Risk Management Pitfalls , Medico Legal , Medical Liability , Administration & Operations

Risk Management: Falls in the Emergency Department

10/16/2018 Ashley Guthrie, DO , Steven Hochman, MD, FACEP

Crowded, busy emergency departments seem susceptible to an increased risk of slip-and-fall accidents that keep administrators awake at night. But does the evidence bear out this assumption?

Administration & Operations

Implicit Bias and ED Overcrowding: Is There a Connection?

10/16/2018 Carly Loner, MD , Jason Rotoli, MD

Overcrowding in the emergency department can be a significant barrier to delivering efficient and high-quality care, but the impact on delivering equitable health care is less commonly discussed. Imp

Critical Care , Ventilator Management

Doubling Down on Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema: Treatment Approach and Ventilator Management

10/16/2018 Mark Ramzy, DO, EMT-P

The treatment of choice for a pneumothorax is a chest tube, and when the small pig-tail catheter doesn’t do the job, the answer is to replace it with a larger bore – right? Not so fast.

Nephrology

Catching Up with Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

10/16/2018 Rebecca Lee , R. Gentry Wilkerson, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

The degree to which contrast media is directly responsible for the development of acute kidney injury is hotly debated.

Toxicology , Medications

Tackling Valproate Overdose

10/16/2018 John Mark Sawyer , Nicholas J. Connors, MD

Can you recognize severe valproate overdose? Understanding VPA pharmacokinetics is essential to help guide your treatment plan.

Editor's Forum , Palliative Care

Quality of Life(Saving) Care in the ED

10/16/2018 Tommy Eales, DO

With current trends toward increased boarding time in the ED, emergency care has become a multi-stage event that encompasses a lot more than procedures and decision trees.

Sports Medicine

Emergency Management of Heat-Related Illness

10/16/2018 Wes Troyer, DO , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM

The best treatment for heat-related illnesses is public education and prevention. How can you help from your ED?

Pediatric EM , Cardiology

The Pediatric ECG and Long QT Syndrome

10/16/2018 Cullen Clark, MD

Knowing the differences between the pediatric and adult ECG will help you distinguish potentially life-threatening abnormalities from a normal pediatric ECG.

President's Message

What Can We Accomplish in the Next 45 Years?

10/16/2018 Omar Maniya, MD, MBA

As EMRA prepared for its 45th anniversary in the year ahead, we honor our roots and look forward to building on those accomplishments.

EMS , Fellowships

Factors Influencing Selection of Emergency Medical Services Fellowships: A Survey of Fellows

10/15/2018 Robert Zemple, MD , Aurora Lybeck, MD , Hayley Rose-Inman, MD , Frank W. Tift, MD , Kacey Kronenfeld, MD , Dorothy Habrat, DO , Hawnwan Philip Moy, MD, FACEP

What factors should you consider when choosing a fellowship path in EMS? Current and former fellows share their insights.

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