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From Cow Manure to Sucking Venom: Snakebite Treatment Myths Drs Robert Glatter and Benjamin Abo discuss how to properly treat snakebites, and whether the development of a universal antivenom is possible.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 30, 2019
Facing Death, a Physician Has a Change of Heart Dr Alin Gragossian describes her own heart transplant experience with Dr Robert Glatter and provides advice for healthcare workers.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 13, 2019
Mountain Climbing Survival Tips -- It's All in the Details Drs Robert Glatter and Bert Mandelbaum review the dangers associated with rock climbing, and offer tips on how to properly acclimate and manage altitude sickness.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 12, 2019
Avoiding the 'H Bombs' in Traumatic Brain Injury Drs Robert Glatter, Daniel Spaite, and Peter Antevy discuss results from the EPIC study and how EMS providers can improve outcomes for patients with severe head injury.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 05, 2019
More Emergency 'MacGyver' Tips for Physicians Problem-solver Amy Faith Ho reveals more tips and tricks for simplifying emergency procedures and challenges in the ED.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 08, 2019
Difficulty Managing a Patient's Airway? Bougie Tips and More Dr Amy Faith Ho demonstrates four important, if uncommon, intubation techniques, with visual aids.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 18, 2019
'Stop the Bleed' Kits--Preparing Everyone for Mass Casualties Should bleeding kits become as readily available as the automated external defibrillator?
Experts And Viewpoints, January 10, 2019
Emergency 'MacGyver' Tips for Physicians MacGyver as an inspiration for problem-solving in the emergency room setting: Dr Amy Faith Ho discusses her tricks of the trade.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 03, 2018
What Have We Learned From Hurricane Harvey? One Year Later Lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey: Dr. Neil Gandhi discusses management, medication access, and mental health issues.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 01, 2018
A Paraplegic Doc's Inspiring Comeback After Spinal Injury Dr Daniel Grossman describes his journey--as a patient and a physician--back to practice within 5 months of sustaining an extensive injury.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 30, 2018
K2/Spice Contamination: What MDs Need to Know As more patients overdose on synthetic cannabinoids laced with contaminants, toxicologists review what is critical in treatment and what hospitals need to do to be prepared.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 20, 2018
Docs Say, Let's Start Where Gun Owners and Non-Gun Owners Agree 'When we start to consider the vast areas where gun owners, non-gun owners, physicians, and people across this country do agree, there are many areas we could move forward.'
Experts And Viewpoints, June 28, 2018
What Gunshots Do to Bodies: Docs Speak Out The gunshot victim who became a trauma surgeon, the radiologist author of the Atlantic article on the AR-15, and a surgeon who treats gunshot violence victims join Dr Glatter in this panel discussion.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 17, 2018
Using Propofol for Difficult-to-Treat Headaches in the ED Find out when and how to use this drug effectively in the emergency department.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 22, 2018
Lessons From the Front Lines of the Influenza Outbreak As the 2017-18 flu season rages on, experts discuss the best ways to help vulnerable patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 09, 2018
How Telemedicine Can Improve Our Disaster Response Emergency medicine specialists explain how telemedicine brought US medical expertise to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and how technology remotely helps patients in need of urgent care.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 09, 2018
Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke and Ash: Lessons From California Dr Robert Glatter speaks with environmental health expert Dr John Balmes about the health risks to the population during and after a major wildfire.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 29, 2018
Triaging and Treating After the Las Vegas Shooting: A Firsthand Account How do you bring order to the chaos in the aftermath of a mass shooting? Dr Rob Glatter speaks with Dr Dale Carrison, chief of emergency medicine at UMC in Las Vegas.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 15, 2017
Can Hospitalists and ED Staff Drive Down Healthcare Costs? Telemedicine, ED staff working with hospitalists, and improving patient handoff can improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs, Drs Robert Glatter and Sherri L. Sandel say.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 24, 2017
Houston ER Doc: Our Vital Steps in Aiding Hurricane Victims Dr Rob Glatter interviews Dr Neil Gandhi, medical director of the emergency department at Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 07, 2017

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