JRCALC Clinical Guideline Updates
The JRCALC Committee met in April to discuss recommendations aimed at ensuring our guidelines provide up-to-date clinical information. The clinical update 2:25 includes several important updates to existing guidelines.
These updates were available on the app on from 2nd July 2025.
Key reviews and updates have been made to:
- Seizures in Adults and Children (formerly “Convulsions”)
- Pre-Eclampsia & Eclampsia (formerly “Hypertension in Pregnancy”)
- Shoulder Dystocia
- Midazolam
Other updates include:
- Pain Management in Adult and Children (formally separated adult and children)
- Magnesium
- Imminent birth
- Vascular Emergencies
- Altered Level of Consciousness
- Cardiac Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death (formerly Cardiac Rhythm Disturbance)
- Glycaemic Emergencies in Adults and Children
Watch the summary video here, presented by Simon Brown.
Seizures
Ian Wilmer, Advanced Paramedic Practitioner in Critical Care at London Ambulance Service, summarises the latest changes.
Pre-eclampsia & Eclampsia
Aimee Humphreys, Specialist Lead Midwife at South Western Ambulance Service, summarises the latest changes.
Shoulder Dystocia
Bethan Jones, Midwife at Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust, summarises this latest update.
Medicines Update: Midazolam
Louise Maunick, Chief Pharmacist at South Central Ambulance Service, summarises the latest updates.
To find out more about previous updates, visit our JRCALC Clinical Updates YouTube playlist here.