AudioScholar Emergency Medicine Weekly

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A weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed emergency medicine literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.

  1. 1d ago

    0/1 h troponin pathway doesn't shorten ED stay vs 0/3 h

    Editor's Pick: Performance of 0/1 h versus 0/3 h pathways in patients with suspected myocardial infarction: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (The Lancet, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning diagnostic rule-out pathways, resuscitation and airway performance, and the evidence behind everyday emergency therapeutics. Let's dive in. This week's papers: 1. Performance of 0/1 h versus 0/3 h pathways in patients with suspected myocardial infarction: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis…. The Lancet 2026. 2. Associations Between Diagnostic Blood-Based Biomarkers and Neuroimaging Findings in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2026. 3. Performance of pulmonary embolism diagnostic strategies in patients undergoing computed tomography pulmonary angiography.. Internal and Emergency Medicine 2026. 4. Traumatic Emergency Thoracotomy for Resuscitation in Shock (TETRiS): a national service evaluation of resuscitative thoracotomy practice outside the operating…. Resuscitation 2026. 5. Ventilation Monitoring in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Care.. Resuscitation 2026. 6. Who's on Airway? Trainee Tracheal Intubation Frequency and Outcomes Within the National Emergency Airway Registry for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (NEAR4PEM).. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2026. 7. Opioid-free analgesia for acute renal colic: a randomized, double-blind, head-to-head comparison of intravenous ibuprofen, dexketoprofen trometamol and paracet…. Internal and Emergency Medicine 2026. 8. Magnesium sulfate therapy for adult emergency department patients with acute asthma: A narrative review.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 9. Subcutaneous insulin for mild-to-moderate diabetic ketoacidosis: a scoping review and implementation framework.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 10. Prevalence of Persistent Severe Hypertension and Rates of Treatment Among Pregnant Patients in the Prehospital Setting.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/65af2vqukm

  2. Oct 27

    This Week in Emergency Medicine — Oct 27, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Intravenous ibuprofen versus ketorolac for acute low back pain in the emergency department: a triple-blind randomized clinical trial (Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the systems and aftermath of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, diagnostic testing and resource use in the emergency department, and practical treatment ques… This week's papers: 1. Regional implementation of a prehospital advanced life support program with video-assisted physician direction and outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arres…. Resuscitation 2026. 2. Real-time feedback during bag-valve-mask ventilation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a before-and-after study (VEntilation during Cardiac Arrest Resuscitat…. Resuscitation 2026. 3. Rapid Transport to Extracorporeal CPR: Urging Caution Prior to Implementation.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 4. Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression 12 Months After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Population Based Cohort Study.. Resuscitation 2026. 5. Stroke mimics in the emergency department: Prevalence, etiologies, and clinical predictors in patients with suspected acute stroke.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 6. Prognostic Value of Thromboelastography Parameters for Early Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy in Severely Injured Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.. Academic Emergency Medicine 2026. 7. Epidemiology of Nephrolithiasis Among United States Emergency Departments Over a 9-Year Period.. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 8. Intravenous ibuprofen versus ketorolac for acute low back pain in the emergency department: a triple-blind randomized clinical trial.. Internal and Emergency Medicine 2026. 9. Rapid bolus versus 3-h continuous infusion of 3% hypertonic saline for acute symptomatic hyponatremia.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 10. Community Paramedics Addressing the Evolving Opioid Crisis: A Case Series Addressing the Kratom Derivatives 7-Hydroxymitragynine and MGM-15.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/xubxy8xehv

  3. Oct 20

    This Week in Emergency Medicine — Oct 20, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Adoption of Outpatient Management of Acute Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism (Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning resuscitation from cardiac arrest and hemorrhage, safe rule-out and discharge decisions in the emergency department and the field, and analgesia and drug… This week's papers: 1. Conservative Versus Higher Oxygen Targets Post-Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Trial Sequential Analysis.. Academic Emergency Medicine 2026. 2. Mechanical versus manual bag-valve ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults with cardiac arrest: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analys…. Resuscitation 2026. 3. Low-Titer O + Whole Blood Implementation in the EMS System for Metropolitan Oklahoma City and Tulsa: Significance, Success, & Sharing Lessons Learned.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 4. Diagnostic accuracy of high-sensitivity point-of-care troponin assays in emergency department for patients presenting with chest pain: a systematic review.. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 5. Adoption of Outpatient Management of Acute Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism.. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2026. 6. Prehospital Care of Older Adults Following Perceived Low-Acuity Falls and Related "Lift Assist" Encounters: An NAEMSP Position Statement and Resource Document.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 7. Cost-Effectiveness of HCV Screening in Emergency Departments Using DETECT Hep C Trial Results.. JAMA Internal Medicine 2026. 8. Efficacy of Inhaled Methoxyflurane for Acute Trauma Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 9. Emergency medicine updates: Contrast media hypersensitivity.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 10. Emergency medicine pharmacotherapy literature of 2025.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/chwkrrje8m

