Emergency Physician
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ER Jingle Bells
Verse 1: Driving down the road, when something from the sky, Drifts down onto your car, and... -
Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you...
ER Jingle Bells
Verse 1: Driving down the road, when something from the sky, Drifts down onto your car, and…
Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you…
A Grand Decade Draws to a Close
Ten years ago Ron Cunningham, then Director of Communications for the American College of Emergency Physicians, was…
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…
The Filtering of Medical Evidence Has Clearly Failed
Let me tell you about this fabulous new test – it’s far better than the old tests,…
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…
Treating Injured Obstetric Patients
Through time and attrition, most practicing emergency physicians have not experienced life without EMTALA. For that matter,…
EPs Should Continue to Improve Forensic Skills
Recent mass casualty incidents in the United States, including the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., the…
Critical Decisions: Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease – Part Two
From the EM Model 8.0 Hematologic Disorders 8.5 Red Blood Cell Disorders Editors Note: In last month’s…
