Focus On Emergency Medicine

RIP Insulin Drip?

It may soon be time to mourn the death of the insulin drip for diabetic ketoacidosis.

Tessalon Perles, Often Prescribed and Potentially Dangerous

George W. Bush, if he were a medical toxicologist, might say that benzonatate (marketed as Tessalon Perles or generic preparations) is one of the most “misunderestimated” medications on the formulary.

Forget IV vs. IO in Cardiac Arrest

Death rates from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain high despite more than 20 years of measuring outcomes. The statistics are disheartening.

TXA Should be Urgently and Broadly Adopted for Brain Bleeds

Let's travel through space and time to Paris during the French Revolution to conduct a medical trial. It is the dawn of the Reign of Terror. More than 17,000 people will be beheaded over the next two short years.

The Golden Rule of EM

I think I overdid it on my recent birthday weekend. The following Monday morning, I was feeling every one of my 48 years. I wonder what 48 EP years translate to in non-shiftwork, lower-stress job holder years because I feel like this job has aged me exponentially.