Introducing the CASA Exam: A New Protocol to Guide Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a powerful diagnostic tool in the emergency department. To identify reversible causes of…
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Introducing the CASA Exam: A New Protocol to Guide Point-Of-Care Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a powerful diagnostic tool in the emergency department. To identify reversible causes of... -
Spotting and Reporting Child Neglect Cases
The Case EMS brings a 2-year-old female to the emergency department with concern for hypothermia and malnutrition... -
Safe Discharge in Non-Low Risk Chest Pain Patients
There’s been a clear shift in the emergency medicine mindset toward chest pain over the past few...
Spotting and Reporting Child Neglect Cases
The Case EMS brings a 2-year-old female to the emergency department with concern for hypothermia and malnutrition…
Safe Discharge in Non-Low Risk Chest Pain Patients
There’s been a clear shift in the emergency medicine mindset toward chest pain over the past few…
How to Spot and Help Human Trafficking Victims in the Emergency Department
Human trafficking is an incredibly challenging problem to solve because it hides in the shadows. Not only…
Communication Tips for Reaching Your Opioid-Addicted Patients
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of an ongoing series on what emergency physicians can do…
Opinion: Stanford’s New Stroke Protocol Expands the Treatment Window
Until now, the window to treat acute stroke with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) or endovascular thrombectomy was…
Tips to Improve Airway Management
Procedural sedation and emergency airway management are recognized risks to patient safety. Sedation, induction agents, and muscle…
Data Suggests Lactated Ringer’s Is Better than Normal Saline
Myth: Normal Saline Is the IV Fluid of Choice Which fluid is superior, normal (0.9%) saline or…
Do-Not-Resuscitate Tattoos: Are They Valid?
A recent New England Journal of Medicine article presented a case in which a “Do Not Resuscitate”…