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Opinion-Editorial , Health Policy

Climate Change and Health: Why Emergency Physicians Must Lead the Charge

10/22/2024 Adrian Cois, MBBS

Emergency physicians will increasingly shoulder the burden of a warming planet and its effects on human health unless we work to reduce emissions and reverse climate change.

Leadership Reports

EMRA Annual Report: FY2024

10/22/2024 Blake Denley, MD

For half a century now, EMRA has worked tirelessly for its members and for emergency medicine. Working together, what did we accomplish in fiscal year 2024, as we celebrated our 50th anniversary? We m

Patient Interactions , Toxicology , Pharmacology

Introducing the Fiver: A Modernized Alternative to the B-52 for Acute Agitation Control

10/22/2024 Matthew J. Christensen, MD, LT, MC, USN

Violence against health-care workers caused by acutely agitated patients is an unfortunate reality for many of us. When attempts at verbal redirection do not successfully de-escalate the situation, ex

Patient Interactions

Breaking the News: A Discussion on Effective Communication of Death Disclosure

10/22/2024 Mustafa Bahramand, MD , Michael Zdradzinski, MD

Telling a family member that their loved one has died is never an easy conversation, and it requires careful thought and consideration. This discussion reviews how to communicate such difficult news.

Cardiology

In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Unexpected Turn of Events

10/22/2024 Hailey Hoffmann, MD , Trung Tran, MD

Identifying a rapidly evolving myocardial infarction in the emergency department, especially in a patient with a distracting presentation, necessitates a timely diagnosis and prompt evaluation.

Airway , Ventilator Management , Medical Education

The Vent Experience: Becoming the Ventilated Patient

10/22/2024 Brent Veerman, MD , Adam Anderson, MD , Alex Piszker, DO

A solid background in ventilator management is a necessary skill for the emergency physician. Understanding mechanical ventilation, its different modes and settings, is paramount to providing intubate

ECG Challenge , Cardiology , Medical Education

ECG Challenge: Oct-Nov-Dec 2024

10/22/2024 Nina Vazquez, MD , Yash Chavda, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

EMRA ECG Challenge

EMPower

A Deep Dive with Judith Tintinalli, MD, MS, FACEP

10/22/2024 Morgan Sweere, MD, MPH

Welcome to EMpower! This section of EM Resident focuses on leadership in emergency medicine — it's where we share the incredible stories of leaders in the EM community. Our EMpower honoree in this edi

Endocrinology , Cardiology , Pulmonary

Heart Failure in the Young Patient: A Case of Reversible Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction

10/22/2024 Paul Omagor, MD , Jessica Pelletier, DO, MHPE, FAAEM

Thyroid storm is a potentially fatal manifestation of untreated thyrotoxicosis and may result in cardiopulmonary dysfunction. Cardiopulmonary failure is potentially reversible with prompt antithyroid

Leadership , Leadership Reports , Medical Education

EMRA Adopts Displaced Resident Bill of Rights

10/22/2024

Following direction set by the Representative Council, the EMRA Board of Directors has approved a measure to provide support to residents whose programs face closure: the Displaced Resident Bill of Ri