About this episode

The episode discusses blood pressure targets in spinal cord injury, New Zealand chest injury guidelines, and the role of gender in assessing abdominal pain.

Happy New Year! This month for the February 2026 episode of the RCEM Learning Podcast Andy and Dave discuss blood pressure targets in spinal cord injury. Becky and Chris talk through a New Zealand Chest Injury Guideline and Rob then talks with Charlotte Underwood and the role of gender in the assessment of abdominal pain. If you'd like to email us, please feel free to do so here . After listening, complete a short quiz to have your time accredited for CPD at the RCEMLearning website! (02:14) New in EM - Blood pressure targets in spinal cord injury Early Blood Pressure Targets in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Sajdeya et al., 2025) (17:06) Guidelines for EM - New Zealand Chest Injury Guidance Health New Zealand - National Chest Injury Guidance (2025) [PDF] (59:44) Gender and assessment of abdominal pain - Charlotte Underwood Expression of interest to join this study Gender disparity in analgesic treatment of emergency department patients with acute abdominal pain (Chen et al., 2008) Race and Sex Are Associated With Variations in Pain Management in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain (Drogell et al., 2022)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy, Dave, Rob

Guests: Becky, Chris, Charlotte Underwood

Topics covered

• blood pressure targets
• spinal cord injury
• chest injury guidelines
• gender assessment
• abdominal pain
• healthcare disparities

Keywords

• blood pressure
• spinal cord injury
• chest injury
• gender assessment
• abdominal pain
• healthcare disparities
• guidelines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCEM Learning, Health New Zealand, RCEMLearning

Books & works: Early Blood Pressure Targets in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial, New Zealand Chest Injury Guidance, Gender disparity in analgesic treatment of emergency department patients with acute abdominal pain, Race and Sex Are Associated With Variations in Pain Management in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Undifferentiated Abdominal Pain, Women's experiences of seeking healthcare for abdominal pain in Ireland: a qualitative study, Ending the neglect of women's health in research

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