Cross-gender CPR and language barriers in emergency care: Primary Survey August 2026
What social dynamics can be observed in the administration of bystander CPR? New research from Korea shows a reluctance to assist when the p...
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Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ) is an international peer review journal covering pre-hospital and hospital emergency medicine, and critical care. The journal publishes original research, re...
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20 of 131 episodesPaediatric imaging and haematoma blocks: Primary Survey July 2026
This month, we start with a systematic review on smart ways to cut down unnecessary X-rays in kids with limb injuries. We also look at why s...
Nightclub deaths and testicular twists: Primary Survey June 2026
A new paper takes a look at fatalities in nightclubs across the UK in the last 15 years, based on media reporting and coroners' reports. It...
Helicopter rides and surveying impostors: Primary Survey May 2026
Access to helicopter emergency services is improving in the UK, a recent study shows. But what impact is that access having? There's a paper...
Sicker and longer is the trend in ED stays, and vaping is not just "smoking lite": EMJ Primary Survey April 2026
This month we've got a few papers on dealing with smoking - and not smoking - in the emergency department. The episode starts off with a dis...
NHS strikes, Lebanon pager attacks, and maternal cardiac arrests - Primary Survey March 2026
What happens to an emergency department when staff go on strike? A new study published in EMJ examines this challenging scenario and its imp...
Solving corridor care, and return of spontaneous circulation: Primary Survey February 2026
"Should we be giving blood transfusions to patients with traumatic cardiac arrest?" EMJ editor Prof. Richard Body and associate editor Dr. S...
Facial scarring, paracetamol overdose, and same day treatment: January 2026 Primary Survey
It's the first issue of 2026, and the first with new editor-in-chief Prof. Richard Body heading the journal. He is joined by senior associat...
"Don't say the Q word!" and relying on AI: December 2025 Primary Survey
One thing you'll never hear in the emergency department is the sound of silence. And if the hubbub should start to lower, woe betide the ED...
The riddle of Resusci Annie, explaining functional neurology, and flying doctors: November 2025 Primary Survey
Despite what the CPR doll might suggest, cardiac arrest patients are not always white, lean and male. So why is that the case for resuscitat...
“Whose turn is it?” - Moral injury and predicting wait times: October 2025 Primary Survey
The atmosphere of the emergency department can be a hard thing to put into words, with intense emotions washing over patients and staff alik...
Code status conversations, and attitudes towards asthma: September 2025 Primary Survey
"What is your understanding of your father's illness?" This is the kind of question that may be posed by emergency clinicians in the context...
Inspecting tongues for appendicitis, and looking out for legal liability: August 2025 Primary Survey
A new paper on the challenging diagnosis of acute appendicitis has us wondering, can it be spotted with just a glance? The reality is never...
Avoiding burnout, major incident preparedness, and suicide post-ED contact: July 2025 Primary Survey
The NHS plans to set up mental health emergency departments throughout England. A survey discussed this episode highlights the importance of...
Salbutamol for analgesia, low-tech randomisation and cannulation numbing: June 2025 Primary Survey
Can salbutamol be used be used to relieve pain in renal colic patients? Starting off this month's episode, a randomised trial seeks to find...
Acute palliative care, hands-free epistaxis relief, and modern laryngoscopy: May 2025 Primary Survey
A new survey has found that less than one third of end-of-life patients in Irish emergency departments have their own room. This is only one...
The walk-in wounded, detecting hypofibrinogenemia, and "time is testicle!": April 2025 Primary Survey
Trauma and paediatrics are the themes for this month's collection of papers. Starting off is a review of the effectiveness of prehospital ul...
Dementia care, supporting ACPs, and handling hidradenitis suppurativa: March 2025 Primary Survey
Advance clinical practitioners (ACPs) can have a big role to play in the emergency department, but their career paths are not always well un...
Improving sex and gender equity, rapid virus testing and saline injections for pain relief: February 2025 Primary Survey
Another packed issue of the journal this month, and a podcast to match. Starting off with the Editor's Choice paper, on the important topic...
Overcrowding in the emergency department, with Dr. Adrian Boyle and Prof. Ellen Weber
A special bonus podcast this time, on the perennial issue of crowding. Rick and Sarah are joined by Royal College of Emergency Medicine pres...