VACEP Legal Victory Illustrates Why the Prudent Layperson Standard Still Matters
Maryland enacted the first “prudent layperson standard” (PLP) in state law in 1993 (see related timeline). The...
ACEP Now: Vol 42 – No 10 – October 2023
Traumatizing Patients with Trauma Activations
Each time she moved her hand it caught my eye: the glint of her bejeweled fingers sharply...
Brain Trauma Guidelines for Emergency Medicine
In April 2023, the third edition of the Brain Trauma Foundation’s evidence-based guidelines for the prehospital management...
Residency Spotlight: Corewell Health—Grand Rapids/Michigan State University Emergency Medicine Residency
In 2022, Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health integrated to create one system, Corewell Health. We continue to...
Toxicology Question: Can coming into contact with this chemical compound result in mortality?
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Your Employer Should be an Open Book
The last few years have been a tumultuous time for the emergency medicine (EM) specialty, especially as...
Using Civic Engagement and Voter Registration to Fight My Burnout
At times, I want to give up this crazy, broken career as an emergency physician. We all...
Creative Careers: Liz Clayborne, MD, FACEP Founder and CEO of NasaClip
Exploring Unique Careers in Emergency Medicine Dr. Liz Clayborne didn’t set out to become an entrepreneur. She...
Tips for Working With Interpreters in the Emergency Department
Clinical Case Your next patient is a Spanish-speaking 24-year-old female who begins by telling you that she...
Subcutaneous Insulin for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
The treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is, in many ways, unchanged: intravenous fluids, electrolyte repletion, insulin, and...
Are Opiates Futile in Low Back Pain?
There is no shortage of evidence regarding the harms of opiate use and misuse. With this in...
Toxicology Answer: An Illustrated Case of Ethylene Glycol, Direct and Indirect
Ethylene glycol (EG), also known as ethane-1,2-diol, with the molecular formula CH2OHCH2OH, is a colorless, odorless, water-soluble...
Goal-Oriented, Bundled Care For Intracerebral Hemorrhage Improves Outcomes
A 76-year-old female presents to the emergency department obtunded with left hemiplegia. Symptoms began just prior to...
Laryngeal Injuries: An Introduction
A 37-year-old female was walking home from grocery shopping when she had an encounter with a stray...
October 2023 News from the College
Urge Your Legislators to Support New Bill to Combat Boarding, Support Mental Health Access from the ED...
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