What is the Risk of VTE On a Long Haul Flight?
We are a global society, and long distance travel is a routine part of life…
Workplace Violence – The Resident’s Perspective
60% of residents reported sexual abuse and workplace violence We are vulnerable. The emergency department…
I Said I’m Sorry, Now Get Over It!
Five steps towards a heartfelt apology – the kind that will begin the healing process…
Practicing Medicine, One Human at a Time
Society’s obsession with new political ideas – and even with freedom itself – can come…
Ultrasound: By the Numbers
Initial results are in from EPM’s point-of-care ultrasound survey. Here’s the story they tell. The…
Compartment Syndrome in Athletes
You may know the 5 P’s, but it’s easy to be fooled Case A 28-year-old…
Rethinking EMS: Don’t Knock ‘Homeboy Transport’
From sirens to ALS, the medical literature continues to challenge pre-hospital dogma. Apple pie and…
New Treatments for Angioedema
An in-depth look at the latest medications for this emergency Few procedures in emergency medicine…
MACRA Under the Hood, Part II
How does the math work for emergency physicians in CMS’s new MIPS program? Last month…
Hold the Oral Contrast
Not all patients with undifferentiated abdominal pain in the emergency department require this treatment. Fine…