r/emergencymedicine is a subreddit with 143k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses em, struggling, job, er, and struggle, and they frequently recommend/review ai scribe, work pants, and shears.
/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
Advice Requests
: "Has anyone recovered fully from burnout without leaving the ED? How did you do it?"
18 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Angry before every shift"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Residency Program List Assistance"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Ever seen an accident on an Indian highway at night and had zero idea what to do? I'm designing a roadside "help kiosk"...need 2 mins of your opinions."
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "High income potential of EM"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/emergencymedicine
#1
Em
20 posts
#2
Struggling
12 posts
#3
Job
9 posts
#4
Er
8 posts
#5
Struggle
8 posts
#6
Worst
7 posts
#7
Tired
6 posts
#8
Hard
1 post
#9
Urgent Care
1 post
#10
Nurse
1 post
Products Discussed in r/emergencymedicine
Ai Scribe
40 reviews
#1
Cleo
4.0★ from 7 reviews
#2
Wavo Health
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
ScribeMD
4.2★ from 5 reviews
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
Flair Used in r/emergencymedicine
#1
Advice
: "Being a bummer in the group hang"
79 posts
#2
Discussion
: "After 23 years in emergency medicine, I’m starting to wonder if we’re burning out young doctors before they ever get to experience how good practicing medicine can be"
59 posts
#3
Humor
: "A critically injured climber urgently needed blood, so a North Carolina EMT ran 1.5 miles up a mountain carrying a transfusion pack, gaining 1,000 feet in just 31 minutes. He got the blood to the rescue team, helping doctors save the climber's life."
12 posts
#4
Rant
: "I got fact checked by Claude (AI) in real time last night"
9 posts
#5
FOAMED
: "We need our doctor colleagues to join us."
5 posts
#6
Discussion/rant
: "Are all academic EDs like this?"
1 post
#7
Advice or just clown on me
: "Nasty AI email regarding flow perception"
1 post
Member Growth in r/emergencymedicine
Yearly
+18k members(14.2%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026