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Medical Education , Simulation

Becoming America's Next Top Medical Performer

9/27/2016 Xiao C. "Tony" Zhang, MD, MS , Scott Pasichow, MD, MPH, FACEP , David Lindquist, MD, FACEP

Becoming America's Next Top Medical Performer Medical simulation has experienced rapid growth over the past 15 years, with up to 92% of emergency medicine residencies using simulation in some capacit

Toxicology

Gasping for Air: Albuterol-Induced Lactic Acidosis

9/27/2016 Alexandra Amaducci, DO

Gasping for Air: Albuterol-Induced Lactic Acidosis Pyruvate + NADH + H+ †” lactate + NAD+ Lactic acidosis is a commonly encountered phenomenon within the emergency department (ED). In the setting of

Ultrasound

The UtiliTEE of Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest

9/27/2016 Marsia Vermeulen, DO, FACEP , Heidi Sher, MD

The UtiliTEE of Ultrasound in Cardiac Arrest A 57-year-old obese man with unknown past medical history becomes unresponsive and pulseless on the subway platform with bystander CPR initiated. EMS arri

Editor's Forum , Editorial

Letter from the Editor

9/26/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor I see my mail carrier about once a week. She usually arrives around 11 am, sometimes later. If I am home, I will wave from the kitchen, occasionally running out with something

Match , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Butch Humbert, MD | Indiana University

9/22/2016 Erin Karl, MD

Program Director Interview Series: Butch Humbert, MD | Indiana University This month, we interviewed Aloysius "Butch" Humbert, MD, Program Director at Indiana University School of Medicine's emergenc

Editorial , Non Clinical

It's Not News: Thoughts on Medical Errors

9/22/2016 Elizabeth Wilcox

It's Not News: Thoughts on Medical Errors We've all seen the articles in bold headlines, claiming medical errors are now the third largest cause of death. It's all the rage these days, since a new st

Airway

Rapid Sequence Intubation: Basics for Medical Students

9/22/2016 Arielle King, MSIV

Rapid Sequence Intubation: Basics for Medical Students We all learn our ABC's as kids, but after a couple years of medical school they take on a different meaning: airway, breathing, and circulation.

Match , Advising , ACEP Scientific Assembly , Residency Fair

Navigating the EMRA Residency Program Fair at ACEP16

9/22/2016 Elena DiMiceli, MD

Navigating the EMRA Residency Program Fair at ACEP16 Attention, medical students! The American College of Emergency Physicians' Scientific Assembly, also known as ACEP16, is quickly approaching. Mark

Editorial

Stillness in the Chaos

9/22/2016 Austin Beck, MSIV

Stillness in the Chaos “I understand this is a very difficult decision to make at this moment ma'am. I have to ask you, though – would your husband have wanted to be placed on a ventilator?” Even as

International , Practice Environments

The State of Emergency Medicine in Cameroon

9/21/2016 Shu Olivier Niba , Henrique Alencastro Puls , Gerhard Dashi

The State of Emergency Medicine in Cameroon Cameroon is a West African country with a population of approximately 22 million people and 2 official languages, English and French. The country is divide