You say lignocaine, I say lidocaine. Whatever your persuasion of pronunciation, it's all about this humble local anaesthetic in January as we proclaim it to be the 'Ketamine of 2013'. We look at some fascinating results in prehospital advanced airway management from Japan, and Frank presents some broccoli research on high tidal volumes in Cardiac ITU. Plus our New Year discoveries and a slightly smutty Biology or Bunkum.