EM Resources & Links
A curated collection of the best Emergency Medicine resources on the web — FOAMed blogs & podcasts, guideline sources, journals, professional societies, clinical tools, and exam revision aids.
FOAMed
Free Open Access Medical Education — the best EM blogs, podcasts, and learning platforms.
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM)
Evidence-based posts, capsules, and faculty development
CanadiEM
Canadian EM education — cases, reviews, and podcasts
Core EM
Concise, evidence-based EM references
Core Ultrasound
Point-of-care ultrasound education
Don't Forget The Bubbles
Paediatric emergency medicine education
Dr Smith's ECG Blog
Expert ECG interpretation with real cases
EM3 — East Midlands Emergency Medicine
Educational media, posters, and infographics
EMBeds — Huddersfield
Bite-sized EM education
EMCrit
Critical care and resuscitation — Scott Weingart's landmark podcast
emDocs
Emergency medicine education by EM residents and attendings
Emergency Medicine Cases
Case-based EM education — Anton Helman
Emergency Medicine Literature of Note
Critical appraisal of EM literature — Ryan Radecki
Emergency Medicine Updates
Curated EM literature updates
EMRAP
Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives — premium audio education
First10EM
Evidence-based EM — the first 10 minutes that matter
FOAMcast
EM board review podcast with FOAMed integration
LITFL — Life in The Fast Lane
Encyclopaedic EM/ICU resource — ECG library, toxicology, CCC
OnePagerICU
One-page ICU topic summaries
PHEMCAST
Pre-hospital emergency medicine podcast
RCEMLearning
Official RCEM e-learning platform
Rebel EM
Rational Evidence Based Evaluation of Literature in EM
Resus.Me
Resuscitation education and FOAMed aggregation
Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine
Critically appraised topics in EM
St Emlyn's
Manchester-based EM blog — Virchester's finest
Taming the SRU
EM education with a focus on clinical decision-making
The Resus Room
UK EM podcast and blog
TOTAL EM
Translating evidence into EM practice
Guideline Sources
Official guideline websites from major medical societies and organisations.
NICE Guidelines
UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
RCEM Guidelines
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
ACEP Clinical Policies
American College of Emergency Physicians
ESC Guidelines
European Society of Cardiology
AHA Guidelines
American Heart Association
BTS Guidelines
British Thoracic Society
BOAST Standards
British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma
EAST Guidelines
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
SIGN Guidelines
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
JBDS Guidelines
Joint British Diabetes Societies
BSPED Guidelines
British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
RCOG Guidelines
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
RCP Guidelines
Royal College of Physicians
DH Green Book (Immunisation)
UK immunisation handbook
Toxbase
UK National Poisons Information Service database
MDCalc Guideline Summaries
Evidence-based clinical guideline summaries
Association of Anaesthetists Guidelines
Anaesthesia and perioperative guidelines
EM Journals
Core Emergency Medicine and Trauma journals.
Academic Emergency Medicine
SAEM's official journal
Annals of Emergency Medicine
ACEP's flagship journal
Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ)
RCEM's official journal — BMJ Group
Resuscitation
European Resuscitation Council journal
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Clinical and research articles in EM
Injury
International journal of trauma care
Trauma
UK trauma surgery journal
Professional Societies
Emergency Medicine professional bodies, training organisations, and collaborative networks.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)
UK EM training and standards body
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
US EM professional society
American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM)
Physician-owned EM practice advocacy
European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)
Pan-European EM society
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
EM academic and research society
Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM)
Ireland's EM professional body
Resuscitation Council UK
UK resuscitation guidelines and training
ALSG — Advanced Life Support Group
APLS, MIMMS, and advanced life support courses
ATLS
Advanced Trauma Life Support — American College of Surgeons
Trauma Care (UK)
UK trauma education and conferences
JRCALC
Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee — prehospital guidelines
EMCEF
Emergency Medicine Consultant Enabling Framework
NICE CKS
NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries for primary/urgent care
Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine
Oxford CEBM — EBM tools and resources
Clinical Tools & Calculators
Point-of-care calculators, decision rules, anatomy references, radiology, and procedure guides.
MDCalc
Medical calculators and decision support tools
The NNT
Number needed to treat — therapy ratings
Radiopaedia
Collaborative radiology reference — cases and articles
GrepMed
Image-based medical reference and visual library
Instant Anatomy
Quick anatomy reference for clinicians
TeachMe Anatomy
Comprehensive anatomy learning resource
Emergency Procedures
Step-by-step emergency procedure guides
LITFL Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Venous Access
US-guided IV access technique
EMCrit — The RUSH Exam
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
EMCrit — VT Storm
Ventricular tachycardia storm management
EMCases — Ian Stiell's Decision Rules
Ottawa ankle, knee, and other clinical decision rules
Evidence-Based Medicine Toolbox
EBM appraisal and teaching tools
NIHR Good Clinical Practice
Research governance and GCP training
X-Ray Risk Calculator
Radiation dose and cancer risk calculator
Neuraxiom
Neurology decision support
Exam Revision & OSCE
MRCEM, FRCEM, and EM exam preparation resources.
Medscape EM
Comprehensive EM topic reviews
EM Revision
MRCEM exam revision resources
OSCE Aid
OSCE preparation and structured approach guides
Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing
Quick reference for emergency nursing
Ottawa Handbook of Emergency Medicine
Practical EM reference
ChemHaiku
Chemistry and pharmacology mnemonics