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Contents: May 1 2003, Volume 20, Issue 3 [Index by Author] Other Issues:

May 2003 Supplement

	Primary Survey
	Reviews
	Original articles
	Short report
	Research series
	Best evidence topic reports
	Journal scan
	Prehospital care
	Case reports
	Letters
	Correction
	Audit
	Electronic pages

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Primary Survey:

Pete Driscoll and Jim Wardrope: Primary Survey
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 209. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.209 [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews:

R D Hardern and N D Quinn: Emergency management of diabetic ketoacidosis in adults
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 210. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Í O’Sullivan and J Benger: Nitrous oxide in emergency medicine
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 214. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.214 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles:

J J McInerney, J Dias, S Durham, and A Evans: Randomised controlled trial of single, subacromial injection of methylprednisolone in patients with persistent, post-traumatic impingment of the shoulder
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 218. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

W King and C Reid: National audit of emergency department child protection procedures
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 222. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.222 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P J E Smart, P J Hardy, D M G Buckley, J M Somers, N J Broderick, K E Halliday, and L Williams: Cervical spine injuries to children under 11: should we use radiography more selectively in their initial assessment?
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 225. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.225 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M F Nicol and D Ashton-Cleary: "Why haven’t you taken any pain killers?" A patient focused study of the walking wounded in an urban emergency department
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 228. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only Appendix]

S McPherson, R Hale, P Richardson, and A Obholzer: Stress and coping in accident and emergency senior house officers
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 230. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.230 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C A Young and J P Douglass: Use of, and outputs from, an assault patient questionnaire within accident and emergency departments on Merseyside
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 232. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.232 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G Lloyd, I O’Sullivan, N Rawlinson, C Mann, and A Harris: How to get on a SpR rotation in emergency medicine (and make the most of it)
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 238. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Gray, S Gill, M Airey, and R Williams: Descriptive epidemiology of adult critical care transfers from the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 242. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.242 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

O Demirkiran, Y Dikmen, T Utku, and S Urkmez: Crush syndrome patients after the Marmara earthquake
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 247. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H Duman, Y Kulahci, and M Sengezer: Fasciotomy in crush injury resulting from prolonged pressure in an earthquake in Turkey
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 251. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.251 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M R Smith, A Walker, and J Brenchley: Barking up the wrong tree? A survey of dog bite wound management
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 253. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only Appendix]

Short report:

J O Jansen and I C Grant: Communication with general practitioners after accident and emergency attendance: computer generated letters are often deficient
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 256. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.256 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research series:

S Carley and F Lecky: Statistical consideration for research
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 258. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.258 [Abstract] [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 2003; 20: 263. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.263 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Steve Halford and H Simpson: Diamorphine or morphine for ischaemic cardiac chest pain
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 263. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.263-a [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Corfield and S Teece: Type of oral cortiosteroid in mild to moderate croup
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 264. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S Teece and K Hogg: Glucagon in tricyclic overdose
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 264. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.264-a [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Hogg and S Teece: Colourimetric CO₂ detector compared with capnography for confirming ET tube placement
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 265. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.265 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R Boyd and A Ghosh: Glucagon for the treatment of symptomatic ß blocker overdose
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 266. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.266 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Mackway-Jones and S Teece: Buscopan (hyoscine butylbromide) in abdominal colic
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 267. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Journal scan:

Jonathan Wyatt and Liz Gilby: JournalScan
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 268. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.268 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prehospital care:

T Hitchcock, F Rossouw, D McCoubrie, and S Meek: Observational study of prehospital delays in patients with chest pain
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 270. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Roberts and A Smith: Outcome of diabetic patients treated in the prehospital arena after a hypoglycaemic episode, and an exploration of treat and release protocols: a review of the literature
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 274. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.274 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G Saunders and A Gough: Emergency ambulances on the public highway linked with inconvenience and potential danger to road users
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 277. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S Hearns: The Scottish mountain rescue casualty study
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 281. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J Foster, L Jessopp, and S Chakraborti: Do callers to NHS Direct follow the advice to attend an accident and emergency department?
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 285. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.285 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A O’Cathain, E Webber, J Nicholl, J Munro, and E Knowles: NHS Direct: consistency of triage outcomes
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 289. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.289 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports:

P Gilligan, D Hegarty, and T B Hassan: The point of the needle. Occult pneumothorax: a review
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 293. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S Lurie and Y Mamet: Caesarean delivery during maternal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for status asthmaticus
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 296. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S Satchithananda: Three women in a car
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 297. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.297 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Crossley: Temperate pyomyositis in an injecting drug misuser. A difficult diagnosis in a difficult patient
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 299. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.299 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Gutenstein: Stridor and Down’s syndrome
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 301. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.301 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters:

T Dodd and T Doyle: Cyclizine
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 302. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.302 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T S Huseyin, V M O’Neill, and P S J B Rana: Public health warning: Pancake Day!
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 302. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.302-a [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Correction:

: Correction
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 302. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.302-b [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Audit:

L Tilling and M J Clancy: What is the patient’s best telephone number?
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 302. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.302-c [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Electronic pages:

D Papaioannides, C Bouropoulos, and P Korantzopoulos: Co-trimoxazole induced acute thrombocytopenic purpura
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 3. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.e3 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P K Moulik, M N Attar, E L Rose, and A A Khaleeli: Successful resuscitation of a patient with electrical storm
Emerg Med J 2003; 20: 4. doi:10.1136/emj.20.3.e4 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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