Improvised Medicine: Lessons from the Wilderness
Improvised medicine might be viewed as a skill reserved for the wilderness — for the people who can whittle an entire trauma bay out of a few sticks.
Post-Intubation Sedation
Bridging the Gap Between the Emergency Department and the Intensive Care Unit The practice of endotracheal intubation is often executed as follows: the endotracheal tube is p
Diagnose this Condition
The Patient   A 28-year-old female, who was the restrained front passenger in a motor vehicle accident 1 week before, presents to the ED with abdominal pain. A CT scan of th
Osteopathic Student Guide to the ACGME Match
Ross Christensen, DO, and Thomas Eales, DO, are recent graduates of Des Moines University, and both participated in the National Resident Matching Program
Disaster Medicine: Engaging Your EMIG
In the fall of 2016, an attack at The Ohio State University, my alma mater and a school just down the road from my current medical school, hit close to home. Luc
Consult Corner Neurology
Brendan Eby, MD, of Washington University in St. Louis shares insight on how to best collaborate with your neurology colleagues. What is the most effective way to present a n
ECG Challenge - June 2017
Case. A 54-year-old woman presents with weakness, poor appetite, and weight loss for several days. She also reports profuse non-bloody diarrhea. Vital signs are unremarkable
Medical Simulation 102: Introduction to Simulation in EM Residency
The goal for simulation is not task completion but optimization. Medical simulation was first formalized with roots in military medi
Beyond ATLS: What the Manual Doesn't Tell You
All these factors coalesce in the trauma bay to create a downward spiral of shock where life-saving interventions wrestle with each other as the patient
Positively Useful: A Brief ED Guide to NIPPV
It is important for the emergency physician to be comfortable directing and troubleshooting NIPPV in order to promote optimal patient outcomes. Paramedics