A collection of trauma and resuscitation papers discussed at ICEM 2025 in Montreal, with summaries and critical appraisal. Topics include transfusion, oxygen strategies, paediatric cervical spine assessment, regional analgesia and emergency airway management.
Top 10 trauma/resus papers for IFEM 2025 Read More
A retrospective study describes emergency thoracotomy for penetrating trauma in two Cape Town district hospitals. We examine the reported outcomes, the constraints of these settings and why patient selection, timing and incomplete records matter when interpreting the results.
Emergency Centre Thoracotomy in South Africa. Read More
Can a trauma triage score work without monitoring equipment? We review the derivation and validation of sBATT using UK registry data, including how its observable signs predict early mortality and what remains uncertain about use by lay responders or in other settings.
Derivation and Validation of the Simplified Bleeding Audit Triage Trauma (sBATT) Score Read More
RCEM 2025 Day 3 explored mental health, autism, palliative care, high-intensity users, and modern transfusion and diabetes management in the ED.
RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 3 Read More
From pragmatic frailty care to neurodiversity in medicine and creating safer cultures, Day 2 of RCEM 2025 blended sharp clinical insights with systems thinking.
RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 2 Read More
Day 1 at RCEM Conference 2025 tackled identity, innovation, wellbeing, and risk in Emergency Medicine. Key insights from Joey Godfrey on St Emlyn’s.
RCEM Conference 2025: Reflections from Day 1 Read More
What does the evidence say about timing and outcomes after resuscitative hysterotomy for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? This appraisal of a systematic review separates maternal and neonatal outcomes and examines the limitations of the evidence behind familiar timing rules.
Should trauma resuscitation pay more attention to diastolic blood pressure? Simon Carley discusses a physiological argument for rethinking systolic targets, its links with cardiac-arrest research and the evidence still needed before clear diastolic targets can be established.
Is Diastolic Blood Pressure the New Resuscitation Target Read More