  4. Oct 13

    Occlusion MI: over half STEMI-negative, reached cath later

    Editor's Pick: Occlusion Myocardial Infarction Missed by ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Criteria: An Angiographic Emergency Department Cohort (Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning the recognition of acute coronary occlusion, the evidence behind cardiac arrest interventions, and risk tools that shape disposition and trauma triage, al… This week's papers: 1. Occlusion Myocardial Infarction Missed by ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Criteria: An Angiographic Emergency Department Cohort.. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 2. Final Diagnoses and Outcomes After Paramedic-Suspected ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2026. 3. Amiodarone After Conversion From a Non-shockable to a Shockable Rhythm in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis from the German Re…. Resuscitation 2026. 4. Bystander AED effectiveness despite low utilisation in OHCA.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 5. Outcomes Following Impedance Threshold Device Use During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.. Resuscitation 2026. 6. Risk Stratification of Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Outcomes in Patients With Intermediate sPESI Scores and Negative Cardiac Biomarkers.. Academic Emergency Medicine 2026. 7. DO Generations MAtter for Treatment of Outpatient Pyelonephritis With Cephalosporins in the Emergency Department? DOGMA-ED Study.. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2026. 8. Performance of updated American College of Surgeons field triage guidelines in identifying need for trauma center care.. CJEM 2026. 9. Optimizing massive transfusion protocol activation: A new decision tool based on a Dutch trauma cohort.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 10. Reengineering the Concept of Emergency Care.. Academic Emergency Medicine 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/bwqe2ram68

  5. Oct 6

    Brain Injury Guidelines lowest tier: ~98% sensitivity

    Editor's Pick: Brain injury guidelines for the management of traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis (CJEM, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning prehospital resuscitation and medication safety, bedside decision tools and point-of-care ultrasound, and the economics and resource pressures shaping eme… This week's papers: 1. The Benefit of Early Advanced Airway Management Depends on Prehospital Epinephrine Timing in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Cohort Study.. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 2. The cost-effectiveness and health equity of prehospital treatment strategies for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: a systematic review.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 3. Utility and outcomes of prehospital vasopressors infusion in trauma patients: a systematic review.. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 4. Deviations From Recommended Drug Dosing in the Prehospital Treatment of Pediatric Patients.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 5. Brain injury guidelines for the management of traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. CJEM 2026. 6. Prevalence of Lyme disease in patients with peripheral facial palsy in the province of Quebec: a prospective multicenter Canadian study.. CJEM 2026. 7. Impact of Emergency Department Point-of-Care Ultrasound on the Emergency Department Length of Stay and Time to Diagnosis in Early Pregnancy: A Systematic Revie…. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 8. Clinical applications of gastric point-of-care ultrasound in adult emergency and critical care: a scoping review.. CJEM 2026. 9. Reduced IV fluid use and operational effects among emergency department patients during a national shortage.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 10. Cost-saving analysis of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia for hip fractures: A probabilistic cost-utility analysis.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/xhxcqde94r

