Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines

Can I Be Fired for Defending Myself Against Violence at Work?

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:37:26 EDT

With incidents of workplace violence on the rise, nurses want to know if their employers will support them if they are victims of violence at work.

Should Bystander CPR Involve Rescue Breathing?

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:30:21 EDT

A study looks at CPR provided by nonhealthcare professionals and whether chest compressions without rescue breathing improves survival in cardiac arrest.

New NICE Guidance on Acute Coronary Syndromes

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

The National Clinical Guidelines Centre for Acute and Chronic Conditions have released new guidelines on the early management of unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Don't Just Pack Your Luggage When You Travel to an International Emergency Medicine Conference

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Physicians should consider bringing unused supplies to doctors in resource-poor countries when traveling to conferences.

Study Details Little-Known Form of Self-Harm in Teens

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:20:48 EDT

A new study of children at one U.S. hospital points to what seems to be a little-recognized form of deliberate self-injury where kids embed objects ranging from glass to needles to wood under their own skin.

Malpractice Litigation, Defensive Medicine Cost Less Than Thought

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:02:38 EDT

The malpractice system and defensive medicine in the United States have a smaller economic impact than thought, and physicians' fears of being sued do not reflect their actual litigation risk.

FDA Approves Next-Generation Sternal Intraosseous Device

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:58:29 EDT

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for a next-generation sternal intraosseous infusion system.

Cannabis Use Increases Psychosis Risk and Persistence of Subclinical Psychosis

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:30:55 EDT

Cannabis use, usually in relationship with other triggers, appears to increase the risk for psychotic episodes, even among individuals with no previous history of psychosis.

Commonly Prescribed Medications and Potential False-Positive Urine Drug Screens

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Which drugs have been associated with a false-positive urine drug screen?

Role of Fibrinogen in Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Learn about the pathophysiology and management of coagulation defects related to severe trauma.

FDA Approves Sublingual Film Formulation of Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 18:23:14 EDT

Previously only available in sublingual tablet form, buprenorphine/naloxone in the form of a sublingual film will become available in starting in October 2010.

What Is the Conduction Problem?

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:30:36 EDT

What does this tracing show?

Diagnostic Accuracy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:25:16 EDT

More evidence of the equivalence of practice between NPs and physicians -- this time in the emergency department.

The Latest Threat in the War on Antimicrobial Resistance: F1000: Ranked "Changes Clinical Practice"

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:00:00 EDT

The transfer of NDM-1 into a pandemic clone of E. coli is a frightening and entirely real possibility.

Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Chest Compression Alone or With Rescue Breathing?

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT

If chest compression alone is shown to be as effective as chest compression plus rescue breathing, the public might be less reluctant to learn and provide CPR.

Acute Onset of Abdominal Pain in a 76-Year-Old Man

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:39:26 EDT

An elderly man presents with sudden-onset abdominal pain centered in the epigastrium that is described as deep and burning. Hyperactive bowel sounds are heard on auscultation. What is the diagnosis?

Catherine DeAngelis to Step Down as JAMA Editor in 2011

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:26:21 EDT

Method of Attempted Suicide Predicts Risk for Future Completed Suicide

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:49:13 EDT

This interesting study is one of the first to comprehensively examine the method of attempted suicide to predict future risk of completed suicide.

Vietnam Emergency Medicine Symposium

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:31:56 EDT

Dr. Lex reflects on his recent visit to Vietnam as the country initiates emergency medicine certification