As Emergency Medicine continues to grow as a specialty, newer fields are coming in to our practice on a more regular basis.

The ED plays a crucial role in raising the alarm for non-accidental injuries. Frequently, we may be the first port-of call for a child who has gone through the unthinkable, and it is our role to think about the possibility in this vulnerable group.

This is the first in a new series of podcasts from the RCEM Research & Publications Committee.

So here is a guide to the new NICE pneumonia guidelines that were published in December 2014, I hope you find it useful.

There’s no doubt that a case of sepsis will pass through your ED in the next hour or so.

Squadron Leader Rob James spoke at the Telford Trauma Care Conference about blood loss in Trauma, it’s management and some novel devices that could be used when blood products are not immediately available.