Is Acute Care Surgery Optimal for Nontrauma Emergencies?
Yes: Model provides cost-effective surgical care. I can say without qualification that acute care surgery is the…
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Solving the Emergency Surgical Care Crisis
Each day, dramatic stories of lifesaving interventions unfold in emergency departments. Following the deadly shooting rampage in... -
Is Acute Care Surgery Optimal for Nontrauma Emergencies?
Yes: Model provides cost-effective surgical care. I can say without qualification that acute care surgery is the... -
Hurtled Into (Cyber)space
I was waiting for it. The staredown. The showdown. It was me or the machine. “Lisa …...
Hurtled Into (Cyber)space
I was waiting for it. The staredown. The showdown. It was me or the machine. “Lisa ……
Who’s in Charge of Our Health? The Ethics of Patient Responsibility
Citizens enjoy broad rights to promote their own values, and health care systems respect this autonomy by…
ACEP Says FAIR Health Database Is Fair
The American College of Emergency Physicians has endorsed using the FAIR Health consumer database as a tool…
With the Chart as My Witness
“Doctor, let me see if I understand what you’re saying. You just told the court that Melanie…
Rolling in Agony Like a Chinchilla
All people are gifted. In the ED, I see a wide variety of gifts, such as yodeling,…
Your ‘Dear Consultant’ Column
As a medical student sitting in an enormous lecture hall with 100 of my closest friends at…
Senior EDs: More Than Better Lighting
The emergence of “senior EDs” was highlighted within the context of crowding in a recent In the…
Taking Care of Little Brothers
It’s not easy to watch people suffer. The wonderful thing is that we can relieve suffering. The…
Solving the Emergency Surgical Care Crisis
Each day, dramatic stories of lifesaving interventions unfold in emergency departments. Following the deadly shooting rampage in…