Does raising blood pressure improve neurological recovery after acute spinal cord injury? We examine a randomised trial comparing augmented and conventional targets, with particular attention to loss to follow-up, limited statistical power and relevance to emergency and prehospital care.
Watch the perimortem caesarean section presentation from IncrEMentuM 2025. Simon Carley introduces the recording and links to St Emlyn’s resources on the procedure and evidence for resuscitative hysterotomy.
Emergency Department Management
An emergency care perspective on NHS England’s December 2025 corridor care guidance. The article examines its exclusions, board accountability and escalation tools, alongside the gap between stronger governance and the resources needed to eliminate corridor care.
Trauma Team Leader TipsTrauma & Orthopaedics
TTL tip 4 is about getting your CODE RED instructions right, by developing the right mindset about what you want to achieve and why.
The RSI trial compared ketamine with etomidate for emergency intubation in critically ill adults. We examine the absence of a significant 28-day mortality difference, the cardiovascular findings around intubation and what the study does—and does not—mean for practice.
This bonus episode is a quick-fire collection of clinical pearls drawn from across the St Emlyn’s podcast in 2025.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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