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Behavioral Health , Psychiatry , Mental Health

Patient Boarding During COVID-19: A Literature Review

6/10/2022 Kelsey Mercedes Morgan, RN-BSN, CEN, PMHN , Christina Brown, MD , Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency departments across the country have seen a well-documented increase in patient volume and boarding. Psychiatric boarding specifically has been a

President's Message

Career Launchpad: Helping You Be the Best Doctor and Leader in EM

6/10/2022 Angela Cai, MD, MBA

At the beginning of my term as your EMRA president, one of our priorities was for EMRA to be the leading source of career planning guidance as you work your way through residency, graduate, and tackle

Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The New Reality of Emergency Medicine and the Rise of Peri-Primary Care

6/10/2022 Sophie Karwoska Kligler

The field of EM continues to grow and evolve. Should practitioners adapt and expand their acceptance of patient visits for care of chronic issues that can be considered life-threatening?

Ultrasound , Urology

No Need to Fear Fournier’s with POCUS

6/10/2022 Wayne Fu, MD, MBA , Josh Greenstein, MD

Point-of-care ultrasound may be the best, and quickest, way to diagnose Fournier’s Gangrene, an acute necrotic infection of the perineal, genital, or perianal regions.

Infectious Disease , Neurology , Pediatric EM

Recognizing and Managing Epidural Abscess

6/10/2022 Nahal Massoudi, DO , Baturay Aydemir, MD

Rare, but possible, diagnosis of epidural abscess must be considered when a pediatric patient presents with back pain. When diagnosed, carefully evaluate the risks and benefits of medical versus surgi

Editor's Forum

Miscarriage of Justice

6/10/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

Share your clinical experiences with legislators, friends, and family. Tell the de-identified stories of patients who have suffered from ectopic and high-risk pregnancies. Talk about your patient with

Cardiology

Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: The Golden Hour

6/10/2022 August Felix, MD , Douglas D. Campbell, MD

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) involves the application of percutaneous veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) for management of cardiac arrest in the emergen

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Social EM , OB/GYN

Health Policy Journal Club: Bullet on Board

6/6/2022 Diana Halloran, MD , Vidya Eswaran, MD

A new study shows how firearm restrictions reduce the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers. The Health Policy Journal Club highlights what that can mean for emergency medicine.

Critical Care , Critical Care Ultrasound , Ultrasound

Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound: VExUS--Can the Right Side Take It?

6/2/2022 Dustin Slagle, MD , Ashley Panicker, MD, FACEP

Knowing when to stop volume resuscitation in the unstable shock patient is a question that plagues both the emergency physician and the critical care doctor. VExUS was designed to succeed where CVP ha

Critical Care , Critical Care Alert , Cardiology

Critical Care Alert: Low Tidal Volume Ventilation for Emergency Department Patients

6/2/2022 Michael Franczak, MD , Taylor Miller, MD

Patients experiencing critical illness necessitating mechanical ventilation have high mortality rates. Additionally, survivors of critically ill mechanical ventilation experience high morbidity. Sever