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Fall 2023: Medical Student Council
FCEP MSC 2023 Update Committee: Medical Student Council Author: Rachel Shi, BA, MPH, MS-III University of Central Florida College of Medicine The FCEP Medical Student Council transitioned leadership in September and would like to congratulate the new 2023-2024...
Winter 2023: HCA St. Lucie Medical Center
Winter 2023: HCA St. Lucie Medical Center by Brenden Hahoney, MD (PYG-3) | February 7, 2023 Happy New Year to all from HCA Florida- St. Lucie! We hope everyone had a great holiday season. In addition to a name change, 2022 brought us lots of great memories and...
EMpulse Bids Farewell to Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Karen Estrine
After 10 years of service to EMpulse Magazine, we are sad to announce that Dr. Karen Estrine is stepping down from her position as editor-in-chief after this issue. Dr. Estrine assumed the position of editor-in-chief in Spring 2013 after serving as assistant editor...
Fall 2022: Daunting Diagnosis
Question: A 28-year-old male presents status-post assault. He states he was struck in the face and jaw several times. He presents with blood in his mouth and with multiple loose teeth. Attached are images of his CT scan. What are his findings? Answer: This patient...
Hematologic Emergency: Delayed Hyper-hemolytic Transfusion Reaction in a Pediatric Sickle Cell Patient
Background Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) often receive blood transfusion for acute on chronic anemia due to vaso-occlusive crisis, splenic sequestration, acute chest syndrome and many other reasons. Alloimmunization is one of the many risks of blood...
Ultrasound Guided Transgluteal Sciatic Nerve Block for Refractory Sciatica in the Emergency Department
Case A 50-year-old male presents to the emergency department with low back pain. He describes a history of chronic low back pain that has been progressively worsening lately. Pain is a sharp, shooting pain that radiates down his right leg and worsens with movement and...
Florida Leads in Developing EMS Distraction and Sensory Comfort Kits
In 2017, the Florida EMS for Children Program, in collaboration with University of Florida’s Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI), launched a model EMS and ED Distraction Toolkit program including a training course and dissemination of over 1,000 free...
Invest in Emergency Medicine on this #GivingTuesday
If 30 individuals make a donation to FCEP or FEMF for the first time, an FCEP past president will donate $1,000 to each fund, too. Donate now! The Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP) has been the voice of emergency physicians and the patients they serve for...
Musings: A Post-Roe ER
Having retired from the practice of emergency medicine over 10 years ago now, I realize that I may be a poor spokesperson for the post-Roe ER. However, please bear with me as I could not pass up the opportunity for some gentle musings on the subject. Before I begin, I...
Preliminary Analysis of Downstream Treatment Engagement Post-ED Visit in Opioid Use Disorder Patients With and Without Additional Psychiatric Comorbidity
Among patients who present to the ED with opioid use disorder (OUD), there is a high prevalence of comorbid mental illness – in some instances, as high as 64%. [1] Further, research has shown that patients with comorbid OUD and other mental illness often experience...
