Violence Against ED Workers a Growing Problem
The Detroit News and the Free Press reported that an emergency physician was stabbed in…
Did Video Kill the Live Lecture?
In Part I of a new series, Drs. Greg Henry and Mel Herbert discuss the…
Alcohol Withdrawal, Meet Benzo Shortage
You’re having a rough shift: The ED is out of metoclopramide and prochlorperazine, so you…
The 2012 SAEM Research Review
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Annual Meeting was held May 9-12, 2012 in Chicago,…
Antibiotics: By the Numbers
Part 1 in a series about the cold, hard numbers behind some of our most…
Quinolones: Another Cautionary Tale
This is the third in a series of columns dealing with non-allergic, potentially serious reactions…
Press Ganey, Meet Yelp
If you are an emergency physician and you Google yourself, you’ll find a host of…
De Garengeot’s Hernia
An 89-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a three to four day history…
Duty to Die
She was rail thin and her deeply wrinkled face reflected the years she had spent…
Three Days of Worsening Wrist Pain
What an interesting week it’s been. You witnessed the untimely death of a young mother…