A View From Above
Strange, it seems, to be gazing down upon the resuscitation bay. I left my body about an…
Resuscitation
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A View From Above
Strange, it seems, to be gazing down upon the resuscitation bay. I left my body about an... -
New Publication Round-Up
All titles listed below are available at discount prices for ACEP and EMRA members. Visit the ACEP... -
Emergency Medicine’s Role in End-of-Life Care
A 47-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer who is being followed by home hospice is brought to...
New Publication Round-Up
All titles listed below are available at discount prices for ACEP and EMRA members. Visit the ACEP…
Emergency Medicine’s Role in End-of-Life Care
A 47-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer who is being followed by home hospice is brought to…
Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest
Each year in the United States, it is estimated that between 350,000 and 450,000 patients suffer witnessed…
Making the Case for Palliative Care in the ED
Emergency physicians often feel obligated to order tests and do procedures they don’t believe will help the…
Peaceful Death
As the days fly by, the fate of the current federal health care legislation has come into…
By what criteria is it acceptable to declare death in DCD donors?
Irreversibility is consistent with legal The determination of death affects all physicians, and modern medical technology has…
I’ll Never Forget
If you practice emergency medicine long enough, you begin to accumulate a handful of experiences that you…
Emergency Physicians and End-of-Life Care in the ED
Emergency physicians surely realize that care of our sickest patients is immensely aided by advance directives. Advance…