Do you take care of kids with possible head injuries? Do you use the PECARN clinical decision aid when you do? Should you be using the the PECARN clinical decision aid when you do? It has never been externally validated, until now. Find…
Everyone had a great time this weekend on our WM trip to New Paltz. After arriving at our rental house on the first day we took a short “hike” where we were not lost at all although I don’t think…
This is a fictitious patient seen at a fictitious hospital called Janus General. Don’t believe me? I’m on staff there – see The Case… It’s 4 AM and the ER is starting to be an even split between etoh intox,…
Dear Kings County, Kaycie Corburn will be presenting a retrospective observational study comparing success — first-pass and overall — between direct laryngoscopy and Glidescope-assisted intubations in an academic Arizona ED: “Tracheal intubation in the emergency department: a comparison of…
By Dr. Jacqueline Bober 4-year-old patient is BIB Grandma for not walking well. She states every time he tries to walk he cries. Physical Exam is noted for the rash below: References…
By Yonatan Yohannes In July’s edition of ACEP Now, an article titled “Seven Best Practices to Reduce ED Misuse” discusses policies implemented in Washington State to reduce the overall cost of Emergency Department care. These policies were pioneered by…