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ECG Challenge , Cardiology , Medical Education

ECG Challenge: April-May-June 2024

4/11/2024 Alec Good, DO , Daniel Regino, DO , Jeremy Berberian, MD

A 64-year-old male with past medical history of HTN, CAD, and prior MI presents due to substernal chest pain. What is your interpretation of his ECG?

Awards , Award Winners

EMRA Annual Award Winners 2024

4/10/2024

Congratulations to the winners of our 2024 EMRA Annual Awards!

Administration & Operations

Eclipse Study: Can Celestial Forces Affect ED Visits and Acuity?

4/10/2024 Aaron J. Grossberg, DO , Jessie K. Cable, DO , Rakael D. Brown, DO , Sagar C. Galwankar, MBBS , Ali Z. Al-Rawi, MD

Our study, examining how eclipses affect human behavior in terms of ED visits and acuity, suggests that the presence of an eclipse does not detrimentally affect human behavior. Human beings are sentie

President's Message

Celebrating 50 Years as the Voice of the Future of EM

4/10/2024 Blake Denley, MD

Half a century ago, our association was founded with a vision of service to, and representation of, emergency medicine residents. EMRA has kept that charge at the core of its mission.

Op-Ed , Social EM

Sustainability in Health Care: What is the Role of Small-Scale Accountability?

4/8/2024 Sabrina Ciervo

In the ED, simple cost-effective interventions leading to small-scale success toward sustainability are excellent starting points to establish environmental accountability beginning at the department

Op-Ed , Addiction Medicine , Recreational Drugs

The Fentanyl-Tainted Drug Supply Requires EDs to do More

3/26/2024 Timothy Kelly, MD

The ever-growing frequency of patients presenting to the emergency department with fentanyl overdoses — and fentanyl’s surging presence in cocaine and other black-market drugs — demands that we, as em

Infectious Disease

Case Report: Malaria, Dengue, and COVID-19 in a Migrant Entering the United States

3/25/2024 Russell Baker, DO , Brian Elmore, MD , Cynthia Rincon, DO

Migrants are vulnerable to various tropical diseases as they traverse regions enroute to the United States. These diseases include malaria, mosquito-borne arboviruses, and helminth diseases. The congr

Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Program Director Interview with Dr. Kathleen Williams, Program Director at Medical College of Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Residency

3/21/2024 Mohammad Abuakar , Thomas Johnston , Payton Wolbert

In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Medical College of Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Residency program. We spoke with the current PD Dr. Kathleen Williams about what

EMPower

Sandra Schneider, MD, FACEP

3/20/2024

Welcome BACK to EMpower! We’re bringing back this popular, long-dormant piece of EM Resident that focuses on leadership in emergency medicine — where we share the incredible stories of leaders in the

Neurology

Tension Pneumocephalus: Rare Brain Air Complication Requires Emergent Care

3/19/2024 Jibril Ashiru-Balogun, MD , Danielle Biggs, MD

Tension pneumocephalus — which can result from air accumulation under pressure within the skull cavity — is a potentially fatal condition and may require emergency surgery. It is difficult to diagnose