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Iain and Simon review highlights from the St Emlyn's blog in this combined June and July 2022 podcast round-up.

A 2022 review of the RECOVERY trial's baricitinib comparison in hospitalised patients with COVID-19. It explains the adaptive trial design, examines 28-day mortality and considers the uncertainty about longer-term outcomes alongside other immunosuppressive treatments.

A critical look at the EXIT study's 2022 consensus statements on extrication after road traffic collisions. The review considers self-extrication, gentle handling and time-critical care, alongside questions about expert selection and the modified Delphi process used to reach agreement.

An update from July 2022 on refreshing the UK's emergency medicine research priorities through the James Lind Alliance. The post explains why the exercise was being repeated and points to related priority-setting work in prehospital care and major trauma.

A 2022 appraisal of the FORCE trial comparing an offer of bandaging with rigid immobilisation for children's distal radius buckle fractures. It examines pain outcomes, treatment preferences and how the trial design reflects conversations with children and families.

Natalie May reports from day three of ICEM 2022 in Melbourne. Lessons from major incidents in Manchester, New Zealand, Beirut and Tonga sit alongside sessions on prehospital retrieval, human factors and shared leadership.