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Should EDs Offer Contraceptives, Related Family Planning Education?

With many states implementing or planning to implement stringent new restrictions on access to abortion, some clinicians are urging their colleagues to take strong steps to ensure the contraceptive needs of women are met.

EMTALA Implications if ED Patient Needs Medically Necessary Abortion

It is a mistake for ED providers to be solely focused on what their state abortion law says, without also considering the bigger picture in terms of other legal risks and ethical obligations.

Emergency Providers Scramble to Prepare for Treating More Pregnancy-Related Complications

Now that the Supreme Court has shifted abortion lawmaking decisions to the states, matters for frontline providers have become more complicated in multiple ways. In addition to tracking patchwork laws, providers must be prepared to manage pregnancy- or abortion-related complications that might have been better managed at clinics that provide appropriate services.

Identifying Pediatric Cervical Spine Injuries

Cervical trauma in pediatrics is fortunately uncommon, but associated with significant morbidity. Early recognition and timely management are essential to optimize the child's outcome. Balanced against this is the need to minimize unnecessary radiation in young children. The authors comprehensively review identifying pediatric cervical spine injuries.

TJC Urges Caution About Cognitive Biases in Diagnostics

So-called “diagnostic overshadowing” can lead clinicians to miss the real causes of health problems.

Remain Vigilant for Signs of Monkeypox

Emergency clinicians should include the possibility of monkeypox in any patient presenting with early symptoms suggestive of the illness and certainly for those with a new rash and epidemiological risk factors.

Alternatives to Opioids for Acute Pain Management in the Emergency Department

Acute pain management in the emergency department continues to be challenging. However, the recent advances made using alternative nonopioid medications and modalities provide practitioners with multiple safe and effective options for addressing pain.

The Latest on COVID-19 Vaccination

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an infodemic of misinformation affecting the ability of the general public to make good decisions about vaccination. Vaccine hesitancy is a byproduct of this infodemic. After reviewing the current available data, the vaccines have an excellent risk/benefit ratio.

Carbon Monoxide Exposure: Evaluation and Management

Carbon monoxide is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide and often represents a diagnostic challenge for emergency providers because of its wide range of nonspecific symptoms.

Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Stroke is a debilitating illness affecting millions of individuals across the globe. While effective and life-saving treatment modalities exist at a majority of stroke receiving centers in the form of IV thrombolytics, there is an emerging new standard in acute ischemic stroke with mechanical thrombectomy.