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Critical Care

REBOA: A Precious (Life)line

9/27/2016 Megan Simon Thomas, MD , Danish Malik, MD

REBOA: A Precious (Life)line A 25-year-old male is brought in by EMS with a gunshot wound. Vital signs are as follows: HR 130 BPM, BP 60/palp, RR 24, SpO2 99% RA, and temperature 37.5 Celsius. He app

Resident , President's Message , Career Planning

5 Tips for Residency and Beyond

9/27/2016 Ramnik “Ricky” Dhaliwal, MD, JD

5 Tips for Residency and Beyond As I write this final article in EM Resident as your President, I am four months out from finishing my EM/IM Residency at Hennepin County Medical Center where I am now

Editor's Forum , Editorial

Letter from the Editor

9/26/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor I see my mail carrier about once a week. She usually arrives around 11 am, sometimes later. If I am home, I will wave from the kitchen, occasionally running out with something

Airway

Rapid Sequence Intubation: Basics for Medical Students

9/22/2016 Arielle King, MSIV

Rapid Sequence Intubation: Basics for Medical Students We all learn our ABC's as kids, but after a couple years of medical school they take on a different meaning: airway, breathing, and circulation.

Editorial

Stillness in the Chaos

9/22/2016 Austin Beck, MSIV

Stillness in the Chaos “I understand this is a very difficult decision to make at this moment ma'am. I have to ask you, though – would your husband have wanted to be placed on a ventilator?” Even as

Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Butch Humbert, MD | Indiana University

9/22/2016 Erin Karl, MD

Program Director Interview Series: Butch Humbert, MD | Indiana University This month, we interviewed Aloysius "Butch" Humbert, MD, Program Director at Indiana University School of Medicine's emergenc

Match , Advising , ACEP Scientific Assembly , Residency Fair

Navigating the EMRA Residency Program Fair at ACEP16

9/22/2016 Elena DiMiceli, MD

Navigating the EMRA Residency Program Fair at ACEP16 Attention, medical students! The American College of Emergency Physicians' Scientific Assembly, also known as ACEP16, is quickly approaching. Mark

Editorial , Non Clinical

It's Not News: Thoughts on Medical Errors

9/22/2016 Elizabeth Wilcox

It's Not News: Thoughts on Medical Errors We've all seen the articles in bold headlines, claiming medical errors are now the third largest cause of death. It's all the rage these days, since a new st

International , Practice Environments

The State of Emergency Medicine in Cameroon

9/21/2016 Shu Olivier Niba , Henrique Alencastro Puls , Gerhard Dashi

The State of Emergency Medicine in Cameroon Cameroon is a West African country with a population of approximately 22 million people and 2 official languages, English and French. The country is divide

Mentorship

EMRA Mentorship Program

8/19/2016 Joshua Davis, MD

EMRA Mentorship Program Check out EMRA's mentorship program! Many believe that having a physician mentor is one of the most valuable resources for medical students interested in becoming a successful