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ReviewJMIR medical informatics2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emergency Medicine: Balancing Opportunities and Challenges.

Félix Amiot, Benoit Potier

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Review in JMIR medical informatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Artificial intelligence in emergency medicine critical care.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Félix AmiotEmergency Department, Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente (SAMU50), Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation (SMUR), Saint-Lô Memorial Hospital, 715 rue Henri Dunant, Saint-Lô, 50000, France, 33 682640063.ORCID 0000-0002-6774-9759
Benoit PotierEmergency Department, Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente (SAMU50), Service Mobile d'Urgence et de Réanimation (SMUR), Saint-Lô Memorial Hospital, 715 rue Henri Dunant, Saint-Lô, 50000, France, 33 682640063.ORCID 0009-0009-6791-9816

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unlabelled: Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, has rapidly evolved and is reshaping various fields, including clinical medicine. Emergency medicine stands to benefit from AI's capacity for high-volume data processing, workflow optimization, and clinical decision support. However, important challenges exist, ranging from model "hallucinations" and data bias to questions of interpretability, liability, and ethical use in high-stake environments. This updated viewpoint provides a structured overview of AI's current capabilities in emergency medicine, highlights real-world applications, and explores concerns regarding regulatory requirements, safety standards, and transparency (explainable AI). We discuss the potential risks and limitations of LLMs, including their performance in rare or atypical presentations common in the emergency department and potential biases that could disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. We also address the regulatory landscape, particularly the liability for AI-driven decisions, and emphasize the need for clear guidelines and human oversight. Ultimately, AI holds enormous promise for improving patient care and resource management in emergency medicine; however, ensuring safety, fairness, and accountability remains vital.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceEmergency MedicineHumansAGIAIartificial general intelligenceartificial intelligencebiasemergency medicineexplainable artificial intelligencehealth datalarge language modelliabilityLLMregulationXAI

Identifiers

PMID40802997
PMCPMC12349885

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