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 The European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) has approved new training requirements for clinicians working in emergency medicine (EM). The European Training Requirement (ETR) is, essentially, the curriculum for physicians dealing with all health emergencies in adult and paediatric patients. The ETR is intended to strengthen training in EM across…

Welcome to the quarterly EJEM research round-up, where we present our top picks from the last three months of EJEM editions. Chiara Lazzeri, Associate Editor Verdonschot et al [1]performed a retrospective two-centre study to investigate the number of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients eligible to…

From the journal Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). ABSTRACT Blood Sampling Guidelines have been developed to target European emergency medicine-related professionals involved in the blood sampling process (e.g. physicians, nurses, phlebotomists working in the ED), as well as laboratory physicians and other related professionals. The guidelines population focus on…

Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is the third leading cause of death in Europe, with a high burden of disability for patients and their families [1]. When the heart stops, the body and brain cells quickly deplete of oxygen. Without intervention, brain damage occurs rapidly, and death is inevitable. Unfortunately,…

On the 26 October 2023, we received the incredible news that the Dutch Society for Emergency Medicine (NVSHA) had received confirmation from the Ministry of Health that Emergency Medicine has been officially recognised as a primary specialty in the Netherlands. This achievement has come about as a result of the…

By Wilhelm Behringer (a) and Ruth Brown (b) aDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria and and bImperial College Healthcare NHS trust, UKCorrespondence to Wilhelm Behringer, MD, MBA, MSc, Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna General Hospital Received 28 July 2023 Accepted 29 July 2023. Extract Emergency Medicine is…