Opinion: Demand Up, Beds Down—The Emergency Dept. Crowding Crisis
Hospital occupancy demands are projected to substantially increase over the next seven years from 75 percent to…
Posts by Jed Henson
The Evidence for Empathy in the Emergency Department
A 68-year-old man presented with weakness and a 30-lb weight loss over the past three months. Chest…
10 Essentials for Your Emergency Department Fanny Pack
There is significance in the things we carry.1 The objects we choose to fill a limited space…
Case Report: When Syncope Gets Hairy
School picture day is often dreaded by children and their parents. Although finding the perfect outfit and…
Case Report: Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Aortic Dissection with POCUS
A 55-year-old woman with medical history of well-controlled hypertension and renal cell carcinoma, status post-partial nephrectomy, presented…
Dr. Joe Sachs and “The Pitt” Are Redefining Public Health Education Through Storytelling
When a viewer sent a message saying they sought help for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after watching…
Pros and Cons: A Mandated Four-Year Residency
PRO: Move to Mandated Four-Year Residency a Crucial Step by Andrew Garrett Little, DO, FACEP The recent…
ACEP4U: Reinventing Research Education
ACEP leaders and emergency medicine researchers knew in the late 1990s that the specialty lacked the respect…
Prehospital Buprenorphine Is a Powerful Tool in the Opioid-Crisis Fight
Drug overdoses are a leading cause of accidental death in the United States, representing a persistent and…
Desmopressin for Antiplatelet Reversal in Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Adults
Case Vignette DP is a 70-year-old male with a past medical history significant for peripheral vascular disease…