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Social EM

Is Your Patient a Victim of Human Trafficking?

12/1/2020 Nicole E. McAmis , Angela C. Mirabella , Elizabeth M. McCarthy , Cara A. Cama, MBA

Do you know how to recognize potential victims of human trafficking in your ED? Know the signs and have strategies in place to offer care.

Social EM

Concealed but Not Forgotten: Human Trafficking and the ED

12/1/2020 Lindsay Davis, DO, MPH, NRP , Bryce Taylor, DO, MS

Emergency physicians are in a unique position to recognize human trafficking, as the emergency department may be the first or only contact a victim has with the medical community. This is why it is im

Editor's Forum , Wellness

Celebrating New Beginnings

12/1/2020 Priyanka Lauber, DO

We all face changes every day — whether it is a simple change in the weather, our schedule, or expected change of seasons. Change affects us all, and we each deal with change differently.

Medical Students , Medical Education

Turning Medical Students into Medical Educators

12/1/2020 Justin Doroshenko, MEd, Paramedic , Shelby Crowley

CAAP is a unique educational experience for medical students, as it provides an early opportunity to practice educating, which is not often a core component of medical education, yet a duty as a resid

Medical Education , Medical Students

The Case for a Universal Emergency Medicine Clerkship

12/1/2020 Nicholas H. George, MD

Emergency medicine is often absent from undergraduate medical training. It is time to make EM the newest core third-year clerkship.

ENT , Otolaryngology

Nobody Nose: A Case Report of Spontaneous Nasal Septal Abscess

12/1/2020 Ashley Werbin, DO , Andrew Schaffrinna, MD

Nasal septal abscesses are an uncommon diagnosis in emergency medicine, with limited analysis and discussion in the otolaryngology literature. Spontaneous incidents are rarer still.

Rheumatology , Infectious Disease , Orthopedics

Septic Arthritis in a Patient with a Confounding History

12/1/2020 Loren Touma, DO, MS , Michael Samodio, DO

Septic arthritis is a rheumatologic emergency, which may lead to permanent joint damage and a mortality rate of 10-15%. If left untreated, non-gonococcal septic arthritis can destroy articular cartila

Pediatric EM , Orthopedics , Social EM

Utility of Follow-Up Skeletal Surveys in Suspected Child Maltreatment

12/1/2020 Shahfar Khan, MD, FAAP , Brian D. Novi, DO , Norrell Atkinson, MD, FAAP

In 2018, statistics show 15,605 children and adolescents were conﬁrmed victims of physical abuse in the United States. It is vital to ensure a safe disposition for pediatric patients, as further harm

Leadership , EMRA Board of Directors

Get to Know Director of Health Policy Maggie Moran, MD

12/1/2020 Maggie Moran, MD

In a year when health care policy is squarely in the spotlight, get to know new EMRA Board Director of Health Policy Maggie Moran, MD.

Infectious Disease , Wilderness Medicine , International EM , Dermatology

Cutaneous Larva Migrans: The Rash Is Not What You Think

12/1/2020 Hussain Shakir, MD, FAAP , Louis King, MD

Treating a rash that follows no pattern and appears after a vacation? Check for cutaneous larva migrans. Humans are accidental hosts who often acquire this infestation while walking barefoot on soil t