Clear Improvements
How many patients a day come to you in a C-collar? If your ED is…
“Last Scene of All”
The principle issue in this country today, with regard to medicine, is not any particular…
Taking Obamacare to Court
Even before President Obama’s ink was dry from signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…
Ultrasound Video
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Where’s the Fluid?
Your dejected resident walks away from the patient’s bed to peek at the portable chest…
Sample Size Matters
The importance of sample size is well known in medical research. Use very large samples…
2+2=7? Seven things you may not know about Press Ganey Statistics
Patient satisfaction has become the latest catchphrase throughout hospital emergency departments. Given that patient satisfaction…
Traumatic Abdominal Hernias: When to Operate
An 82-year-old man presented to the ED with abdominal pain. While walking in his yard…
Italian Job
As a Navy reservist assigned to a Marine Corps unit, my annual training requirement…
K2/Spice: Much More Than “Fake Marijuana”
Over the last six months, the drug K2 – or “spice” – has gained national…