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Contents: May 1 2004, Volume 21, Issue 3 [Index by Author] Other Issues:

May 2004 Supplement

	Primary Survey
	Editorials
	Clinical topic review
	Review
	Original articles
	Best evidence topic reports
	JournalScan
	Prehospital care
	Case reports
	Letters

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Primary Survey:

Roderick Mackenzie: Primary Survey
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 269. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials:

R Mackenzie and C Laird: Prehospital care in the EMJ
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 270. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014951 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S M Green and B Krauss: Ketamine is a safe, effective, and appropriate technique for emergency department paediatric procedural sedation
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 271-272. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.015370 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N S Morton: Ketamine is not a safe, effective, and appropriate technique for emergency department paediatric procedural sedation
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 272-273. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.011411 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J Scott and C Carney: Emergency care practitioners
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 273-274. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014381 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical topic review:

M C Howes: Ketamine for paediatric sedation/analgesia in the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 275-280. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.005769 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Review:

A Gray, S Bush, and S Whiteley: Secondary transport of the critically ill and injured adult
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 281-285. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.005975 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only Appendix]

Original articles:

D Y Ellis, H M Husain, J P Saetta, and T Walker: Procedural sedation in paediatric minor procedures: a prospective audit on ketamine use in the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 286-289. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.007229 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R G McGlone, M C Howes, and M Joshi: The Lancaster experience of 2.0 to 2.5 mg/kg intramuscular ketamine for paediatric sedation: 501 cases and analysis
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 290-295. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.003772 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only Appendix]

C Reid, L Chan, and M Tweeddale: The who, where, and what of rapid sequence intubation: prospective observational study of emergency RSI outside the operating theatre
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 296-301. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.007344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H Patterson: Emergency department intubation of trauma patients with undiagnosed cervical spine injury
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 302-305. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.006619 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Schnabel, R Ferrari, T Vassiliou, and G Kaluza: Randomised, controlled outcome study of active mobilisation compared with collar therapy for whiplash injury
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 306-310. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.010165 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M C Tsai, J L Arnold, C C Chuang, C H Chi, C C Liu, and Y J Yang: Impact of an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome on a hospital in Taiwan, ROC
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 311-316. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.011122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Fabbri, S Ruggeri, G Marchesini, and A Vandelli: A combined HPLC-immunoenzymatic comprehensive screening for suspected drug poisoning in the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 317-322. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.012344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M Cicek, O Karcioglu, I Parlak, V Ozturk, O Duman, M Serinken, and M Guryay: Prospective, randomised, double blind, controlled comparison of metoclopramide and pethidine in the emergency treatment of acute primary vascular and tension type headache episodes
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 323-326. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.000356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T Locker, S Mason, and A Rigby: Headache management—Are we doing enough? An observational study of patients presenting with headache to the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 327-332. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.012351 [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 2004; 21: 333. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014902 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G Brown and S Carley: Does nimodipine reduce mortality and secondary ischaemic events after subarachnoid haemorrhage?
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 333. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S Thirumalaikumar and S Kommu: Aspiration of breast abscesses
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 333-334. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

W Alsalim, W C Leung, and John Butler: Metoclopramide versus placebo with opioid
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 334-335. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debbie Dawson and Kerstin Hogg: Safety of inferior vena cava filters as primary treatment for proximal deep vein thrombosis
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 335-336. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Simon Carley and Russel Boyd: Screw tipped needles for intraosseous access
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 336-337. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Katherine Potier and Simon Carley: Plaster or collar and cuff after reducing dislocated elbow
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 337-338. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

JournalScan:

J Wyatt and R Lynch: JournalScan
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 339-340. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prehospital care:

M Woollard and I Greaves: 4 Shortness of breath
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 341-350. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014878 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only Appendix]

K Porter: Ketamine in prehospital care
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 351-354. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.010843 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J J M Black, M E Ward, and D J Lockey: Appropriate use of helicopters to transport trauma patients from incident scene to hospital in the United Kingdom: an algorithm
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 355-361. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.004473 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Figure 1 in Colour]

M Woollard, R Whitfield, K Smith, T Jones, G Thomas, G Thomas, and C Hinton: Less IS less: a randomised controlled trial comparing cautious and rapid nalbuphine dosing regimens
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 362-364. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R Doy and K Turner: The giraffe: the emergency care practitioner; Fit for purpose? The East Anglian experience
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 365-366. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014407 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L Harvey and M Woollard: Outcome of patients identified as dead (beyond resuscitation) at the point of the emergency call
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 367-369. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.002410 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R B Vukmir: Witnessed arrest, but not delayed bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves prehospital cardiac arrest survivial
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 370-373. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.008383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T Kilner: Desirable attributes of the ambulance technician, paramedic, and clinical supervisor: findings from a Delphi study
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 374-378. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.008243 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T Kilner: Educating the ambulance technician, paramedic, and clinical supervisor: using factor analysis to inform the curriculum
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 379-385. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.009605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only Appendix]

Case reports:

M K Harkness, A Hashim, and D Spence: The "hidden" pneumothorax
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 386-387. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.006080 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only Appendix]

I Velissariou, S Cottrell, K Berry, and B Wilson: Management of adrenaline (epinephrine) induced digital ischaemia in children after accidental injection from an EpiPen
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 387-388. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.005462 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S A Cope and J Rodda: Cardiac tamponade presenting to the emergency department after sternal wire disruption
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 389-390. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.005033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C U Dussa and B M Soni: A hidden injury
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 390-391. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.004176 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H Sharma and A D Meredith: Blackthorn injury: a report of three interesting cases
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 392. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.002782 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A M Dalton, R S Hodgson, and C Crossley: Bochdalek hernia masquerading as a tension pneumothorax
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 393-394. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.004697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F J H Brims: Primary spontaneous tension pneumothorax in a submariner at sea
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 394-395. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.010462 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R Dath, M Nashi, Y Sharma, and B N Muddu: Pneumothorax complicating isolated clavicle fracture
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 395-396. doi:10.1136/emj.2002.002733 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters:

C D Okereke: Head injury transfers: arm of greatest delay
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 397. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.006163 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Pattinson, I Todd, J Thomas, and M Wyse: A two year review of laryngeal mask use by the Warwickshire ambulance service
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 397-398. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.013532 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Saifeldeen and M Evans: Acupuncture associated pneumothorax
Emerg Med J 2004; 21: 398. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.006049 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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