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Clinical , EMS , Prehospital Care

The Case for Prehospital and ED Use of Tourniquets

4/30/2015 Joshua Bucher, MD

The Case for Prehospital and ED Use of Tourniquets A 27-year-old male is brought in by ambulance after experiencing a gunshot wound to the mid right thigh. At the time of his arrival with EMS, he is

Medical Education , Critical Care

On Track: Creating the Critical Care Track in Your EM Residency

4/30/2015 Jenelle Holst, MD

On Track: Creating the Critical Care Track in Your EM Residency With these examples and suggestions, you can help prepare or improve your own residency's critical care track. Care of the critically

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Medico Legal , Risk Management Pitfalls

Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children

4/30/2015 EM Resident

Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Children From the February 2014 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “PEMP – Emergency Department Management of Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis in Chil

Fellowships , Critical Care

Pathways to Critical Care Fellowship Training (Panel Discussion, ACEP14)

4/30/2015 EM Resident

Pathways to Critical Care Fellowship Training (Panel Discussion, ACEP14) The Fellows' Perspective Ann Tsung, MD. Ann is from the University of Florida and has matched at Washington University in St.

Clinical , Infectious Disease , Critical Care , Neurology

The Masquerading HSV Infection

4/30/2015 Sajid Khan, MD , Maryam Arshad, MD

The Masquerading HSV Infection Case Presentation Your next patient is a 36-year-old female with fever, body aches, and headache. She has been ill for four days with a temperature of 101 °F at home. S

Health Policy , Leadership and Advocacy Conference , Events & Activities

2015 ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference and Leadership Summit

4/30/2015 Jasmeet Dhaliwal, MD, MPH, MBA

2015 ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference and Leadership Summit On the Health Policy Horizon The first day of spring has passed, and that means the 2015 ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference and Leade

Advocacy , Health Policy

A Call to Advocacy

4/30/2015 Joshua Enyart, DO

A Call to Advocacy As my shift is about to start, I look at the board to see what's new and what may be signed out. There's a drunk patient in bed 5, a psychotic patient in 19 in restraints, over in

Visual Diagnosis , Ophthalmology

Anisocoria

4/30/2015 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Lawrence Stack, MD

Anisocoria CASES Case 1. The Patient A 61-year-old female complains of sudden onset right eye pain, headache, blurred vision, and vomiting 2 hours prior to coming to the ED. Physical examination reve

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Trauma

The Pediatric Burn Patient: A Simplified Approach

4/30/2015 Megan Cobb, MD, DPT

The Pediatric Burn Patient: A Simplified Approach Burns are a fairly common occurrence among the pediatric population. While most burns are limited and require only localized wound care and outpatien

International EM , Career Planning

ISAEM and the Push for Emergency Medicine Worldwide

4/30/2015 Larshan Perinpam , Lance Adams , Anh-Nhi Thi Huynh, MD

ISAEM and the Push for Emergency Medicine Worldwide Establishing the Standard To many EMRA members, it may come as a surprise that the specialty of emergency medicine is a foreign term, and in many c