Everybody Needs a Mom
A 90-day-old baby was transported to my emergency department recently. A poorly worded note with a brief...
ACEP News: Vol 28 – No 01 – January 2009
EFAST—Extended Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma
Ultrasound has emerged as a sensitive and reliable tool to evaluate patients presenting to the emergency department...
American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline— A Call to Arms for Emergency Medicine
Scenario #1: Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are summoned to a college graduation event after the presenter...
‘Home Depot’ Tools Come in Handy
Children commonly shove objects up their noses or in just about any orifice they can find. It...
New Year Brings Coding and Reimbursement Changes
Perhaps the best reimbursement news of the year for emergency physicians is found in the 2009 Medicare...
ACEP Members in the News
Dr. Phillips Perera was given the Rising Star Award for his presentation, “Sudden Vision Loss: Ultrasound Evaluation...
ACEP Board and Council Nominations Due by Feb. 16
The ACEP Nominating Committee is accepting individual, chapter, and section recommendations for Board of Directors, Council speaker,...
