Evaluating Children in Postdisaster Situations
Since 1996, training courses on “Management of Disasters: Focus on Children” have been conducted annually at Case…
Commentary
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Don’t PIMP Me, Bro
Ten years ago I flew from New Orleans to Dallas to take the ABEM recertification exam for... -
Evaluating Children in Postdisaster Situations
Since 1996, training courses on “Management of Disasters: Focus on Children” have been conducted annually at Case... -
Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy: In the ER?
These findings are certainly cause for careful consideration prior to withdrawal of care in any acute care...
Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy: In the ER?
These findings are certainly cause for careful consideration prior to withdrawal of care in any acute care…
Hidden in Plain Sight
It’s nearing the end of a busy shift, and the last patient you pick up is a…
Strong Shoulders, Deep Weeds
I read with interest the article in the August issue of ACEP News about the 50th anniversary…
Emergency Physicians and End-of-Life Care in the ED
Emergency physicians surely realize that care of our sickest patients is immensely aided by advance directives. Advance…
Camouflaging Informed Consent
In 1972, Canterbury v. Spence changed American health law, and with it, the patient-physician relationship. Some ethicists…
Look, Thurston…
The eggheads in Washington sit on the beach reading cheap novels while we swim with the sharks….
Now There’s an Idea!
I would say that the average emergency physician tends to be inventive, efficient, energetic, friendly, and confident….
Quiet Competence
In the 200 years since José Gaspar held women for ransom on Captiva Island in Florida, things…
Don’t PIMP Me, Bro
Ten years ago I flew from New Orleans to Dallas to take the ABEM recertification exam for…