Part Timer Blues
Dear Director, I’ve been a dedicated part-timer for years, but now I’m not getting my…
Sudden Respiratory Arrest Following Cervical Facet Injection
A 66-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department in respiratory arrest. According to EMS, she…
Knowing Stroke Syndromes: Part II
This is the second of a two part series on stroke syndromes. In last month’s…
Spanish Lessons in a Clinical Setting
One night on a lonely stretch of Mexican highway, Dr. Haywood Hall stumbled on a…
Not All Sore Throats Are Created Equal
A fifty year-old male with no past medical history presented to the ED complaining of…
The Top 10 Abstracts of SAEM
The 2010 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s annual meeting was held in June, 2010, in…
Peds Fracture? Skip the Cast
Children often present to our emergency departments with buckle fractures, non-displaced fractures and minimally angulated…
EM Development in the Netherlands
Emergency Medicine (EM) is a burgeoning medical specialty that is rapidly developing worldwide. Focused on…
The Problem with Prompts
With the High Tech Act offering dollars for automation, the interest in emergency department information…
Name That Toxin
The patient is a 21-year-old male who presents to your ED with vomiting and dizziness…