Emergency Medicine

For the 40 residents in the Department of Emergency Medicine at GW Medical Faculty Associates, the pace of life is frenetic. Their demanding schedules at GW Hospital, Inova Fairfax Hospital, and the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center leave limited time for weekly lectures.

Two dozen 9th and 10th graders, dressed smartly in their school uniforms, gathered on the cafeteria floor. Each student kneeled in front of a Mini-Anne – an inflatable, portable mannequin – and used the palms of their hands to pump its chest to the beat of the 1970s Bee Gees song “Stayin’ Alive.”

Gary Little, M.D., assistant professor of Emergency Medicine, commented in an article about the dangers of overexertion in unseasonably warm weather.

Gary Little, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and GW Hospital Medical Director, gave runners who were participating in D.C.'s Rock and Roll Marathon a few reminders to help their body adjust from winter running to warm weather running.

Cathleen Clancy, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, was quoted in an article about the harms of synthetic marijuana products because very little is known about them and experts don't know how they will affect the human body.

In the popular media, emergency departments (ED) are usually associated with long wait times and uninsured patients.

Jesse Pines, M.D., associate professor of Emergency Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, co-authored an article about concierge medicine versus patient-centered medical homes which debated the benefits of enhanced patient access to care.

Accident-prone travelers take note: “If you get hit by a moped in a country like the Netherlands, you will most likely be taken care of by a first-year doctor — one who has not had any specialized training in emergency medicine,” says Terrence Mulligan, D.O., M.P.H. ’03.

Congressman Pete Olson Introduced the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011, H.R. 3511, that will establish a uniform base of liability protection for businesses that acquire AEDs and the good Samaritans who use them. The Cheney Cardiovascular Institute supports and applauds Congressman Olson's…

If you want to assess a nation’s healthcare system, take a good look at its emergency medicine departments, said the speakers at “Emergency Care GPS,” a recent seminar at GW’s Jack Morton Auditorium.