“I have been to the hospital countless times over the last few years, and you are the…
In emergency medicine, no one ever wants to make a mistake. We assume worst first because at…
Someone once told me that the learning curve after completing residency is steep and the first three…
One of the reasons I chose emergency medicine is because I love the spontaneity our specialty offers….
Several months ago, I stepped into the role of attending. No more safety-net superior to catch my…
“Don’t worry about them, doc—they’re a frequent flier.” “Doc, they’re just drug-seeking.” These phrases are much too…
Beep! Beep! Beep! “This is EMS bringing in a code three cardiac arrest. We have a toddler…
My time as an emergency medicine resident will be coming to an end in less than six…
I recently spent a month rotating on the trauma service at my hospital. One day early in…
“Don’t let me die,” he told me. As I provided supplemental oxygen to him at the head…