What Will the CMS Two-Midnight Rule Mean for Emergency Medicine?
Determining inpatient versus outpatient admissions—a calculation with many financial implications—may fall to emergency physicians Update: The Centers…
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Can You Tell How Old This Bruise Is Based on its Color?
Emergency physicians are often asked to date bruises/contusions, but many variables can make dating imprecise Emergency physicians…
Tips and Tricks for Performing Cricothyrotomy
Despite advanced airway management options like mask ventilation supraglottic airways, there is still a role for cricothyrotomy in the ED. Here are some tips on when to use cricothyrotomy and tricks on performing the surgery.
ACEP Calls for Awards Nominations and Announces New Section
Nominations for ACEP leadership awards, board of directors, and ED director of the year are due this…
ACEP’s 2014 Report Card on Emergency Medicine Reveals Major Access-to-Care Deficit
A near-failing grade for most states points to subpar conditions and policies for delivery of EM care,…
ACEP Council Speaks Out
Members weigh in on physicians’ use of conscious sedation versus procedural sedation in the ED ACEP Councillors…
Six Tips To Make You A Better Resuscitationist
Checklists and rehearsals can help ED physicians develop quick, confident responses in a critical situation Become a…
A Cost-effective Way to Evaluate Patients with Recurrent Renal Colic
Urinalysis and bedside renal ultrasound are effective, safe, and less expensive than repeat CT scans “Doctor, EMS…
ED Physicians Tweet About Stroke, TXA Vials, Backboards
Catch up on some of emergency medicine’s best tweets and learn to pack a punch into 140…
A Health Savings Account May Be Your Best Retirement Plan
How an HSA can help cover health care costs and serve as a triple-tax-free, stealth IRA investment…