The Disaster Within By William L. Bograkos, MA, DO, FACOEP, FACOFP Adapted from a piece originally published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine War is a man-made disaster. Many people who have been deployed on military or humanitarian missions experience disaster within – trauma that doesn’t bleed. But you [...]
What Would You Do? Ethics in Emergency Medicine By Bernard Heilicser, DO, MS, FACEP, FACOEP-D I would like to present a situation which occurred in a nursing home that created an interesting ethical dilemma. A nursing home called 911 for an unconscious resident. On arrival, EMS found the patient [...]
The Case Study Poster Competition and the New Innovations in Emergency Medicine Competition will take place on Tuesday, April 6 at the 2021 Spring Seminar. ACOEP is accepting submissions through Friday, February 19. All MD and DO attendings, residents and students are encouraged to submit. If you have any [...]
