‘Doc, are you sure you have to aspirate?’
During a busy swing shift, a 45-year-old male presents to the emergency department with two…
A World of Non-Traditional EM Opportunities
Dear Director, I’m completing my residency and as I look ahead at my first…
From Humble Beginnings: The Birth of the Broselow Tape
How “The Tape” came to be, and what its invention says about emergency medicine …
Homecoming: Caring for South Sudan’s Returnees
There is something truly unique about the frenzied energy of a refugee/displaced person/ returnee camp,…
An Elegantly Icky Solution
I’d love to shield the identity of the patient in this story. But I can’t,…
Greg Henry Interviews ACEP President David Seaberg
Between the healthcare overhaul and the Supreme Court’s subsequent landmark challenge, it’s been an interesting…
NIPPV for CHF Works, ACLS Algorithms Do Not
For every eight CHF patients you treat with NIPPV, one death is prevented. David Newman…
Choose Wisely: Some Tests Are Worse Than Unnecessary
Can emergency physicians identify tests and procedures whose necessity should be questioned? In light of…
Refocusing Your Retirement Plan
Does your group’s retirement plan put your interests first? Making sure your plan’s trustee takes…
U.S. Healthcare: Micro to Macro
From the Higgs boson to light-bending galaxies, a physics lesson on scale, and how our…