New Emergency Care Workforce Analysis Shows Rural Staffing Challenges

New JACEP Open Analyses Explore Coronavirus Risk Factors and Public Health Concerns

New Joint Policy Outlines Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Systems Recommendations

New Pediatric Protocol Reduces Missed Sepsis Diagnoses by 76 Percent

New Poll Finds Adults are Unaware That Insurers Must Cover Emergency Services

New Poll: Nearly a Third are Delaying or Avoiding Medical Care Due to COVID-19 Concerns

New Poll: Nearly Three in Four Adults Concerned When Physicians Aren’t There to Lead Care

New PSA Shines Light on Vital Role Emergency Physicians Play in Protecting Patients

New Public Charge Proposed Policy Threatens Access To Emergency Care

New Recommendations on Emergency Care for Children

New Study Identifies Gaps in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder as Overdose Emergencies Soar

New Study Offers Tips for Physicians To Better Manage Interruptions in Emergency Room

New Study: Transfusions with Older Blood Linked to Adverse Events, Death

Next Generation of Emergency Medical Tools and Technology on Display at ACEP19

No Silence on ED Violence

Norovirus Oubreaks on Cruise Ships: How to Avoid Getting Sick on Vacation

Nosebleeds

Now is Not the Time to Reduce Support for Health Care Heroes

Nuclear fears spark demand for iodine pills: How they protect from radiation

Nursing Shortages Compound Capacity Concerns, Strain Emergency Departments Amid COVID Surge

Objects in the Ear or Nose

Omicron disrupts transit, emergency services as workers call out sick: ‘Most people are going to get Covid’

One in Five Children with Mental Health Emergencies Face "Prolonged” Emergency Department Stays, New Research Shows

One in Six Patients Could be Denied Insurance Coverage in an Emergency if Anthem Policy Continues to Spread, New Study Shows

One state looks to get kids in crisis out of the ER — and back home

Only 3.3 Percent of ER Visits are "Avoidable"

Only 5.5 Percent of Emergency Visits Are Nonurgent and Wait Times Continue to Improve, CDC Says

Opioid Abuse Can Take Hold when Patients Obtain Prescriptions After Visiting an Emergency Department, NEJM Study Finds

Opioids and Appropriate Pain Management

Out-of-Network Bill Threatens Safety Net of Emergency Care in Nevada

Overflowing demand for mental health care stretching hospitals, new data show

PA Consulting and American College of Emergency Physicians partner to launch Emergency Medicine Data Institute

Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims

Patients are Struggling with Mental Health Issues and Substance Use Disorders During the Pandemic

Patients Report Preference for Physician-Led Emergency Department Care

Patients Want Insurance Companies to Take More Responsibility for Surprise Bills, Poll Finds

Patients Who Get Opioids in the ER Are Less Likely to Use Them Long Term

Patients’ Rights in the Emergency Department

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric hospital beds in Richmond are nearly full, thanks to surge of RSV

Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits With Prolonged LOS Up During 2021

Peer-reviewed Emergency Medicine Journals

Pelvic Exams Do Not Help Diagnose STDs in Adolescent Girls, Study Says

Peroxide Ingestion, Promoted by Alternative Medicine, Can Be Deadly

Personalized Feedback Can Reduce Opioid Prescribing Rates, New Study Shows

Pet-related Injuries

Physician Groups Take Legal Action Against Anthem’s Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia

Physician Groups: Price Transparency Must Include Health Insurers

Physicians Strongly Support House Effort to Protect Patients from Surprise Bills

Placebo and Valium Are Equally Effective for Acute Lower Back Pain in the ER

Please, Turn Down the Heat

Poisons, Chemicals & Smoke Inhalation

Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency

Poll: Adults Consider 24/7 Access to the ER Essential, Prefer Care Led by Physicians in a Crisis

Poll: Adults View 24/7 Access to the ER Essential & Prefer Care Led by Physicians in a Crisis

Poll: ED Violence is on the Rise

Poll: Increasing Violence in Emergency Departments Contributes to Physician Burnout and Impacts Patient Care

Poll: Majority of Americans Unprepared to Help in a Major Emergency

Poll: Majority of Americans Unprepared to Help in a Medical Emergency

Poll: Patients Show Concern When Physicians Aren't Available to Lead Their Care

Poll: Workplace Stigma, Fear of Professional Consequences Prevent Emergency Physicians from Seeking Mental Health Care

Prepare for the Unexpected: Your ER Checklist

Preparing for an Emergency

Prescription Safety and Pain Management Tips

Press Releases

Preventing Outdoor Lawn and Garden Injuries

Preventing Violence in the Emergency Department

Protect Your Head: Know When to Go to the Emergency Department for a Brain Injury

Protecting Due Process for Emergency Physicians

Protecting Emergency Physicians’ Mental Health

Protecting Older Patients from COVID-19

Protecting Patients at Risk of Self-Harm

Protecting Patients is Top Priority for Surprise Bills Solution

Providers to Congress: Protect Patients from Surprise Bills Without Compromising Access to Care

Prudent Layperson Standard

Psychiatric Emergency Patients in Massachusetts Wait Longest for Hospital Beds

Public Overwhelmingly Wants Insurance Companies to Cover Emergency Care and to Be Transparent

Public Poll: Emergency Care Concerns Amidst COVID-19

Public Poll: Emergency Care Is The Most Essential Health Benefit To Cover

Rashes

Recognize the Signs of Suicide Risk

Recognizing Concussions in Children

Recognizing the Risk Factors and Signs of an Overdose

Record Number of Licensure Boards and Hospitals Take Action to Prevent Suicide for the Healthcare Workforce

Regreso a la escuela: mantenerse seguro si está aprendiendo de forma remota o en persona

Research Offers New Insights Into the Opioid Crisis

Road Trip Safety

RSV

Rural Patients Wait Longest for EMS

Saber Cuando Ir al Hospital

Scoot Safe

Scoot Safe! New Public Service Announcement Shares Emergency Physicians’ Tips for Electronic Scooter Riders

Seguridad con Scooters (Patinete)

Seizures

Seniors: Preventing an Emergency

Serious Methodological Flaw Resulted in Significant Data Omission in JAMA Internal Medicine Study

Shark Attacks

She suddenly passed out, leaving a huge scar. Doctors say it can happen to anyone

Shock

Sleeping in Contact Lenses Puts You At Risk For Dangerous Infection