A practical directory for clinicians who care for children in the emergency department. Explore pediatric and selected general EM blogs, podcasts, clinical tools, and teaching resources in one place.
FOAM stands for Free Open Access Medical education: freely shared learning resources created and discussed by a community of clinicians and educators. This page also includes formal clinical pathways and bedside tools alongside FOAM educational content.
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Last reviewed: October 26, 2026. This directory emphasizes freely accessible material. Some platforms also offer paid products, and selected learning resources require free registration.
Blogs & articles
Clinical summaries, case discussions, literature reviews, and perspectives for reading before or after a shift.
Pediatric-focused resources
Practical pediatric emergency medicine articles, clinical pearls, expert interviews, and The 3 series.
Focused reviews of pediatric emergency presentations, diagnostic pitfalls, and management questions.
Pediatric clinical reviews, cases, visual resources, and teaching material across emergency and acute care.
Pediatric emergency medicine posts, procedure discussions, and image-based PEMPix cases.
The pediatric section of the Brown Emergency Medicine Blog, featuring cases and clinical topic reviews.
PEM Source
A collection of pediatric emergency medicine questions, practical tips, and educational resources.
Pediatric education from UK clinicians, including acute care, physiology, and professional development. Consider differences in local practice.
General EM resources with pediatric relevance
These resources cover a broader EM population. Choose relevant pediatric content and check the age group, evidence, and setting before applying recommendations.
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM)
Clinical pearls, pediatric content, educational cases, and resources for learners and clinical teachers.
Resuscitation approaches, critical appraisals, and detailed evidence reviews, including pediatric topics.
Core emergency medicine reviews, pediatric topics, podcasts, and procedure videos.
Clinical explanations, infographics, educational resources, and emergency medicine podcasts.
Emergency medicine evidence appraisal, clinical reasoning, educational methods, and podcasts.
ECG interpretation, critical care and toxicology references, and case-based learning. Much of the content addresses adults.
Critical appraisal, clinical reviews, and discussions of emergency medicine evidence, including pediatric studies.
Clinical reviews, diagnostic pitfalls, toxicology material, and pediatric emergency medicine content.
Free critical care and resuscitation material. Much of the content concerns adults, and the platform also offers paid membership content.
Podcasts
Audio learning for clinical updates, literature discussions, and deeper exploration of cases. Check episode dates and accompanying references.
Pediatric emergency medicine
Hosted by Dr. Bob Belfer and produced under HipPEMcrates, featuring expert conversations about pediatric emergency care.
Dr. Brad Sobolewski’s podcast on the care of ill and injured children in the emergency department.
Short discussions of practical pediatric emergency medicine lessons, clinical reasoning, and everyday ED decisions.
Dr. Tim Horeczko’s discussions of challenging pediatric emergency presentations, with supporting written material.
PEAs on a Pod — Pediatric Emergency Articles on a Podcast
Discussions of pediatric emergency medicine studies and the evidence behind clinical practice.
Broader pediatrics and EM
Pediatric expert interviews that provide context for conditions encountered in the ED and across pediatric practice.
Pediatric podcasts and case-based teaching, particularly useful for students and residents building clinical foundations.
Expert discussions, clinical cases, and written summaries. The archive includes pediatric emergency topics.
The Skeptics’ Guide to Emergency Medicine (SGEM)
Structured discussions of emergency medicine research, including studies relevant to children.
Reviews of core emergency medicine topics, including selected pediatric presentations.
Clinical tools & bedside references
These formal pathways, calculators, and reference collections complement FOAM. Use the current source and your institution’s policies, and confirm that each tool applies to your patient.
Clinical pathways and guidelines
- CHOP Clinical Pathways — A searchable pathway library with emergency department and other pediatric care settings.
- Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Clinical Practice Guidelines — Pediatric assessment and management guidance across a broad range of acute presentations.
- Queensland Paediatric Clinical Guidelines — Pediatric emergency guidance from Children’s Health Queensland. Account for local medication, referral, and service differences.
- Johns Hopkins All Children’s Clinical Pathways — Pediatric pathways organized by specialty and care setting, including emergency care.
- Nationwide Children’s Clinical Pathways — Pediatric pathway documents covering emergency and other clinical settings.
- Seattle Children’s Clinical Standard Work Pathways — Clinical pathways and algorithms for defined pediatric conditions and populations.
Calculators and decision support
- MDCalc — Clinical calculators and decision rules, including pediatric tools. Review each tool’s age limits, eligibility criteria, and supporting evidence.
- PediTools — Pediatric calculation tools, including growth assessment and neonatal bilirubin decision support.
- UTICalc — UTI probability estimation for children 2–23 months old. Review the current version’s required inputs and intended use.
Visual and condition-specific references
- Skin Deep — A pediatric clinical image resource that broadens representation of conditions across different skin tones.
- National Capital Poison Center Button Battery Guideline — Direct access to button battery ingestion triage and treatment guidance, including removal and follow-up considerations.
Procedures, videos & teaching resources
Resources for preparation, simulation, and supervised practice. A video or written guide supports training and does not establish procedural competence.
- OPENPediatrics — Pediatric videos, interactive learning, and clinical teaching resources. Free registration provides access to the learning platform.
- Queensland Paediatric Emergency Skill Sheets and Videos — Practical pediatric emergency skill sheets and accompanying videos for clinical education and preparation.
- DFTB Procedural Guides — Pediatric procedural explanations with practical considerations for clinicians.
- DFTB Modules — Structured pediatric teaching packages for group learning, with material to support facilitators.
- PEMBlog Videos — Pediatric emergency medicine videos, including clinical and procedural teaching.
- Core EM Videos — Emergency procedure demonstrations, including selected neonatal and pediatric procedures.
- EM Cases ProHacks — Emergency procedure videos and practical technique discussions. Check pediatric suitability before adapting a technique.
- ACEP Sonoguide — Emergency ultrasound teaching covering examination techniques, image interpretation, and clinical applications.
- National Pediatric Readiness Project — Assessment tools, checklists, and improvement resources to help ED teams prepare to care for children.
Quality appraisal: rMETRIQ
The revised Medical Education Translational Resources: Impact and Quality (rMETRIQ) score provides a structured approach to appraising an online educational resource. Its seven items address content, credibility, and review. Each item scores 0–3, for a total of 0–21.
Use it to assess features such as references, authorship, and review processes. The score does not independently verify factual accuracy or currency. Check the underlying evidence, publication or update date, and relevance to your patient and setting.
Open the full rMETRIQ scoring sheet (PDF)
Read the original rMETRIQ paper
For a pediatric example of structured FOAM appraisal, read our SOAR review of pediatric respiratory infectious disease resources.
Keeping your resource collection useful
Save direct links to a small set of resources you use regularly. For clinical tools, check the intended population and current version before use. When a recommendation could change care, review its supporting evidence and your local pathway.
A resource’s inclusion here does not mean HipPEMcrates has independently verified every item it publishes. External resources vary in review processes, update frequency, and applicability. This directory supports education and clinical reference alongside professional judgment and local policies.
For recent posts and episodes from across the FOAM community, explore the HipPEMcrates FOAM Roundup.
Have a resource to suggest or a broken link to report? Email HipPEMcrates@gmail.com.