Emergency medicine · One decision at a time

Where short cases
teach big medicine.

Practice a critical decision. Understand the trap. Leave with a pearl you’ll remember on shift.

Created by Dr. Vegas Brown, MD · 20+ years in the ED

BRIEFCASE / RESUS● SIMULATION
HR 112SpO₂ 98%BP 128/76
Chest pain ✦ Anaphylaxis ✦ Stroke ✦ Sepsis ✦ Trauma ✦ Respiratory distress ✦

Learn by making the call

Open a briefcase.

Read the case. Make your decision. Explore the reasoning behind it.

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Critical actions

Ascending weakness.
SpO₂ 98%.
What matters most now?

A · Reassure — oxygen is normal
B · Serial FVC / NIF, ICU-level monitoring

✓ Correct · Understand the decision

The pearl

Watch the pump — not just the number.

Illustrative preview · Availability to be announced

Take the learning further

Your next shift.
Your next case.

Case-based practice for emergency medicine residents and students, with learning that extends to nurses and paramedics.

  • Questions with explanations that teach the why
  • Clinical pearls to revisit between shifts
  • A focused way to see where you can improve

App release details coming soon

Choose how you learn

Read it. Watch it. Practice it.

Read the briefing

The case, the reasoning, and a memorable clinical pearl.

Watch a case

Walk through the decision with a focused case breakdown.

YouTube & Instagram links coming soon

Make the call

Try the questions here and explore each explanation.

Who’s behind the briefcase

Built from years
at the bedside.

20+ years in the ED

Dr. Vegas Brown, MD

I’m an emergency physician, residency core faculty member, and board examiner. I built Emergency Briefcase around the way I teach: a real situation, a critical decision, and one idea that sticks.

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