How to Manage Elderly Patient Pain without Opioids
A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. On ED…
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How to Manage Elderly Patient Pain without Opioids
A 77-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with hip pain following a fall. On ED... -
Managing Pain Relief in Palliative Care
Emergency physicians are proficient in recognizing and caring for the dying medical or trauma patient but often... -
Short-term Opioids for Pain Still Come with Side Effects
Patients who only briefly take opioid painkillers are still likely to face side effects, a study published...
Managing Pain Relief in Palliative Care
Emergency physicians are proficient in recognizing and caring for the dying medical or trauma patient but often…
Short-term Opioids for Pain Still Come with Side Effects
Patients who only briefly take opioid painkillers are still likely to face side effects, a study published…
ACEP Shares Opioid Resources with FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is interested in the development of resources to reduce the…
Now Available: New Point-of-Care Tools for Buprenorphine, AFIB
ACEP recently added two new point-of-care (POC) tools to its growing library. BUPE is a quick and…
Improvised Nasal Naloxone Devices Might Deliver Insufficient Medication
Improvised nasal naloxone devices (INND) commonly used by first responders and the general public deliver significantly less…
ACEP Meets and Works with Other Medical-Industry Groups
ACEP senior leadership recently attended the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) meeting. The…
Sometimes Opioids Are Necessary
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to May’s Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine column, “Lidocaine for Renal…
Notes from the American Hospital Association Roundtable
ACEP and the American Hospital Association (AHA) met May 22, 2018. Discussion included: Resilience and Well-Being: Jay…
Unintended Buprenorphine Exposure Among Children a Growing Problem
U.S. poison centers received more than 11,000 calls from 2007 to 2016 related to unintended pediatric exposures…