Check your mailbox! The summer issue of The Pulse should be arriving any day. This issue explores vulnerable populations—from victims of human trafficking, to geriatric care, to children with special needs. We hear from a variety of experts, explore a patient's perspective, speak with a formerly homeless person, and [...]
Duane D. Siberski, D.O., FACOEP-D, FACEP, PHP Media coverage of the latest mass casualty incident [MCI] has decreased. Parkland High School is in the record book. Remembrances of previous MCI events tribute the victims ceremoniously. The Academy of Country Music awards show dedicated to the Route 91 victims, #RunBoston [...]
Bernard Heilicser, D.O., M.S., FACEP, FACOEP-D In this issue of The Pulse we will review the dilemma presented in the April 2018 issue, referred to us by a frustrated paramedic. The situation involved a 70-year-old female patient being transferred from an urgent aid to an affiliated hospital emergency department. [...]
Bernard Heilicser, DO, MS, FACEP, FACOEP-D Medical Director & Medical Manager, IL-TFI USAR We often talk about decontamination as something accomplished prior to a patient arriving at our emergency department. Fortunately, this is usually what occurs. However, in our chaotic and disturbing world, we cannot always rely on this [...]
Michael P. Allswede DO “That music is going to keep me up all night.” Without realizing the irony of my words, I went to bed at 2100 on October 1st. My phone started ringing around midnight with the words “every available physician report to Sunrise for a mass casualty [...]
Janice Wachtler, BAE, CBA About 25 years ago, a television show premiered that focused on the daily activities of a group of physicians, nurses, and nurse’s aids in one emergency room in Chicago. ER was a great hit for nearly 10 years and in one episode it chronicled one [...]