U.S. Doctors Call Gun Violence a ‘Public Health Crisis’
The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history has prompted the American Medical Association to call gun…
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U.S. Doctors Call Gun Violence a ‘Public Health Crisis’
The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history has prompted the American Medical Association to call gun... -
ACEP Issues Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
In response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, ACEP President Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, issued the... -
Run, Hide, Fight: How to React When There’s Gunfire in the Emergency Department
Once considered places of sanctuary from violence, hospitals are now becoming desecrated by the ravages of a...
ACEP Issues Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
In response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, ACEP President Jay Kaplan, MD, FACEP, issued the…
Run, Hide, Fight: How to React When There’s Gunfire in the Emergency Department
Once considered places of sanctuary from violence, hospitals are now becoming desecrated by the ravages of a…
Ketamine Effective for Agitated, Aggressive Emergency Department Patients
Ketamine may be a safe and effective agent to sedate agitated and aggressive emergency department patients who…
Studies Document Risks of Assault for Health Care Workers
A new report that reviews research on assaults against doctors, nurses and other medical personnel concludes that…
Emergency Physician Recounts Caring for Oregon Mass Shooting Victims
Although it is no longer unusual to see mass shootings in the news headlines, most people don’t…
ACEP15 ED Talks’ Tuesday Presentations Target Quality of Care, Defusing Aggressive Patients, Airway Management
Watch these 10-minute presentations in the ED Talks Thought Leader Theater to discover how these cutting-edge products…
Can Radiographs of Gunshot Wounds Determine Bullet Caliber?
You have just finished resuscitating a gunshot victim who has a wound to his chest. The bullet…
How to Recognize and Act on Risk Factors for Domestic Violence Homicide
Women are killed by intimate partners more often than by any other type of perpetrator. One in…
EPs Should Continue to Improve Forensic Skills
Recent mass casualty incidents in the United States, including the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., the…
