On behalf of all emergency physicians, ACEP urges the passage of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
We also ask health facilities to reevaluate and improve security policies to do everything within their power to protect care teams.
Haven’t been on in a while! Thought I’d join in on the congrats for all those who matched Thursday!! So proud of my students & thrilled for our new EM class!! Get ready for some #POCUS interns! #Match2022#EMBound#MRHCEM#MRHC@emresidents
ICU stories: Middle-aged pt with cirrhosis presented to the ED with abd pain and underwent Hartmann's procedure (colectomy - end-colostomy). Next am, pt was hypotensive on rising levo gtt (0.24 from 0.1) and lactate (3.4 -> 6.7). S/he was positive 8 liters in 12 hours
I know there’s a lot of controversy around vaccinations. I also know it is a personal decision. My wife and I got our COVID-19 vaccine as soon as we were able, and we encourage you to do the same. It could save your life. al.com/news/2021/07/im-sorry…
Check out this week's #POCUS image review case discussing fine ventricular fibrillation that was not picked up on the monitor! Image case courtesy of @RJonesSonoEM
Anyone who wants me to routinely use hydroxychloroquine for Covid19 in the absence of high quality, and adequately powered studies...
...needs to be able to pronounce the medical term “torsade de pointes.”
Or read this ecg.
My ER physician colleague, Dr. Elke Platz @BrighamWomens created a great educational video for lung #ultrasound use on evaluating possible or confirmed #COVID19 patients. Hopefully you find this useful in your practice!!
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This is the face of someone who just spent 9 hours in personal protective equipment moving critically ill Covid19 patients around London.
I feel broken - and we are only at the start. I am begging people, please please do social distancing and self isolation #covid19
As the number of #COVID cases increase, we've unlocked our library of educational lung ultrasound videos to increase the resources available to our community. #Coronavirus
Here is an introductory video on basic #POCUS technique for evaluating the lung.
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Last night I read my daughters stories from the book, “Gutsy Women” about famous women who broke down gender barriers in medicine back in the 1800s. I did the math, and I’m starting to think this whole gender inequality thing in medicine has been going on a bit too long.