Wilderness Medicine Races
“On your mark, get set, go!” My five teammates and I charge up the snow-blanketed hill, venturing into the dense timber of the state park. Armed with our essential survival
Unconventional Embolisms
Case. A 26-year-old female presents to your ED with four days of fever, shortness of breath (SOB), cough, and substernal chest pain. In two previous visits over the same tim
A Quick and Dirty Guide: Information Every Physician Should Know
The world of EMS represents a mosaic of different systems and practices that share a common goal. If the emergency department had a mo
The Why, and the What's Next
I'm on the four-year plan. Four years of high school was followed by four years of college. This was followed by four years of medical school, and then four years of resi
Sounding the Bowel
Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Small-Bowel Obstruction Case 1. A 72-year-old male with no past medical history presents to the ED with two days of vomiting and severe abdominal
One Shift
There is something unique about being an emergency physician. There are a few other specialties who also see large breadths of pathology and some undifferentiated patients, but probably no
Cost-Effective Equality & Residency
The reason certain residencies have a robust global health or research program and others have mediocre ones is not that the opportunities don't exist — it's the d
A Review of Basilar Skull Fractures
Case A 57-year-old intoxicated female presents after a fall from standing height. She denies any headache, vision changes, loss of consciousness, or neck pain, and
The NNT: Reclaiming the Negative Space
Taking into account the negative space, we have a more complete picture of the positive and negative effects of treatment and can make more informed decisions w
The Future of EMRA
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.” Both baseball legend Yogi Berra and Nobel laureate Neils Bohr are credited with versions of this saying. Regardless of