Rethinking the Pump: Is There a Place for Prehospital Gastric Lavage?

Gastric lavage, a procedure for pumping the stomach after poisoning, was once a standard of care. Now, it's rarely used due to a lack of evidence and risk of complications. So why are we talking about it in 2026? A recent case report in Prehospital Emergency Care challenges us to reconsider if there’s a narrow, specific role for this intervention in the most critically ill overdose patients. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Nicholas Studer, one of the study's lead authors, to explore this ...