Tips for Quickly Diagnosing Compartment Syndrome
The Case A 28-year-old male presents after a motorcycle crash. He has right lower leg pain and…
Critical Care
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Tips for Quickly Diagnosing Compartment Syndrome
The Case A 28-year-old male presents after a motorcycle crash. He has right lower leg pain and... -
As Popular SMACC Critical Care Conference Ends, a New One Rises
In 2013, Scott Weingart, MD, FACEP (@emcrit), declared SMACC (which stands for Social Media and Critical Care),... -
Coding Wizard: Critical Care Services Involving a Resident
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar...
As Popular SMACC Critical Care Conference Ends, a New One Rises
In 2013, Scott Weingart, MD, FACEP (@emcrit), declared SMACC (which stands for Social Media and Critical Care),…
Coding Wizard: Critical Care Services Involving a Resident
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Similar Thrombectomy Benefits for Transferred “Late-Window” Stroke Patients
Functional outcomes after thrombectomy for ischemic stroke in the late window are similar for transferred patients and…
AHA Initiative Boosts Quality of Care for STEMI
Quality of care for patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has improved in hospitals participating in the…
Survival After Cardiac Arrest May Depend on Which EMS Agency Shows Up
Whether an individual survives a cardiac arrest may depend, at least in part, on which emergency medical…
What Recent Literature Says About Treating the Critically Ill
Having critically ill patients remain in the emergency department for exceedingly long periods has become commonplace. In…
Time-to-Hospital May Be Key to Disparate Results in Studies on Pre-Hospital Plasma Administration
Two large studies have come to conflicting conclusions about whether emergency medical technicians should give plasma to…
Acetaminophen Overdose Diagnosis and Treatment
The Case The patient is a 17-year-old non-English-speaking Bengali female with no past medical history who presented…
Treating Ingested Button Batteries in Kids
Question 2: In children with ingested button batteries in the stomach, which patients are at the highest…