Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
Trauma is the number one cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States.1 Concerns about the…
Procedures and Skills
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Trauma in the Obstetric Patient: A Bedside Tool
Trauma is the number one cause of pregnancy-associated maternal deaths in the United States.1 Concerns about the... -
Alternative Uses for Q-tips
In 1923, Leo Gerstenzang invented the commercial Q-tip after observing his wife attach wads of cotton to... -
Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI)
e The Case You have a 50-year-old male with bad bilateral pneumonia; BP 108/70, HR 96, RR...
Alternative Uses for Q-tips
In 1923, Leo Gerstenzang invented the commercial Q-tip after observing his wife attach wads of cotton to…
Delayed Sequence Intubation (DSI)
e The Case You have a 50-year-old male with bad bilateral pneumonia; BP 108/70, HR 96, RR…
Reversal of Anticoagulation
Emergency physicians routinely encounter patients who are receiving some form of anticoagulant therapy. This population becomes increasingly…
Bedside Ultrasound of the Abdominal Aorta
Abdominal, back, and flank pain are some of the more common presenting complaints of patients for whom…
Spinal Epidural Abscess—Avoiding Neurologic Catastrophe in the ED
Case Presentation History: A 39-year-old male with a history of hepatitis C and polysubstance abuse presents with…
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation In the Emergency Department
Introduction Patients in acute respiratory failure are not uncommon in the emergency department, and a decisional branch…
Leaders Discuss ABEM’s MOC Program
In late December, the American Board of Emergency Medicine sent letters to its diplomates outlining the process…
Education, Activities at ICEM 2010 in Singapore
Summer in Singapore holds the promise of exemplary education, exotic locations, and activities galore during the International…
Toxic Mushroom Ingestions
Despite cultural changes over the past decades, mushroom ingestions, particularly toxic mushroom ingestions, are becoming more common….