Browsing: December 2019

In 2019, EM Resident magazine won national honors, welcomed more new authors than in any previous year, and raised the bar for content. This is a look at the most-read material of the year.
Sometimes a clinical trial shows no statistical differences yet can help to illuminate best practices. Count the ESETT Trial as one of them.
Moderate therapeutic hypothermia could be another tool in treating cardiac arrest patients. But how much should a patient be cooled? The HYPERION Trial doesn't resolve that debate.
Program Director Interview Series: Shawn London, MD | Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at the University of Connecticut Samuel Southgate, MSIV, University of Connecticut School of Medic
What is hotspotting, and why should you care? It's a critical concept in the ED arena and may help care for the most vulnerable of patients.
The crux of this article: Actively advocating for GME funding is the responsibility of all physicians, regardless of where they are in training, so the future of health care and safety of patients is
The EMRA Representative Council elected the most diverse Board of Directors in the organization’s 45-year history this fall, setting a new bar for inclusion in medicine.
The classic story of GHB intoxication you may see in your ED — “you are about to intubate a comatose patient and they wake up suddenly.” What next?
The recent rise in the number of people declining vaccinations is leading to a correlating rise in the cases of preventable diseases such as measles and mumps.
Indiana University's Clinical Informatics Fellowship Director John T. Finnell is ready to help solve the enigma about the confluence of the ED and IT.