Mouthguard Technology May Help Evaluate and Treat Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports
A new athletic mouthguard under development by a partnership involving Louisiana State University (LSU) could have a…
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Mouthguard Technology May Help Evaluate and Treat Traumatic Brain Injury in Sports
A new athletic mouthguard under development by a partnership involving Louisiana State University (LSU) could have a... -
Keep Video Laryngoscope Clear with IV Tubing, Saline, and Some Ingenuity
The Case A 42-year-old female presents to the emergency department after sustaining blunt facial trauma from a... -
Non-Opioid Pain Medications to Consider for Emergency Department Patients
As recently as 15 years ago, the approach to pain management was a symptomatic one, whereby the...
Keep Video Laryngoscope Clear with IV Tubing, Saline, and Some Ingenuity
The Case A 42-year-old female presents to the emergency department after sustaining blunt facial trauma from a…
Non-Opioid Pain Medications to Consider for Emergency Department Patients
As recently as 15 years ago, the approach to pain management was a symptomatic one, whereby the…
Opinion: Why Freestanding, Physician- or Investor-Owned Emergency Departments May Be Bad for Emergency Medicine
Driving in and around the cities that make up the Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex, I get the…
Should Emergency Physicians Try Antipyretic Therapy to Prevent Recurrence of Febrile Seizures?
Case A 2-year-old boy presents to the emergency department via ambulance after a brief tonic-clonic seizure. He…
Emergency Department Benchmarking Trend Data Help Physicians Anticipate Operational Management Needs
Do you know the national utilization trends for emergency department services? Do you know what you will…
Recognize Pediatric Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Symptoms, Manage Disease
The Case A previously healthy, fully immunized five-year-old boy presents to the pediatric emergency department with three…
New Approach to 911 CPR Instructions Can Save Lives
A three-year study of a statewide Arizona resuscitation program to give CPR instructions to people who call…
Sutures for Skin Tears, Oxygen Therapy for STEMI Patients, and Blood Alcohol Levels to Assess Intoxication: More Myths in Emergency Medicine
Skin Tears! Who Cares? Why care about skin tears? The standard for skin tear repair has always…
Naloxone to Reduce Opiate Overdose Deaths Raises Cost, Liability, and Safety Concerns
The U.S. opiate epidemic leads to about 16,000 deaths a year. Activists have proposed solutions, and many…
