ACEP15 ED Talks’ Wednesday Presentations Target Predicting Injury Severity, End-of-Life Care, ED Flexibility
Wednesday 11:10–11:20 a.m. OnStar’s Injury Severity Prediction Presented by Cathy Bishop, global emergency services outreach and strategy…
Trauma and Injury
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ACEP15 ED Talks’ Wednesday Presentations Target Predicting Injury Severity, End-of-Life Care, ED Flexibility
Wednesday 11:10–11:20 a.m. OnStar’s Injury Severity Prediction Presented by Cathy Bishop, global emergency services outreach and strategy... -
ACEP15 Session: Concussion Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
There’s a lot of talk now about concussions, but physicians are only beginning to understand best practices... -
ACEP15 Session: Tools to Guide Critical Decisions in the Emergency Department
“Number needed to treat” may not be a concept all physicians are familiar with, but by the...
ACEP15 Session: Concussion Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention
There’s a lot of talk now about concussions, but physicians are only beginning to understand best practices…
ACEP15 Session: Tools to Guide Critical Decisions in the Emergency Department
“Number needed to treat” may not be a concept all physicians are familiar with, but by the…
ACEP15 Session: Care for Challenging Emergency Department Patients
It’s the nature of emergency medicine, said Christopher Colwell, MD, FACEP, interim director of the department of…
Emergency Physician Dr. Anne Klimke Taps Training to Treat Wounded in Amtrak Crash
On May 12, 2015, a northbound Amtrak train derailed outside of Philadelphia, killing eight people and injuring…
Emergency Physician Dr. Renee Salas Treats Injured in Nepal Earthquake
On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing almost 9,000 people and causing an avalanche…
Ultrasound-Guided Distal Sciatic Nerve Block
Arun Nagdev, MD, Emily Lovallo, MD, and Brian Johnson, MD, MPH, explain how to perform an ultrasound-guided…
Clinical Decision Support Can Reduce Unnecessary Transfusions
Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion has been cited as one of the five most overutilized therapeutic procedures…
Should Families Watch CPR in the Emergency Department?
The Case A 72-year-old man is brought in by emergency medical services in full cardiac arrest. He…
How to Perform Ultrasound-Guided Distal Sciatic Nerve Block in the Popliteal Fossa
The ultrasound-guided distal sciatic nerve block is the ideal block for patients with distal leg and ankle…