EM’s Mid-Life Crisis
By embracing appropriate mid-career shifts, we can re-infuse maturing EPs with the excitement that once…
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage: A Procedure Worth Resuscitating
A 40-year-old man is brought in by ambulance after sustaining a single stab wound to…
Romania’s Adopted EM Champion
Last January, emergency medicine icon Raed Arafat resigned from his post in the Romanian Ministry…
Red Flags: Identifying Sex Trafficking Victims in the ED
Health Care Providers (HCPs) are trained to recognize victims of elder abuse, child abuse and…
Zero-Mistake Medicine
No mistakes! That’s the mantra these days for medical care in the United States. Another…
Interview with Jesse Pines at ACEP 2012 [VIDEO]
Jesse Pines sits down with executive editor Mark Plaster to discuss upcoming books, goals concerning…
Dave Packo v. Greg Henry at ACEP 2012 [VIDEO]
Dave Packo sits down with Greg Henry to discuss controversy of staffing, issue of funding,…
All Stitched Up
When kids present with lacerations, we have choices as to how to stitch them up.…
Reasonable Expectations
Last month, I wrote about the innovative treatment that cured my mother-in-law of her C.…
When Evaluating EMR Efficacy, Where’s the Beef?
Why aren’t health information systems subjected to the same rigorous research as are other complicated…