The idea of cooling survivors from cardiac arrest has a long and storied history. In perhaps the…
In 2020 42% increase in EMS-observed overdose cardiac arrests nationally compared to baseline of 42 per 100,000…
The Case A 54-year-old man is admitted to the observation unit to rule out an acute coronary…
A large multinational study may cool enthusiasm for using hypothermia to treat comatose patients recovering from an…
The COVID-19 pandemic may be driving a surge in drug-overdose deaths in the U.S., a new study…
Bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has become an invaluable tool in emergency and critical care medicine. Bedside assessment…
When patients are comatose after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, should they be rushed into coronary angiography if…
Whether an individual survives a cardiac arrest may depend, at least in part, on which emergency medical…
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a powerful diagnostic tool in the emergency department. To identify reversible causes of…