The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 2, 2026

Implementing Spanish-language discharge instruction videos, interpreter-needed EMR icons, and standardized communication processes in a pediatric ED eliminated a 10% communication equity gap between Spanish- and English-speaking families without increasing length of stay or ED return visits.

Similar to prior research on the topic, prehospital endotracheal intubation (ETI) is more successful with both sedative and paralytic than with no medications or sedative alone.

Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:

The updated AHA and AAP guidelines on neonatal life support provide the most current, evidence-based recommendations for recognizing and managing newborns who require resuscitation, a time-critical responsibility that has a major impact on survival and neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Thursday’s Spoon Feed:

Here are the top ten most viewed JournalFeed posts in 2025 (from our Google Analytics data). I've dropped a comment on how each article has impacted me this year. Enjoy!

Friday’s Spoon Feed:

Bag valve mask (BVM) ventilations provided by Basic Life Support (BLS) teams during 30:2 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) frequently fell well short of the guideline goals for expiratory tidal volume (Vte).