ED Violence: Not Just Part of the Job
You’re in the middle of a typical shift when a patient starts yelling at one of the…
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ED Violence: Not Just Part of the Job
You’re in the middle of a typical shift when a patient starts yelling at one of the... -
Reducing Pediatric Pain and Anxiety
Pain is the presenting complaint in about half of patients seeking care in the emergency department,1 and... -
2013 ACEP Elections
Each October at ACEP’s annual conference, the ACEP Council elects new leaders for the College. The Council,...
Reducing Pediatric Pain and Anxiety
Pain is the presenting complaint in about half of patients seeking care in the emergency department,1 and…
2013 ACEP Elections
Each October at ACEP’s annual conference, the ACEP Council elects new leaders for the College. The Council,…
Ultrasound-Guided Elbow Arthrocentesis
Introduction Emergency physicians must consider septic arthritis when evaluating patients presenting with a painful and swollen elbow….
The Enemy Should Not Be Us! – We Have Met the Enemy, Part III
In our 2010 all College Medical Legal survey, we learned that many ACEP members participate in the…
ABEM Elects 2013-14 Officers
Dr. James H. Jones, a professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Indiana University School…
Submersion Questions
In Critical Decisions (August 2013), “Submersion Injuries,” there are two areas I would like to question. “The…
EBM and the Five Stages
I read with interest Dr. Faust’s column of June 2013 titled “EBM and the ‘Five Stages of…
Clinical Guideline Review: Diagnosis of DVT
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
The Moral Challenge of Morbidly Obese ED Patients
More than a-third of all Americans are obese.1 Morbid obesity, variously defined as either BMI > 40kg/m2…