Forensic Photography Tips
A 22-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a gunshot wound to the thigh….
ACEP Now: Vol 41 – No 11 – November 2022
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Forensic Photography Tips
A 22-year-old male is brought to the emergency department (ED) with a gunshot wound to the thigh.... -
Is It Time to Sunset Rectal Examinations in the Trauma Bay?
Case A 38-year-old man presents after a 15-foot fall from a ladder. He notes right chest pain... -
Emergency Department Patient Challenges to Come
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical survey of emergency department (ED) visits for 2019...
Is It Time to Sunset Rectal Examinations in the Trauma Bay?
Case A 38-year-old man presents after a 15-foot fall from a ladder. He notes right chest pain…
Emergency Department Patient Challenges to Come
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) statistical survey of emergency department (ED) visits for 2019…
3 Big Tax Deductions for Doctors
Question: I feel like I’m paying more in tax than most of the other doctors I know….
A New Snakebite Center Provides Care Patients Desperately Need
Emergency physician William Rushton, MD, used to lie awake at night, worrying about his snakebite patients. People…
What’s Your Risk of Getting COVID-19 by Providing Emergency Care?
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency physicians and nurses became critically needed to address the ensuing patient…
How To Use Video-Assisted Flexible Endoscopic Intubation
Airway technology has advanced rapidly in recent years and many emergency departments (EDs) now stock video laryngoscopes…
How to Manage Acute Agitation in Children
Acute agitation in children in the emergency department (ED) can be hazardous and distressing to patients, families…
Readers Respond: The Death of Diphenhyramine, Firearms in the ED, and More
The Death of Diphenhydramine I too would never bury Benadryl. I well remember our collective professional relief…
The Challenges of Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke
When compared to anterior circulation ischemic stroke, the presentation of posterior circulation ischemic stroke (PCIS) is often…