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Test Your Knowledge of Wound Repair (Postscript 2 of 2)

A 26-year-old man presents to urgent care with a 4-cm frontal scalp laceration sustained 2 hours…

Test Your Knowledge of Wound Repair (Postscript 1 of 2)

For which of the following wounds is tissue adhesive an appropriate choice for closure? A. Puncture…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Pediatric Firearm Injuries to the Extremity: Management in the ED

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

What’s Your Diagnosis? Managing Acute Cardiac Valvular Emergencies in the ED

Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…

Electrical Injuries July 2022 Question – In Collaboration with EMCoach

Topic: Environmental ExposuresSection: Electrical InjuryAcuity: EmergentAge group: Adult A 30-year-old female presents to the emergency department…

Laceration Repair: Methods and Suture Selection

Closure methods and suture selection are two of the primary decisions required before closing a laceration.…

Where Are We With…

In this episode of EMplify, Sam Ashoo, MD reviews recent updates on the following topics: COVID-19 Monkeypox…

Risk Management Pitfalls for Management of Potentially Trafficked Pediatric Patients 

Our recent issue Human Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Recognition and Response in the Emergency Department reviews…

Test Your Knowledge: Human Trafficking of Children and Adolescents

Labor and sex trafficking impact children of all ages, genders, and nationalities. Trafficked patients present to…