Research Article:

Adrenaline, cardiac arrest, and evidence based medicine.

T H Rainer and C E Robertson

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 234-237. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.234

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Education in accident and emergency medicine for senior house officers: review and recommendations.

H Rodenberg

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 238-242. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.238

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Stress hormones in accident patients studied before admission to hospital.

W Hetz, H D Kamp, U Zimmermann, A von Bohlen, L Wildt, and J Schuettler

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 243-247. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.243

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Prehospital deaths in the Yorkshire Health Region.

D Limb, A McGowan, J E Fairfield, and T J Pigott

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 248-250. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.248

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Prehospital cardiac arrest in Leicestershire: targeting areas for improvement.

T B Hassan, F G Hickey, S Goodacre, and G G Bodiwala

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 251-255. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.251

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Missed diagnoses among elderly patients discharged from an accident and emergency department.

S A Khan, F G Miskelly, J S Platt, and B K Bhattachryya

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 256-257. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.256

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Does alcohol contribute to accident and emergency department attendance in elderly people?

V van der Pol, H Rodgers, P Aitken, O James, and R Curless

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 258-260. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.258

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Diagnostic indicators in the early recognition of severe cocaine intoxication.

T B Hassan, J A Pickett, S Durham, and P Barker

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 261-263. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.261

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Hospital or general practice? Results of two experiments limiting the number of self referrals of patients with injuries to hospitals in The Netherlands.

H J Sixma and D H de Bakker

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 264-268. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.264

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Changing patterns in accident and emergency attenders.

A Wass and N Zoltie

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 269-271. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.269

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Patients' understanding of tetanus immunisation.

F Davies, L C Luke, and P Burdett-Smith

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 272-273. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.272

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Plantar puncture wounds: a survey to determine the incidence of infection.

E J Weber

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 274-277. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.274

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The relevance of hearing a crack in ankle injuries.

P M Reid, A K Aggarwal, C Browning, and P Nicolai

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 278-279. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.278

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Satisfaction with the accident and emergency department--a postal survey of general practitioners' views.

M Q Choyce and A K Maitra

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 280-282. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.280

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Is it safe to use preprepared endotracheal tubes in the resuscitation room?

A Bleetman and N Ashwood

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 283-284. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.283

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Amniotic fluid embolism: emergency management.

S A Syed and C H Dearden

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 285-286. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.285

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Intrathoracic lipoma masquerading as subclavian artery trauma.

P T Munro, D O'Driscoll, and K Mahalingam

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 287-288. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.287

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Road humps: accident prevention or hazard?

D Bowrey, R Thomas, R Evans, and P Richmond

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 288-289. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.288

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Spontaneous splenic rupture: an unusual cause of hypovolaemia.

R Birkinshaw, M Saab, and A Gray

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 289-291. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.289

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Aspiration pneumonia in a mentally handicapped patient due to a foreign body impacted in the pharynx: a near fatal outcome.

S Asgarali, V Nandapalan, D Phillips, and O Osunuga

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 291. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.291

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Foreign body in the hypopharynx--an unusual presentation.

S Sheikh, B Natarajan, and A Johnston

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 292-293. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.292

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A case of Munchausen syndrome with claims of trauma and haemophilia.

G Park, A Huang, and S Wright

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 293-295. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.293

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Oesophageal perforation: a rare complication of minor blunt trauma.

G L Cumberbatch and M Reichl

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 295-296. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.295

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Uncomplicated penetrating colonic injury.

T O Oshodi and D Bowrey

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 296-297. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.296

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Sesamoid bone interposition complicating reduction of a hallux joint dislocation.

S J Ward, R P Sheridan, and I G Kendall

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 297-298. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.297

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Casualty: the BBC series--the role of the medical adviser.

G Hughes

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 299-301. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.299

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Book Review:

Functional Anatomy and Physiology for Emergency Care in the Streets

T J Hodgetts

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 284. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.284-a

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The Pre-Hospital Emergency Management Master

Andrew K Marsden

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 284. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.284-b

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Letter:

Fluid resuscitation in traumatic haemorrhage.

B McNicholl

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 301. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.301-a

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Management of poisoning.

R Hardern

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 301. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.301-c

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Paracetamol overdose.

J Whittaker

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 301-302. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.301-d

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Support surfaces.

C J Carney

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 302. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.302-b

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Fast tracking patients with a proximal femoral fracture.

C Geary, A Jones, and L C Luke

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 302-303. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.302-d

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Emergency medicine at a large rock festival.

I S Reddy and S Cusack

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 303. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.303-a

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Thrower's fractures of the humerus.

I Callanan and A Zubovic

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 303-304. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.303-b

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Nurse practitioners.

A M Leaman

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 304. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.304-a

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An unusual site to find a "swallowed" foreign body.

M M Hilton

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 304. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.304-b

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Letters:

The author replies

Ramsey Cutress

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 301. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.301-b

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The authors reply

I Greaves, S Goodacre, and P Grout

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 302. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.302-a

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The authors reply

P W Main and M E Lovell

J Accid Emerg Med 1996; 13: 302. doi:10.1136/emj.13.4.302-c

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