About this episode

This episode discusses chest pain statistics from a national ED study and compares outcomes for patients transported by private vehicle versus EMS.

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of June 8-12, 2026. These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member. Tuesday’s Spoon Feed : In this large national ED study, only 5.5% of patients presenting with atraumatic chest pain were diagnosed with one of seven predefined life-threatening conditions, with ACS accounting for most cases (4.5%). Wednesday’s Spoon Feed : A large, multiyear retrospective cohort of adult trauma patients found those transported by private vehicle (POV) had lower odds of mortality and shorter length of stays than ground EMS.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Zelt

Topics covered

• chest pain
• emergency medicine
• mortality rates
• transport methods
• trauma patients

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Organizations: JournalFeed, ACS

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