Browsing: December 2016

Editorial , Burnout

Letter from the Editor

12/1/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor Some days I feel like quitting. I always imagine it happening in the same way. It will be the end of an exhausting 12-hour overnight shift. I will have just been yelled at by a

Palliative Care

Palliative Care, Part 2: A How-To Guide

12/1/2016 Laura E. Creel, MA , Christina Creel-Bulos, RN-BSN, MD

Palliative Care, Part 2: A How-To Guide Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series. Michael is tired. The emergency department (ED) is inconceivably busy. The waiting room census keeps gr

Research

Rapid Research Review: Study Types

12/1/2016 EM Resident

Rapid Research Review: Study Types Case-Control (“What happened?”) Compares a group with a disease to a group without disease. This study can calculate an odds ratio. Advantages: many exposures can

Personal , Workplace , Wellness , Compassion Fatigue , Editorial

Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present

12/1/2016 Katie Rebillot, DO

Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present She was constantly in the emergency department for alcohol and drug intoxication. Staff dreaded her because she was usually inebriated and aski

Pediatric EM , Airway

To Cuff or Not to Cuff...That is the Question

12/1/2016 Kaia Knutson, MD

To Cuff or Not to Cuff...That is the Question You are working a busy shift in the emergency department when you answer the EMS radio: “10-month-old, active compressions, GCS 3, be there in 2!” As yo

OB/GYN , Consults , Consult Corner

Consult Corner OB-GYN

12/1/2016 EM Resident

Consult Corner OB-GYN Victoria Fitz, MD OB/GYN Resident University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC EMR: What is the most effective way to present an OB/GYN consult over the phone? CC: The goal sho

Benefits , EMRA , President's Message , Membership

Why Does EMRA Membership Matter?

12/1/2016 Alicia Kurtz, MD

Why Does EMRA Membership Matter? Hey there EMRA! This is my first letter to you as this year's president, and I honestly could not be more excited to write it. EMRA is an incredible organization. We

Trauma

Targeted Therapy Through Thromboelastography in Trauma (Now that's a Tongue Twister!)

12/1/2016 Harsha Musunuru, DO , Daniel Hake, MSIV , Anne Newbold, DO

Targeted Therapy Through Thromboelastography in Trauma (Now that's a Tongue Twister!) By measuring the clotting ability of a patient's whole blood sample in real time, the TEG is able to provide a mo

Cardiology

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumomediastinum

12/1/2016 John Broach, MD, MPH, FACEP , Douglas D. Campbell, MD

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pneumomediastinum A 22-year-old female arrives in your trauma bay in respiratory distress. She appears slightly anxious and is mildly tachypneic. Vital signs are as follows