Knees, Backs and Stonehenge
Science can’t explain back and knee pain much better than anthropologists can explain Stonehenge. Want…
The Mount Sinai Experience
How One Urban Academic Center Successfully Implementing a Comprehensive ED Information System
Swine Flu Update: May 6
Fellow at the Center for Biosecurity Chief Fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases University…
The Country Who “Cried Swine”
Has the media “cried swine” prematurely? Perhaps. Regardless, this virus has given us the opportunity…
EMR: State of the Art or Digital Disaster?
When you talk to an emergency physician about electronic medical records and emergency department information…
Final Analysis: Proceeding in the Absence of a Gold Standard
This case, originally published in January of 2009, sparked a lively debate online. Here are…
Get Humeral I.O. Access
…with the speed of a NASCAR pit crew “This is Medic 10 with a level…
Imaging Artifacts: An ED Ultrasound Overview
This month we’re going to answer some basic ultrasound questions and go over imaging artifacts.…
Abdominal Pain & G-Tube Problems
One of the private docs sends a patient in to be evaluated from a local…
Can Sebelius Say the “R” Word?
Whether it’s rationing or retirement, the Sec. of Health must lead on hard questions