The Four A’s of EM
“Do you know the four A’s of being a great emergency physician?” a colleague asks.…
First Team
It was my first night at a new emergency department, so I was just getting…
The 2011 EPM Conflict Study
Emergency physicians may be the “jack of all trades” but we are the kings and…
Stress Tests & Negative Troponin
Every shift, emergency physicians care for patients they don’t know in a time-pressured and overcrowded…
When Charts Cry Wolf
EHR drug-drug interaction warnings may ultimately save lives, but does the collateral damage of “alert…
Avoid 5 Critical Investing Mistakes
Want to manage your wealth like a pro? Start by checking your ego at the…
Where Did Sellick's Maneuver Come From?
It is hard to think of anything that is more iconic in the practice of…
Horrendiomas!
EPs share first-hand accounts of train wrecks, close calls & potentially-disastrous errors
Tell Us the Telos
It is a moral imperative that EPs become philosophers, asking the critical questions of why…
Pain in Left Wrist
A 17-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with pain in his left wrist. The…