Emergency Department Aphorisms
Severe acute pain should be treated aggressively, even if you don’t yet know the cause. When you…
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I’m Just Asking About Who Gets Jobs Where
I’ve noticed something. At tertiary care hospitals, such as Level 1 trauma centers, there are all manner…
A Grand Decade Draws to a Close
Ten years ago Ron Cunningham, then Director of Communications for the American College of Emergency Physicians, was…
Atrial Fib in the ED: Assessing Stroke Risk
Atrial fibrillation (afib) is the most commonly diagnosed arrhythmia, affecting 2.7 million in the United States. Afib…
Experiencing Wilderness Medicine at New River Gorge
In July 2013, a unique educational offering for medical residents and students was created in the New…
George Podgorny, MD – Advocate And Architect of Emergency Medicine
Life has sweet and sad moments, sometimes too closely juxtaposed. At the October 2013 ACEP Scientific Assembly…
EPs Give Training, Support to Tanzania ED
As an emergency physician, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind of reimbursement challenges,…
The Filtering of Medical Evidence Has Clearly Failed
Let me tell you about this fabulous new test – it’s far better than the old tests,…
Intraosseous Vascular Access – Our Specialty Societies Agree, Why Can’t We?
The Emergency Nurses Association and ACEP both have positions that support the use of intraosseous (IO) vascular…
Treating Injured Obstetric Patients
Through time and attrition, most practicing emergency physicians have not experienced life without EMTALA. For that matter,…