Designer Drug 25B-NBOMe Use Likely to Land Overdose Cases in Your Emergency Department
The Case It is a weekend, almost 3 a.m. in the emergency department. Paramedics report they are...
ACEP Now: Vol 33 – No 11 – November 2014
Emergency Medicine Objects to Methodology of Residency Rankings Published by Doximity and U.S. News & World Report
Emergency physicians from top organizations representing emergency medicine traveled to Washington, D.C., on Sept. 22, 2014, to...
CDC Ebola Expert Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, Offers Ebola Management and Safety Information
This is the transcript of an interview with Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, the Centers for Disease Control...
Psychiatry Telemedicine Programs in the Carolinas Experience Growing Pains, Progress
Some states are implementing telepsychiatry programs to expedite the provision of psychiatric care to patients in crisis...
Pain Control Using Ultrasound-Guided Superficial Cervical Plexus Block
The Case A 35-year-old man presents to the emergency department after falling off his bicycle. After basic...
ACEP Surveys Emergency Physicians on Approach to Home Medication Use for Observation Patients
An 83-year-old woman presents to the emergency department after a syncopal episode. After a normal ED evaluation,...
Oseltamivir’s Broad-Use Effectiveness Against Seasonal Influenza Questioned
Have you enjoyed the lovely summer and fall? I hope so because as some people say, “winter...
Emergency Department Usage Trend Data Can Help Physicians Prepare for Patients
Do you have a sense for the national utilization trends for ED services? Do you know who...
Richard V. Aghababian, MD, FACEP, Emergency Medicine Trailblazer and ACEP Past President, Dies
Our dear friend and esteemed colleague Richard V. Aghababian, MD, FACEP, died in Southborough, Massachusetts, on Oct....
How to Buy Disability Insurance
QUESTION. I kept hearing that I should buy some disability insurance, so I got a quote on...
Post-Cardiac Arrest Care System in Arizona Improves Patient Outcomes
A statewide system in Arizona for directing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients to 31 designated cardiac receiving center...
ACEP’s Expert Witness, Ethical Policies Should Be Enforced
As the article ["Do We Need a New Standard of Proof in Medical Malpractice Cases?" Sept. 2014]...
Find the Global Health Care Volunteer Position That’s Right for You
Part 1 of a three-part series. Interest in practicing and teaching emergency medicine around the world has...
Single Payer System, Universal Health Coverage Not Synonymous Health Care Terminology
Regarding the recent Survey of ACEP Councillors and the question about the single payer health care system...
Praise for Evidence-Based Advice on Prescribing Antibiotics, Testing Blood Cultures
Dr. Radecki, I appreciate the extensive review of the research in regards to the perils of providing...
Some Emergency Medicine Techniques, Treatments from 1974 Hold Value
1. Nov./Dec. 1974: The art of physical diagnosis performed with serious sideburns. 2. Simulation training...
10 Tips for Safety in Airway Management
Not too long ago, safety in airway management hinged on two pillars of safety: the first was...
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