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An emergency physician must be able to react appropriately to any injury that arrives in the ED. It requires vast amounts of knowledge - but it also demands a skill that serves as the cornerstone of s
Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present
She was constantly in the emergency department for alcohol and drug intoxication. Staff dreaded her because she was usually inebriated and aski
What Do Residents Need to Know?
Emergency departments (EDs) nationwide depend on physician assistants (PAs) to assist in seeing high volumes of patients with varying complaints and complexity. In fac
One Shift
There is something unique about being an emergency physician. There are a few other specialties who also see large breadths of pathology and some undifferentiated patients, but probably no
How Interprovider Communication in the ED Affects More than What You Think
Medicine is full of communication. We must communicate effectively with our patients and with other professionals on the car
New Doctors, New Choices: The Delicate Work/Life Balance
Tim Murphy, MSIV, University of Connecticut , School of Medicine, Farmington, CT During my third-year rotations, I was frequently regaled with