Clinical Challenge: Feeding Issues and Fussiness in a 3-Month-Old Infant
Since 1980, infant botulism has been the most common form of human botulism in the United States, with roughly 100 to 140 cases reported per year.
Emergency Medicine
Is It More Than Just a Migraine? Making the Correct Diagnosis
A woman presents to the ED with a headache that is unlike the migraines she typically experiences. Can you make the correct diagnosis?
ED Visits Related to Child Abuse, Neglect Dropped During COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decrease in the total number of emergency department visits related to child abuse and neglect.
Pet Meds Listed in Owner’s Medication Profile Lead to Confusion in the ED
The patient, a 67-year-old female, presented to the emergency department with altered mental status.
Emergency Physicians Have High Median Need-for-Recovery Scores
Emergency department physicians have high need-for-recovery scores, with increased scores for those with difficulty accessing annual and study leave.
Increase of Emergency Department Admittance Due to Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Overdoses in the United States
With the use of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) increasing, this study looked at ATS overdose-involved emergency department visit trends and visit characteristics associated with ATS overdose.
Risk for Acquiring COVID-19 Inside Emergency Departments Remains Low
Researchers indicate that fears of visiting an emergency department because of the pandemic may be unfounded after concluding that SARS-CoV-2 transmission inside an ED is unlikely.
Best in Gerontological Literature: Patient Portals, Emergency Medicine, and Combating Isolation
Technological advancements, new emergency medicine processes, and the COVID-19 pandemic are influencing best practices in caring for older adults.
Care for the Cold: Assessment and Treatment of Accidental Hypothermia
The neuroprotective effects of hypothermia, and the treatments currently available for rewarming, give patients an excellent chance of neurologically intact survival despite prolonged cardiac arrest times.
Shortage of Emergency Physicians Growing in Rural Areas
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital analyzed the US emergency physician workforce and to calculate emergency physician population density.
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