Pre-hospital acute behavioural disturbance, a guest post by Jack Lyon. What does the evidence say about Ketamine and other drugs. #FOAMed

Survival effect of prehospital emergency anaesthesia in major trauma A St.Emlyn’s review of a major new trauma study examining whether prehospital emergency anaesthesia and intubation improve survival using machine learning and causal inference methods.

Practical trauma handover advice for trauma team leaders in emergency medicine. Learn how to structure ATMIST handovers, prepare resus before arrival, improve teamwork with prehospital/HEMS crews, and optimise patient safety in major trauma.

Our review of day 3 of the RCEM annual scientific conference 2026 in Birmingham. Trauma, paeds, analgesia, AI, and more HALO. FOAmed RCEM @stemlyns

Our summary of Day 2 at RCEM Conference 2026, covering prize papers, AI in emergency medicine, major trials, health inequalities, and clinical insights.

Smoking cessation interventions in the ED appear effective only when nicotine replacement therapy is included. But the real-world value, cost-effectiveness, and role of EDs remain uncertain.

How many patients should we see per hour? Clinician productivity depends largely on conditions provided. This blog explains why patients per hour is the last question you should ask and not the first. St Emlyn's

Do we always need to place a chest tube before CT in a patient with suspected or known haemo or pneumothorax? TTL tips #FOAMed @stemlyns