r/emergencymedicine is a subreddit with 139k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses emergency, em, medical, patients, and residency, and they frequently recommend/review work pants, shears, and stethoscope.
/r/emergencymedicine is a subreddit for healthcare providers in the emergency setting to discuss their encounters and find ways to improve their knowledge of various parts of EM.
Popular Themes in r/emergencymedicine
#1
Pain & Anger
: "“Service” Dog Mishap"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "ED Attendings, share your best workflow advice"
3 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Went to the ER for shoulder & jaw pain (thought it was a heart attack), but I'm completely okay! Here's my fully out-of-pocket bill at a private hospital in India: ₹3,978 (around $42 USD)."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/emergencymedicine
#1
Emergency
: "There Is Not An Oversupply of Emergency Physicians, There Is An Overutilization of Non-Physician Practitioners"
71 posts
#2
Em
: "Em residency application data 2023-2026: signal lift matching odds 5.5x, aways 6.6x, AOA does nothing, research/pubs/honors flat"
53 posts
#3
Medical
: "Testimony from Dr. Teresa Soldner - most recent mission at Al Shifa Hospital, from April 14 - 28, 2026"
41 posts
#4
Patients
: "True facts in the ER (according to Patients)"
35 posts
#5
Residency
: "Major FOMO in Residency - what cool EM jobs exist?"
33 posts
#6
Medicine
: "Emergency Medicine doctors, what’s the happiest story you have from the ER?"
29 posts
#7
Emergency Medicine
: "What’s your threshold to discharge problematic patients?"
29 posts
#8
Struggling
: "should we crowd source an HCA short."
21 posts
#9
Er
: "“I came to the Er last time/went to a diffErent Er and they didn’t do anything.”"
19 posts
#10
Worst
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/emergencymedicine
Work Pants
26 reviews
#1
Wrangler
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#2
Carhartt
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
5.11
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Shears
19 reviews
#1
X Shears
4.8★ from 8 reviews
#2
Raptors
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
xShear
5.0★ from 1 review
Stethoscope
14 reviews
#1
Littmann
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
Littmann Cardiology IV
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
MDF
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/emergencymedicine
#1
Discussion
: "The AI end times may be nearer than we thought…"
103 posts
#2
Humor
: "Not very nice but very funny"
38 posts
#3
Advice
: "The term "Providers" should be banned from clinical setting!"
32 posts
#4
Rant
: "ATTENTION EMPLOYERS! I will give anyone a work note for any reason!"
20 posts
#5
FOAMED
: "Seven-fer"
7 posts
Member Growth in r/emergencymedicine
Yearly
+17k members(14.2%)
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Last updated: June 22, 2026