Miracle on Figueroa Street
A man slumps to the ground at an L.A. Kings hockey game. Sujal Mandavia responds…
TeamHealth Bought for $6.1 Billion
The purchase by Blackstone Group LP raises the bar for emergency medicine group acquisitions. TeamHealth…
The Plain Cervical Spine X-Ray is Almost Dead
Ultra low-radiation CT technology is sounding the death knell of plain x-rays. I graduated from medical…
Naloxone to the Rescue
In 2013, overdose deaths overtook motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of injury-related death…
Naloxone Now
Opioid overdose? Soon there could be an app for that, thanks to a tech competition…
The Right Route: The Site of Injection Matters
Case 1 A 46 year old morbidly obese diabetic patient arrives in your ED with…
A Migraine With Big Red Flags
Should EPs be liable for initial CT interpretation? Click here to read the original case…
Navigating Between Occam’s Razor and Hickam’s Dictum
Should EPs be liable for initial CT interpretation? Click here to read the original case Click…
Managing the Tracheostomy Patient
Real-world strategies for handling this difficult airway Emergency providers are masters of airway management, no…
The Business of Emergency Medicine – From Bullish Beginnings to Current Controversies
Starting in 1961, with the original contract for full-time emergency medical services that was negotiated…