ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl: Breathtaking Emergencies
What toxic gas is created by mixing these two household products? Chloramine gas Chlorine gas Chloroform Peracetic acid [Author’s own image] [+]
Teresa Crow, MD
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, [+]
Trick of Trade: Using Sterile Lubricating Gel to Manage Bloody Scalp Lacerations | A Simple Gel, a Big Fix
One of the classic scenarios encountered in the emergency department involves an elderly patient with medium to long hair who sustains a scalp laceration after a ground-level fall. They often arrive hemodynamically [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Perioral Facial Swelling
The patient is a 40-year-old male with no significant past medical history who presents to the Emergency Department with perioral rash and swelling. He [+]
ALiEM AIR Series | Endocrine Module (2026)
Welcome to the AIR ENDOCRINE Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR [+]
Who Gets Mistriaged? Disparities in Pediatric Behavioral Health ED Triage | A PECARN multicenter analysis
A 14-year-old Hispanic girl presents to the Emergency Department with her mother for suicidal ideation after a conflict at home. The girl is quiet and cooperative. Her mother, who speaks primarily Spanish, is trying to explain the situation. The nurse assigns an ESI level 2, the same score given to nearly every child who walks through the door with a behavioral health complaint. But does that score accurately capture this patient's needs? A new [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Perioral Facial Swelling
The patient is a 40-year-old male with no significant past medical history who presents to the Emergency Department with perioral rash and swelling. He [+]
ALiEM AIR Series | Endocrine Module (2026)
Welcome to the AIR ENDOCRINE Module! After carefully reviewing all relevant posts in the past 12 months from the top 50 sites of the Digital Impact Factor [1], the ALiEM AIR [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Green Foot
The patient is a 59-year-old male with a history of prior DVT, atrial fibrillation, HTN, alcohol use and COPD who presents to the Emergency [+]
Education Theory Made Practical: All 8 Volumes Free
After eight years, 240 faculty members, and countless Slack conversations across time zones, the ALiEM Faculty Incubator has come to a close. And with it, we're celebrating the completion of something I'm incredibly proud to share: the Education Theory Made Practical book series—8 volumes, 77 educational theories and frameworks, now freely available to educators worldwide [download at ALiEM Library]. We became victims of our own success. The mentors and community members we nurtured? They're [+]
EM Match Advice 48: Transitioning from ERAS to ResidencyCAS – Platform Features and Essential Resources
In this episode of EM Match Advice, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University EM Program Director) speaks with Dr. Liza Smith (Clerkship Director/Associate Program Director at UMass Baystate and past Chair of the [+]
EM Match Advice 47: 2025 EM Match By The Numbers
The Emergency Medicine (EM) Match process continues to evolve, with the specialty experiencing significant shifts in recent years. In this 47th installment of the EM Match Advice podcast series, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak [+]
The First Pulse Check: How to set yourself up for success in EM residency
“Are you ok?” My wife asked as I flopped onto the bed, which was still just a mattress on the floor. I (KL) had just finished my first shift as a resident [+]
How to Cite Videos, Podcasts, Apps, Media, and Blogs in a Publication or CV (AMA style 11th edition)
As medical education podcasts, videos, and blogs continue to grow in popularity it is crucial that we cite them correctly, both in publications and on our CVs. We also must recognize the important contributions of media such as clinical photographs, radiology images, and ECGs. The American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style released its 11th edition in 2020. This blog post provides an update to our 2018 blog articles to reflect these changes. Video [+]
Dear emergency physicians: We see you
https://youtu.be/jtGM-BUp_no The COVID-19 pandemic has placed incredible stress and strain on the personal work lives of emergency physicians. We have endured these almost 2 years of misinformation, PPE shortages, fear, frustration, grief, and [+]
How I Work Smarter: Simiao Li-Sauerwine, MD
One word that best describes how you work? Efficiently! Current mobile device iPhone 12 Computer MacBook Air What is something you are working on now? I'm working on a research study examining [+]
How I Work Smarter: Al’ai Alvarez MD
One word that best describes how you work? Compassion Current mobile device iPhone 12 Computer MacBook Pro What is something you are working on now? Where do I begin? The pandemic has [+]
