February 2011 Highlights

Editor-in-chief Shawn Kennedy and clinical editor Christine Moffa present the highlights of the February issue, which features two CE articles: one on recognizing and safely intervening in human trafficking and the other is original research on comparing the effectiveness of buffered lidocaine with bacteriostatic normal saline for local anesthesia prior to IV catheterization. Other articles include Managing Pediatric Asthma in the ED, Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, and another installment in our series of missives, Letters from Afghanistan and of course, News, Drug Watch, Art of Nursing, and Reflections. There’s also a podcast with Donna Sabella, author of Combating Human Trafficking.