MVC-Related Eye Injuries in EDs
National studies have shown that motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) are among the leading causes of...
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Emergency Medicine
Exploring Outpatient Antibiotic Programs
Several years ago, New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) opened an Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic...
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Protocol-Based Care for Septic Shock
Until recently, the hospital mortality of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock was 50%. In...
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Identifying Patients With Problematic Drug Use in the ED
According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2.5 million of the 5.1 million drug-related ED visits...
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Gel Makes You Stop Bleeding Instantly – Video
Forget stitches—there’s a better way to close wounds. In this talk, TED Fellow Joe Landolina...
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New Options for Treating Opioid Addiction
The quest for improved outcomes in the treatment of opioid addiction is accelerating on several...
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Including Gender in EM Research
Emerging data have demonstrated the value of gender-specific approaches in evaluating and managing...
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Presiding Over The Death of a Child
Last night, I presided over the death of a child. To the world he was a young man of 20, but as...
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Logistics Programs Benefit ED Wait Times
A Focus on Improving Patient Flow With ED crowding continuing to be an important public health...
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Diagnosing Stroke in the ED
Studies suggest that there are missed opportunities to diagnose cerebrovascular causes for stroke...
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CPR Knowledge & Performance in the ED
Despite advances in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), survival and recovery for patients...
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Reducing Post-Op VTE Complications
At Boston Medical Center, researchers learned in 2009 that their institution was a high outlier...
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Health-Related Web Searches: Examining Quality
Most adults in the United States seek health information online, and many report that these...
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The “July Effect” & ED Length of Stay
Throughout the medical community, the “July effect” or “July phenomenon” is a well-known entity...
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Telemedicine Adoption in the ICU
ICU telemedicine uses audiovisual technology to provide critical care services remotely, typically...
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The Ambulance Drone
Each year nearly a million people in Europe suffer from a cardiac arrest. A mere 8% survives due...
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Comprehensive Guidelines for Geriatric EDs
The geriatric population in the United States is growing at a faster rate than the total...
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HIV Screening in the ED
The CDC and other agencies have emphasized that EDs should offer HIV screening because of their...
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CHEST 2014: ECMO for Refractory ARDS
The Particulars: Several reports have shown that survival can improve with the early use of...
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