Palliative Care, Part 2: A How-To Guide
Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series. Michael is tired. The emergency department (ED) is inconceivably busy. The waiting room census keeps gr
Palliative Care, Part 1
The Importance of Early Implementation in the ED Emily is tired. The illness is evident when she arrives in the emergency department (ED). You can see it in her face, her skin
POLST: Guiding Providers in End of Life Care
It is 9 a.m. in the emergency department when triage announces overhead, “Cardiac arrest. 5 minutes.” A few minutes later, the EMS crew arrives actively d