Emergency medicine research rarely provides certainty, but it can guide decisions. At The Big Sick (TBS) conference 2026, we presented papers challenging assumptions around trauma, airway management, resuscitation systems and rare high-stakes decisions. This post reviews the best emergency medicine papers from 2025–2026, focusing on what they mean for clinicians working at the front door.
Prehospital research selected for The Big Sick 2026, covering post-intubation hypotension, oxygen therapy, ECPR, thoracotomy decisions and vascular access. The reviews examine what these studies can tell us about care in the first hours of resuscitation.
Trauma Team Leader TipsMajor Trauma
How can trauma teams make a non-urgent handover work well? These practical tips cover preparing the room, giving the prehospital team everyone’s attention and recording key information, while recognising when immediate threats require a different approach.
In this episode of the St Emlyn’s Podcast, Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley talk with Caroline Leech at the BASICs Conference about resuscitative hysterotomy following maternal cardiac arrest.
Advice on planning for trauma in Trauma Units. How does it differ to MTCs? James, Rory and John take us through some tips and ideas.
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.
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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