During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a higher rate of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) with more severe injuries on radiology images-despite fewer patients reporting IPV. Key Results • Compared with 2017-2019, the incidence of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was 1.8-fold (p=0.01) higher. • The number of deep injuries during the pandemic period of observation was 28 compared to a total of 16 deep injuries during the prior 3 years. • The reported ethnicity of victims of IPV was white in 17 (65%) individuals in 2020 versus 11 (26%) white individuals in the prior three years, p=0.007).

Clinicians should obtain imaging with CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in patients with high pretest probability of PE. Clinicians should reserve ventilation-perfusion scans for patients who have a contraindication to CTPA or if CTPA is not available. Clinicians should not obtain a d-dimer measurement in patients with a high pretest probability of PE.

Despite its relatively common occurrence and life‐threatening potential, the management of angioedema in the emergency department (ED) is lacking in terms of a structured approach. It is paramount to distinguish the different etiologies of angioedema from one another and more specifically differentiate histaminergic‐mediated angioedema from bradykinin‐mediated angioedema, especially in lieu of the more novel treatments that have recently become available for bradykinin‐mediated angioedema. With this background in mind, this consensus parameter for the evaluation and management of angioedema attempts to provide a working framework for emergency physicians (EPs) in approaching the patient with angioedema in terms of diagnosis and management in the ED. This consensus parameter was developed from a collaborative effort among a group of EPs and leading allergists with expertise in angioedema. After rigorous debate, review of the literature, and expert opinion, the following consensus guideline document was created. The document has been endorsed by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).

There was a significant reduction in both the NAR and the number of appendectomies in patients who presented to the emergency department during an 18-year period, which was associated with a significant increase in the use of preoperative abdominal CT.