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Spring 2022: Government Affairs
This spring we have seen another busy and often contentious legislative session wrap up in March as the legislators in Tallahassee all turn their eyes towards campaigning for this fall’s election. Your team at FCEP has worked hard advocating for emergency physicians...
Spring 2022: FCEP President’s Message
My fellow members and peers, spring is here! There are so many things I look forward to in the springtime — longer days, spring break with the kids, and outdoor activities in the warmer weather. For many of us, this spring also brought a noticeable downwards trend in...
New Pain Management Resources from PAMI
The Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) at the UF College of Medicine – Jacksonville has new pain-related resources which may be of value to your organization. Over-the-Counter (OTC) Patient Education Brochures for Topical and Oral Analgesic Medications...
Airway Management with Point-of-Care-Ultrasound: A Breath of Fresh Air
EMS just alerted you that a cardiac arrest is en route. You now have three minutes to gather all your airway equipment. You call respiratory therapy, get your oxygen and suction set up, and grab your tube, blade, lube, and syringe. Just in case, you grab your...
Winter 2022: UF Gainesville
We hope that everyone had a great holiday season! Holidays this year were extra special, as the department had the opportunity to come together once again for the return of our annual Holiday Party. This season has also given us pause to reflect on another difficult...
Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access Workshop: A DIY Guide for Homemade Phantoms
Background Vascular cannulation is a fundamental clinical skill that is applied across diverse medical specialties. Insertion of central venous catheters (CVC) is a common procedure to establish definitive venous access for infusion of sclerosing or vasoactive...
Winter 2022: St. Lucie Medical Center
We hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season! While not the year we expected, 2021 brought many challenges that only helped us all grow stronger in both our medical knowledge and practice. It has been great and encouraging to see our interns become more confident in...
Winter 2022: Daunting Diagnosis
A 71-year-old male presents to the ER for an enlarged left neck mass, dysphagia, and weight loss for an “unknown amount of time.” The patient has an extensive smoking history. He states he is homeless and has not been seen for his neck mass by a physician. Below is...
Left Lateral Canthotomy with Cantholysis for Foreign Body Removal in the Emergency Department
Introduction Lateral canthotomy and cantholysis is a vision-saving procedure most commonly used to relieve orbital compartment syndrome caused by retrobulbar hemorrhage, usually secondary to facial trauma. Bleeding in the enclosed bony orbit causes increased...
Winter 2022: Oak Hill Hospital
Hello from Brooksville! A lot has been going on at Oak Hill Hospital since our last update. The most exciting news we’d like to share is that our new ED opened January 1! We have eagerly been awaiting this day over the last two years and were excited to move into our...
