In or Out
According to the Rand Report, the ED routinely makes the most important decision for hospital…
Survey: The ED is the Nexus of Care
The numbers don’t lie. The emergency department (ED) is the front door to the hospital…
‘Floaters’ in the Right Eye
Your next patient is a young African-American female with no history of sickle cell disease,…
What Emergency Medicine Can Learn from the Teamsters
If emergency physicians are going to have a chance at influencing healthcare policy in Washington,…
The Death of Decorum
I decry the death of civil decorum and protocol. We are in the midst of…
EPs in Space!
As NASA accepts emergency physician Andrew Morgan into the astronaut program, EPM takes a look…
One Day at a Time
“Let’s move it, guys, the bus is unloading!” You cringe as you hear the jaded…
History Lesson
I love it when the lecturers say the same thing: “Take a good history…” They…
Stat Pregnancy Test . . . Without Urine?
A 25-year-old woman presents to the emergency department having syncopized in the waiting room, where…
How to Confirm Ankle Joint Penetration
It is a busy Friday evening in the emergency department when you get called to…