@andrewjtagg.bsky.social Hey Andy We just featured your qualitative paper on ED food on the podcast first10em.com/research-rou... #foamed

Research Roundup - March 2026 - First10EM

Classic medicine: running high cost RCTs that are too small to give real answers Préterre C, Gaultier A, Obadia M, Vignal C, Mourand I, Plat J, Sablot D, Gaudron M, Rodier G, Godeneche G, Urbanczyk C,...

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Excited to team up with @thesgem.bsky.social for our session at the Don't Forget the Bubbles conference in Glasgow and meet many #FOAMed friends. @andrewjtagg.bsky.social @tessardavis.bsky.social Join us June 22-24, 2026. Registration is open and places are going fast. #DFTB26 www.dftb26.com

Introducing 2 new Quick Hits series: 🧠 EMC² – knowledge-building cases ⚡ Coaching the EM Mind w/ Dr. Sara Gray • Medetomidine withdrawal • EMS handover done right • Ditch PECARN C-spine rule? • Traumatic pneumo P2 @petrosoniak.bsky.social 🎧 emergencymedicinecases.com/em-quick-hit...

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I forgot one of my favourite lines. Right in the middle of a talk I’d rehearsed for weeks. A line that captured the heart of what I wanted to say: “𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴. 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮.” And yet… In the moment, it vanished. 🧵

#PaperinaPic from @kirstychallen.bsky.social for #SGEMPeds. See how casting vs removable boot compared in managing Toddler's fractures. buff.ly/CI2yhKl @andrewjtagg.bsky.social @thesgem.bsky.social @jama.com #PedSky #MedSky #OrthoSky #FOAMed

#MemeMonday for #SGEMPeds. Cast vs Removable Boot for Toddler's Fracture. buff.ly/CI2yhKl #FOAMed #PedSky #MedSky #OrthoSky @andrewjtagg.bsky.social @thesgem.bsky.social @jama.com

#SGEMPeds is back this week with guest skeptic, @andrewjtagg.bsky.social. Cast or removable boot for Toddler's fractures? buff.ly/WqV0gzY @thesgem.bsky.social #FOAMed #PedSky #MedSkly

🖱️ “Click.” Just as your audience is about to get the slide— you move on. And the moment is gone. We’ve all done it. We click forward when we’re done speaking. But they’re not done thinking. 🧵

Great resource from @Radiopaedia A Paediatric x-ray atlas of normal x-rays in children radiopaedia.org/normal-paedi... #FOAMed

Normal Pediatric X-ray Atlas | Radiopaedia Cases | Radiopaedia.org

/* Single-column layout everywhere */ #peds-controls .peds-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-template-areas: "region" "gender" "slider"; gap: 14px; align-items: end; } .peds-region { grid-area: region; } .peds-gender { grid-area: gender; } .peds-slider { grid-area: slider; } /* Slider: large grab area */ #peds-age-slider { -webkit-appearance: none; width: 100%; height: 28px; background: transparent; } #peds-age-slider:focus { outline: none; } #peds-age-slider::-webkit-slider-runnable-track { height: 10px; background: #e6eaf2; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid #d6d9e0; } #peds-age-slider::-moz-range-track { height: 10px; background: #e6eaf2; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid #d6d9e0; } #peds-age-slider::-webkit-slider-thumb { -webkit-appearance: none; width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #8C52FF; margin-top: -7px; cursor: pointer; } #peds-age-slider::-moz-range-thumb { width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; background: #fff; border: 2px solid #8C52FF; cursor: pointer; } /* Age label + readout: prominent */ .peds-age-label { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:space-between; gap:10px; font-weight:800; margin-bottom:4px; font-size:1.5rem; } .peds-age-readout { font-weight:900; color:#111827; font-size:1.6rem; line-height:1; } /* Gender radios */ .peds-gender-group { display:flex; gap:12px; align-items:center; flex-wrap:wrap; } .peds-gender-group label { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:6px; cursor:pointer; line-height:1.2; } .peds-gender-group input[type="radio"] { margin:0; vertical-align:middle; accent-color:#8C52FF; } /* Output + sections */ .peds-section { scroll-margin-top:80px; } #peds-output { opacity:0; transition:opacity .35s ease; } #peds-output.is-visible { opacity:1; } /* Heading row wraps H4 and (optional) pill; spacing below image */ .peds-heading-row { display:inline-flex; align-items:baseline; gap:10px; width:100%; margin:0 0 14px 0; } .peds-heading-row > h4 { margin:0; } /* Gender pills */ .pill { display:inline-block; padding:3px 10px; border-radius:999px; font-size:.93em; font-weight:400; line-height:1; white-space:nowrap; border:1px solid transparent; position:relative; top:-1px; } .pill-male { background:#eaf3ff; border-color:#cfe4ff; color:#0f3b82; } .pill-female { background:#fff7cc; border-color:#ffe59e; color:#7a5a00; } /* Case credit */ .peds-credit { font-size:0.9em; } /* Consistent gap before credit whether image is in or not */ p.peds-imgblock { margin-bottom: 8px !important; } img.peds-imgblock { display:block; margin-bottom: 8px !important; } /* Optional: style the disabled separator text a bit lighter where supported */ #peds-region option[disabled] { color:#9aa3af; font-style:italic; }

