Taking Back the Ship
Steve Lopez, a columnist for the L.A. Times, recently reported a classic tale of medical…
The Science of Safe Handoffs
The department was packed and I was counting down the seconds until I would board…
When Women Lead, EM Wins
Dear Director, I rarely see women in leadership roles in emergency medicine. Why do…
How to Repair a Lingual Laceration
A 35-year-old female is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after she was the…
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…