Latest research summaries
Each summary takes five to ten minutes to read, explains what the study found and what it means for your practice, and links to the original paper or guideline so you can go deeper. New summaries are added every month.
SWiFT trial: whole blood no better than red cells and plasma before hospital
Trauma · A major UK air ambulance trial found whole blood did not improve survival in major bleeding.
IV or IO in cardiac arrest? The evidence now favours IV first
Resuscitation · New pooled analysis builds on the UK PARAMEDIC-3 trial.
Pre-hospital intubation in major trauma could save around 170 lives a year
Airway & Critical Care · A UK study used national trauma registry data to model who benefits most.
Safer pre-hospital anaesthesia: updated national guidelines
Airway & Critical Care · The Association of Anaesthetists has updated its guidance for anaesthesia outside hospital.
MATTS: towards one national major trauma triage tool
Trauma · A Sheffield-led NIHR study tested a single trauma triage tool for English ambulance services.
Low calcium in trauma: it starts before hospital
Trauma · UK air ambulance research suggests calcium should be on the pre-hospital radar.
Caustic cocktail: is the “never use acid” rule right?
Diving & Offshore · Royal Navy researchers tested how best to treat rebreather caustic exposure.
Saturation diving: a review of bell excursion procedures
Diving & Offshore · A review of how commercial diving companies manage heliox saturation excursions.
Resuscitation Council UK Guidelines 2025: one year on
Clinical Guidance · Are you practising to the 2025 guidelines, not 2021?
Pre-hospital ultrasound: new national consensus statement
Clinical Guidance · The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care sets out how point-of-care ultrasound should be used.
How to use this hub for your CPD
Read the summary, then follow the link to the original paper or guideline. Make a short note of what you learned, how it applies to your role and what you will do differently. That note, with the date, is your CPD evidence.
To make it easy, download our free one-page CPD Reflection Record (fillable PDF). Complete one for each summary you read and keep it with your portfolio. For HCPC registrants it supports the standards on keeping an accurate record, relevance to your practice and benefit to service users.
These summaries are for education and CPD only. They are not clinical guidelines. Always practise within your scope of practice and follow your employer’s protocols and national guidance such as JRCALC and Resuscitation Council UK.
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