The 10 guidelines that drive the FRCEM Final SBA
Sit any RCEM mock and you'll spot the pattern — a small set of guidelines come up over and over. Sepsis. Trauma. ACS. Anaphylaxis. Head injury in adults and children. The examiners draw from a predictable, high-yield core and expect you to know the latest UK numbers.
This is that core, distilled.
What's inside
A 64-page A4 PDF covering the 10 highest-yield UK guidelines for the FRCEM Final SBA:
- Acute coronary syndromes (NICE NG185)
- Suspected sepsis in adults (NG253)
- Sepsis in under 16s (NG254)
- Major trauma (NG39)
- Head injury — adult and paediatric (NG232)
- Spinal injury (NG41)
- Adult Advanced Life Support (RCUK)
- Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis (RCUK)
- Fever in under 5s (NG143)
For each guideline
- A condensed clinical summary — recognition, immediate management, key thresholds
- Key Points the examiners actually test on
- Common Mistakes registrars make in SBA stems, paired with the correct approach
- Exam Focus — what the question is really asking and the trap to avoid
- RCEM SLO mapping for every topic
Why I made this free
It's the first thing I'd hand a registrar starting their FRCEM Final SBA revision. Most registrars I speak to lose hours hunting PDFs trying to work out what the current UK guidance actually says. This ebook gives you the answer in a format you can read in an evening and refer back to throughout your revision.
Format
- A4 PDF — 64 pages
- Bookmarked contents — jump straight to any guideline
- Updated May 2026
How to get it
Add to cart and check out — there's no payment, but you'll be asked to create your free EMF account. The download link will be on your account dashboard. The same account also gets you a sample of the EMF question bank.