Dr. Graham Nichol (Graham Nichol) is a co-author of a study that examined gaps in understanding & access to care among ED patients with Long COVID. Read in Ann Emerg Med (AnnalsofEM) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39320278/ #LongCOVID #EmergencyMedicine

Dr. Kira Gressman, a #UWashEM resident, has been working with Seattle Fire Dept.’s Health 99 team to expand access to pre-hospital buprenorphine. She’s helped refine EMS protocols, strengthen training, and connect more patients to recovery and care. Read more: bit.ly/3Skntwj

Spring and summer are accompanied by more ladder falls, which can cause broken bones, brain bleeds, and organ damage. Arvin Akhavan with Harborview Medical Center says, "If you fall from a height of 8 feet or above, it's really the whole gamut of injuries can happen to you." UW Medicine UW Emergency Medicine

🏅 Award Alert! Dr. Michaela O’Driscoll (PGY-4) recently received the 2025 Harborview Medical Center Housestaff Award, and Dr. Kris Hendershot (EM-NCC fellow + incoming faculty) won the inaugural APP Best Educator Award. Huge congrats to them both — we’re so proud! 💥 #UWashEM #UWMedicine

Independence Day celebrations can lead to devastating fireworks injuries, including burns, lost fingers and other trauma. Arvin Akhavan with UW Emergency Medicine says, “We're going to see a lot of people who completely changed their lives because they made one simple, bad decision." UW Medicine

#UWashEM’s Drs. Maggie Davis, Rob Klemisch, Kennedy Hall & Jane Hall co-authored a new study in JACEP Open: “Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.” Read more: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… M. Kennedy Hall MD MHS Jane Hall, Ph.D

New evidence emerges that King County is one of the best U.S. areas to experience a cardiac arrest — due to the expert, resolute efforts of stakeholders at many levels. Public Health - Seattle & King County King County M1 UW Emergency Medicine UW Emergency Medicine Section of Critical Care UW Medicine tinyurl.com/4mxjkrd4