A Safe Space: Violence Toward Emergency Department Providers Isn’t Just Part of the Job
In April this year, I published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “Workplace…
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A Safe Space: Violence Toward Emergency Department Providers Isn’t Just Part of the Job
In April this year, I published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “Workplace... -
Zika Infections in Puerto Rico Increasing Steadily
Zika infections in Puerto Rico appear to be increasing rapidly, top U.S. health officials said on Friday,... -
Senior-Friendly Emergency Departments Combine Care-Model Innovation With Local Adaptation
Health care systems worldwide are grappling with a 21st-century reality for emergency medicine: While we thought EM...
Zika Infections in Puerto Rico Increasing Steadily
Zika infections in Puerto Rico appear to be increasing rapidly, top U.S. health officials said on Friday,…
Senior-Friendly Emergency Departments Combine Care-Model Innovation With Local Adaptation
Health care systems worldwide are grappling with a 21st-century reality for emergency medicine: While we thought EM…
Radiation Therapy Overuse Spikes in the Emergency Department
Can you remember the last time you worked a shift in the emergency department and ordered zero…
Run, Hide, Fight: How to React When There’s Gunfire in the Emergency Department
Once considered places of sanctuary from violence, hospitals are now becoming desecrated by the ravages of a…
Nonurgent Emergency Department Patients Might Still Be Admitted to Hospital
Patients assigned a “nonurgent” status on arrival in the emergency room might still be sick enough to…
Non-Operative Management Effective in Severe Splenic Injury
In patients with high-grade splenic injury, non-operative management (NOM) can be as effective as immediate splenectomy (IS),…
Aggressive TIA Therapy May Cut Serious Stroke Risk by Half
New data from centers that aggressively treat transient ischemia attacks (TIAs) offer new evidence that quick action…
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)…
Ultrasound-Guided Glenohumeral Joint Evaluation and Aspiration
Evaluation of the patient with the painful shoulder can be difficult in the emergency department. The septic…
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