Should Cricoid Pressure Be Used During Rapid Sequence Intubation?
Note to readers: The following piece is a tongue-in-cheek condemnation of the evidentiary base for the use…
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Should Cricoid Pressure Be Used During Rapid Sequence Intubation?
Note to readers: The following piece is a tongue-in-cheek condemnation of the evidentiary base for the use... -
End-of-Life Care Discussions Benefit from Simple Language
In response to “How to Approach End-of-Life Care Discussions, Determine Treatment Goals for Patients Near Death in... -
Recommendation to Update tPA Policy Approved by ACEP Board
In response to amended Resolution 32 from the 2013 Council meeting, the ACEP Board of Directors instructed...
End-of-Life Care Discussions Benefit from Simple Language
In response to “How to Approach End-of-Life Care Discussions, Determine Treatment Goals for Patients Near Death in…
Recommendation to Update tPA Policy Approved by ACEP Board
In response to amended Resolution 32 from the 2013 Council meeting, the ACEP Board of Directors instructed…
Top Tweets from Emergency Physicians about Back-to-Basics Medical Knowledge
The Free Open Access Medical Education movement (#FOAMed) often focuses its attention around the hottest topics in…
Managing Stress In Crisis Critical to Performing Emergency Airway Management Techniques
Too much time is dedicated to the acquisition of technique and too little to the preparation of…
“Code Black” Documentary about Los Angeles County General Hospital Captures the Challenge, Energy of Emergency Medicine
During his four years of residency at the University of Southern California Los Angeles County General Hospital,…
NBC TV News Team, New Yorker Reporter Win Awards of Excellence for 2014
Barbara Morse Silva (left) and Paul Tierney of NBC10 Rhode Island are winners of this year’s Award…
How to Approach End-of-Life Care Discussions, Determine Treatment Goals for Patients Near Death in the Emergency Department
Case: A 79-year-old woman with metastatic lung cancer presents to the ED with severe dyspnea. Assisted ventilation…
Avoid Potential Pitfalls of Living Wills, DNR, and POLST with Checklists, Standardization
For clarification, the living will’s presence does not mean it should be followed. It simply indicates that…