The Resus Room

September 2026; papers of the month

Welcome back to September 2026's Papers of the Month, and this month we've got three papers that are really focused on the practical end of emergency and prehospital care

August 2026; papers of the month

This month we've got another really varied mix of papers that all have the potential to influence everyday emergency and prehospital practice. We start by asking a ques

Laryngectomy and Tracheostomy Emergencies; Roadside to Resus

Tracheostomy and laryngectomy emergencies are classic high-acuity, low-frequency situations. They do not happen every day, but when they do, airway problems can develop q

July 2026; papers of the month

Welcome back to July's Papers of the Month. This month we've got three papers that tackle some of the biggest questions we face in emergency and critical care medicine.

Excellence in Facemask Ventilation; Roadside to Resus

Face mask ventilation is one of those skills that can easily be overlooked. It's often seen as the simple bit of airway management — something that sits below the glamour

June 2026; papers of the month

This month's episode takes us deep into trauma care, but not just the medicine we deliver but also the systems, circumstances and social factors that shape who survives a

Reframing Anaphylaxis; Roadside to Resus

Anaphylaxis is one of those conditions we think we have got pretty well sorted. Recognise it early, give adrenaline, support the airway and circulation, and crack on. And

May 2026; papers of the month

This month's Papers of the Month is a real mix of papers that challenge some of the things we think we know, whilst also highlighting just how important systems and proce

Excellence in Defibrillation; Roadside to Resus

Timely and effective defibrillation is fundamental to excellent outcomes in cardiac arrest care. But there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that how we deliver th

April 2026; papers of the month

This month we're heading firmly into the prehospital and community space, looking at how we make decisions when the diagnostics are limited and the system around us is ev

Decision Making; Roadside to Resus

Decision making sounds like a slightly academic, niche topic… but in reality, it sits underneath every single thing we do in emergency and pre-hospital care. Every patien

March 2026; papers of the month

March's Papers of the Month is here and we've got three absolute crackers to get stuck into. First up, we head prehospital to explore pseudo-pulseless electrical activi

Airway Management in Trauma; Roadside to Resus

This episode is an absolute cracker! And we can say that as we've got outsider help... We've all been involved with patients where securing the airway with a prehospita

February 2026; papers of the month

Welcome back to February's Papers of the Month! We start this month looking a the right place to perform a prehospital anaesthetic. Traditionally we've been taught it s

Paediatric Seizures; Roadside to Resus

Paediatric seizures are common, time-critical events and they're something most of us will deal with, whether that's pre-hospital, in the emergency department, or on the

January 2026; papers of the month

Welcome to January's Papers of the Month, which marks 10 years of the podcast! First up, we look at a large multicentre cohort study from the East of England examining

The Wider World of Pre-hospital Care; Roadside to Resus

Welcome to this special edition of Roadside to Resus where we're diving into some of the progressive and practice-defining developments in pre-hospital emergency care. Th

December 2025; papers of the month

December brings us to the final Papers of the Month for 2025 and we're finishing the year with three studies that challenge assumptions across critical care and resuscita

Resuscitation Guidelines 2025; Roadside to Resus

Whether you're just stepping into your first cardiac arrest or you've been running them since the days of paddles, this one's for you. The 2025 resuscitation guidelines h

November 2025; papers of the month

This month we've got four cracking UK-led studies that really speak to how pre-hospital and emergency medicine continue to evolve, not just in the kit and skills we use,