Vomiting/Nausea in the ED? Consider Haloperidol, Study Suggests In randomized trial, half doses of haloperidol outperformed ondansetron, an old standby Oct 05, 2022
Sexual Violence Takes a Toll on Teens' Mental Health Even experiences of unwelcome sexual approach can have a lasting negative impact Oct 04, 2022
It's Time to Embrace Opioid Addiction Meds in the ED, Experts Say Buprenorphine is a must in overdose cases, according to two emergency physicians Oct 04, 2022
Just How Bad Was Pandemic Strain on Emergency Wait Times? The Numbers Are In Analysis shows impact on ED boarding times, patients abandoning the wait for care Oct 03, 2022
Emergency Medicine Docs Bemoan Patient Satisfaction Surveys Critics at ACEP call them biased, unfair, and exclusionary Oct 03, 2022
Day in the Life of a Doctor: Shadowing a Flight Paramedic YouTuber and physician Siobhan Deshauer, MD, sees a different side of emergency medicine Sep 22, 2022
Violence in Emergency Departments on the Rise Around 85% of emergency physicians say violence has increased, poll shows Sep 22, 2022
Making Low-Dose tPA Work for Japanese DOAC Users With Ischemic Stroke IV thrombolytics for these patients are accepted in some countries, but not the U.S. Sep 21, 2022
PCSK9 Inhibitor Passes Muster for LDL Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome Question now is whether routine early treatment will translate to better clinical outcomes Sep 20, 2022
Current Troponin Testing Approach Is a Bust for MI Diagnosis in Older People Age-adjusted cutoffs, universal rule-in threshold not helpful either Sep 16, 2022
House Bill Would Fix Glitch in Medicare Non-Emergency Ambulance Transport Program Measure would require states to help some "dual eligibles" who have trouble accessing the benefit Sep 15, 2022
Early History of Abuse Tied to Worse Menopausal Symptoms Psychosocial stressors seems to have negative impact almost 2 decades later Sep 14, 2022
Are EDs Bombarded With Apple Watch Afib Alerts? Arrhythmia alerts can be nerve-wracking, but they're not usually an emergency Sep 02, 2022
Infant Head Trauma Surged in Paris During Pandemic Researchers hypothesize isolation and financial stress had cumulative effect on parents Aug 31, 2022
12 People Poisoned at Toronto-Area Restaurant Aconite toxicity is suspected, public health officials said Aug 30, 2022
Mechanic-Turned-Doctor: It's Never Too Late to Follow Your Dreams After 25 years in auto repair, Carl Allamby, MD, just became an attending at Cleveland Clinic Aug 25, 2022
Life-Threatening Collapsed Lung: Survival Better With Prehospital Needle Insertion Should prehospital needle decompression be used more frequently in trauma cases? Aug 17, 2022
Falls From Higher Border Walls Overwhelm Trauma Services San Diego surgeons blame higher walls for 1,000% rise in admissions, more severe injuries, deaths Aug 16, 2022
Healing, Heartbreak, and Heroism in the ER Emergency physician Thomas Fisher, MD, MPH, describes the early days of the COVID pandemic Aug 16, 2022 podcast
New Insights Into Link Between Kidney Stones, Urinary Tract Infection Stone removal may resolve infection but antibiotics confound "chicken and egg" question Aug 15, 2022
Blood Biomarkers Enhance Brain Injury Prognosis Two studies support prediction of death, severe outcomes after TBI Aug 12, 2022
Removing Small Asymptomatic Kidney Stones Significantly Reduces Recurrence Two-year difference in time to relapse, study showed Aug 10, 2022
Stenting Hits Another Wall in Intracranial Stenosis Stroke Trial disappoints, but another hints at benefit for tirofiban in this stroke population Aug 09, 2022
To Transfer or Not to Transfer the Patient? Transfers should be a last resort after accounting for complex considerations Aug 01, 2022
Syncope No Worse Than Other Illness for Driving Risk But what about overall risk after visiting the ED? Aug 01, 2022
Does Additional MRI Help CT-Diagnosed Stroke Patients? Investigators acknowledge MRI's value in various circumstances Jul 21, 2022
Emergency Doc Arrested After Sexual Assault Allegations Josiah Hill, MD, charged with rape and "indecent liberties taken by a healthcare professional" Jul 20, 2022
Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines for Acute Vertigo? Evidence does not support benzodiazepines for any outcomes, meta-analysis shows Jul 18, 2022
Tell Congress to 'SAVE' Us Write to your representatives and senators to help prevent violence against healthcare workers Jul 08, 2022
America's Frontline Doctors' Simone Gold Gets Prison Time Judge said Gold hasn't truly accepted responsibility for her role in January 6 insurrection Jun 16, 2022
Melatonin Poisonings in Kids Jumped 530% in 10 Years Researchers partially attribute rise to increased access during COVID pandemic Jun 02, 2022
My Experience Treating Victims of Mass Shootings Is No Longer Unique What a tragic thing to write Jun 01, 2022
'There's Nothing to Repair': Emergency Docs on Injuries From Assault Weapons "You have to see the damage ... to really respect and understand how dangerous these weapons are" May 31, 2022
Misdiagnosis in Patient With Dizziness, Leg Weakness Typical parkinsonian tremor can simulate atrial flutter or ventricular tachycardia on ECG May 31, 2022
Bystander CPR More Likely in States Requiring Teen Training State laws linked with 12% higher rate of bystander CPR May 23, 2022
COVID Cases Emerge After Emergency Medicine Meeting Attendees say lack of mitigation measures among their own disheartening for public health May 20, 2022
Two Drugs Better Than One for 'Rescue' Asthma Therapy Fixed-dose combo inhaler beats good old albuterol May 15, 2022
What Golden Hour for Stroke? Introducing the 'Platinum Half-Hour' Higher stakes for a neuroprotectant to be found someday May 13, 2022
