Orthopedics , Trauma

All that Blisters is Not Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Unique Presentation of Acute Limb Ischemia

8/10/2022 Matthew J. Christensen, MD, LT, MC, USN , LCDR William Bianchi, DO, MSc

Acute limb ischemia — a thromboembolic condition that occurs when arterial supply to the affected extremity becomes critically compromised — is a devastating condition if not expediently recognized an

President's Message

Welcoming the Future Leaders of EM’s Evolution

8/10/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA

Emergency medicine is, and will continue to be, an amazing specialty because of the patients we serve, the people we work with (which, hopefully, will include you), and our willingness to be there for

Infectious Disease , Neurology

West Nile Virus Poliomyelitis: An Unnerving Re-emerging Disease on the Rise

8/10/2022 Patrick H. Mullett, MD , Ryan Brzycki, DO

It is important to consider West Nile Virus as a major cause of neuroinvasive disease and acute flaccid paralysis. If a febrile, altered patient comes into the ED with focal neurological deficits, it

Awards , Award Winners

Excellence in EM: Honoring EMRA's Awards Recipients

8/10/2022

EMRA strives to help you be the best doctor and leader you can be, helping to make emergency medicine the best specialty it can be. These outstanding physicians and trainees have gone an extra mile -

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM

BIGGER IS BETTER

8/6/2022 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Studies are showing that Medicaid expansion - and its resulting increased access to primary care - could help alleviate emergency department crowding and ensure the department is able to focus on pati

Critical Care Devices , Critical Care

Critical Device Series: Arterial Lines Tips and Tricks

8/1/2022 Jeremy Kaswer, MD

The EMRA Critical Care Committee presents an arterial line primer as part of its Critical Care Devices series. Follow this series for insight and troubleshooting guidance for devices and procedures th

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest

8/1/2022 Erin Bell, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

Critical Care Alert: Femoral artery Doppler ultrasound is more accurate than manual palpation for pulse detection in cardiac arrest. Although it was a small study, it sheds light on resuscitation mana

Match , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Michael A Schindlbeck MD, FACEP, FAAEM | EM Residency Program Director at Cook County in Chicago, IL

7/25/2022 Sahar Rammaha

In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series covering the Midwest, we spoke with Michael A Schindlbeck MD, FACEP, FAAEM, program director at Cook County in Chicago, IL, about the community of his pr

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy

Health Policy Journal Club: Are You Sick Enough to Need the ED?

7/6/2022 Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Insurance companies are penalizing emergency department patients whose conditions ultimately don't turn out to be true emergencies - and evidence shows the algorithms using ICD codes to retrospectivel

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Association of Advanced Airway Insertion Timing and Outcomes in Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest

6/28/2022 Aaron Lim, MD , Roshan Givergis, DO , Neil Dasgupta, MD , Lyncean Ung, DO , Jijoe Joseph, DO, MBA

Our retrospective secondary analysis of data from the Pragmatic Airway Resuscitation Trial (PART), examining the timing of airway management in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, found that: (1) there wa

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