Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Forms: What You Need to Know
Understanding POLST forms will better enable emergency physicians to verify patients’ wishes for end-of-life care are being…
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Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Forms: What You Need to Know
Understanding POLST forms will better enable emergency physicians to verify patients’ wishes for end-of-life care are being... -
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Reports on Data Survey for Next-Generation ED Design
The design of emergency departments (EDs) is evolving with the changes in patients served, diagnostic testing utilized,... -
Is Video or Direct Laryngoscopy Better for Intubation in Trauma Patients?
Eighty-seven percent of intubations were performed by emergency physicians. In more than two-thirds of cases, rapid sequence...
Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Reports on Data Survey for Next-Generation ED Design
The design of emergency departments (EDs) is evolving with the changes in patients served, diagnostic testing utilized,…
Is Video or Direct Laryngoscopy Better for Intubation in Trauma Patients?
Eighty-seven percent of intubations were performed by emergency physicians. In more than two-thirds of cases, rapid sequence…
Maintain Emergency Medicine Certification as Requirement for ACEP Membership
The case for maintaining strict membership requirements for ACEP The discussion on opening up ACEP membership to…
Open ACEP Membership to All Emergency Physicians
Allowing ED physicians not certified in EM to join will fulfill our mission—and ultimately help patients Courage…
7 Tips for Navigating Difficult Patient Consultations
The Nightmare It is a dark and stormy Friday night, been busier than usual. While hustling between…
Bell’s Palsy Diagnosis, Treatment Recommendations Updated
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
ACEP Revises Clinical Policy on Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department
In the February 2014 issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine, ACEP published a clinical policy focusing…
How to Perform an Ultrasound-Assisted Lumbar Puncture
Integration of ultrasound when determining ideal needle entry in a difficult case can prevent repeated failed attempts…