Browsing: April 2016

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Ophthalmology

Tips for Tots: Ocular Chemical Burns

4/7/2016 Charles Justin Hall, DO

Tips for Tots: Ocular Chemical Burns A 3-year-old boy presents with his frantic parents after spilling bleach in his right eye 20 minutes prior to arrival while playing in the laundry room. Parents d

Clinical , Toxicology , Wilderness Medicine

5-Step Approach to Marine Envenomations

4/7/2016 Navneet Cheema, MD , Carrie Jurkiewicz, MD

5-Step Approach to Marine Envenomations When medical toxicologist Matthew Sztajnkrycer, MD, FACEP, was a second-year resident, he answered a truly strange telemetry call. EMS had arrived on scene of

Workplace , Practice Environments

What Do Residents Need to Know?

4/5/2016 Terry E. Carlisle, PA-C , Michelle Seithel, PA-C , Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH

What Do Residents Need to Know? Emergency departments (EDs) nationwide depend on physician assistants (PAs) to assist in seeing high volumes of patients with varying complaints and complexity. In fac

Medical Education , Fellowships , Education Fellowships

Spotlight on Medical Education Fellowships

4/5/2016 Nicholas Governatori, MD

Spotlight on Medical Education Fellowships “So, like, you want to teach?” When asked what I'm doing with the next year of my life, I often get a puzzled look. “Wait, what is medical education? Like,

Toxicology

Emerging Drugs of Abuse

4/5/2016 Natalia Rumas, MD

Emerging Drugs of Abuse A number of new synthetic drugs have penetrated the United States markets and our emergency departments over the past several years. Poison control centers have experienced an

Clinical , Toxicology , Recreational Drugs

Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

4/5/2016 Jason Chu, MD , Emily Eaglstein, MD , Allison Sauler, MD

Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome A 43-year-old homeless Hispanic male presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of generalized pain and weakness. On exam he is anxious, diaphoretic

Editorial , Editor's Forum

Letter from the Editor

4/4/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor I had no intention of watching the entire first season of Fuller House in one day. Instead, I had a mile-long to-do list that should have been completed before my next shift: a

ACGME RC-EM , Leadership Reports

Resident Well-Being, the Future of GME, and a Shrinking Marketplace

4/4/2016 Leonard Stallings, MD

Resident Well-Being, the Future of GME, and a Shrinking Marketplace Much is happening in the world of graduate medical education (GME) right now, particularly in emergency medicine. While the AOA and

Editorial

Resident Duty Hours

4/4/2016 Stephen Wolf, MD, FACEP , Hans House, MD, FACEP , Alison Smith, MD, MPH

Resident Duty Hours Residency work hour restrictions are again at the forefront of discussion among emergency medicine leaders. It has been 5 years since the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medica

Clinical , Critical Care , Orthopedics

Fractures and Fat Globules: Fat Embolism Syndrome

4/4/2016 Nicholas Johnson, MD , Molly Tolins, MD

Fractures and Fat Globules: Fat Embolism Syndrome EMS brings in a 20-year-old male who jumped from an overpass in a suicide attempt. He arrives with normal hemodynamics and is found to have bilatera