Homemade Scalpels
While travelling along the interstate between who-knows-where and woebegone—a long way from any EMS services—you…
Synthetic Cannabinoids
A 17-year-old male with no significant past medical history is brought into the ED by…
Clearing Athletes for Return to Play
CASE STUDY: Clearing Athletes for Return to Play New legislation in Pennsylvania has mandated greater…
Plain Old Pink Eye?
Business has been brisk in the Pediatric ED today and you’re getting tired towards the…
Sepsis: Unbundling the Bundle
Two years ago I called into question the use of the sepsis bundle of therapies…
Gallstone Ileus
A 40-year-old Hispanic female presented to our Emergency Department complaining of upper abdominal pain, nausea…
Has This Laceration Compromised the Joint?
24 year old male presents with laceration to the right elbow after rollover MVC. He…
Pediatric Seizures
Pediatric seizures are a common emergency department complaint. The prior definition of status epilepticus (SE)…
Macrolides Can Kill
Did you know that the macrolide group of antibiotics (erythromycin and all its cousins) could…
Is There a Future for EM Research?
“I am not sure that any research should be performed in emergency department settings, and…