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the post-Dobbs landscape means worse health care for miscarriages and other reproductive care, not “just”elective pregnancy terminations state laws adds legal risks to necessary medical care #ACEP26

EMTALA supersedes state abortion bans BUT it’s often legally unclear what carve outs for ectopic pregnancies, often unclear what “medically necessary” or missing technical details (eg c section scar ectopics) worse care means more transfusions and deaths #ACEP26

mifepristrone is under attack, despite being standard of care for early pregnancy loss, making medical care difficult #ACEP26

ACEP supports reproductive health carre training for residents, including early pregnancy loss care #ACEP26

“manual vacuum aspiration is a life-saving procedure for patients in hemorrhagic shock and we should teach this like we teach pericardiocentesis” (para) #ACEP26

we shouldn’t be the smartest people in the room, we should work with experts and apply the best expertise #ACEP26

audience member asks about potential hope in partnering with MAHA to advance public health: @drdebhoury.bsky.social : the MAHA *people* are generally reasonable (<10% are antivax) but the MAHA leaders are conflicted (selling supplements etc) or lying about data (RFKjr) [para] #ACEP26

ED crowding / boarding results from hospital o & health system dysfunction and lack of capacity (flow) it is NOT low acuity patients ED wait times have functionally replaced the Ottawa ankle rule @arjunvenkatesh.bsky.social #ACEP26

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building more ED spaces doesn’t help ED LOS flow smoothly, ie surgical schedule smoothing, is great if you can convince surgeons to operate on Fridays / weekends, and the infrastructure for it (eg more transporters on weekends) @arjunvenkatesh.bsky.social #ACEP26