Stop Shouting!
Dear Director, I received a complaint from an ED triage nurse that one…
Exit Strategy
Something had just happened that I didn’t understand. A man had stared death in the…
Geriatric ED: Cost-Efficient Hub of Care
No one can deny the aging of our population in general, and of the emergency…
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…