EMPRN, the Emergency Medicine Practice Research Network, recently completed its first survey and presented some of the…
Introduction Thoracentesis is a common procedure that is used for both diagnostic evaluation and symptomatic treatment of…
ACEP is accepting nominations until Feb. 15 for the 2013 Awards Program, which annually honors those who…
We seem always to be looking for health benefits from things that might otherwise be seen as…
Each of ACEP’s 32 Sections held meetings at the 2012 Scientific Assembly in Denver. Here’s a recap…
Chemical Restraint in the ED Sudden violence in the emergency department (ED) remains a common problem. Psychiatric…
Introduction Emergency physicians perform abdominal paracentesis both for diagnostic sampling of peritoneal fluid and for therapeutic drainage…
Traditionally, physicians have been reluctant to share their personal experience with malpractice litigation due to fear of…
After considerable debate, the ACEP Council voted this month to refrain from participation in the national “Choosing…
I recently came across two articles pertaining to the peri-intubation; one made me very happy (b/c it…