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Primary survey

Editorial

  • Mid Staffordshire: where to from here?

    • Geoff Hughes
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 470 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.077115

Emergency Medicine Questions (EMQs)

  • See page 545 for answers

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 471

Review

  • Improving post-hypoglycaemic patient safety in the prehospital environment: a systematic review

    • D Fitzpatrick,
    • E A S Duncan
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 472-478 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.062240

Original Articles

  • Effect of a pathway bundle on length of stay

    • J Sloan,
    • K Chatterjee,
    • T Sloan,
    • G Holland,
    • M Waters,
    • D Ewins,
    • N Laundy
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 479-483 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.058891

  • The Manchester Triage System provides good reliability in an Australian emergency department

    • A I Grouse,
    • R O Bishop,
    • A M Bannon
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 484-486 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.065508

  • Amethocaine versus EMLA for successful intravenous cannulation in a children’s emergency department: a randomised controlled study

    • C Newbury,
    • D W Herd
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 487-491 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.065110

  • Comparison of neurological outcomes following witnessed out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation defibrillated with either biphasic or monophasic automated external defibrillators

    • K Kajino,
    • T Iwami,
    • R A Berg,
    • A Hiraide,
    • Y Hayashi,
    • H Yukioka,
    • H Tanaka,
    • T Shimazu,
    • H Sugimoto
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 492-496 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.059865

  • Ten things your emergency department should consider to prepare for pandemic influenza

    • S M Robinson,
    • H R Sutherland,
    • D J W Spooner,
    • T J H Bennett,
    • C-H A Lit,
    • C A Graham
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 497-500 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061499

  • Comparison of powered and conventional air-purifying respirators during simulated resuscitation of casualties contaminated with hazardous substances

    • J Schumacher,
    • S A Gray,
    • L Weidelt,
    • A Brinker,
    • K Prior,
    • W M Stratling
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 501-505 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061531

  • Predicting admission and mortality with the Emergency Severity Index and the Manchester Triage System: a retrospective observational study

    • I van der Wulp,
    • A J P Schrijvers,
    • H F van Stel
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 506-509 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.063768

Short report

  • Predictors of the need for rapid sequence intubation in the poisoned patient with reduced Glasgow coma score

    • C Donald,
    • R Duncan,
    • S Thakore
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 510-512 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.064998

Critical care series

  • Critical care in the emergency department: traumatic brain injury

    • R Mittal,
    • E Vermani,
    • I Tweedie,
    • P A Nee
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 513-517 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.072041

Best Evidence Topic reports

  • Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 518

  • BET 1. NEBULISED HYPERTONIC SALINE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY AND REDUCES SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIOLITIS

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 518-519 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.076208

  • BET 2. HEART FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN FOR RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 519-522 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.076182

  • BET 3. HONEY FOR THE SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF OF COUGH IN CHILDREN WITH UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 522-523 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.077693

Prehospital care

  • Emergency ambulance transport induces stress in patients with acute coronary syndrome

    • U Weber,
    • A Reitinger,
    • R Szusz,
    • C Hellmich,
    • B Steinlechner,
    • H Hager,
    • B Mora,
    • M Selzer,
    • M Hiesmayr,
    • A Kober
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 524-528 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.059212

  • Construction of an adaptable and specific severity score for prehospital emergencies

    • H Hubert,
    • C Guinhouya,
    • E Wiel,
    • C Vilhelm,
    • P Goldstein
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 529-531 doi:10.1136/emj.2007.047407

  • Use of prehospital dressings in soft tissue trauma: is there any conformity or plan?

    • A P Jones,
    • K Allison,
    • H Wright,
    • K Porter
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 532-534 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.058255

  • Sepsis: a need for prehospital intervention?

    • W Robson,
    • T Nutbeam,
    • R Daniels
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 535-538 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.064469

Emergency casebooks

  • Importance of the log roll

    • D Shooman,
    • R Rushambuza
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 539-540 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.063339

  • Early administration of thrombolysis can prevent myocardial necrosis: time is myocardium

    • A Suri,
    • S Ahsan,
    • J Lim,
    • T-P Cusack,
    • T P Chua,
    • E W Leatham
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 541-542 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.068767

  • Calcific tendonitis of the medial collateral ligament

    • H L Mansfield,
    • A Trezies
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 543 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.067710

Letters

  • Dissociation of mortality at high levels of overcrowding (the death plateau)

    • D Mountain
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 544 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.069963

  • The Livingston paediatric calculator, revision needed

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 544 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.069757

  • Training for acute care common stem trainees

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 544 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.069161

  • The utility of nitrous oxide

    • F E Babl,
    • E Oakley,
    • L N Sharwood
    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 544-545 doi:10.1136/emj.2008.070391

Correction

EMQ answers

  • For questions on page 471

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 545

Sophia

  • Sophia

    Emerg Med J 2009;26:7 546 doi:10.1136/emj.2009.078196

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