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Public speaking tip: Your audience doesn’t just hear your words. They feel your nervous system. Let me explain 👇

🧵 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.⁣ ⁣ Most people focus on slides, script, story.⁣ ⁣ But none of that matters if your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight.⁣ ⁣ Here’s what I teach before any big talk:⁣ ⁣ 👇

“Just a heads up—this next part includes a case that might be difficult for some of you to hear.” A few years ago, I said those words before sharing a case that involved the death of a child. My child. One person quietly stepped out. It felt like the right thing to do. 🧵

🧵𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.⁣ ⁣ Not because you're arrogant.⁣ Because you're cursed.

🧵⁣ “𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞…”⁣ Harmless phrase? Not quite.⁣ ⁣ Here’s why it quietly signals a deeper problem 👇

The role of food in patient-centred care for culturally diverse communities within EDs doi.org/10.1111/1742... @wiley.com ‪ @andrewjtagg.bsky.social #MedSky #EMSky #EMedSky #emimcc #ACEM

When I was 14, I brought a dead bat to class.⁣ A real one.⁣ A desiccated pipistrelle.⁣ ⁣ Everyone else brought paper.⁣ I brought a story.⁣ ⁣ 🦇 Here’s what that taught me:

𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭—𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐱?⁣ ⁣ A thread on pop culture references - and how they can break your talk 🧵

🧵⁣ 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝-𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫.⁣ What the Bene Gesserit said… applies to public speaking too 👇⁣

🧵⁣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐀 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧⁣ ⁣ (A short thread on why it’s so hard to cut that slide you love…)

🧵⁣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 #𝟏 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 (𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠):⁣ ⁣ Reading them aloud.⁣

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“Most people would rather be in the casket than give the eulogy.” Jerry Seinfeld’s line gets a laugh because it’s true. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6g...

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🧵⁣ 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.⁣ They make your audience tune out.⁣ ⁣ Here’s why — and what to do instead 👇⁣

I was all set to give my usual ALS teaching session. Slides loaded. Clicker ready. Standard stuff. And then the tech failed. No projector. No slides. Nothing.

🩸Calling all pediatric ED clinicians! Got 10 minutes to help? DFTB is studying when to measure & replace calcium in pediatric trauma patients (practice varies wildly!). @damianroland.bsky.social @andrewjtagg.bsky.social @katpriddis.bsky.social bit.ly/DFTBCalcium #PedSky #MedSky #SurgSky #TraumaSky

Most presentations start with a click. 🖱 Open laptop 🖥 Launch PowerPoint ⌨️ Tap out bullet points But the best talks I’ve seen? They start with something low tech: 🖊 A pen and a blank page.

Perthlings - I’m in your city for #ANZAHPE2026 Hit me up with your best suggestions for coffee ☕️

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞? Not a soft extra — the centre. I wrote a short piece for 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘌𝘋 on why compassion should be the anchor of how we design, lead, and care in the ED. Read it here: 👉 www.youred.org.au/read/compass...

Compassion as our core in the ED — YourED

This isn’t a piece about being nice. It’s about choice, about what it means to care when it is hard to care. Not when things are calm, but when someone’s screaming, the phone won’t stop, and another t...

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“𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.”⁣ – Sir Mark Walport⁣ ⁣ A 🧵on the step too many people skip:⁣ Making sure your audience actually gets it.⁣

When you're already doing a great job clinically identifying the sickest kids, a new alert doesn't help. Of course, they also won't get rid of it after proving it's useless. Ha ha! Silly you. #medsky www.evidencetriage.com/p/sepsis-ale...

Sepsis Alerts Are ... Just More Alerts

Yet again with the "not saving lives".

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