Has Triage Become an Intrusive Waste of Time?
We need to create EDs where the first priority is making the patient comfortable, not…
To Unlock the Mystery of Overcrowding, Look to Queuing Models
Queuing theory models offer a telling look at what makes the emergency department grind to…
Small Patients, Big Problems
How POC ultrasound can be of special benefit to ill or injured children We know…
So You Drank the Water…
If this summer’s travels take you far afield, should you carry a course of Cipro…
‘Rick & Jerry’ Pass the Baton
A look back on the trailblazers of emergency medicine radio In 1991 I decided to…
A Call for Action
Today’s healthcare environment has put emergency medicine against the ropes. The next generation of emergency…
1954: EDs Called the ‘Weakest Link’
Brian Zink’s Concise History of Emergency Medicine: 1954: EDs Called the ‘Weakest Link’ Sixty years ago, emergency…
Have Some HEART
Is it time to start using the HEART pathway in the emergency department? There are…
Aortic Dissection in the ED: A Review of ACEP’s New Guidelines
Despite this new tool, AAD remains a difficult diagnosis in the emergency department Acute Thoracic…
A Grateful Nation
This past Memorial Day weekend I was given the opportunity of a lifetime. I got…