April 2023 News From the College
ACEP is Powered by People Like You In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 17–21), ACEP extends…
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April 2023 News From the College
ACEP is Powered by People Like You In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 17–21), ACEP extends... -
Ping Ping Ping Goes the Bullet—or Should It?
Note: This article is our CME Now offering for the February 2023 issue. After you read it, visit ACEP’s Online... -
Readers Respond: The Death of Diphenhyramine, Firearms in the ED, and More
The Death of Diphenhydramine I too would never bury Benadryl. I well remember our collective professional relief...
Ping Ping Ping Goes the Bullet—or Should It?
Note: This article is our CME Now offering for the February 2023 issue. After you read it, visit ACEP’s Online…
Readers Respond: The Death of Diphenhyramine, Firearms in the ED, and More
The Death of Diphenhydramine I too would never bury Benadryl. I well remember our collective professional relief…
Firearms and Emergency Department Safety
An excerpt from our Medical Editor in Chief Dr. Cedric Dark : As you read our August…
ACEP Now Curates Both the Clinical and Cultural
Every month, our editorial team meets to discuss, plan, and choose content to be published on the…
By the Numbers: Firearms Stats in 2020
Firearm Sales Background Checks in 2020 21 Million. Up 60% from 2019 (source) Guns Sold March–May 2020 5.9…
Are the Benefits of Metal Detectors Worth the Costs?
When patients enter an emergency department or we begin our shifts, there is the expectation of safety….
Time to Put Negative Perceptions of Metal Detectors to Rest
Violence in the emergency department is not a new phenomenon. Our specialty has been fighting for workplace…
By the Numbers: Firearms in the Emergency Department
Emergency department shooters: 23% use a security officer’s firearm. 27% of hospital-related shootings are motivated by a…
By the Numbers: Veterans and Firearms Injury
Every day, 17 veterans die from suicide (source) Veterans have 50% higher risk of suicide than other…