have we met patients who dropped their... -
EM Must Impact Comparative Effectiveness Research
Health care providers are frequently confronted by patients or situations that demand immediate attention, yet the information... -
Ultrasound-Guided Forearm Nerve Blocks
Introduction Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in emergency care are an expanding area of interest and research. While traditional...
EM Must Impact Comparative Effectiveness Research
Health care providers are frequently confronted by patients or situations that demand immediate attention, yet the information…
Ultrasound-Guided Forearm Nerve Blocks
Introduction Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in emergency care are an expanding area of interest and research. While traditional…
Should Nebulized Hypertonic Saline Be Used in the Treatment of Acute Viral Bronchiolitis?
Nebulized hypertonic saline is an emerging therapy for this indication. Viral bronchiolitis is the most common diagnosis…
Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy: In the ER?
These findings are certainly cause for careful consideration prior to withdrawal of care in any acute care…
Broaden the Differential for Seizures
In “Status Epilepticus Requires Aggressive Treatment” (ACEP News, August 2011, p. 15), Dr. Likosky gives an excellent…
Where’d You Get Shot, Son?
A man presents to triage at your emergency department at 1 a.m. He’s a tall, lanky middle-aged…
First NIH Awards for EM Proposals
For the first time, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are extending research awards specifically for emergency…
ACEP, Joint Commission Meet
In a step toward building a deeper relationship with The Joint Commission, several ACEP representatives met with…
Evaluating Children in Postdisaster Situations
Since 1996, training courses on “Management of Disasters: Focus on Children” have been conducted annually at Case…