Intraosseous Vascular Access – Our Specialty Societies Agree, Why Can’t We?
The Emergency Nurses Association and ACEP both have positions that support the use of intraosseous (IO) vascular…
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Intraosseous Vascular Access – Our Specialty Societies Agree, Why Can’t We?
The Emergency Nurses Association and ACEP both have positions that support the use of intraosseous (IO) vascular... -
The Power of Peace
Overall I have enjoyed a fantastic life. I have a wonderful family, I enjoy my work, and,... -
Not Your Sweetheart
He really ticked me off when he called me sweetheart. He wasn’t an old boyfriend, and I...
The Power of Peace
Overall I have enjoyed a fantastic life. I have a wonderful family, I enjoy my work, and,…
Not Your Sweetheart
He really ticked me off when he called me sweetheart. He wasn’t an old boyfriend, and I…
Obamacare Is Coming, and the Sky Is Not Falling
First the forces arrayed against it tried to defeat it but failed. Then the cry was, “Repeal…
D2B time: Are we measuring the right thing?
Door-to-balloon (D2B) time is a measurement that starts with patient arrival to the emergency department (door) and…
Asset Protection for the EM Physician: Consider These 10 Steps Before You Are Sued
If you practice emergency medicine long enough, odds are that you will become a defendant in a…
Dust at Our Feet
[Young men (and sometimes women) always have had and will have a sense of invincibility. Prior to…
Faith in the Emergency Department
‘This guy doesn’t look good.’ There are phrases in emergency medicine that mean pure, smoldering badness. The…
Religious Experiences in the ED
The patient did not look happy to see me. “Great, another doctor,” she said. “Where’d you come…
Biomedical Ethics & the Law
Earlier this year the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued an opinion that reminded…