Emergency Medicine

Practical tips for open fracture management in resus: early antibiotics, neurovascular assessment, splinting, wound dressings and timely specialist care. #FOAMed on @stemlyns

Could the NHS cope with a major conflict? In Part 2 of our St Emlyn's briefing, we explore how military casualties, reduced hospital capacity, infrastructure disruption and workforce pressures could affect everyday emergency care — and why we need to start preparing now.

St Emlyn's briefing | October 2026 Ed - this is a long read which is not our usual style, but there is much to be covered here. I hope you make it to the end (and some great references and further reading).

Journal Club review of a public health paper on e-scooter injuries and they risk they pose to patients, especially children and the implications for EM. #FOAMed

How do you decide when you don't have all the information? Iain Beardsell revisits Tactical Trauma to explore the judgements behind major incident care, triage, eCPR and trauma ECMO.

Communication is SO important in the resus room. Making sure that your message is heard and understood is really important.