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Reviews:

Steve W Goodacre

Should we establish chest pain observation units in the UK? A systematic review and critical appraisal of the literature
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 1. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.1 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Philip T Munro

Management of eclampsia in the accident and emergency department
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 7. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.7 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Special reports:

H R Guly

Continuing professional development for doctors in accident and emergency
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 12. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.12 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

J E Harris, H L Draper, A I Rhodes, and J M Stevens

High yield criteria for emergency cranial computed tomography in adult patients with no history of head injury
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 15. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.15 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sajjad F Rajpar, Michelle A Smith, and Matthew W Cooke

Study of choice between accident and emergency departments and general practice centres for out of hours primary care problems
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 18. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.18 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dominic Williamson, Roland Watura, and Mark Cobby

Ultrasound imaging of forearm fractures in children: a viable alternative?
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 22. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.22 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V J Holloway, H M Husain, J P Saetta, and V Gautam

Accident and emergency department led implementation of ketamine sedation in paediatric practice and parental response
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 25. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.25 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Lavis, A Vaghela, and C Tozer

Adult intraosseous infusion in accident and emergency departments in the UK
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 29. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.29 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T D Carrigan, H Field, R N Illingworth, P Gaffney, and D W Hamer

Toxicological screening in trauma
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 33. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.33 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C McGuffie, J P Wyatt, G W Kerr, and W S Hislop

Mass carbon monoxide poisoning
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 38. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.38 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ECG interpretation for the emergency department:

William J Brady and Francis Morris

Electrocardiographic abnormalities encountered in acute myocardial infarction
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 40. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.40 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Best evidence topic reports:

K Mackway-Jones

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 46. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.46 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Piraya Begum and Steve Jones

Radiological diagnosis of mandibular fracture
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 46. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.46-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bruce Martin and Martin Smith

Management of undisplaced Bennett's fracture
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 47. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.47 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicola Wright and Vince Choudhery

Diagnostic imaging of the hip in the limping child
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 48. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.48 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katrina Richell-Herren and Kevin Mackway-Jones

Immediate anticoagulant management of unstable angina
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 49. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.49 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Journal scan:

Jim Wardrope and John Richards

Journal scan
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 50. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.50 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emergency casebooks:

Elisha Krasin, Michal Goldwirth, and Itzhak Otremski

Complete open dislocation of the talus
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 53. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.53 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V M M Ward and D Selvadurai

A magnetic nasal attraction
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 53. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.53-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G W Couper, D E Boddie, M S Eljamel, and G F Kaar

Unguarded electric plugs cause penetrating head injuries in children
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 55. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.55 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P A Leonard and J O'Donnell

Occult injury in a diabetic
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 56. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.56 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Abstracts:

Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, London, 3–4 December 1999
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 58. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.58 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Matt Shepherd and Richard Hardern

Acute myocardial infarction in patients with left bundle branch block
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 74. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.74 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John J M Black and David V Skinner

Confirmation of correct endotracheal tube placement
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 74. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.74-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A A Boyle, R Florance, and R Mackenzie

Anaesthetic training for specialist registrars in accident and emergency
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 75. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.75 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nigel Brayley, Cheryl Day, Jonathan Marrow, and Janet Porter

Casemix Healthcare Resource Group update
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 75. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.75-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brendan Mccann

Prospective survey to verify the Ottawa ankle rules
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 75. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.75-b [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John M Ryan, Sam Singh, Geoff Bryant, Sue Edwards, and Paul Staniforth

Fast tracking patients with a proximal femoral fracture—more than a broken bone
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 76. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.76 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R D Southward

CS incapacitant spray
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 76. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.76-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Belinda Brewer

A rare cause of acute confusional state
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 77. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.77 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CD-ROM review:

Thomas Carrigan

Abdominal Ultrasound: Principles and Techniques.: CD-ROM written by Mark Deutchman, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver. Published by SilverPlatter Education Inc, Newton, Massachusetts, 1997. ISBN 1-57276-031-1. Hardware requirements: Multimedia PC with Microsoft Windows (8 MB RAM) or Windows 95 (16 MB RAM) or Macintosh (System 7.0 or later with 8 MB RAM). Details available from: SilverPlatter Education Inc. 246 Walnut Street, Suite 302, Newton, MA 02460-1639, USA (tel: +1 800 521 0574/+1 617 244 0284).
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 77. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.77-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Graham Johnson

Oxford Clinical Mentor CD-ROM or floppy disks. : Single user version, network versions available. Oxford University Press. (Available from Healthworks Ltd, 30–38 Dock Street, Leeds LS10 1JF; tel: 0113 234 6624, fax: 0113 242 7782, e-mail: sales{at}d-access.demon.co.uk; the Oxford Clinical Mentor Plus is the new updated and expanded edition of the Oxford Clinical Mentor and costs £150 plus VAT.)
Emerg Med J 2000; 17: 77. doi:10.1136/emj.17.1.77-b [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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