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This study investigated whether exposure to a structured case report influences simulated emergency medical decisions. This randomized survey-based study was conducted among licensed physicians between March and May 2025. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group, which received a structured case report on blunt neck trauma, or a control group, which did not. Both groups subsequently provided self-reported Likert-scale responses to identical simulated emergency scenarios, covering five domains: local trauma consequences, accompanying injuries, diagnostic methods, airway management strategies, and hospital selection. Responses were collected on Likert scales. Group differences were assessed using Mann\u2013Whitney U tests, t-tests, and chi-squared tests; prespecified exploratory subgroup analyses examined the moderating role of clinical experience. Sixty-three participants completed the study. Baseline demographics and qualifications did not differ significantly between groups. Exposure to the case report was associated with statistically significant differences in self-reported responses to simulated scenarios, with the most pronounced associations in airway management strategies (all five items statistically significant, median effect size r\u2009=\u20090.44). Intervention participants assigned higher ratings to maintaining spontaneous breathing and supraglottic airway use, while assigning lower appropriateness to endotracheal intubation and cricothyrotomy. Moderate associations were observed in diagnostic choices (e.g., pathological breath sounds, ultrasound use) and hospital selection (e.g., ECMO availability). No consistent effects were found for local or accompanying injuries. Exploratory stratified analyses revealed that junior physicians (\u2264\u20095\u00a0years of practice) appeared more responsive, with significant differences across multiple domains and larger effect sizes (median r\u2009&gt;\u20090.6). In contrast, no statistically significant between-group differences were detected in the senior (&gt;\u200915\u00a0years) subgroup, although this exploratory analysis was limited by small subgroup size. Structured case reports may influence self-reported responses to simulated emergency scenarios, particularly among less experienced clinicians. These findings suggest that the educational impact of case-based learning formats may vary depending on the level of clinical experience, but do not allow conclusions about real-world clinical behavior or patient outcomes. 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