Appendicitis
It’s been a long night and you grab the last chart in the rack. You…
The Age-Old Question
I never thought the day would come, but it has finally happened. I am the…
Adapt to lead
The patient was having an MI, complicated by intermittent runs of ventricular tachycardia. Despite his…
Pay for Performance
After years of debate, pay for performance is making its way into the books, courtesy…
Wet Reads: The Presentation
It’s trauma season again. EMS brings you (with three minutes warning) a young male with…
Tox Call: July 07
Partial opiate agonist poisoning in a child A two year-old boy without medical history is…
Geriatrics: New ACS Rules
New ACS Rules A brief overview of the newest guidelines for treatment of ACS in…
Compensation Confusion
Gentlemen…Start Your Calculators! I remember the first time I discussed compensation with an emergency…
Blood Spot. Do you detect foul play?
Blood Spot For this 18-month-old girl, a trip to the playground led to a bloody…
Research: Anticipating Crowding & ICU Delays
Two recent studies shed light on crucial areas of ED crowding: how to predict…