Emergency medicine

On a busy Monday evening, the emergency medicine physician I was working with started to get a history from our 52-year-old male patient who presented asking for a refill on his pain medication. As more information was gathered, it was revealed that the patient had run out of his medication two months earlier and had yet to set up an appointment with his primary care physician. The physician bluntly cut the patient off, informing him that he needed to make an appointment with his primary care physician

depend on to help them heal? A pediatric. A pediatric emergency medicine is a doctor who specializes with kids from age zero to age seventeen. This kind of pediatrician specializes in emergencies mostly, for example if a child gets ran over by a car. A pediatric emergency medicine works with problems that are serious, and usually life-threatening. I believe this career will be a good fit for me because I love children, and I am usually calm in emergency situations. I have asked myself, why did I chose

Only in the emergency department can yoga save a patient’s life. People snicker when I begin my story this way but it’s true. Once, a fifty year old African American woman was brought into our ED with one hour of facial droop and weakness. We were immediately concerned for a stroke, and the neurology team agreed. Imaging ruled out a hemorrhage, and neurology cleared us to use thrombolytics, but the patient’s blood pressure was a staggering 220/120. After maximum dose nicardipine therapy, her pressures

interested in medicine. I didn’t have an epiphany or a life changing event one day which led me to pursue medicine. Deciding to study medicine is a decision I have taken after a lot of thought, research and discussion. I had the opportunity to visit the Obstetrics & Gynaecology, A&E and Surgery departments while on work placements at my local hospital. These visits have shown me the variety of interesting specialties which medicine has to offer. A placement shadowing an Emergency Medicine Consultant

Safety and Wellness in the EMS System Introduction The wellness and health of emergency medicine service (EMS) workforces extends beyond just avoiding infections to include physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual wellbeing. EMS workers usually encounter stressful events when performing their duties. There is no doubt that stress has a detrimental physiological impact on the human body; therefore, it is imperative for EMS workers to have stress management mechanisms, and be informed of the

We spoke with an emergency medicine physician about his experiences with asthma. He told us that he sees multiple patients for asthma related incidents each day. If children have more moderate or severe asthma they typically have an asthma action plan and use a peak flow meter to decide whether they should go to the hospital. He also told us that asthma attacks are very obvious when they come into the ER so they don’t typically do much testing to make sure that it is an asthma attack. Lastly, he

In the summer of 2014, I thought I had life completely planned out. I was enrolled at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College while still attending Mount Pleasant High School. I had just started taking my Emergency Medicine class and had already completed two-thirds of my fire class. I volunteered at Northeast Cabarrus Fire Department and was so close to becoming an interior firefighter, I could taste it. I never slowed down enough to think about God’s plan for me. I seemed to only care about creating my

working with little time. In the emergency room, last minute surgeries require bursts of fierce and frantic work that may or may not save the life of a patient. In my mind, surgery and writing both share the motto, “delay then slay”. Surgery is usually put off until the last possible moment, and likewise with my papers, I procrastinate till the very end. While I am a competent and passionate writer, I struggle with time management. I consider myself to be an emergency doctor in the field of writing

of the planet. No wonder we are so exhausted at the end of the day!” In high school, there was no question that I wanted to be a nurse. I had even decided that I wanted to specialize in emergency medicine. Caring for others has always been a passion of mine and I imagined I would enjoy the fast pace of the emergency room. However, competing in a regional competition for CPR and first aid opened my eyes to the reality of my desired specialty. Early during my senior year, I had been asked by my HOSA

Integrating these two core concepts is instrumental to the success of family presence. Family presence is a journey that many emergency departments are starting to embark on. With many organizations aligning their visions as patient and family centered this journey has to start with strong leadership. Many healthcare professionals have doubts as to whether or not this is truly beneficial