ACEP’s End-of-Fiscal-Year Report
At the end of our fiscal year, I traditionally present a year-end recap of the new projects…
Posts by Dawn Antoline-Wang
Focus on Wellness with a Mission and Vision Statement
The wellness movement in emergency medicine has evolved over the past few years, moving its focus from…
Intranasal Lorazepam Quickly Calms Agitated Child in ED
A kicking, spitting and struggling 7-year-old boy rapidly became cooperative following emergency department intranasal administration of lorazepam,…
Medicare-for-All Might Not Cause Surge in Hospital Use
Medicare-for-all and other versions of universal coverage being proposed for the U.S. by several presidential hopefuls wouldn’t…
Eli Lilly’s Hypoglycemia Treatment Wins FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Baqsimi nasal powder, the first glucagon therapy approved for…
Some Fever-Free Newborns Evaluated for Serious Infection in the ED Can Be Discharged Early
Infants younger than four weeks old who have a history of fever but who remain fever-free during…
Emergency Physicians Can Combat Burnout with Gratitude
Those who practice emergency medicine work hard, sacrifice sleep, and masterfully multi-task to care for patients who…
EMBRS: Fanning the Flames of EM Research
One of the many benefits ACEP provides its members is an outstanding educational program called Emergency Medicine…
Balloon Occlusion of Aorta in Trauma Patients May Increase Complications, Death
Use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may increase complications and mortality in severely…
Coding Wizard: Coding for CPR
Question: Is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) a separately reimbursable procedure? Do I personally need to perform the compressions…