  6. Sep 29

    Chest pain anxiety: internet CBT modestly beats referral

    Editor's Pick: Telehealth Treatment of Anxiety in Patients With Low-Risk Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: The PACER Randomized Clinical Trial (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2026) This AudioScholar briefing is generated by artificial intelligence for healthcare professionals and trainees. It is not medical advice. Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning resuscitation and prehospital care, bedside diagnostics in cardiac arrest and pulmonary embolism, and mental health in the emergency department. This week's papers: 1. Telehealth Treatment of Anxiety in Patients With Low-Risk Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: The PACER Randomized Clinical Trial.. JAMA Internal Medicine 2026. 2. Intraosseous versus intravenous access in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a Bayesian secondary analysis of the Paramedic-3 randomised controlled trial.. Resuscitation 2026. 3. Rescue-Breathing Versus Chest Compression-Only Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Non-Cardiac Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Nationwide Retrospectiv…. Resuscitation 2026. 4. A Robust Educational Initiative for EMS Clinicians Focusing on Pit-Crew CPR Improves Neurologically Intact Survival.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 5. The Post-ROSC ECG: Morphological Spectrum of Non-ST-Elevation Occlusion and Prognostic Markers After Cardiac Arrest.. Resuscitation 2026. 6. Combined NRB and Nasal Cannula Oxygen Delivery Is Inferior to Flush Rate NRB for Emergency Preoxygenation.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 7. Prehospital Minithoracostomy versus Chest Drainage for Emergency Pleural Decompression in Major Trauma.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 8. Focused transthoracic echocardiography in acute pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy.. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 9. Clinical and physiologic factors associated with early hypofibrinogenemia in trauma.. CJEM 2026. 10. Patient and Clinical Characteristics Associated With Subsequent Suicide Attempt Among Youth in the Emergency Department With a Positive Suicide Risk Screen.. Annals of Emergency Medicine 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/admadgwpaa

  7. Sep 22

    This Week in Emergency Medicine — Sep 22, 2026

    Editor's Pick: Risk of immediate and delayed intracranial hemorrhage after minor head trauma: DOACs vs warfarin vs no anticoagulation (American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2026) Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning sepsis and resuscitation controversy, prehospital and critical care transport medicine, and everyday emergency department risk stratification. This week's papers: 1. Risk of immediate and delayed intracranial hemorrhage after minor head trauma: DOACs vs warfarin vs no anticoagulation.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 2. The 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: The dissenting opinion.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 3. Emergency medicine updates: The physiologically difficult airway.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 4. Association Between Early Prehospital Administration Antibiotic and 28-Day Mortality in Sepsis.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 5. Predictors of Early Failure in an Epley-First Approach for Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in the Emergency Department.. Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 6. Medical Management of Aortic Emergencies in Critical Care Transport.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 7. A Causal Model for Prehospital Blood Transfusion and Mortality in Traumatic Hemorrhagic Shock.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 8. Practice Patterns and Performance of Pediatric Air Medical Tracheal Intubation: A National Multisite Cohort Study.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 9. National patterns, mechanisms, and severity of frostbite injuries in U.S. emergency departments: A 20-year analysis of NEISS data.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 10. Management of Patients with Medetomidine Withdrawal During Interfacility Transfer.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/5b4x8nd7qe

  8. Sep 15

    Intraosseous vs IV access: no survival difference in OHCA

    Editor's Pick: Intravenous or Intraosseous Vascular Access in Cardiac Arrest: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis (Resuscitation, 2026) Welcome to This Week in Emergency Medicine. This week we're covering 10 notable papers spanning resuscitation science and the cardiac arrest chain of survival, prehospital systems of care including paediatric transfusion and quality metrics, and the… This week's papers: 1. Intravenous or Intraosseous Vascular Access in Cardiac Arrest: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.. Resuscitation 2026. 2. Barriers to dispatcher-assisted CPR are associated with delayed bystander CPR and worse outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective cohort stud…. Resuscitation 2026. 3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality during the transition in care from paramedic services to emergency department teams.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 4. Consensus Guidelines for Prehospital Transfusion in Children: A Modified Delphi Study.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 5. Rate of Future Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn Following the Prehospital Transfusion of RhD-Positive Blood Products to Females of Childbearing Poten…. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 6. 2026 Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Prehospital Care.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 7. Documentation of Weight in Pediatric 9-1-1 Responses with Administration of Weight-Based Medications.. Prehospital Emergency Care 2026. 8. Advances in the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections.. BMJ 2026. 9. Medical devices and multidrug-resistant infections in emergency department patients with sepsis: A prospective observational study.. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2026. 10. Toxidromes.. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2026. Listen at https://audioscholar.cc/episode/vvvkcdxyzw

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A weekly podcast briefing of the most significant peer-reviewed emergency medicine literature, synthesized from PubMed and delivered as ~10-minute audio. For practicing physicians. Generated by AudioScholar at audioscholar.cc.