How to Perform Resuscitative Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Emergency Department
Bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has become an invaluable tool in emergency and critical care medicine. Bedside assessment…
Posts by Joseph Harrington
‘It’s Not a Female Resident Problem’
Scenario 1: A male surgical resident speaks over a female emergency medicine resident as she performs her…
What’s to Be Done About Unethical Expert Witnesses?
Note: Part 2 of a 2-part series. “There are a lot of physicians out there that don’t…
It’s Time to Standardize the Nomenclature of Acute Care Telemedicine
Telemedicine refers to the use of technology to create a virtual connection between clinicians and patients to…
Residency Spotlight: Mount Sinai-Elmhurst
Mount Sinai-Elmhurst Twitter: @SinaiEM Location: New York City (NYC) Year founded: 1994 Current number of residents: 25…
Dispelling 5 Ovarian Torsion Myths
The Case A 28-year-old female presents with severe lower right quadrant pain. Her intermittent pain started three…
Emergency Departments Can Help Get Patients Registered to Vote
Rates of electoral participation in the United States continue to rank in the bottom quartile among developed…
Data Snapshots: U.S. Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 2013–2020
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Is There Systemic Racism in EMS?
Editor’s Note: Read Dr. Cedric Dark’s commentary on this EMRA + PolicyRx Health Policy Journal Club article….
Look to ACEP’s New Wellness Hub for Support During the COVID Crisis
There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all way to cope with a global pandemic. We’re complicated…