The EMrecruits Weekly | April 28, 2015
Top Emergency Medicine News and Updates
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Emergency Physician Dr. Bradford Walters on Being First Responder to Northwest Flight 255 Crash
from ACEP Now
On an August morning in 1987, a plane schedule to depart from the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport crashed on takeoff, causing the deadliest sole-survivor aviation accident in history. Emergency physician Bradford L. Walters, MD, FACEP, was one of the first responders...
Florida to Sue Feds Over ObamaCare Dispute
from The Hill
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) announced Thursday he is suing the Obama administration as part of an escalating dispute over whether the state will expand Medicaid under ObamaCare...
How Twitter Can Help Predict Emergency Room Visits
from Medical Press
SAEM15 | "Dodge" Interview Mishaps With These 5 Tips
from EMrecruits
If you're an emergency medicine resident planning to attend the upcoming Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting in San Diego, you are probably gearing up to participate in the SAEM Dodgeball Tournament on May 14, 2015...
Uninsured Rate Falls by Half in States that Expanded Medicaid
from The Hill
The number of people lacking health insurance dropped by half in the 29 states that expanded Medicaid under ObamaCare, far more than states that did not agree to the expansion, according to new data...
Many States Working to Increase Medicaid Payments to Doctors
from Governing
SEMPA 360 | Enjoy These Remixed Classic Disney Songs to Get You Ready
from EMrecruits
Patient Satisfaction Scores Not Affected by Amount of Opioids Given in Emergency Room
from Anesthesiology News
Giving opioids to patients in the emergency room (ER) does not affect their satisfaction scores, according a retrospective analysis of medical records and Press Ganey patient satisfaction surveys. Researchers matched the medical records and completed surveys of 4,749 patients seen in the ERs...
Long-Term Neuropsychological Outcomes in Children and Adolescents After Cardiac Arrest
from MD Linx
The authors sought to assess long–term neuropsychological functioning in children and adolescents surviving cardiac arrest (CA). Long–term neuropsychological assessment of CA survivors showed significant weaknesses, but also relatively intact functioning...
