Editorials:

A new way of demonstrating how close the evidence is to the question you asked

M J Clancy

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 419. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.419

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The e-future of the EMJ

J P Wyatt

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 420. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.420

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Reviews:

Emergency oxygen therapy for the breathless patient. Guidelines prepared by North West Oxygen Group

R Murphy, K Mackway-Jones, I Sammy, P Driscoll, A Gray, R O'Driscoll, J O'Reilly, R Niven, A Bentley, G Brear, and R Kishen

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 421-423. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.421

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The use of nuclear medicine techniques in the emergency department

B S McGlone and K K Balan

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 424-429. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.424

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Original article:

Repeated use of the emergency department: qualitative study of the patient's perspective

M Olsson and H Hansagi

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 430-434. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.430

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Admission avoidance and early discharge of acute hospital admissions: an accident and emergency based scheme

C Hardy, D Whitwell, B Sarsfield, and C Maimaris

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 435-440. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.435

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Should ambulant patients be directed to reception or triage first?

S Goodacre, F Morris, B Tesfayohannes, and G Sutton

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 441-443. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.441

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Use of anti-D immunoglobulin in the treatment of threatened miscarriage in the accident and emergency department

L Weinberg

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 444-447. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.444

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The psychosocial assessment of deliberate self harm: using clinical audit to improve the quality of the service

M Dennis, A Evans, P Wakefield, and S Chakrabarti

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 448-450. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.448

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Teaching and learning

A S Lockey

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 451-452. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.451

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In patients with head injury undergoing rapid sequence intubation, does pretreatment with intravenous lignocaine/lidocaine lead to an improved neurological outcome? A review of the literature

N Robinson and M Clancy

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 453-457. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.453

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Traumatic brain injury after a motor vehicle accident: Fact or "fantasy"?

D G E Caldicott and N Edwards

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 458-459. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.458

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Alcohol and radiographs in the accident and emergency department

P A Rust, I J Hunt, D N Wallis, A Jowett, and G Rottenberg

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 460-461. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.460

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Best evidence topic report:

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

K Mackway-Jones

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 462. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.462

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Negative urine analysis to exclude urinary tract infection

Bruce Martin and Angaj Ghosh

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 462-463. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.462-a

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Intramuscular piroxicam or intramuscular diclofenac for renal colic

Russell Boyd and Polly Terry

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 463. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.463

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Oral (fast dissolving) piroxicam or intramuscular diclofenac for renal colic

Russell Boyd and Polly Terry

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 463-464. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.463-a

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NIPPV for acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema

Rupert Jackson and Steve Jones

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 464-465. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.464

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Corticosteroids in the management of near-drowning

Bernard A Foex and Russell Boyd

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 465-466. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.465

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The Ottawa ankle rules in children

Man-Cheuk Yuen and Fiona Saunders

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 466-467. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.466

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Belching as a symptom of myocardial ischaemia

Jason Smith and Simon Carley

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 467. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.467

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Skull fracture and intracranial injury in children

Andrew Munro and Ian Maconochie

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 467-468. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.467-a

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Indication for head CT in children with mild head injury

Andrew Munro and Ian Maconochie

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 469-470. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.469

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Simulated interactive management series:

Article 5. Strategic decision making, motivation theory, and junior doctor interviews

J Wardrope and S McCormick

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 471-474. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.471

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Journal Scan:

Journal scan

Jonathan Wyatt and Kash Aujla

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 475-477. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.475

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Pre-hospital care:

Pre-hospital aspirin for suspected myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndromes: A headache for paramedics?

M Woollard, A Smith, and P Elwood

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 478-481. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.478

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Will alternative immediate care services reduce demands for non-urgent treatment at accident and emergency?

P Coleman, R Irons, and J Nicholl

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 482-487. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.482

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Case reports:

Manubriosternal joint dislocation in contact sport

M Smith, B Lenehan, D O'Keefe, and A Martin

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 488-489. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.488

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TB or not TB: an unusual sore finger

D Sunderamoorthy, V Gupta, and A Bleetman

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 490-491. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.490

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Status epilepticus in accident and emergency: a difficult case

C A Graham and M W G Gordon

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 492-493. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.492

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Unintentional rapid opioid detoxification

M A Quigley and S H Boyce

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 494-495. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.494

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Posterior cranial fossa venous extradural haematoma: an uncommon form of intracranial injury

H A Khwaja and P J Hormbrey

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 496-497. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.496

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Two cases of isolated first rib fracture

Vikramaditya and P Pritty

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 498-499. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.498

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Right ventricular needle embolus in an injecting drug user: the need for early removal

D L Ngaage and M E Cowen

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 500-501. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.500

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Dissection or embolism

ÍO'Sullivan

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 502-503. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.502

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Occult splenic injury: delayed presentation manifesting as jaundice

R A Simpson and R Ajuwon

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 504-505. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.504

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Traumatic asymmetrical bilateral hip dislocation in an adult

F Lam, J Walczak, and A Franklin

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 506-507. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.506

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Collapse, hoarseness of the voice and swelling and bruising of the neck: an unusual presentation of thoracic aortic dissection

W Al-Hity and M J Playforth

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 508-509. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.508

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Popped eye (blunt trauma leading to penetrating eye injury and lens displacement in the pseudophakic eye)

P Gilligan, M J Gallagher, M Dudley, and P Cryer

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 510-511. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.510

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A case of Brown-Sequard syndrome with associated Horner's syndrome after blunt injury to the cervical spine

A Edwards and R Andrews

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 512-513. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.512

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Toluene induced hypokalaemia: case report and literature review

J R Baskerville, G A Tichenor, and P B Rosen

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 514-516. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.514

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Emergency casebook:

Pneumomediastinum secondary to dental extraction

T Sood and R Pullinger

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 517. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.517

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Controlling epistaxis with an improvised device

V Moxham and C Reid

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 518. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.518

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Cardiac air gun pellet injury

A J Hudson and J P Wyatt

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 519. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.519

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Rhabdomyolysis and polydipsic hyponatraemia

J Y S Ting

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 520. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.520

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The Ottawa Ankle Rules and missed fractures of the talus

N P Warren and J D Knottenbelt

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 521. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.521

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Subcutaneous emphysema of upper limb

M De and J Stevenson

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 522. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.522

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Letter to the editor:

The economics of appliance—a study of appliance loan in accident and emergency departments

Chikezie Dean Okereke, Melanie Kavanagh, and John Sloan

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 523. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.523

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Foreign bodies in the nose and ear

I S Reddy

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 523. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.523-a

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Can nurse practitioners offer a quality service?

A F Mabrook and Barbara Dale

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 523. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.523-b

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Book review:

Gastrointestinal emergencies.: By T C K Tham, J S A Collins. (£27.50.) London: BMJ Books, 2000. ISBN 0-727-91485-5.

T Wardle

Emerg Med J 2001; 18: 523. doi:10.1136/emj.18.6.523-c

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