Opinion: How the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Got Almost Everything Wrong
What could be wrong about a campaign to promote sepsis survival? Looking back on the history of…
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Opinion: How the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Got Almost Everything Wrong
What could be wrong about a campaign to promote sepsis survival? Looking back on the history of... -
Tips for Catching Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries
Written from the perspective of an emergency physician who also runs a weekly minor fracture clinic, this... -
Online Clinical Tool for Post–Bariatric Surgery Patients Could Improve Management
Members of ACEP’s Emergency Medicine Practice Committee, along with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery,...
Tips for Catching Commonly Missed Ankle Injuries
Written from the perspective of an emergency physician who also runs a weekly minor fracture clinic, this…
Online Clinical Tool for Post–Bariatric Surgery Patients Could Improve Management
Members of ACEP’s Emergency Medicine Practice Committee, along with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery,…
Published Clinical Decision Aids May Lack Validation
The physician life has never been “easier.” We live in a fortunate future, replete with information technology…
Control Hip Fracture Pain Without Opioids Using Ultrasound-Guided Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block
Annually, more than 300,000 adults older than age 65 are hospitalized for hip fractures, which frequently result…
Medical Improvisation and the Media
Medical improvisation is a subject with which I have had a lot of experience throughout my career….
Emergency Medicine Pearls, Pitfalls for Treatment of Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures
Written from the perspective of an emergency physician who also runs a weekly minor fracture clinic, this…
Pearls from Emergency Medicine Literature on Pulmonary Problems, Bleeding, Evaluating Pediatric Injuries, and More
Last month, I highlighted some of the most impactful, talked-about, or interesting articles published across the spectrum…
Oxygen Insufflated Into Lungs Can Prevent Desaturation, Aid in Emergency Airway Management
It was a simple idea that actually has a long-standing history in medicine: Oxygen insufflated into the…
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Tips for Treating Closed Head Injuries and Using Antibiotics for Parotitis
The best questions often stem from the inquisitive learner. As educators, we love, and are always humbled…
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With regard to state legislative activity regulating the opioid prescribing practices of emergency physicians, which of the following wouId you support? Check all that apply.
- Restrictions on duration (36%, 229 Votes)
- Restrictions of quantity (34%, 219 Votes)
- Mandatory checking of prescription drug monitoring systems for all opioid prescriptions from the ED (30%, 194 Votes)
Total Voters: 367
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