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
Man vs Machine
Computer screens burn my eyes. But patients expectantly staring at me from a distance while I interact with a machine is even more uncomfortable. Entering medicine, I envisioned spendi
Discovering the Artifact
Reading Between the Lines in Point-of-Care Ultrasound Mastering point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation takes not only knowledge of anatomy and pathology, but also know
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
Everything We Wish We Learned in Residency
No matter where you are completing your EM residency, a solid clinical education and the opportunity to care for, and learn from, diverse and critically ill
ED Management of Calcium-Channel Blocker, Beta Blocker, and Digoxin Toxicity
From the February 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “EMP – Emergency Department Management of Calcium-Channel Blo
MSIV Reflections on Matching EM (Part 1)
What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then From the EMRA Medical Student Council Introduction This time of year brings feelings of change to every medical studen
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
A Call for Formalized Training in Hand-Off Procedures
7 pm arrives. Your stomach is growling. You realize you haven't taken a bathroom break in the past twelve hours, and it's already time to sign ou
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