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Original articles

• Effect of delayed lumbar punctures on the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in adults (1 April, 2010)

  Benedict Michael, Brian F Menezes, John Cunniffe, Alastair Miller, Rachel Kneen, Gavin Francis, Nick J Beeching, Tom Solomon
• A review of blood product usage in a large emergency department over a one-year period (18 June, 2010)

  Hannah Beckwith, Lynn Manson, Carol McFarlane, Matthew J Reed
• Comparison of landmark technique and ultrasound guidance for localisation of long saphenous vein in infants and children (18 June, 2010)

  Mandar Joshi, Graham Wilson, Thomas Engelhardt
• Clinical significance of unsuspected rise in cardiac troponin in the setting of falls in older people (18 June, 2010)

  Sylvestre Maréchaux, Rémy Lubret, Pascal Delsart, Medhi Hattabi, Marie-Michèle Six-Carpentier, Emilie Carpentier, Véronique Coutant, Claire Pinçon, Thierry Le Tourneau, François Puisieux, Patrick Goldstein, Philippe Asseman, Pierre Vladimir Ennezat
• Factors that influence the accuracy of triage nurses' judgement in emergency departments (18 June, 2010)

  Shu-Shin Chen, Jih-Chang Chen, Chip-Jin Ng, Ping-Ling Chen, Pi-Hsia Lee, Wen-Yin Chang
• Cost benefit analysis of amethocaine (Ametop) compared with EMLA for intravenous cannulation in a children's emergency department (18 June, 2010)

  David W Herd, Clinton Newbury, Paul M Brown
• Risk stratification of patients with acute chest pain without a rise in troponin: current practice in England (18 June, 2010)

  Mark Dunham, Kirsty Challen, Darren Walter
• Patient choice of provider type in the emergency department: perceptions and factors relating to accommodation of requests for care providers (18 June, 2010)

  Aasim I Padela, Sandra M Schneider, Hua He, Zarina Ali, Thomas M Richardson