Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who…
Injuries from Inner-City Guns Reignite Plea to Stop the Violence
“Don’t let me die,” he told me. As I provided supplemental oxygen to him at the head…
Emergency Medicine Residents Launch EMPower Podcast Series
Remember the first time you felt “at home” in emergency medicine—like you were in the right place…
Tips for Negotiating Emergency Physician Employment Contracts
QUESTION: I’m getting ready to look for my first job as an emergency physician. What should I…
New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling Helps Ensure Patient Care Across State Lines
A recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision has huge professional liability ramifications for physicians treating patients from…
Sepsis Screening Tools for Pediatric Patients and Prophylactic Antibiotics for Near Drowning Questioned
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…
What Emergency Physicians Can Learn from Stab Wounds
The Case: A 58-year-old male presents to the emergency department in cardiac arrest after sustaining a stab…
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Is Rare but Serious Complication of E. Coli Infection
The Case A 3-year-old boy with watery diarrhea for the past three days as well as vomiting…
ACEP Refines Its Clinical Policy on Psychiatric Boarding
In January 2017, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP Clinical…
Opinion: Emergency Physicians Don’t Need Ultrasound Certification from External Agencies
For those of you who haven’t been recently barraged by advertisements, a new organization called the Alliance…
Treatment Strategies for Shock-Resistant Ventricular Fibrillation
The Case You get a call that a 50-year-old woman collapsed while running a marathon. Bystanders started…
Latest Research on Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients
The Case Johnny is a 10-year-old boy who presents to the emergency department after a 24-hour history…
ACEP Council Resolution Submission Deadline Is July 30
Help ACEP set the course of action for the College and emergency medicine. Write a Council resolution…





