Matt Bivens, MDWhat’s With Your Emergency Room, You Dog-Faced Pony Soldier?President Joe Biden personally called a Pennsylvania hospital on Wednesday … when a friend’s wife struggled to be seen …“I was on the…Jan 22, 2022Jan 22, 2022
Matt Bivens, MDA “Pause” to Get Neurotic About … Our Greatest Medical Triumph?May 26, 2021May 26, 2021
Matt Bivens, MDSomething to Lift Your SpiritsHere’s something: Remember nuclear weapons?Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020
Matt Bivens, MD‘Let’s Have that Conversation!’Yes “all lives matter”, but you can’t say that.Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Matt Bivens, MDLosing 18 Inches of Wire In a Patient? As Inevitable as … Doomsday ItselfSometimes a doctor must place a large-caliber catheter into one of the body’s biggest veins: the internal jugular in the neck, the…May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Matt Bivens, MDThe Pandemic-Era Emergency Dep’t: Weirder, Wilder & Emptier Than EverThe radio toned at 3 a.m., a single long tone. No big deal, just a heads-up. If the patient had been “priority one” sick, or if paramedics…Apr 27, 20205Apr 27, 20205
Matt Bivens, MDHas the Emergency Department Ever Been More Boring — or Terrifying?After an exhaustingly long day, a group of us were still discussing “fomites,” objects that can carry contagious particles. Dr. Anil…Mar 24, 20201Mar 24, 20201
Matt Bivens, MDDropped on a Tennis Court, Hit by a Truck, Lost at Sea — But Still Here!As we all hunker down at home, hoarding toilet paper and hiding from the deadly sniffles, I offer only cold comfort: The ongoing project…Mar 14, 2020Mar 14, 2020
Matt Bivens, MDNuclear Weapons Were Too Crazy Even for HitlerI recently decided to post an account of a new nuclear weapons-related mishap or near disaster — each day — for the rest of the year.Mar 1, 20201Mar 1, 20201