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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 , 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

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

Health Policy

EMTALA: Things You Never Knew (or Never Thought to Ask)

4/4/2016 Ross Christensen, DO , Elizabeth Davlantes, MD

EMTALA: Things You Never Knew (or Never Thought to Ask) Happy birthday, EMTALA! The law that revolutionized emergency medicine turns 30 this year. We all know the basic tenets of this legislation: pr

President's Message , EMRA , Leadership Reports

EMRA's Strategic Plan for the Future

4/4/2016 Ramnik “Ricky” Dhaliwal, MD, JD

EMRA's Strategic Plan for the Future Every year, the EMRA Board of Directors meets to plan the direction of the organization. Every 3 years, this meeting entails creating a specific strategic plan to

Clinical , Cardiology

Clinical Utility of BNP in Acute Congestive Heart Failure

4/4/2016 Nilesh Patel, DO , Joseph Bove, DO

Clinical Utility of BNP in Acute Congestive Heart Failure You are working in the acute side of your emergency department when EMS brings in a patient in respiratory distress on CPAP. EMS reports a 58

EMS , Practice Environments

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States

3/22/2016 Joshua Bucher, MD , Hashim Zaidi, MD

A Brief History of Emergency Medical Services in the United States Pre-hospital emergency care in the modern age is often described as a “hierarchy” of human and physical resources utilized in the ac

Wellness , EM Residents Appreciation Day , Events & Activities

The Many Ways We Appreciate You: #EMDocsRock

3/8/2016 EM Resident

The Many Ways We Appreciate You: #EMDocsRock Pizza parties, team activities, even a mystery date – EM Residents' Appreciation Day 2016 had it all, and “it all” raised the bar for an annual event des

Advancement of EM , Research

Rapid Research Review: Sensitivity and Specificity

2/10/2016 EM Resident

Rapid Research Review: Sensitivity and Specificity An Initiative of the EMRA Research Committee Terms Sensitivity: Ability of a test to detect a disease when it is present Specificity: Ability of a t