AHA and Red Cross Life Support Certifications Should Both Be Accepted
For decades, only one major organization—the American Heart Association (AHA)—provided standardized training and certifications in Advanced Cardiac…
Posts by Jed Henson
Neonatal Resuscitation Tips
A gravid woman presents to your emergency department (ED). Before you can obtain any history, she gives…
ACEP Resolution Encourages Using Tap Water for Wound Irrigation
One resolution adopted by the ACEP Council this year was particularly well-timed. As members in the southeastern…
Emergency Dept. Closures Plague Canada’s Emergency Medical Care
Across Canada, under a number of provincial health systems, a spate of closures of emergency departments (EDs)—whether…
ACEP Tasks Emergency Physician Group to Look at Urgent Care Settings
You can’t pretend urgent care centers aren’t here, and you can’t help but notice when a board-certified…
Reader Responds: The Private Equity Wave in Health Care
On behalf of TeamHealth’s 14,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians who deliver exceptional care to every patient…
Rhode Island Member Dr. Tony Cirillo Chosen ACEP President-Elect
L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP, was chosen as ACEP’s new President-Elect by the Council at its meeting…
Case Report: A Male Patient with Iatrogenic Obstruction
Our patient is a 33-year-old male with spastic quadriparesis due to cerebral palsy with chronic indwelling suprapubic…
Case Report: Cardiac Arrest in a Child’s Structurally Normal Heart
A 10-year-old male with a past medical history significant for autism spectrum disorder and 15q3 deletion, experienced…
Putting Clinical Gestalt to Work in the Emergency Department
On a busy day shift in the emergency department, our seasoned triage nurse comes to me after…