Emergency medicine

giving everyone in my family at least twenty shots a day. I have just recently found out what field of medicine, emergency medicine. I love helping people, science, and having to think quickly and effectively. The hardest part of this process was looking at other careers, but I am glad I was required to because I probably would

Emergency Medicine and the Ethical Dilemmas Luisa Martin HCA 322 Instructor Thomas December 5, 2010 Picture this scenario: You are working in the emergency room of a public hospital where the   inflow of patients is higher than the available beds. You are treating an elderly man who is breathless and cyanosed. While you assess whether he has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart failure, he becomes drowsy and starts gasping. You quickly intubate him with some difficulty, prolonging

Emergency Medicine became a potential career option for me after I obtained my Emergency Medical Technician Basic Certification the year before I entered medical school. I worked full-time in the emergency department as a patient transporter, which gave me the privilege of witnessing and participating in the daily work of the physicians and nurses. My shifts were ten hours long, four days a week, and I took it upon myself to speak with patients and physicians whenever I had the chance. Two new doctors

Throughout the majority of my life, I had dreams of becoming an attorney and did not consider medicine as a profession until much later in my academic career. I had previously pictured myself pursuing a career in intellectual property rights and hoped to become a patent attorney, given my interest in the scientific field. My interest in patent law led me to take science courses that piqued my curiosity. I soon found myself involved in undergraduate laboratory research, focused on discovering new

Unique ethical issues arise in the practice of emergency medicine, and common ethical problems are often more difficult to address in the emergency department than in other medical settings (Pauls, McRae, Campbell & Dungey, 2004). I have worked in Emergency rooms myself both in a combat zone and in garrison where we would provide care to civilian contractors. McAfee health clinic ER was a quiet place but when we received patients it was serious. The population there were of an older group with

My desire and passion entering the field of medicine allowed me to overcome those initial feelings. With time, I became more convinced that this was not only what I want to do, but it is what I was meant to do. It became my new identity. Having shadowed in a few areas, it was following Brad Wisnousky, D.O. in Emergency Medicine that resonated with me most. I loved that his focus was about the patient and making decisions based on the

Most of you who are reading this, are here because you live, breathe, and bleed Emergency Medicine. EM offers the perfect mix of patients, procedures, and adrenaline. Unfortunately, not all parties involved do it for the love of Emergency Medicine. While EM may be one of the youngest specialties, its short history is rife with conflict pitting hospitals against Emergency Medicine practitioners in the form of Contract Management Groups (CMGs) 1. For an excellent history lesson as told by James Keaney

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics are the most at risk to sustain injury and the most critical short term health care provider because of the nature of their job, because of the scope of their skills, and because of the skills they have and procedures they are authorized to perform. The job of EMTs and paramedics are to quickly arrive at the scene of the most gruesome accidents, and render aid to potentially fatal injuries. The stakes for an EMT or paramedic are extremely

David Hooks Wesley Carter Airway Discussion January 18, 2017 Patent Airways In the field of emergency medicine there are few things that are valued as much as a patent airway. From the very beginning stages of training in emergency care we are taught to monitor for airway, breathing and circulation .A patent airway is a very important part of the ABCs triangle necessary to support life. There are many causes of airway compromise, however

Eighteen years it took me to become a pediatric emergency medicine specialist. As my journey in academics started, I faced the challenge and responsibility of being a single parent. Seeking opportunities to learn about economics and finance, I did what came naturally to me, which was study. Eighteen months of doing the ‘unthinkable’: working full time, studying full time, and raising a six year-old, was the most exhausting and yet the most inspiring time of my life. Travelling to Asia to write a